arpie Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 (edited) Awesome fish!! GO the Plastics!!! Yeah, Jenno - it Does look like that plastic is a big Squidgy Green/gold or black/gold, probably a 150mm! GO SQUIDGY!! Roberta Edited October 30, 2008 by Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodHolder Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Congrats!!! Excellent fish, well captured!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Dan Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 well done buddy, that jewie is an absolute stonker!! you could feed the whole street with those monster fillets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tackle Junkie Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 An absolute Cracker!!!!!!! Congratulations - Well Done. Cheers, Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisecraft Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Awesome capture and great read.Well done Regards Kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Well done again mate, very nice fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve07 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Congratulations on a super capture,thats a monster jew & a great effort on soft plastic's tackle. Good report mate,well done! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 That's just an unbelievable capture! Congratulations on the fish and effort of a lifetime Would be very interested to know what was the plastic and size jig you were using? How deep was the water? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen801 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 G'day, Awesome catch and very well played. Easy to loose the big ones - gotta go slow and think about what your doing. Looks like you did it all right - awesome fish. PS - Cut the jewels out and take a macro shot of the jewels with something else to provide scale. Id love to see the size of the jewels. Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Loops Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Mate that is a capture and a half - congratulations!!! Gotta love it when a solo session turns into a day to remember!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keflapod Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Mate that's an awesome fish. Nice close-up pics too of the fish's mouth. You know, I reckon that jewie was zeroed-in on the garfish on the surface, and when you plonked that SP in front of it's face, it took it rather than the fresh baits down deeper. This has opened up a new fishing strategy in my mind: 1. Do as you did and put a burley net over the side, maybe only 1 metre down to get livies around 2. fish livies on the bottom and midwater 3. fish a slab on the bottom 4. chuck a squidgie around the burley trail That way, you have a your bases covered. I haven't chased jewies much over the years, but I think this year I'll give it a serious go so I'm trying to pick up whatever info I can, so I can work out my game plan. Thanks for a very informative report - and watch out for your boat drifing away ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Mate that's an awesome fish................. ...................1. Do as you did and put a burley net over the side, maybe only 1 metre down to get livies around 2. fish livies on the bottom and midwater 3. fish a slab on the bottom 4. chuck a squidgie around the burley trail That way, you have a your bases covered. .............Thanks for a very informative report - and watch out for your boat drifing away ! Yours is also an informative report Kefalopod. Good tips and good thinking there. The slab on the bottom gives you the best chance to score big time after the livies have moved, if it's left there for the big solo fossickers, which can turn up after the schoolies have gone. Cheers jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef gone fishin1 Posted October 31, 2008 Author Share Posted October 31, 2008 thanx guys yep the boat drifting into pittwater made me laugh but at the same time it had me worried as i was covered in guts and blood as well as jew slime.Id just thrown all the guts in the water. I did all of what you said keflapod but i never got the river gar they where harded then the jew fish? zenman the jewels are on their way out asap will post them soon plastic man here is the plastic and rod you know the plastic 5/8 nitro saltwater pro jig head in 5/0 lots of water moving , got the hit at 3pm just on the slack water. the rod is an eric egrell s10 rated at 20lb , it handled like no other . So im very happy with the overall outfit. cheers john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnv Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 wow thats a great lookin jew well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roffo Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Waht a great day out, well done on the jew Chef. Cheers Roffo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightstalker Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 No doubt there would be some correlation between the gars you were chasing and a nice jewie like that on the hunt, Beautiful fish.. well done. Ive got a nice snapper in fish of the month but i'm voting for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boban Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Great fish mate. I wish my crap days ended like yours do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattiehunter991 Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 that is definatly something to write home about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew399 Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Congratulations! That is definately something that you will never forget! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltrix Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 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 Great fish and very good photos Regards Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yting Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 What a cracker of a bench mark. I would love to string a report like that together one day. Well done champion. Nath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewteo@optusnet.com.au Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 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 I am sooo jelous. I have spent God knows how long for a fish like that, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FISHRIGHT Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 That is a dream come true mate on plastics. Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Chef, you are on fire Hope you make the most of this purple patch you are in. Cheers Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkymalinky Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Incredible fish Chef Cheers, Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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