nickm469 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Hi guys, headed of to kissing point last night to battle the crowds and try for a jew. Was packed as. Luckily a guy i know was fishing and had a spot. He gave me a corner so got a couple of yellow tail and sent one out into a dark corner. Tide just started to run in. About 20 mins later my rod goes bonkers. struggled to get my rod out of the holder, so knew it was a decent fish. The Fish took about 3 long runs and was holding his ground under the water refusing to budge. I gave him all the line he wanted and took my time, till i saw the ferry in the distance.Luckily he was dead tired and came into the net quietly... measured 97.5cm and 9.8kg (including the bream & 2 herring in her stomach) I took a nice break after that, legs were soft and was happy with my catch. Had another 2 yellowtail in the bucket, why not toss em out? another 10mins passes and i was shocked to hear my drag go off again. This time much easier fight pulled in a smaller specimen measured 55cm and couldn't be bothered weighing it. The one fish was more than enough so I gave this jew to the bloke who gave me a corner. Other than that there wasn't much else.... all the bait disappeared and the only live squid I got was demolished in about 30 seconds literally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacko Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Nice fish mate! We had big ZEROS on jewies yesterday arvo...not much happening up the Hawkesbury. Good to see em' turning up. Wacko. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibo07 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 awsome catch congrats on your jewie... im still waiting for mine i dont think sitting here is going to make it come any quicker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayoox Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Very nice looking Jew. Parra river still fires up eh? Good to see. It's obviously healthier than it looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen801 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 That's a fantastic eating size mulloway there Nick. Good catch man at around 1m as a lot can go wrong with the bigger ones. You must have had visions of heartbreak and nightmares when the ferry turned up. You kept your cool and scored big time. You inspired me to get out there tomorrow for a MH morning low tide Jew at old faithful. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nautica Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 That's a nice jewfish mate .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 nice work buddy. luckey you knew a fella there. bet he wishes he kept that dark corner himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinsoi Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Well done and great work!! It must have been very difficult with the ferry in the equation but you stood your ground and cashed in under pressure .... top stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formosan Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Very Nic Jew. Congratulations. Did they start to crowd for that corner once you landed the fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangus Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Hi guys, headed of to kissing point last night to battle the crowds and try for a jew. Was packed as. Luckily a guy i know was fishing and had a spot. He gave me a corner so got a couple of yellow tail and sent one out into a dark corner. Tide just started to run in. About 20 mins later my rod goes bonkers. struggled to get my rod out of the holder, so knew it was a decent fish. The Fish took about 3 long runs and was holding his ground under the water refusing to budge. I gave him all the line he wanted and took my time, till i saw the ferry in the distance.Luckily he was dead tired and came into the net quietly... measured 97.5cm and 9.8kg (including the bream & 2 herring in her stomach) I took a nice break after that, legs were soft and was happy with my catch. Had another 2 yellowtail in the bucket, why not toss em out? another 10mins passes and i was shocked to hear my drag go off again. This time much easier fight pulled in a smaller specimen measured 55cm and couldn't be bothered weighing it. The one fish was more than enough so I gave this jew to the bloke who gave me a corner. Other than that there wasn't much else.... all the bait disappeared and the only live squid I got was demolished in about 30 seconds literally. well done on the jewie mate we were ther last night nothing on the squid strip cheers bangus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humesy Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Nice fish mate! We had big ZEROS on jewies yesterday arvo...not much happening up the Hawkesbury. Good to see em' turning up. Wacko. You're human! Very reassuring. Great fish Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdelux Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Congrats! Great report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowan-cowboy Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Well done I have only caught one, it was around 60cm and my knees were weak. Not sure my heart caught handle one that big:) Did you use a live yellowtail on a single hook? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickm469 Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 Well done I have only caught one, it was around 60cm and my knees were weak. Not sure my heart caught handle one that big:) Did you use a live yellowtail on a single hook? yeah both were caught on live yellowtail. I use two hooks snelled very closely together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughsnews Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Beats my trip up the Parra a few days back to catch a flounder and a few baby bream! Nice job mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconnolly Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Good to see that the Parramatta River is fishing so well these days. I grew up not far from Kissing point and fished the area often during the 70s and 80s. I never ever saw or heard of a Jewfish being caught. Maybe it had something to do with the trawlers that went backwards and forwards ripping the guts out of the place night after night during summer. I live furhter up stream these days. I'll have to give my old spots a try soon. Thanks for the reports. Reeltired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Mulloway Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Congrats great fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTheBoy Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Well done on the catch! I'm liking the jew-ful start to 2012 that we're seeing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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