Jewhunter Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 G'day all. After being regaled by tales of big bustoffs a few days ago by BrownDog2 & fello fisho Norm we made a plan to hit the same spot on Sunday in B.Dogs awesome 6.4mtr Barcrusher. I reloaded my new & upgraded old ABU 10000 ( Thanks Slinky! ) with 50lb braid & put it on my 15-24kg Shimano Backbone using 80lb leader. Should do the job I thought. Tried for livies off Kirra with no luck but then got heaps of yakkas & slimies at the sand pumping jetty. Punched out in a much bigger sea & wind than was forecast. After 1 stop to recover & a couple of squire we made it to the spot 20km's out. There was a few boats there jigging & we saw plenty of them hooked up. Most of the fish looked like rat kings. I dropped a live yakka down & it took about 3 minutes until it was smashed. After a solid fight losing no drag I landed my p.b amberjack of 70cm's. Next drop I hookup again. This fish didn't do much until it was 20mtrs off the reef. Then it nearly dragged me out of the boat. When it took 2 mtrs of drag I cranked it up again & got slammed against the boat but no more drag came off the reel. This was brutal fishing & I was loving it. After a solid tussle I landed my p.b king of 93cms. The boys were in on the fun as well. Norm got a similar sized amber & a 90cm king & B.Dog got 2 ambers. Norm also managed a surprising 78cm jew. My next fish was another king of 91cm's & the one after that a new p.b amber of 75cms. Called it a day around 12pm with an esky loaded with fish. AWESOME day on the water. J.J loved holding up the king when we got home. Also a big thanks to Greg & Norm for having me onboard. Sorry I outfished you! Hope you enjoy the pics. Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyFanatic Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Sensational Fishing Jewhunter. Very Very Jealous. Great Haul. Did you do any jigging yourselves or all on Livies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taloyoak Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Kings mate Kings!..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted September 13, 2010 Author Share Posted September 13, 2010 Sensational Fishing Jewhunter. Very Very Jealous. Great Haul. Did you do any jigging yourselves or all on Livies? Nah mate, didn't jig. Maybe 20yrs ago! Honestly though, we didn't see the jig boys didn't nail any big fish. We wanted those & the ambers & the livies did the trick. I did have a big octopus jig out with a 7'jerkshad trailing off it on a 3 way swivel but it didn't get touched. Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 (edited) well done Jewhunter, I'm very envious ATM as well Edited September 13, 2010 by Groper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Well done to you Grant and your buddies, a few arm wrenchers there, lovely fish mate. Good onya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan.widz Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 wow!! looks like some great fish came onboard and congrats on you p.b kingy,nice fish . and now i know what that fish was that i saw some guys with at terrigal the other day, AMBERJACK, i didn't know we got them this far south Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roosterman Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 what a great session you boys had... congrats on the pb's... cheers....steve...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FISHARK Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Well done to all on board ......... A very good bag of kings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Its always good to have your arms stretched by quality fish, well done guys and congrats on your pb King Grant chhers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Fantastic report mate! Congrats on the new PB's and what sounds like an amazing session. Hell of a test for the refurbished reel and it sounds like it came through with flying colors! Cheers Skip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james7 Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 That's a great session Grant! Well done on the pb too. Isn't it amazing how fishermen call such hard work getting your arms nearly ripped out ... "fun"! Terrific report. I'm very jealous. Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Frost Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 What a great feed of fish , fire up the barby and crack out the blue monsters !!!! Well done mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithd6041 Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Thats a sweet haul mate welldone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day's Fishin Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Great king session Grant. Almost that magic meter mark! I've never caught or seen anyone catch a amber jack, what sort of fight do they put up and how were they to eat? Regards Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooker435 Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Some Ripper Kings there well done!!!!!!! Congrats to all onboard Nice Pics also, Regards, Nathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted September 14, 2010 Author Share Posted September 14, 2010 Thanks for the replies all! It was a great session. I can't believe how well the old reel performed. Slinky did a terrific job. An automatic 2 speed is a blessing when cranking up cranky fish. What a reel!! The ambers fought well & I reckon better eating than the kings. Maybe not as hard fighting as the kings but I didn't get a 93cm amber! Don't worry Bubba, the barbie was fired up & a few blue cans were consumed. Hopefully I am finally getting a handle on the fishing up here. After 4 years the results are thankfully coming. The bass & offshore are producing. Now I just have to work out this bloody river!! Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Findlay Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Hey guys, Where is the sand pumping jetty? I am struggling to find a good bait spot in botany. 4 attempts now and only a handful of tiny yakkas.. I would kill for some live slimeys . Cheers Roddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted September 14, 2010 Author Share Posted September 14, 2010 Hey guys, Where is the sand pumping jetty? I am struggling to find a good bait spot in botany. 4 attempts now and only a handful of tiny yakkas.. I would kill for some live slimeys . Cheers Roddy G'day Rod & to the site. Sorry mate but I live & fish in Tweed Heads! 900kms is a bit far to travel for livies for the bay! The sand pumping jetty clears the Tweed Bar & they pump it to Kirra & Snapper Rocks to re-create the 'superbank' surf break. It can be hard to find yakkas at this time of year in the bay. Any members want to p.m Rod with some suggestions please? Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Great session Grant you two certainly nailed some quality fish . Cheers Stewy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Woohoo!!! Don't you just LOVE it when you have a plan & it all works out as planned!!! Congratulations boys - especially all the PBs!!! You sound really chuffed, Grant & I am so pleased you managed to boat your kingies & amber (massive fish!) and your gear didn't let you down (Go Slinky!) Great to see JJ celebrating your catch as well, Grant ..... in a few short years, he'll be catching his own, eh?? Lots of Kingie cutlets in the freezer?? Yum! CHeerio Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendong Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Wow JH they are monsters.....great effort there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle ray Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Good sesh. I wish i lived up your way. Marlin , big snaps, kings, cobes, hoo, macks, longtail, the list is to long. Have you fished the Windara yet off Bruns? Its a Good kingie spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted September 15, 2010 Author Share Posted September 15, 2010 Good sesh. I wish i lived up your way. Marlin , big snaps, kings, cobes, hoo, macks, longtail, the list is to long. Have you fished the Windara yet off Bruns? Its a Good kingie spot. Haven't tried Windara banks yet but we have been talking about doing an overnighter out there. So many spots, so little time!! Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkymalinky Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Sorry for the late reply. It's taken me a couple of days to get over the emotional trauma of getting your smug phone message Some great fish JH and sounds like the trip out wide was worth the compressed vertebrae. Browndog's boat is a really sweet rig Hopefully I might finally get to be able to go fishing soon and I'll show you both what a real AJ looks like. Have banana... willing to travel. Cheers, Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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