R_Zee Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Hey guys, been jigging deeper water for albacore and yellowfin.. Jigged around the bottom of browns yesterday arvo between tides and picked up this blue eye. Went 25lb on the bogas.. The jig of choice was a Mejiyume SL 400gm, on a daiwa saltiga S-Extreme 600. Needless to say it took every breath of me to land it. Fought well near the bottom, can't wait to get out and do it again. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 wo gota be happy with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hatte Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 HOLY BLUE EYE SHEZZ 400m jigging, i complain after jiggin at the peak.... congrats!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yabbiehunter Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Well done Tony..... Thats got to be a 1st....jigging browns.... a little birdy told me you jigged a nice fish, you get full points for being able to pull that fish up from the bottom....Well done.... Also..... nice seeing a post from you again, if only you post half the fish you catch... people will freak out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southerly Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Now thats what I call deep water jigging, I am amazed that you can still feel the jig in 400mtr of water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinger Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 that is a NICE bend in that rod good fish stinger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullo up Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Mate well done great effort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmaniac Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Well done on jigging the depths of Browns. I am interested that the Saltiga had enough line to reach the bottom when loaded with heavy braid!!! Have you had much luck with jigging albacore this season? Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_Zee Posted June 29, 2009 Author Share Posted June 29, 2009 Thanks for the replies guys. The gear i used enabled me to feel the bite and every head shake. The Saltiga is loaded with 50lb bionic braid. i think i had 50-100m of line on the spool when it hit bottom. I got over 30 albies on jigs in the last month including a trip to Bermi 3 weeks ago. I only managed 1 yellowfin this year, i'd say around 30kg, 150m deep fishing a charter boat at Bermi. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micksfishn Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 (edited) huge effort mate to pull that up from that depth well done to much like hard work for me mick Edited June 29, 2009 by breamhntr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leatherjacket Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 That's extream fishing with a capital X! Good effort mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmzbeast Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Bloody nice fish Tony well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squid hunter Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 beaut fish mate well done regards Squid Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh191 Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Jigging at browns with a 400g jig you must be sore after that, AWESOME effort. Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olitay Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Showzas, Jigging 400Meters! mate, you deserve a medal. Dare I ask, how long does it take for your line to hit the bottom?, and what is the technique? If you dont get a hit in the first 100M do you drop again? or retreive all the way to the surface? Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankp Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 (edited) WHAT!!!!!! No way, that is incredible. Well done, now that is what i call extreme, extreme fishing. Was there any current, did you use a paternoster rig or did you just drop the 400g jig on its own. Edited June 30, 2009 by frankp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahajo Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 WOW How were your arms after that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanger Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Well done on some great fish tony.... as well as exploring some new techniques in area's there are not often used!!!! That's how new innovations happen! Tight lines..... all the way from 400m!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_Zee Posted June 30, 2009 Author Share Posted June 30, 2009 (edited) thanks guys. I have been thinking about doing it for a while. When i jigged Samson fish in WA with Al Bevan, he told me about deeper reef systems where they jig hapukas regularly in water up to 250m deep. I have caught a hapuka at browns once on bait. I've always wanted to jig browns and have tried a few times before by tying 2 x 400gm jig together and sending them to the bottom with no success of hitting bottom due to wind and current. On sunday we started a cube trail a couple of miles east of the mountain at midday. after 2 hours of cubing i realised that we only drifted a few hundred meters. We were drifting north east with the slight westerly. there was absolutely no current. We went for a troll for a couple of hours and i was keen to have a jig as i knew it was the right day to hit bottom, and i knew a 400gm jig will do the job. i reversed the boat every now and then to keep the line as vertical as possible. i think it took something between 3-5 minutes to hit bottom - i did not use any additional weight or bait, i am a purist when it comes to jigging i didnt jig too quick, 20m up then back to the bottom. The fish had a go twice before it hooked up. People who bottom bash browns with braid will tell you that you feel EVERYTHING. I must say i was very nervous about losing the fish half way up ... i would have cried! I am rigging up an outfit for my next personal challenge... hopefully it will come to plan.. Tony Edited June 30, 2009 by R_Zee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yabbiehunter Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 (edited) thanks guys. I have been thinking about doing it for a while. When i jigged Samson fish in WA with Al Bevan, he told me about deeper reef systems where they jig hapukas regularly in water up to 250m deep. I have caught a hapuka at browns once on bait. I've always wanted to jig browns and have tried a few times before by tying 2 x 400gm jig together and sending them to the bottom with no success of hitting bottom due to wind and current. On sunday we started a cube trail a couple of miles east of the mountain at midday. after 2 hours of cubing i realised that we only drifted a few hundred meters. We were drifting north east with the slight westerly. there was absolutely no current. We went for a troll for a couple of hours and i was keen to have a jig as i knew it was the right day to hit bottom, and i knew a 400gm jig will do the job. i reversed the boat every now and then to keep the line as vertical as possible. i think it took something between 3-5 minutes to hit bottom - i did not use any additional weight or bait, i am a purist when it comes to jigging i didnt jig too quick, 20m up then back to the bottom. The fish had a go twice before it hooked up. People who bottom bash browns with braid will tell you that you feel EVERYTHING. I must say i was very nervous about losing the fish half way up ... i would have cried! I am rigging up an outfit for my next personal challenge... hopefully it will come to plan.. Tony Tsk Tsk Tsk No mention of the skipper who kept the boat in perfect position for your line to follow the jig straight down??? come on Tony.....share some of the credit around :) Edited June 30, 2009 by Yabbiehunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_Zee Posted July 1, 2009 Author Share Posted July 1, 2009 the skipper of Donko brothers sounded the fish and he drove away from the jem fish to avoid getting bitten off.. he then spotted a blue eye which appeared the be in a feeding mode.. its mouth was wide open and it was standing on its tail looking up.. The drift was positioned so that the jig will hit the fish square in the mouth and it did... and then all i had to do is wind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reelhard Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 the skipper of Donko brothers sounded the fish and he drove away from the jem fish to avoid getting bitten off.. he then spotted a blue eye which appeared the be in a feeding mode.. its mouth was wide open and it was standing on its tail looking up.. The drift was positioned so that the jig will hit the fish square in the mouth and it did... and then all i had to do is wind That is some Incredible skipper work, firstly avoiding the gem fish, finding the blue eye and making the drift perfect.... must of been kelvin.... haha well done boys on the catch.... josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pageboy Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 (edited) Nice Work Tony Still can't work out how you can jig Browns with shoulders like a brown snake ! Now to beat you to the next challenge !! Edited July 1, 2009 by pageboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankp Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Was the jig luminated in some way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarCitySlic Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I too have jigged Browns I must admit ,twice ! I nearly killed me , but the drift was about 2knts & the line 80lb ! I think that 30lb and a 500g slim profile lumo will do it next time! I can get there with a reasonable TLD 30 /Saltiga EXP 6500 both have+ 600m of line capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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