Grozzo Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 Just a quick question all... Do you prefer to fish the beaches for Jews on Full moon (or there abouts) or around the new moon... Just wondering what you all prefer and a little reason why... cause ALOT of ppl have a different opinions so just wondering yours... I like the full personally, dunno really why prob because i can see more without the use of a torch and stuff like that... and cause i think it produces better!!! Anyhoo wats your opinion Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlitecreeper Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 :biggrin grozzo mate catchin jew fish is like winning the lottery you just never know when that freight train is gunna come i have fished every moon phase over the past 2years and to be honest i personally have found it not a major factor considering i have caught jew to 32kg with a mate in broad daylight and a few 20kg ones as well all i can say is i have found tides more important than moon phases remember to get a 30kg fish imagine how smart that fish is to get that big in the first place there smarter than u think.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grozzo Posted May 30, 2005 Author Share Posted May 30, 2005 I havnt got a 30kg model... but i have got a 22kg one Yeah i always try and plan my trips around the tides, that being fishing around a high tide which i think is best Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlitecreeper Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 good one grozzo its a buzz hey i love that heart pumpn feeln mate i had a few but that feeling if only you could buy it in a drink...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWZAT Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 (edited) G`day Fellas , Personally , the Moon has never been a factor for me , it just never mattered , I got em in Brilliant Moonlight , or pitch black dark...50-50. One thing about fishing in the moonlight is , you can bait your hook without using your headlamp , and can also actually see where your bait lands , and most times , the actual hookup is less than 20 feet from the shore , even in brilliant moonlight . But an Oldfella told me just after I arrived , to catch Jewies here , just turn up an hour before dark or dawn , regardless of the tide , use fresh bait, and you will succeed . He was so right !. But over the last five years , my records show that a High Tide of 1.5 metres one hour peaking just after dark , produced the best results . This may not apply to other Beaches , because this area here , is extremely sensitive to heavy seas . After a storm , the beach will almost every time , be littered with large lumps of kelp , still attached to Cunju , torn from the outer reef , and washed ashore. Immagine a bath ring , one metre high X 2 metres wide , and 3-4 kilms long , and you get the idea . It stays at the high water mark till it goes rotten , and when the next set of high tides come , it sucks all the debris back in , and most times just rolls around near the drop off for a few days till it breaks down. So its tough fishing for Jews here , and even after the kelp is gone , it still stinks. Mick Edited June 1, 2005 by OWZAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grozzo Posted June 1, 2005 Author Share Posted June 1, 2005 Yeah i am prob going to go fishing tomorrow night with a 5:15pm (i think) high tide should not be too bad... Will prob get there at about 4:15pm (knock off work early ) and fish away till i get too cold, bored or the rings me and says "get your ass home dinners ready" Unless the fish are biting of course Recently got some waders too, dunno why i never got them before... i used to just freeze my ass off and just wait till it ALL went numb hahahaha never go back now... unless in summer.... Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bashir Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 The only problem with waders is when you have to take a piss. I have a pair of neoprene waders, paid $70 for them when shakespeare had an auction to get rid of a lot of gear. They are so warm, I sometimes get hot in them. Got a few super heavy duty canvas ones for $30 each too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grozzo Posted June 1, 2005 Author Share Posted June 1, 2005 The only problem with waders is when you have to take a piss. HAHAHA you can say that again bash i fugured that out the hard way.... but well worth not getting wet and cold though... I got my shakespeare ones for $60 so was pretty happy they told me i could pay $60 or upto $180 i said $60 will do me fine hahaha Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWZAT Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 G`day Fellas , It stands to reason , that Bigger tides , creates a bigger dump on the shore , and I can honestly say , that the only 2 fish I ever lost , was due to a savage dump at the drop off. Though , I dont count the Loch Ness Monster that lay flapping on the beach when the hook pulled , and my Son would not throw his body on top of , when he was less than 3 feet away. Its different now of course , but he was very aprehensive back then . Now he will run down and gill them , drag em up the beach before you can spit. He`s a six footer , and he claimed it was biiger than him , but as I was 30/40 feet away , and in waders , I could not see it , so I always think about that night , and what could have been. mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 G'day mate. Bloody good question. It really depends on the beach itself. I think a big tide just after sunset is about as good as it gets on most beaches. The small, steep beach I fish definitly fishes better a couple of days after the new. Haven't pulled a fish there on the full, but have on other beaches. A jewman I respect once told me " any moon, any tide, any time, the right bait will do it." I reckon he's right! ( I'll still be hittin the sand next Tues, Weds though!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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