starting to think i lost my mojo

[mii11x]

Hey raiders,

Fishing hard all winter for them, my efforts have finally been rewared with a small jew - 59cm. It came on Friday night, on the runout from the wonnie. Was deceived by a 4inch Gulp satay chicken, 6lb Fireline, 8lb Vanish leader, on a Tcurve T series 2-5kg fitted with a Tierra 2500.

Having had a great deal of success last year for them, this year has been tough for me in the Geroges and wonnie. Anyone else been getting them with a bit of consistency this year from these rivers??

This is my first in six months and like I said have fished real hard for them over winter and coming up with nothing. Live bait(squid, yakkas and tailor), fresh dead squid, plastics have yielded nothing. Starting throwing hard bodies and venturing away from my comfort zone a bit.....other shorebased spots at night, new grounds in the boat etc. Maybe I should have been concentrating on my regular haunts rather than trying new things but you gotta try a bit of adoption of new techniques and spots every now and then right.

Had a few thumps but no hook ups. Pretty sure I have sounded them out in the boat but no takers either.

The forums dont really seem to be firing with reports bout them either. Just keen to hear how other mulloway fishos have faired, dont need to know your spots in the georges and wonnie, just like to hear how you have gone in the past say six months from THIS system.

Anyway here is the pic and hope to hear if you chasers have done alright this winter.

Cheers

Mick

Edited October 2, 2011 by mii11x

[outdoordan]

Well done on a nice soapy...

The curse of the lost Mojo affects all fisho's, but i reckon non more than us Mulloway anglers. The year before last landed a few respectable fish from the beach. I averaged a good fish every 3 or so trips. Last year i had a blinder, seems like every bait i through at em from the sand came up Jew. Due to working interstate i didn't get too many opportunities to fish for them, but despite that i still managed 5 fish between 6 to 12kgs in 4 trips. I really thought i had them sussed out. Then my mojo deserted me...

It started at my trip to monduran. 3 hookups, 3 pulled hooks. One was a very respectable fish, comfortably over a meter. I had it beat, it was belly up beside the boat after 15mins on a 20lb threadline tackle. My mate who will remian nameless had a shot with the net, but missed at the last moment, when the fish turned its head. I tryed to stear it back around for another attempt when the hook came hurtling back towards my face....

A few months later, I came up zilch after 3 days of relentless casting on yet another monduran trip. 2 Days later I dropped a cracker king when the eyelet of the hook wore through my 80lb Jinkai. Then I started loosing Jew. I have lost them in just about every conceivable way. I've been cut off by kelp, I've been busted up on bommies, I've pulled hooks with the fish on the sand, only to have a freak wave come and reclaim my prize. I have even been cut off by inconciderate fisho's who refuse to give you room to fight big fish, and insist on leaving there gear in the water while your hooked up. You name it, I've lost it. Not to mention the nights when everything you know is right, you can just feel the jew are there, but you can't get a run for love nor money. After all that I only managed 2 soapies in 8 trips, but lost 6. Its enough to bring tears to your eyes.

What I'm trying to say is, don't be disheartened. There is only one cure for the missing Mojo , and that is to keep fishing. Keep doing what you know is right, but also keep experimenting. Stay positive and stay motivated, and most importantly enjoy the persuit.

[mii11x]

Well done on a nice soapy...

The curse of the lost Mojo affects all fisho's, but i reckon non more than us Mulloway anglers. The year before last landed a few respectable fish from the beach. I averaged a good fish every 3 or so trips. Last year i had a blinder, seems like every bait i through at em from the sand came up Jew. Due to working interstate i didn't get too many opportunities to fish for them, but despite that i still managed 5 fish between 6 to 12kgs in 4 trips. I really thought i had them sussed out. Then my mojo deserted me...

It started at my trip to monduran. 3 hookups, 3 pulled hooks. One was a very respectable fish, comfortably over a meter. I had it beat, it was belly up beside the boat after 15mins on a 20lb threadline tackle. My mate who will remian nameless had a shot with the net, but missed at the last moment, when the fish turned its head. I tryed to stear it back around for another attempt when the hook came hurtling back towards my face....

A few months later, I came up zilch after 3 days of relentless casting on yet another monduran trip. 2 Days later I dropped a cracker king when the eyelet of the hook wore through my 80lb Jinkai. Then I started loosing Jew. I have lost them in just about every conceivable way. I've been cut off by kelp, I've been busted up on bommies, I've pulled hooks with the fish on the sand, only to have a freak wave come and reclaim my prize. I have even been cut off by inconciderate fisho's who refuse to give you room to fight big fish, and insist on leaving there gear in the water while your hooked up. You name it, I've lost it. Not to mention the nights when everything you know is right, you can just feel the jew are there, but you can't get a run for love nor money. After all that I only managed 2 soapies in 8 trips, but lost 6. Its enough to bring tears to your eyes.

What I'm trying to say is, don't be disheartened. There is only one cure for the missing Mojo , and that is to keep fishing. Keep doing what you know is right, but also keep experimenting. Stay positive and stay motivated, and most importantly enjoy the persuit.

Hey mate,

By no means disheartened enough to make me stop trying so regularly, more frustrated than anything. Knowing that they are there and throwing everything thing at 'em only makes me stronger if I dont get hook ups. Makes me wiser. Hence the experimentation around different spots and starting to hardbody lure for them. I love the pursuit.

The one the other night left me feeling,.....well feeling that I got nothing from it, like I had achieved nothing really, a little empty. Dont know why that was cos I'm usually buzzing and shaking with exitement and smiling from ear to ear. That slight nervous feeling when you know your on to one, didn't even feel that throughout the fight. Like I said a bit empty. Not to do with the size of the fish, but the mental side of how and where I caught it.

My motivation - Knowing that I will get that fish of a lifetime. Large goals are by no means easy to attain and if you dont stay positive about achieving them you will never ever get there. Hard work does pay off.

Thanks for the support mate, good luck with your fishing.

Mick

[Pongrass18ft]

Mike thats jewie fishing

I fished all year round for them in the georges for many years and found them very hard to find in the months may to august.

Your mojo will be rewarded soon just keep at them mate

Sep to apr are the best months

The water will be much warmer.

Chris.

[Pongrass18ft]

Mike thats jewie fishing

I fished all year round for them in the georges for many years and found them very hard to find in the months may to august.

Your mojo will be rewarded soon just keep at them mate

Sep to apr are the best months

The water will be much warmer.

Chris.

[johnny doi]

the jew are in the georges.you just gotta be there at the right time,ie-tide changes.doesnt really matter if its top or bottom tide,you just gotta have your lure in the water during that window of of slower water.where i fish,the upper georges from alfords bridge to chipping norton,myself and mates have caught them pretty consistantly during colder mths.we fish landbased so fishing the slack water period makes it even more important for us as we are restricted to where we can fish.once tide picks up its just too hard to keep the lure in the zone.stick with areas that have produced in the past and keep casting during that peak jew bite time.sure you might get fishless sessions,its happen to me and other jwe fishos plenty of times when chasing silver slabs,but you just gotta keep persisting,keep at em.and when thats screaming zzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZzzzz and big headshakes of a jew of a litetime comes,all the fruitless hours will be forgotten.

cheers johnny.

[fisheyes85]

Well done on a nice soapy...

The curse of the lost Mojo affects all fisho's, but i reckon non more than us Mulloway anglers. The year before last landed a few respectable fish from the beach. I averaged a good fish every 3 or so trips. Last year i had a blinder, seems like every bait i through at em from the sand came up Jew. Due to working interstate i didn't get too many opportunities to fish for them, but despite that i still managed 5 fish between 6 to 12kgs in 4 trips. I really thought i had them sussed out. Then my mojo deserted me...

It started at my trip to monduran. 3 hookups, 3 pulled hooks. One was a very respectable fish, comfortably over a meter. I had it beat, it was belly up beside the boat after 15mins on a 20lb threadline tackle. My mate who will remian nameless had a shot with the net, but missed at the last moment, when the fish turned its head. I tryed to stear it back around for another attempt when the hook came hurtling back towards my face....

A few months later, I came up zilch after 3 days of relentless casting on yet another monduran trip. 2 Days later I dropped a cracker king when the eyelet of the hook wore through my 80lb Jinkai. Then I started loosing Jew. I have lost them in just about every conceivable way. I've been cut off by kelp, I've been busted up on bommies, I've pulled hooks with the fish on the sand, only to have a freak wave come and reclaim my prize. I have even been cut off by inconciderate fisho's who refuse to give you room to fight big fish, and insist on leaving there gear in the water while your hooked up. You name it, I've lost it. Not to mention the nights when everything you know is right, you can just feel the jew are there, but you can't get a run for love nor money. After all that I only managed 2 soapies in 8 trips, but lost 6. Its enough to bring tears to your eyes.

What I'm trying to say is, don't be disheartened. There is only one cure for the missing Mojo , and that is to keep fishing. Keep doing what you know is right, but also keep experimenting. Stay positive and stay motivated, and most importantly enjoy the persuit.

Hey Mike,

I don't fish Sydney's South, so can't help on that front... I do however have a slight jewfish obsession myself, and fish for them pretty frequenlty from the breakwalls at Forster Tuncurry. I had a fantastic run of fish last year up to November when I nailed an 18kg model on live pike. Since that fish I've managed three small soapies on plastics in just under a year of fishing. Plenty of fruitless mornings/days/nights spent soaking hard earned livies in this time. I live in hope that they'll fire up through this month and next. All the best with the persuit!!

@outdoordan - Mate, sounds like your mojo was running hot, then did a hot runner on you! great to hear you have persisted through the heartbreak! I've had plenty of unconverted runs, but to have a metre plus fish at boatside then losing it...I'm guessing there wasn't much talk on the boat after that!?

Love hearing the Jewfish talk! hope we can share some stories of the big ones that didn't get away soon!

Cheers

tom

[Mr Squidy]

Hi Mick,

Chris is spot on, its always tough fishing through the colder months. Last winter i fished hard all through for no Jew whilst my normal fishing companion hybernated, first trip that he re-joins me for and you guessed it, he nails one while i don't. Surfice to say this winter i took the hint and stayed warm cozy. By the look of your report though it might be about time to rug up and get back into it. Bring on summer.

Rich

Edited October 4, 2011 by Mr Squidy

[mii11x]

Hey Tom,

Ever thrown a hardbody at them off forster breakwall or harrington breakwall?? I was up there (Diamond beach) two weeks ago, no jewies but flatties to 60cm at night flicking plastics under the bridge. Plenty of smaller models in the lake off the boat too.

Next time im up that way ill pm you for a sesh.

Mick

[mii11x]

Hi Mick,

Chris is spot on, its always tough fishing through the colder months. Last winter i fished hard all through for no Jew whilst my normal fishing companion hybernated, first trip that he re-joins me for and you guessed it, he nails one while i don't. Surfice to say this winter i took the hint and stayed warm cozy. By the look of your report though it might be about time to rug up and get back into it. Bring on summer.

Rich

Hi Rich,

Im of the opinion that you gotta be in it to win it, hence im always fishing. Yes definitely bring on summer and spending a lot more time on the boat.

Mick

[fisheyes85]

Hey Tom,

Ever thrown a hardbody at them off forster breakwall or harrington breakwall?? I was up there (Diamond beach) two weeks ago, no jewies but flatties to 60cm at night flicking plastics under the bridge. Plenty of smaller models in the lake off the boat too.

Next time im up that way ill pm you for a sesh.

Mick

Hey Mick,

I had one hardbody session early this year which cost me a Rapala X Rap... I've gone back to flicking SPs and live baits!

Most blokes up here tend to throw big plastics (panther martin 9 inch shads, squidgy 7/8"? slickrigs, etc). They throw them upstream and let them bounce their way out on the outgoing tide- this accounts for some big fish! If I am throwing plastics I am chasing smaller fish (to 5kg thus far) with various 7inch jerkshads by working them up the face of the wall at pretty much anytime during the tide. All fish seem to be caught at my feet as I am working it up from the bottom up the face of the rocks. If I am chasing bigger fish I'll fling out a live mullet.

The tuncurry side of the bridge at night does seem to be a bit of a hotspot for flatties- tasty alternative to jewies!

Definitely PM me when you are up this way!

Cheers

Tom