J Hooked Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Hey Raiders After 7 weeks of not wetting the line, insanity started to set in and the only cure was to fish in the cold. So I went out Sunday night Monday morning for the jewie. Armed with frozen squid and a thermos of hot tea, I headed over to my usual not so secret spot in the Georges River. I fished the usual run in tide with a single 5/0 circle on 30lb fluro-carbon leader and the second rod was with a sliding Snell again with 5/0 circles on 30lb fluro-carbon leader. The baits that worked were whole Squid and tailor fillets. Around 9:00pm I see a couple of taps while rigging a rod for flathead. “Those pesky pickers,” I thought. Tap tap again. Dam Pickers! I attended to the rod and to my surprise when I lifted the rod tip the reel let out line and the fight was on! It pulled hard! It couldn’t be a little picker? I laughed at the thought. After a few minutes of fighting, the lovely silver shine of a 74cm jewie came to the surface. Happy days are back again I thought until I remembered the net was on the other side of the boat! This is becoming a bad habit! I managed to grab the net but the fish revived itself and ran again. Ahh No!!! I thought of my last mishap when I didn’t have my net ready and the 40lb leader broke when the fish was at the boat. I slowly immersed the net into the water and the fish avoided and dove into the depths. Panic was on the rise. I dropped the net in the boat and brought the fish back up to the surface. I tried again to net it. The fish was still not ready and down it went again but this time it was showing signs of tiredness. The third and last time I netted the beast and landed it into the boat. You beauty! It took the whole squid and was hooked nicely in the corner of its mouth. I re-rigged and cast another whole squid back in then poured myself a cuppa. I waited, then repositioned the boat after the tide change, then waited, and waited. 6hours and 4 cups of tea later with 8 cookies, line started to strip off the other reel. The circles were set. It was a brief fight and up came another jewie about 68cm. The net was at the ready this time and the fish was netted first attempt. Persistence patience and a thermos of hot brew paid off. I stayed for another hour with nothing but small tailor eating the baits so I called it quits and headed back. Can't wait for next time. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisty84 Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Very nice i am still waiting to get my first jew from the rocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formosan Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Well Done J. Jews are no dramas now hey? Were they bought squid or caught squid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Nice fish. Yowie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Stalker Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 They are such a pretty fish, they never cease to make me smile. Great work! Getting cold is so much better than being cold and wet hehehe and at least you had the brew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user1829 Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Can't wait for next time. nice captures! maybe don't leave it so long next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Hooked Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 Very nice i am still waiting to get my first jew from the rocks I think it took me 13 attempts to land my first. I remember reading in a magazine recently about fishing for jewies off the rocks. I can't remember the edition. I'll have another look and let you know. It was a good read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Hooked Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 Well Done J. Jews are no dramas now hey? Were they bought squid or caught squid? Thanks mate. Last year was a disaster and not many fish caught. I still haven't caught my first kingy. I'm optimistic for this year! They were California squid. I was a bit lazy and bought them. They seem kind of fresh and have worked well in the past. They are such a pretty fish, they never cease to make me smile. Great work! Getting cold is so much better than being cold and wet hehehe and at least you had the brew They are a nice fish. They have a distinctive smell to them haven't they! The water was a cold 14.5 degree. It made it difficult to raise the anchor. nice captures! maybe don't leave it so long next time I reckon. Everything seemed to get in the way. It was either a niece or nephews birthday, work, or rain. I was starting to think there was a conspiracy to prevent me from fishing LOL. I even got a call to come into work! Like that was going to happen. We got there in the end though!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjc123 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Great work mate! I still swear by fresh/live tailor after i caught my first jewie Beautiful fish and a great report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Hooked Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 Great work mate! I still swear by fresh/live tailor after i caught my first jewie Beautiful fish and a great report Hey mack attack Yes, fresh tailor is great. I always try and catch a legal and fillet or butterfly it. Those California squid are not that bad. Fresh is always best, but they are not a bad alternative if your desperate for bait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerFisher Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Well done on that nice jewfish, you deserve it after all that effort. The California squid is definetley good i always take it with me as i dont always have enough fresh squid and it works real good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wchh Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Nice looking fish, Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Hooked Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 Well done on that nice jewfish, you deserve it after all that effort. The California squid is definetley good i always take it with me as i dont always have enough fresh squid and it works real good. Thanks mate I't seems that quite a few raiders are using them and having good results. I've always past them by in the past but now I grab a pack every time I go out as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooooled Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 great to see you being rewarded for your patience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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