zen801 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Hi Raiders, After witnessing Carlos 25 kg monster i was keen to get amongst them. Collected yakkas and hit my favourite spot. It was about mid tide and he took a live yakka. Had one more hit and miss. Got dinner so thought its time to get bloody over a few beers and tempura chunks of jewie. Cheers all and merry holidays. Sorry about the funny face but i asked my daughter to take the photo and she was squealing with disgust at the site of the fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abiasin Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 well done mate, any jewie is a good jewie if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riceball Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Hi Raiders, After witnessing Carlos 25 kg monster i was keen to get amongst them. Collected yakkas and hit my favourite spot. It was about mid tide and he took a live yakka. Had one more hit and miss. Got dinner so thought its time to get bloody over a few beers and tempura chunks of jewie. Cheers all and merry holidays. Sorry about the funny face but i asked my daughter to take the photo and she was squealing with disgust at the site of the fish. Well done Mike, the 'hole' produces again. Did you give him a measure? BTW, merry Xmas and happy new year to you and your family mate! Louis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Dan Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 well done mate, tempura chunks sound good right about now!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricks Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 nice fish well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushtaka Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Great fish mate!!!! i hope to bag me one soon too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcel haber Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Great capture Michael, Goes to show that if you put in the time you will eventually get amongst the fish. We cant catch fish sitting at home, so lets grab the gear and get out there. Zenman I can feel a monster jewie coming your way in 2008, well done mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen801 Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 Thanks Marcel, Mate your absolutely right. When it comes to catching jewies you will have plenty of trips and no fish. But you will catch one eventually if you get out there. The first is always the hardest - it was for me. Each time you get one you get a little bit smarter. Mate i really want to crack one over 10kg this year. I have been saving up all my jewels from previous catches and am looking for a kangaroo scrotum to keep them in. I will then do the zenman ceremonial throwing of the jewels prior to heading out for a fish. Gotta read the signs if you want results. The fish went 75cm. I am gonna back up tomorrow for more as they are out there! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rguardala Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 (edited) Congratulations Michael Persistance pays off. As other people have said - A jew is a jew and they are not easy to catch. See you on the water tomorrow. Cheers Ralph Edited December 27, 2007 by Waloo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hook'm Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Hey Mike nice fish!! looks like its about 3.5 kg one of the best eating fish i reckon!! Cheers mate Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve07 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Not a bad jewie mate, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanger Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Well done on another good fish!!!!!! Good to see mh was producing!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southerly Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Nice jew, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plankton Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Nicely done Michael. Something had turned the fish on yesterday - I saw immense schools of Whitebait throughout my local area and heasps of squid too! I'll be out there as soon as I get the go-ahead to leave work today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankp Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Fantastic Michael. You seem to be getting them on a regular basis so well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick59 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 hi michael i also keep the jewells was thinking of making a necklace for the and maybe some earings very hard to get the bigger jewells plenty of small ones tho this is my collection so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen801 Posted December 28, 2007 Author Share Posted December 28, 2007 Hey Luderick 59, That is a nice collection of jewels there. I didnt keep the first few that i caught and have released a few as well but my collection is getting there ATM. I note a few big ones in the foreground. What size jew did the biggest jewels come from? Finished last of the jewie last night with chips and beer - very nice. Went out yesterday but it was total mayhem in MH. Boats everywhere and a bit windy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick59 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 [the big jewels are from my pb jewy it was 64lb caught in the corner of fishermans beach near the post in front of cleaning tabels in rough weather 6to 8ft shore break and hardly any beach left iwas using a 9144 rod abu 7000 2olb mono 3oz snapper lead 20lb trace 2ganged 3/0 fresh slimey fillet for bait jewfish and chips , and a beer sounds good peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plankton Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 I think the ear bones or oteliths (jewels) are found in all fish aren't they??? They can be used to determine how old a fish are. Have any of those earbones been used to gather how old your 64lb Jew was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick59 Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 [hi planton how do i tell its age by the earbones? peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plankton Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 [hi planton how do i tell its age by the earbones? peter The oteliths of fish have growth rings, identical to those seen in horizontal cuttings of tree trunks. Each year is depicted by a new ring. I was involved with a Fisheries project where we were estimating the average age of a population of Carp in upper reaches of the Hakesbury. The rings were visible to the naked eye with Carp although, as I understand, some species require a magnifying glass or microscope in order to count the rings. Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick59 Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 hi brett just counted 14 or 15 marks with magnifying glass would this fish be 14 yrs old with a growth rate of 4. 2lb per year roughly? thanks for the info peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plankton Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 That sounds correct for a fish that big, although the average rate of growth is accelerated in juvenile stages of life. That goes for most of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishguts Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 well done zenman ..cheers!..stevo!.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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