johnny doi Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 (edited) hi raiders, i fished the georges yesterday arvo[17-03-10] with mate josh.after a slow start & 1 bream landed after 2hrs of casting we moved to a spot where we landed a few duskys & bream a couple days prior.3rd cast & im hooked up solid to a good fish.it hit my plastic no more than 3m from my feet.i called it for a big croc.the first run was long & powerful on my light flick stick.it was a good 5-8min fight,gaining line then loosing it a few times.it wasnt until mid fight when it surfaced mid chanel when we got our first glimpes of it.big & silver. not long after that i had it on the sand after some good coaching on rod angles from josh.wow what an awesome fish.we didnt have a tape measure with us & it wasnt until we got home it was measured & went 93cms & we estimate it to be 12-16lb.very solid fish with thick shoulderswe took some pics on my mobile & josh's camera.when it comes to adding pics,im very s*** when it comes to this type of stuff.i sent some pics to a couple raiders on my mobile so hopefully one of you guys can attach it for me.it would be much appreciated if i could get the pics up.i'l keep trying in the meantime but im not liking my chances. the jew was landed just before 6pm & at that time,the tide was just bottoming out & starting to run back in for the section of river we were fishing.we fished for another 45mins or so after landing my pb jew but i didnt land anymore fish.josh on the other hand proceeded to land a hanful of flathead & few bream all on plastics also.they were all released.we kept the jew.i dont think a couple of meals of jew fillets from that section of river will kill me.lol gear i used was my 7.2ft pfluger trion 3-5kg rod,2500 shimano reel spooled with 6lb braid & 6lb leader.plastic was a gulp curltail grub in 3in size.jighead was 2.5gm & size 2 hook.lucky for me it was a perfect hookup,in the corner of its gob.there was some nervous moments at first as i thought i had a big flatty & was hoping not to get rubbed off from the teeth.lucky for me it wasnt a flatty but a beautiful jew & everything held solid. i really hope to get the pics up so others can see them.thanx for reading & i hope you enjoyed it.i surely enjoyed the fight & feel very happy to have landed such a great fish on light gear & on a lure too.its something i wont forget for a loooong time. cheers johnny. p.s. if raiders can receive pics on your mobiles,pm me your number & il send some pics. Edited March 18, 2010 by fisher doi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul.kenny Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Johnny - congratulations on your PB Jew, especially land based with a SP Just short of the majic metre mark, you must be very proud. You obviously worked hard to hook the fish and then fight it with your light spin gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monch Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 (edited) Congrats on the capture, 93 cm jewie on plastic! Great report and thanks for sharing all the facts. Can't wait to see the pics It seems that a lot of the bigger jewies are being caught on the lighter gear. I guess that provides more evidence for the theory "fish light to get the bite". Just noticed that it was landbased, wow and you hooked it 3m from shore, amazing! Edited March 18, 2010 by monch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGF Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 damn wherea bouts was that mate i was sittin at picnic point last night with the mrs she hooked up onto some small bream all i got on the SP's were tailor, and thats all had one hit on my blade but then it got hooked on a rock upon retrieval and that was lost im pretty bad with georges river Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 93cm's is a very nice jew on a plastic. Congrats on the p.b. You would have been very excited! I reckon your weight estimate is spot on. 7kg's sounds right for that length. Great fun on light gear. It just goes to show that they can turn up anywhere at anytime! Well done. Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabefisho Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 (edited) Top effort Johnny! Good lookin fish from the piccie you sent me last night, I will try and upload it later tonight on ya behalf OK. Monch, I hooked some good jew at my feet (less than 2m from shore) in Lane Cove over the last few weeks, all on light gear but getting dusted is a pain. Edited March 18, 2010 by wannabefisho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny doi Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share Posted March 18, 2010 (edited) thanx guys, the pic on my avatar is the fish.i dont know how it got there,i tried before but it didnt work.well at least its up there for you to see & hopefully some other pics will be put up. anth, thanx mate,it'l be great if youcan put the pics up. dgf, it was caught in the lansvale area.id heard of some being caught there in the past but by boat fishing livebaits in the deeper holes.i was not expecting a jew,i know we might of had a chance of one at that time of tide but was not expecting it,was expecting flathead so when we got her we were pumped.just goes to show if you got a line in the water your in with a chance. btw byron,it was definately more than the 3-5lb you thought it was.maybe it was a bad pic i sent you.from mobile camera. cheers johnny. Edited March 18, 2010 by fisher doi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccmark Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Nice fish 4 chippo, well done Lad!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Congrats on your PB, FD!! Terrific looking fish! Particularly having caught it on such light gear! Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtime Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Well done on your PB fisher doi - great read too ! fishtime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabefisho Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 ... Have to add you have beaten my PB by 1cm! Thats a different piccie to the one I have johnny. I havent booted up the laptop to get it... yet... Post it soon, just booting it up now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie machine Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 Brilliant fish and thanks for sharing details about rig you bagged it with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robeebee Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 nice Jew mate onya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny doi Posted March 21, 2010 Author Share Posted March 21, 2010 thanxs for putting the pic up.not the best looking pic quality wise,from my camera phone.thanx again robeebee. cheers johnny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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