Jewie

[adznapper]

Hi all

I have tried the last 3 nights around my local area (shellharbour) with no luck so took a trip to coldale.

arived around 8pm and baited up with baby cuttlefish, At 1030 i had a small tap on the rod then a very fast hard run, I let lt run for a bit then I set the hook I thought it was a large jewie from how hard and fast the run was but a few head shacks and a small battle I landed a 4 kilo Jewie.

Sorry I have no photos we fished through to 2.30 and only had a few pickers.

I have put a lot of hours into fishing for jewies in the last month so Iam happy I finaly got one.

What do you think the best times are to fish for jewies also do you use burley, I didnt use burley tonight but the other nights I used bread mixed with tuna oil on the in comming tide and never even got a bite.

Is it just luck or is there just a real art to reading the sighns to catch these tricky buggers?

Edited May 25, 2008 by adznapper

[adznapper]

Here is a photo

[jewgaffer]

......I have put a lot of hours into fishing for jewies in the last month so Iam happy I finaly got one....

.....What do you think the best times are to fish for jewies also do you use burley, I didnt use burley tonight but the other nights I used bread mixed with tuna oil on the in comming tide and never even got a bite.

Is it just luck or is there just a real art to reading the sighns to catch these tricky buggers?

Hi adznapper.

Nice to see you getting onto a jewfish. It will pay to keep going back to that Coledale spot and keep checking the position of that gutter, now that you know that the water is at least suitable for jewfish to come in within casting distance.

Like all other coastal areas, the prime time to fish for jewfish is towards the top of the tide and during the run out. I usually fish a beach from about 3 hours before the top and 3 hours down the tide and generally only at night. Jew often come on just as or not long after the other fish dissappear.

When working a gutter it's good to keep the burley going to attract whatever fish you can into that gutter and keep them there, while your using live baits and fresh tough baits like squid for your jewfish.

We used to work in a team and keep a good supply of burley going out consistently throughout the night. As the tide came in towards the top someone would wade out quietly to the cross flow side of the gutter to spread burley around, as well as casting a rod out further into the swell behind the breakers. don't be afraid to cast a jew bait into the shallower water just wide of a gutter when the gutter is active for other fish.

You'd need a mate or two to help you carry the live bait buckets and a few big buckets of burley, that's the important carry and set up part of beach fishing for jew, in my opinion burley and a good number of rods is an essential part of beach fishing for jewfish. Using lots of burley in a gutter to bring in as many fish as you can and when they go leave the rods in the rod holders with glo lights up top. Having set nicely tightened up drag on your reels, just enough to have a livie struggling away to pull out a little line at a time. You'll find the pull of a jewfish against the rod will do the hook set work for you, whereas if you strike early you may miss out on the fish.

Cheers

jewgaffer

Edited May 25, 2008 by jewgaffer

[yting]

Interesting thought there Jewgaffer, about casting into shallow water. The other night while fishing a good gutter, a bloke landed a small Jew on a sand bank next to my gutter. My score with Jews is about Jewfish 50 Nathan nil. Perhaps I ought to try fishing the sand bank instead of the usual gutter.

[adznapper]

Hi adznapper.

Nice to see you getting onto a jewfish. It will pay to keep going back to that Coledale spot and keep checking the position of that gutter, now that you know that the water is at least suitable for jewfish to come in within casting distance.

Like all other coastal areas, the prime time to fish for jewfish is towards the top of the tide and during the run out. I usually fish a beach from about 3 hours before the top and 3 hours down the tide and generally only at night. Jew often come on just as or not long after the other fish dissappear.

When working a gutter it's good to keep the burley going to attract whatever fish you can into that gutter and keep them there, while your using live baits and fresh tough baits like squid for your jewfish.

We used to work in a team and keep a good supply of burley going out consistently throughout the night. As the tide came in towards the top someone would wade out quietly to the cross flow side of the gutter to spread burley around, as well as casting a rod out further into the swell behind the breakers. don't be afraid to cast a jew bait into the shallower water just wide of a gutter when the gutter is active for other fish.

You'd need a mate or two to help you carry the live bait buckets and a few big buckets of burley, that's the important carry and set up part of beach fishing for jew, in my opinion burley and a good number of rods is an essential part of beach fishing for jewfish. Using lots of burley in a gutter to bring in as many fish as you can and when they go leave the rods in the rod holders with glo lights up top. Having set nicely tightened up drag on your reels, just enough to have a livie struggling away to pull out a little line at a time. You'll find the pull of a jewfish against the rod will do the hook set work for you, whereas if you strike early you may miss out on the fish.

Cheers

jewgaffer

great info jewgaffer I will try all that thanks mate.