chef gone fishin1 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 short and sweet start of the day went to the shit and im on holidays .So instead of staying at home and getting the shits , i went for an arvo sessio. Went and got yakkas and tailor for bait.Then off to lion Is to see what was happening. Not much but still a nice day. Wind was get bad so i thought why not go to a very secret place and try for a jew!!! Well I said to my self as i cut the motor and set up the anchor , Im going to enjoy the quiet and remotness of this area. Down goes the live tailor and a live yakka, a slab bait and the burley net. I then started to see lots of nice river gars in the burley trail. Tried to catch them but no luck .As this is happening i cast out a paddle tail softy 5mins later zzzzz goes the reel , Im like still tring to get gars so im to slow to get to the rod. felt weight but it spat the hook. Oh well who knows what it was?? S<<<<t What happened next blew me away.Still looking at the gars and getting keen to get one i cast the placcie towards the same spot i put my new Egrell s10 in the holder but something made me grab it and give it 2 lifts on the second lift it justs stops.I think dam on the bottom ( all for about 1 second ) and thats when this thing went offfff. The rod( Egrell s10) and reel ( symater4000)loaded with 20lb crystal fire line and vanish 20lb leader did so well. The first 4 -5 runs where strong not to mean head shakes so i thought i had a shark. I was waiting for the bust off. Then around the boat twice , through the anchor rope once and around the other lines but it never got tangled. I cleared all the lines and the burley bag. and every time it went near the anchor i just gave it line and it turn also i turned the rod in the opposite direction. Then i got same almighty head shakes .I said to myself FunK i think ive got a big jew and not a shark .(20 min fight at this stage) . I got he gaff ready and thats when i say the colour everyone wants to see when you hunt jews with soft plastics, SILVER and boy did that just freek me out. It went straight for the leg of the outboard and it just stayed there .At this stage i was saying just chill wait for the shot just wait and then it popped out from under the outboard and bang i lifted its head and struck the gaff in the shoulder. Man that was a moment all on my own. I let out a big YAAAA just a boat went by .All he did was stop staight away he couldnt believe it . on the brag mat it went it went over the size but roughly 125cm ,On the digi scales it went 19.70 kgs .30 min fight Man this jew was going no where , she swallowed the plastic so deep. there was no chance of me losing the fish except for a bite through or a bust off I call WayneB from the water to meet me at the ramp and help take some photos and weigh the fish .Thank you Wayne Turned a bad day into a good day. By the way not one fresh bait got touched.All the baits where in the same spot.Strange? And last but not least when we were cleaning the fish my boat floated of 30mt into careel bay .So off for a swim i went. cheers john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bastik Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Well done John. I hope you have a shit day tomorrow too. cheers b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtosea Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigtempo Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Fantastic stuff mate well done . And a great read ,have some of these you diserve it cheers craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 125cm Jewie on plastic! Yeah baby Great report mate and congrats on a superb fish! Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plankton Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 (edited) That's a nice Jewie - you've got reason to brag about that old girl!! I suppose it's time that we start targetting these superb fish. Great effort on plastic... and who says that fresh baits are best. This is evidence that all of those hours chasing livies can be replaced by the purchase of a $12 rubber . Was the big girl caught in an estuary???? Edited October 30, 2008 by plankton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Cam Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Great effort. Fantastic read and didn't you do well to do dodge all the other lines! Cheers, Cam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Hi chef gone fishing1. Top jewfish mate well done on the soft plastic!! A very good sign of better things to come in the Hawkesbury as the weather starts to get warmer. Cheers jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh88 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Awesome report mate. Well done such a great fish on SP especially. Looked like it really wanted it Cheers Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatty hunter626 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 bloody nice jew ....top stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahajo Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 great jew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendong Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Cracker fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewieslayer Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Top catch :1yikes: Well done Cheers Jewieslayer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frizzy Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 WOW!!! Awesome fish! Great report!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roosterman Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 great fish john... now we all can save some time an ditch the livey sessions and just switch to the darker side of sp jewy hunting... gee that boats got some good karma and i hope you leave some of it with whoever the new owners gonna be... lucky boats cant talk otherwise the secrets it could spill eh... well done again on a fine trophy jew... cheers...steve..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Youn will dine out on that story for a long time Chef Top effort and was that a black & gold squidgy that did the damage? Great read and pics talk about turning the day around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamtime Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 MAGNIFICENTO F##KEN UNBELIEVABLE AND RIPPER STORY FISH. Hard to beat that one I'd love to see your report when you have a good day Excellent read, well done and congrats on a great specimen. Cheers Mariner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef gone fishin1 Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 thank you for all the comments . Ive been on holidays for 2 weeks travelled up nth and didnt get anything worth keeping ,met nice people but both my big fish this mth have come from my local areas. This fish was taken deep down the hawksberry. and this is what a fillet looks like cheers again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VA911 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Top report and an even better fish!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tide'n'knots Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 I hope my next fishing trip is as shit as yours! excellent work!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robeebee Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 unreal just unreal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Great capture Makes you wonder why you bother with bait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adjustedpete Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 I hope my next fishing trip is as shit as yours! excellent work!!!! Im with you. Bring on the shit days....... That is a ripper fish, good onya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretsch Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Lovely work.. especially on a rubber!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humesy Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Sensational. You have cracked a couple of beauties this month chef. Well played there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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