Jacob Traynor Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Woke at 4 am and decided today was a great day for hunting Kings in Botany Bay. Sent Dad an sms and he was keen so i woke my 9 year old daughter and off we went. On the way to the ramp i saw a couple of fishos on the side of the road with a flat trailer tyre , pulled up to see if they were ok and they gave me the thumbs up so off i set down to the ramp , launched boat , headed off to the breakwall only to see another fisho had beached his boat , hooked up the bridle and tow rope and towed him off , i was starting to think i should not have gone fishing today. Got out to the breakwall and set all my lines only to catch zip , zilch , bugger all. We didnt have long out there today as i have domestic duties to do today. I said to Dad lets have one drift thru the centre of the bay and then head off. Loaded a pilly and bang a 38 cm flathead , beauty , it then went quiet for about 20 min and then it happened. My daughters $60 combo from grrrrrrrr buckled over , she grabbed the rod and set the hook and the little reel peeled off at a milliion miles an hour , i gave maddison a few pointers and then grabbed the ignition of the boat ready to start the boat and give chase if this fish was going to spool her. Lucklily the fish had a great run and then pulled up , she was lifting up and winding down , she looked like a true professional , after about 5-10 min i got a glimpse it was a Jew ( you bloody ripper ) Into the net it went and high fives all round , i would have done cartwheels down the centre of the boat but there wasnt enough room for that. After the fish was in the net it spat the hook ( size 1 0 ) bloody lucky to get it. She measured 57 cms which is her biggest fish to date . Ive been hunting Jews for years but am still a Jew virgin , my little girl outfished both my father and myself today and showed us how to do it. As much as i love to fish there is nothing like watching your daughter land a solid jew. I was and still am very proud of her. Next time darling we will aim to get a metre plus Jew. Congratulations Maddison I might even enter her into the fish of the month competition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman36 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Awesome mate well done. There's nothing better than seeing the smile on your kids face when they hook a fish. Congrats to Maddison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafinx Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 That is awsome mate, watch her brag to the kids at school for catching something above the average yakka, or small bream, she even beat the jewie i caught yesterday 49cm . congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Traynor Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 what surprised me is that i had all my expensive gear with braided line etc etc and she gets it on a sh@$ combo with 6 pound mono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvbigfish Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 congrats maddison and well done on ur 1st jewy im sure there will be plenty more to come and hang in there dad im sure your 1 is just aroung the corner cheers paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafinx Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Best thing to do is just ask some one that knows how to do it. thats what I did and the first outing with him I got one just under a 1m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggytrevally Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Great catch dont know if i could get my little bloke out that early lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Squid Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Well done Maddy, you can come with me on my boat and show me how its done. I think Jess & Toby will be jealous. Stewart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooklineandsinker Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 i like in the first pic she has her sleeves covering her hands then the next pic she gladly holds the jew still smiling too well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSHISWET Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 What a great report mate!!! Your daughter will never forget this moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mialla Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 What a cracker of a 1st Jew for young Maddison , congrats to all involved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FISHLETIC Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 One word - PRICELESS ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOE^MOE Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 that a great jew good on ya maddy at least you got a feed for the family you will be hooked for life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cut_loose Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) That's a nice jew, and on such light line, you have beaten me to getting a jew and i've spend a few nights in the cold ! haha, well done, hooked for life hopefully Edited January 23, 2011 by cut_loose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamerz84 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 well done maddison thats a great fish good on ya for getting up so early aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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