Stippy Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Well Raiders, After running up a number of doughnuts I’d started to think that perhaps beach fishing wasn’t all it’s cracked up to be, so with this in mind I went down to Austinmer to collect weed in order to give blackfishing a try. Along with the weed I stumbled upon a number of large washed up cuttlefish and despite having sworn off beachfishing in the immediate future I couldn’t help but grab a couple for bait, already anticipating the cold nights without so much as a kelpfish to keep me on my toes. With all the rain and wind, the seas around Thirroul have been fairly choppy of late, and having exhausted my supply of surf sinkers I didn’t have an opportunity to test my new bait until I sourced some more. Well last night (Wednesday) it all came together. Barely a breath of wind, not a cloud in the sky, just enough swell and a nice deep gutter right at my feet. I arrived around 9:30pm to find another bloke leaving. He told me he’d caught some salmon and a few small sharks so I was hopeful. After an hour in the one spot without any action I feared I’d missed out on the fun around the turn of the tide, but I wasn’t cold and so I decided to try another spot along the beach with more rocks. The cuttlefish strip was barely in the water 5 minutes before I notice my rod tip dancing, still I’m prone to confusing the ebb of the waves for a fish so I wasn’t expecting much when I ‘set the hook’... only this time I was on! I could immediately tell I had a good sized fish pinned with my 7/0 mustad, I gained some 10kg lo-stretch before the fish realised he was hooked and decided to go for a run to the rocks. Finally I’ve experienced the thrill of a screaming reel under strong drag for myself! At this point I still had no idea what it was, half expecting a shark after speaking to the fisho earlier. The battle lasted maybe 4 minutes, with some heart-stopping moments as I got the fish into shallower water and it made a break for the submerged pipes. For once my 11ft Spinfisher didn’t feel like overkill. When it washed ashore I couldn’t have been happier - a nice jewie, much bigger than my last effort! After letting the 50cm model go earlier this Winter, I decided this unlucky Spring jew will make a nice meal for the family on Saturday - I’ve never tasted mulloway before so I’m curious to see how it goes down. Perhaps inevitably I’m hooked on beach fishing again, next time I’ll drag a mate out so I can get some happy snaps with the angler. Apologies for the crappy point and shoot picture quality and the epic post but I had to tell someone. Getting closer to that magic metre mark! Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anroco Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 GReaT STuFF !! At this pace another 2 more should bring you to the metre mark.. ( 50cm, now 70+, NEXT 90 then 1m + ) CHeeRS Antun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prawn* Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 well done mate plenty of jews around atm good to see all those cold nights hoping to get one finally come together for u! hopefully the next model will be over 1m they really start to get goin at 1m+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Mate that is a nice beach jewie, at 80cms that is a good catch. Congrats buddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvbigfish Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 top post there stippy and congrats with ur new pb , good to see your persistance paying off and im sure youll enjoy eating ur jewy! cheers paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabefisho Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Good Soapie Jew mate ... Another addict in the making I see... Well done budd, nice Jew to open the account Tight lines Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty1856 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Good on ya Adam that great and this catch should keep you keen for the next one, I realy hope it will be your magic meter And dont worry about ya picture I'm yet to learn how to get a picture up. We never stop learning do we. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayer666 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 That is a top jewie mate. They are a very tasty fish. The way I prepare them is you fillet them take the skin off and cut them into steaks just add your favorite marinade and you have one tasty feed. Cheers Joe Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Congrats on a very nice fish Adam Persistence and patience paid off. Great stuff Cheers Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Congrats on the P.B! An 80cm Jew is nothing to sneeze at. It would be 6-7kg at that size. It looks in good condition as well. The best way to prepare it is to fillet & then skin it. Cut the blood line out & de-bone. As George said they are top eating at that size. Well done again. Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Gongrats Buddy, your Right in saying they are best eating at that size george. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czy0058 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 congratulations! nice jew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Top Post and well done on persevering to get a great fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joco Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 CONGRATS thats a nice Jew..... Im sure you family will appreciate the feed... WELL DONE..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robeebee Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 always great to get a new PB onya mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day's Fishin Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Way to go Adam:thumbup: beach caught jew is better fishing than boat caught jew (in my humble opinion) Filleted and skinned is spot on. Regards Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooker435 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Good On Ya Adam That's a Nice Fish and great eating at that size... Congratulations on cracking your PB well done champ!!!! Regards, Nathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebottle18 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Good work. Always good to see some one get rewarded for persevering and using their knowledge. It is a good beach to fish off. Looks like you will have a good summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cja12005 Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 No need to apologize for the long post...I'd be telling everyone too! Looks to be in great condition as well. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stippy Posted September 10, 2010 Author Share Posted September 10, 2010 Thanks everyone, still pretty stoked. I decided I couldn't wait till Saturday so we cooked the fish up tonight. I let the chef (Mum) know that everyone was advising to fillet it but she steadfastly refused to 'ruin' it and preferred to bbq him whole. So jewie was left stew in his own juices wrapped in foil with all the assorted herbs, spices, lemon slices and olive oil. I have to give Mum credit, the meat just fell off the bone, was beautifully flavoured, very moist and we had plenty to feed the whole family plus a couple of extras (they must have heard mulloway was on the menu ) Pleasantly surprised how few bones the fish had. I wouldn't keep a fish any larger than this one though, it would be a shame to waste that lovely meat. Can't wait to get out and tussle with another, Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty1856 Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Well done Adams mum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barramatt Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Hey dude congrats on the Jew! I still think that you should never keep a Jew unless it is over 80cm. Good times! That is even pushing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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