robeebee Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Head out with Dad from the Georges river national park at around 6.30 am for those who remember , we won a couple of vouchers for tackle last week we stocked up on the Squidgy pro series headed out towards Alfords pt bridge and flicked some critters for little pickers Dad was still not convinced with the squidgys and opted for his blade,which has been working drifted under the bridge and Dad gets a nice Breambo got further downstream and had to motor through the zig zag channel under the power lines now and casting again , I change to a small wriggler and apply the S factor a couple of casts and I'm on big time , shame it's 3 pound line ten or so seconds of heart racing fun and it bites through the plastic , was a nice Jew for sure Dad puts on a flick bait and s factor to give it a go after 15 minutes or so he is not saying good things about squidgys then next cast ZZZZZZZZZIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGG his 4 pound set-up is screaming , hows them squidgys now Dad ? after a great couple of runs and a heart stopping moment round the outboard , my fault dad lands yet another Jew , he has been getting one every trip lately after what seemed hours , but wasn't , i finally boat a fish , a good Flounder at 30 cms we keep going back to the same drift hoping for another Jewie a bloke near us is having engine trouble so we go over to offer advice he decides to anchor up for a while and have a fish so we drift past him after dad's fish i change rods to my 6 pound setup and i'm glad i did put on a bigger wriggler and cast it out 3rd or 4th cast and there goes that sound again ZZZZZZZZZZZIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGG this is a better fish and i can tell it's a Jew , even though i've never caught one 1st run is a screamer and as its getting nearer to us its off again and again finally Dad does a beautiful net job and I've got my first Jewie went 75 cms so for a first , i'm stoked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james7 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 There's no doubt about you and your dad robeebee. You both nailed it again! Congratulations on your first jew too. At 75cm you certainly have every right to be stoked! Fantastic report. A great read. Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Damn I fish that area a lot and have never hooked a jewie Glad to see they are there Good work Rob and dad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bent_Rod Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 well done, those mulloways look really clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raii Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 good work on those jewies, i fish around that area, Illawong, havent tried the Alfos bridge yet even though we always pass it on the way to illawong, do you happen to know if the alfos bridge is accessible landbased ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Great stuff Rob! Two beautiful looking fish. I have yet to nail one on plastic yet What sort of depth were you chasing them in mate? Great photos and report. Regards to you Dad on his continuing jewie success! Cheers Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Go Rob and Mr Rob You guys always find the fish and that 75 is a great first jew .....must head up there in the yak sometime soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robeebee Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 do you happen to know if the alfos bridge is accessible landbased ? it appears to be , lots of graffiti on bridge pylons What sort of depth were you chasing them in mate? Hodgey from 16 to 27 feet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bream Mad Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Well done mate on your first (landed) Jewie!! they realy are magnificent fish, and the fact they are rare catches makes them more special well done again kael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemmm Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Nice work Robbee and on bloody plastics too. There was a few nice Jew taken there and the moons over Christmas. Best I could do was a couple of 45cm models on dead squid. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Well done on getting your first jewfish on soft plastics Robeebee! Good effort mate , that's a pretty good jewfish your Dad caught on the light gear too! I'll bet he has one eye open for more of the same next session ay!! .....I wonder if you will stick to the light bream gear or allow for the chance of striking some very big jewfish up there and get larger size sps and up the line class to suit..... If it was me I'd set a big fish bait out the side somewhere and tell the sp blokes that I wanted to check the hooks on the rays I caught last time. I'm sure you and your Dad will spend more time in that spot mate, as there would be a hole in the vicinity that the school goes back to after they've had a go at the fry........ Jewfish are one of the fasted growing species and the fingerlings they released would be around that size now. Things are looking very good this year and we are likely to see an influx of larger jewfish going into the upriver parts of the Georges just like they have in the past. Cheers jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 well done boys you are getting the hang of lure fishing for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehau Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 good work on those jewies, i fish around that area, Illawong, havent tried the Alfos bridge yet even though we always pass it on the way to illawong, do you happen to know if the alfos bridge is accessible landbased ? Yes Raii, You can access the bridge landbase. i have been there with 2 kids. If you want to go, I can take you there. M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey.Espiritu Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Well done on the Jewies guys Big fish on light tackle .... its hard to beat that feeling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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