RodHolder Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Great Fish mate, fantastic capture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewNR Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Best jewie I've seen on this site in the last 2 years since I joined. I would swap that fish for 100 catch of the month prizes so don't be disappointed as we are jealous of your capture. Well done and will be out at my spot near rose bay this weekend and I am sure you will be too. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer007 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Awsome catch mate, hats off to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooker435 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Congratulations Shes a beauty well done to you!!!!!! That has to be the biggest harbour jew I've ever heard of!!!!! Bruce Almighty!!!! Regards, Nathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafinx Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattwf Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 that thing is freaking huge!!!!! well done mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kadavu Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Best jewie I've seen in ages excellent job :1yikes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangus Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 G'day raiders. I've been a member for quite a while but this is my first actual report. Decided to go wet a line after work on Friday afternoon, tried to get to the bait store before it closed but missed it by 10 minutes…. Had a decent sized frozen squid I caught recently and ended up getting some servo pillies and prawns. Met my mate Chris down at Drummoyne boat ramp around 6:30pm and headed out in my 14ft tinny. Was originally heading out to Sow & Pigs but as we got close the swell was really bouncing the boat around so we decided to explore some calmer waters. We found some fish on the sounder as we were cruising near Rose Bay, even though we haven’t fished this spot before we thought we would give it a go so anchored up and dropped a few baits down. The first 2 hours produced heaps of undersized snapper around 30cm and couple of bust offs by something with teeth. I decided to rig up the Baitrunner loaded with 20lb braid and throw the squid head out. Within a few minutes it got smashed and busted off almost instantly, something with teeth nailed it as line had a clean cut. I re-rigged, put on a decent sized squid strip and sent it back out to soak, not even 10 minutes later I heard line coming off the Baitrunner really slowly. I let it run for a little while before flicking the Baitrunner off and then BOOM! The rod buckled over zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…. Something with a lot of weight and power was on the other end of the line and all I could do was hold on as line was peeling off the reel. This thing felt like I hooked up to a freight train, the first run lasted over 2 minutes!! Chris was getting the other lines out of the water but one had tangled around my line……. I’m so thankful Chris knew what he was doing as with a quick slash with a sharp knife, he got my line free and I was back in business. About 10 minutes into the fight I thought I had it in the bag but once it saw the boat it took off again zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz this run lasted about a minute but this time it ran straight under the boat. I had the rod in the water while Chris was tilting the motor up so I didn’t get cut on the prop. I wasn’t having much luck leading the fish to the back of the boat but this horse had so much strength it actually pulled the boat around. No complaints from me as once the boat had spun around, the line came out from underneath the boat and I was back into him again. 15 minutes into the fight and I had finally got close to the boat again, my heart was pumping a million miles an hour from adrenalin and anticipation of seeing whatever this was but once it saw my boat the rod buckled over again and it went for another run. This run only lasted about 30 seconds and once it was done I think he had completely spent himself as didn’t do much apart from the odd head shake on the way back in. When it finally came up I couldn’t believe my eyes, it was a horse of a JEWFISH!! Chris tried to net it but could only fit the head in so I grabbed the Boga grips, and managed to get a lip grip on. We struggled to pull it into the boat but once we did we realised just how big this fish really was………. This horse went 135cm and I’m calling around 35-37kg (tried to weigh it but it was off the 60lb scales). This is only the 2nd Jewie I have caught and by far the biggest fish I have ever caught in my life!!!!!!!! We kept fishing and pulled out a few decent sized bream, a couple port Jackson sharks, some sort of little reef shark and a good sized gummy shark around 6kg, all went back in as this Jewie would feed an army. Some yakka’s had come up the burley trail so I caught one and sent it out unweighted. Fishing went a bit quiet and we made the call to leave in the next 10 minutes when I heard the Baitrunner start to take line. Again I let it run for a few second then pumped the handle and I was on! Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz another Jewie!!! This one only had 1 good run in him and then I was able to knock him over fairly quickly. It was a little green when it got to the boat gave us both a bath when we were grabbing it out of the water. The small jewie went 92cm (well not small but smaller than the big boy), what a way to end the best Sydney Harbour fishing session of my life…… I was going to enter this into the catch of the month comp but didn’t read about the spool of line until after it had been filleted, ah well I think the capture was the real prize anyway. hey mate , congratulation on that big jewie of a lifetime im so jealous cheers bangus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adjustedpete Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Brilliant fish, i caught 1 half that size and was pumped for a week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alvillanova Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 well done, u cracked the code big guy............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Just keep telling that story to everyone you meet....and enjoy it each time....fish of a life time and well done!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Great fish. Back in my jewfishing days i once caught a 136cm Jewfish that went only 21kg. People back at the ramp called it for 30kg plus. Caught a 139cm fish that went 23kg. These fish were weighed on certified scales. My brother caught a 155cm fish that went 28kg. Don't always believe in charts as they are often flattering, especially for mulloway. Cheers Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
issue Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Congratulations....that is an absolute stonker. Good on you. Next time you go out watch out for all the boats following you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen801 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Beautiful mulloway there mate and well done on light gear. The jewels are back from the eyes encased in a cartilage type skull. I put my heads in the compost bin and then a week later or so dig it out and pull that bone like skull out. Shake it and you can hear them rattle. Crack it open for the jewels. Mate I want to see a pic of the jewels with something we can tell the size for scale. I collect my jewels. You just reminded me to dig two more sets out of my compost. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aero.gard Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 What a beast now that is one nice fewfish well done boys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregL Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Awesome fish there guys! Fish like that are going to get alot of us out there back on the water chasing fish of dreams like them ones. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimyo Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 That is just the best!!!!!!!! What a top jew, good on you champ!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james7 Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Sensational catch! Without doubt a fish of a lifetime! Congratulations. Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Cam Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Cracker jewie mate congrats Cheers, Cam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plankton Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 (edited) I think this is one of the biggest Jewies to come from the Harbour. Edited June 8, 2011 by plankton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooklineandsinker Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 fish of a life time mate awesome mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooklineandsinker Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 (edited) Your not wrong, I named it Bruce Thanks mate, I was in only in 10 metres of water Thanks Outfisher. I looked up the size to weight ratio myself and saw that myself. When I tried to weight it on the 60lb boga grips it was off the scales before I had lifted it off the ground, a couple of the boys who picked it up reckon it was definitely over 30kg. I really don't know to be honest but wish I got a proper measure before it got filletted. Cheers Keflapod, I never actually caught a Jew until I got my little tinny last year then cracked one within hours hours of buying the boat. I've been smashed a few times by big fish on light gear but had no chance of getting them in and everytime I go out with heavier gear it doesn't get touched (Murphy's Law!). To me this was the holy grail of fishing over any other species, only problem is now I have the Jewie fever and want to get back out there to get another one... Can anyone tell me how to get the jewel out of it's head? I saw some instructions on the internet but no diagram and to was really struggling to find it Cheers humesy, you're right mate got the Baitmate board, works a treat and is the only way to go with limited space Thanks Hooked up, The adrenalin was definitely pumping but did my best to keep calm during the fight. Definitely a bit shaky once it was in the boat and I realised how big it was i get my jewels out with a hack saw blade and my hands not my pic but you get the idea of location your jewels should well be the size of 20cent coins or bigger best bragging rights and proof too hope you still got the fish head mick Edited June 8, 2011 by hooklineandsinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DanT Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 hollly moly!! now thatttss a jewieee! great job mateeee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusky_Chaser Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Awesome fish mate....love it and want it :thumbup: :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashwaaz Posted June 9, 2011 Author Share Posted June 9, 2011 i get my jewels out with a hack saw blade and my hands not my pic but you get the idea of location your jewels should well be the size of 20cent coins or bigger best bragging rights and proof too hope you still got the fish head mick Thanks heaps mate. I managed to fit the head my in my freezer, tried to hide it from the misses but a little hard when t takes up an entire shelf. Needless to say she did't take it so well I usually give the decent sized heads to one of my neighbours that likes to eat em but he is OS for a couple weeks, will definitely make sure he keeps the jewels for me and post the pictures up when he gets back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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