Joco Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Hello raiders, Last minnute decision, went with my miss, and another couple to The Entrance for a couple of nights.. Weather was predicted terrible BUT it didnt stop me from bringing my flick stick.. Upon arrival it brought back memories from the last Fishraider Social Saturday morning, my mate and i sneaked out of our bedrooms and ran down to the beach for a morning flick. Surf & the wind was medium to heavy. Using a 4kg rod, 1000 reel, 4lb braid, 10 lb leader i wacked on a healthy 1/2 oz (14g) jig head with a squidgy paddle tail.. My mate laughed at me and shook his head Many of the beach fisherman holding their 4-5m heavy duty rods where questioning what we were doing with a whip stick.. By the look on their faces they were laughing amongst each other.... 10 minutes into the session and i was on, running down the beach, with the current, reel screaming trying to pull out the sucker... Reel was set to 80-90% drag and line was still pealing off.... LOVE a good salmon fight, on light gear, especially in the surf Good 3-4 minutes later i had to skull drag the fish in, waiting for a wave to beach the fish.... I was afraid if i pull the rod any harder, it would snap into pieces, i made a decision to grab the line, and straight away it snapped, lucyk the fish was already beached & gave me enough time to grab it before the next wave hit the bank... Next couple of casts i was on again, this time the fight took longer ONCE again there was i, running down the beach, chasing the bloody fish, GREAT way to exercise Short time later 5 jet skiis came and started doing AMAZING jumps, spins, 360's, on the waves, had cameras mounted on their helmets... NEVER seen anything like it... The fellas were literally flying.... They must have scared the fish off, so we packed up and left... That same day in the late afternoon, i went by myself, the beach was littered with fisherman... ONCE again walking past the fisherman, i was questioned several times, "do you catch fish on that thing?"... I didnt know whether to answer or ignore their questions,so i giggled... 5 minutes into the session i was on and this time with a PB flatty caught off the beach... Caught on the same gear but this time with a plastic slug... Measured 66cm and put up a great fight... Walking past the fisherman with dinner in my hands, nothing was said as i walked passed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bashful Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Awesome report Joco! Nice photos and thanks for showing that you can go light on the beach Congrats on the PB mate.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMick Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Unreal mate, good times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafinx Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Mate im jealous, you really need to show me what you can do with that 1000 reel. hit me up again and we can go for another flick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooker435 Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Awsome stuff there Joey, I wonder who is laughing now!!!! you are very persistent with your lure fishing and your doing very well indeed good on you, some nice specimens there for your trouble, I will have to catch up with you one of these days, Regards, Nathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmak Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Joco + fishing rod = fish Well done on another great capture. Must try the same thing off the beach with my spin gear one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joco Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share Posted October 10, 2011 THANKS fellas, i keep on telling you ITS my green jumper that brings the luck its not me.... SORRY fellas for the lack of communication BUT been stuck at work and not having enough time to organise a session... Will keep touch.... We need to orgnaise something soon.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRED-ATOR Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 well done on the fish mate, great report and congratsd on the PB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAP-ER Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Confidence=fish well done mate!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassboy888 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Nicely done of the beach Joco!! Nothing better than proving people wrong with light gear looking at there faces is priceless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breambucket Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 With that much weight on the jig head you would of been knocking the fish out!! Good effort mate!! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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