Red Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Fished for jewfish last night a Captain Cooks Bridge. It was very much a rush job and managed to leave a few things behind such as leader material and appropriate hooks, hook file......doh Had to resort to using rusty old blunt 10/0's that haven't been used in quite a while. Anyhow, the live tailor gets slammed and and mid way through the fight the fish shakes the hooks free....DAMN! That fish felt like somewhere between 8 and 10kg. Not happy! Oh well, try again. Minutes later, the T-Curve buckles hard and 65lb braid is peeled off at speed. This is a much better fish.....easily 15kg plus was the call. After two solid runs under heavy drag, the jew was tired and metres away from the gaff....the fish shakes the hooks free again I can assure you that losing that one made me feel sick in the stomach! What do you do? Try again! Two minutes later the T-Curve goes off again. This time it was a pup of around 3kg and pulled no drag at all. This juvenile was not clever enough to shake the rusty hooks free. He was released to do some growing up and hopefully he will avoid baited hooks till he's a teenager....lol The moral of the story......don't go to battle without the right equipment and don't rush. A dopey 50 cent hook cost us dearly. Won't be making that mistake again......... Cheers Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy0884 Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Unlucky Red.... i am horrified that someone like you would be caught short on tackle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inhlanzi Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I feel your pain Red !!!! That has to give you the S(*&*&s!! Good to hear they are on the chew. cheers inhlanzi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 Sammy, i can assure you that my harmony was disrupted all day Cheers Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Sure picked the right night Red and tonight has improved on that with a sudden temperature rise today. Could be a storm tomorrow followed by a southerly blow up which makes it more inviting with the high tide being after dark and arriving an hour later. See any land based guys fishing with headlights Angelo? Cheers jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 Mike, hope you are well. I will get over this by tomorrow and i hope it never happens to you or any Raider. We spend big bucks on boats, sounders, rods, reels etc yet we got pumped by a 50 cent hook. You just gotta laugh mate. On the bright side, these fish are still swimming around and will hopefully put a smile on someone's face in the near future. Byron, i did notice some landbased guys. Were you down there with your deckie? Cheers Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretsch Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Bugger.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_steve Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 unlucky mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavy Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Mate,, dont worry,,,, its happen to me many many times.. Smart fish they are.. i hear the bridges are going well,,, next time!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve07 Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Hard luck Red,i no that sick feeling you get in the guts when dropping a good fish boatside & a hot jewie bite like that,it hurts even more! cheers mate steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screamnlines Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Hi Red... Unlucky mate, I will add to your pain, I went for a drive to the bridge last night to see if there was any action, no rods but a tackle box full of sharp shiny hooks in my back seat.... Sorry mate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braidbuster Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Hi Red,you must be seeing...........red, after that bad luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve351 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 check your pm red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 unlucky alright Ang, hope u r better prepared nxt time and land that big one. penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humesy Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 G'day Red, It hurts worse when you know you could have done better. My normal reaction is to get out again and again and maybe again. Doesn't bring back the one you lost though. I am sure you will be showing us a big one soon. Cheers mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breambo Jim Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 hi red dont worry mate the fish are still around. next time just give me a call and i will bring you hooks my self. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boban Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 I once thought I pulled the hooks on a fish that took a good run to only wind it in to discover the curly tell tale sign of a knot that decided to slip. Moral of that story is to tie your own knots. Although it still comes up every time we fish together. Feels crap don't it Red. Even if you wanted to let it go, you want to see the fish first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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