The calamari kid Posted May 20, 2009 Posted May 20, 2009 Hey guys, My name is Brett, Kingslayers fishing buddy. Promised I would not post till I caught a jewie which has been over a year now since I first started trying. Woke up at 2 this morning and hit the beach for the 4am high. Got down there and it was blowing a 20 knot nor easter and raining. Contemplated going straight back home but I was wide awake and I wanted a jew. My first cast ended up 50m down the beach so I tied on a grapnel sinker and a big squid head and launched it into the gutter. It was in the water for no more than 2 minutes before i was hit. Washed him up to see my first ever jewie. He was about 60cm . As promised I released my first jew out of respect . No photos of him as the Pacific ocean is the proud owner of my new digital camera , half my tackle and kingslayers rod after a session on the rocks. By 4.30 the weather was getting pretty foul and I was about to call it a morn when I was hit again. Washed him up and it was jewie no.2 .This one was 58 cm .Took him to my sisters place to get a pic and to slap my nephew with him for mocking me each time I came home without a jew. Both were caught right on the turn of high on squid left over from sundays mission on the harbour. One of the few that didnt get destroyed by leather jacket.
Jewhunter Posted May 20, 2009 Posted May 20, 2009 Congrats on your 1st & 2nd jewie Brett! Nice reward for effort for getting up early in the ugly weather. It's a bit strange that there are still schoolies off the sand atm. Usually at this time of year you get a better class of fish. A big one is just around the corner for you mate. to Fishraider as well. Cheers, Grant.
keng-lee Posted May 20, 2009 Posted May 20, 2009 nice beach jewy lots of respect leting the first go home champion
FishDrought Posted May 20, 2009 Posted May 20, 2009 Brilliant work mate. They are worth all the effort
jewgaffer Posted May 20, 2009 Posted May 20, 2009 (edited) Hi Brett / the calamari kid aka Dave/King Slayers mate ..nice work going out so early and getting a couple of jew off the beach...good timing in the weather change mate and it proves once again that squid bait is an attractive take for jewfish and is a must to have in the bait mix.... Cheers jewgaffer Edited May 20, 2009 by jewgaffer
King slayer Posted May 20, 2009 Posted May 20, 2009 As I said to you already, well done my friend. and folks, this man has put a lot of time effort and thought into this capture, it is more than well deserved. Good to see you finally posting too! Wish I was there for the jumping and the man hugging and the woohoo's. Lets go get some more.......... Dave
squid hunter Posted May 20, 2009 Posted May 20, 2009 great effort mate always good to get your first regards Squid Hunter
paddy69 Posted May 20, 2009 Posted May 20, 2009 you are a man of great determination! Well done and good on you for letting the frst one go. This will come back to you with buckets of good karma. Pat
Ray R Posted May 20, 2009 Posted May 20, 2009 Good onya Brett and to FR, congrats on your jewie , not one but two, that's good goin'.. Cheers..
cat-as-trophy Posted May 20, 2009 Posted May 20, 2009 to Fishraider Brett and congratulations on not just your first but your second Jewie. Heres to the many many more you are going to get. Cheers Mrs Flightmanager
glennmreid Posted May 20, 2009 Posted May 20, 2009 Well done on getting a couple of jewies. The big ones will not be too far away.
hooklineandsinker Posted May 20, 2009 Posted May 20, 2009 congrats on your 1st and 2nd thats a nice jew and you let the best one go free your first top stuff i still waiting for my first
Flightmanager Posted May 20, 2009 Posted May 20, 2009 Well done , hope the next one is a stonker !! Ross
yting Posted May 20, 2009 Posted May 20, 2009 Congrats mate well done. I like the fact you released your first one too. I plan on doing that one day when I get my 1st. Wish more people would catch and release, might make our lives a bit easier. Nath
tide'n'knots Posted May 20, 2009 Posted May 20, 2009 well done brett, more sould come easier now that you have finally cracked your first, and just to prove it was no fluke no2 also!! pete.
OSHISWET Posted May 20, 2009 Posted May 20, 2009 (edited) Excellent first post mate. Keep on trying and I am sure you will crack a big one soon. Edited May 20, 2009 by LUMPOOKEY
marcel haber Posted May 20, 2009 Posted May 20, 2009 Just awsome dude....just awsome, welcome to the site. Twin 1
bangus Posted May 20, 2009 Posted May 20, 2009 congrats on your first jew ther be more jewfish to come . i been trying for beach jew for a long time i havent caught one yet on the beach .any wy which beach u caught the jew? thanks bangus
WANNAFISH Posted May 20, 2009 Posted May 20, 2009 Congrats on the 1st and 2nd Jew!!! It cant get better than that. !st and 2nd in one hit.
petkovd2006 Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 Well done Bretty. Persistents pays off. I think it took me about a year and endless hours to get my first jew.
The calamari kid Posted May 21, 2009 Author Posted May 21, 2009 Cheers guys, Got alot of hints and tips from this site. I appreciate it. Just takes a long time to put all the pieces of the puzzle together.
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