joshg_888 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 (edited) Well me and the old man went out to Narra beach last night in search of finally hooking onto a nice jewie Both loaded with our new beach rods and reels and some nice squid we had caught earlier Both rods are out and were just talking when my rod just goes mental and drag is screaming off it..after the first run i start bringing in some line and then SNAP... 40 pound leader couldnt take it ... So re bait and rod out again... Then dads alvey and rod absolutely doubled over with the drag screaming off "I think its big" he said... haha After a decent fight and a few more runs..especially when he got close to the shore he gave quite a tussle.. he managed to get it close enough for me to run down and drag its a$$ up the beach Went 103cm and muchly over 10KG...We had a weigher but it only goes to 10KG and this thing almost broke that haha so we are thinking maybe 15KG what u guys think?? where can u get these weighed? for future reference? Nice fish and lots of happy laughing and cheering when we got it in Sorry i think Dad forgot to open his eyes for both photos haha Would like to know how u guys clean and fillet these big ones? can someone please PM me on this or tell me of a good way to do this? Got a shovel nose too but other than that a great night to celebrate Aussie Day Cheers Jfish on behalf of Wheredajewies (DAD) Edited January 27, 2008 by JFish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Congrats on an awesome fish...Happy Australia Day Enjoy a feast with a few cool brews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 That's a nice jewfish !!! A big well done to both you and your Dad JFish Shame the other big one didn't stay around long enough to be identified ay !!! Might pay to up the line to 80lb braid and 80 lb leader in waters like that at night from now on ay? Cheers jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 (edited) Mate good fish, u should enjoy scoffing that beauty down penguin Edited January 27, 2008 by penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inhlanzi Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Great beach Jewie My guess around the 13kg mark Were you using mono or braid? Well done Jfish and Dad cheers inhlanzi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickman Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Mate good fish, u should enjoy scoffing that beauty down penguin nice jew;cut into steaks about 2' till you get 8'from tail then fillet the remainder brickman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen801 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Well done jfish. Congrats mate. i am heading out now for a jewie session. Mike G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mik Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Lovely fish guys, well done. What a great way to celebrate Australia Day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveD Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Excellent stuff, well done to your old man The excitement must have be amazing !!!! Hope to see more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abiasin Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 great fish there mate, well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshg_888 Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 Where are the jewels located in this bad boy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretsch Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 That is awesome. Nothing more Australian than catching a Jewie of Narra on Australia Day!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Dan Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 well done mate, wack a nice fillet off that bad boy and chuck it in the smoker!! UNREAL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royboy Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Where are the jewels located in this bad boy? There's a bony chamber behind the eyes where the spine meets the head. Cut away a side carefully with a hacksaw blade and pull out a sack that contains your "JEWELS". Cheers, Roy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Great fish, Cobber. Congrats to you both! Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsmeJoshandJess Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Bloody legendary.... Well done bro and you too dad... I know how long you have been trying so congrats on your first big jewy. May there be many more... Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolan Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Top catch mate, your Dad certainly had a fight on his hands............. actually, take him home and put him to bed, the poor dear is asleep standing on his feet. Cheers, Stumpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmoshe Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 For those interested in chasing jewies at Narra Beach. Here's a couple of pics of Narrabeen Beach today..taken at 12 noon, one and a half hours before the high tide at 1:26pm. You can see the gutters forming near the pines and to the south of them. Good luck whoever is going to go after them either tonight, tomorrow..or the best bet looks to be thursday night. Cheers, Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidlips Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 This report has got me pumped to hit up a bit of beach fishing. Can i ask if the squid were kept alive when you caught your Jew ? Also, can anyone advise the best way to keep squid fresh, and if squid can be frozen and fished the following day successfully. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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