nbdshroom Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 (edited) Stoked! Just a quick report of what's been happening these past several days. With the donuts rolling in and people on Raider reminding me about it, I put sizeable time in for several sessions in the Parra river landbased and this is what I managed. Two mulloway to blow away the cobwebs. It sure hit the spot! To be exact, a soapie around 52cm and a bigger schoolie around 88cm. For both fish, i felt the bream-like tap and then on auto-pilot I struck hard and fast. The soapie made a quick dash and after a few runs, it gave up the ghost. However it was still one of the best fights I've had for one that size. The bigger jew stood its ground, and then when it realised it wasn't going to shake me off, kicked into gear. The reel screamed on four occasions, so much so that I think the drag on my reel needs new washers as it's no longer as smooth as it was. Apologies for the poor photos, I had camera/phone troubles. Lures that did the damage were squidgie fish and damiki armor shads in red. All fish released to fight another day. Got lucky on these occasions and I hope the donuts stay away. Edited April 22, 2014 by nbdshroom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bharris Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 good stuff petey shows you they get right up the back of the parra is shallow water you number 1 Sent from my GT-S7500T using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witha Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 (edited) Mate well done! Gotta love it when you set out for a target species and succeed man. No more ribbing about doughnuts either What kind of line weight do you use chasing ghosts? Cheers Witha Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Edited April 22, 2014 by Witha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Seriously awesome Pete! Good to see you haven't lost your mojo! Haven't targeted Jews in a while and you've just inspired me! Well done champ! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlRak Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Good fishes dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aero.gard Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Great catch mate. Keep'em comming. Your on fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbdshroom Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 Cheers guys! Just typed up a long response only for it disappear when I accidently clicked on something and moved away from this page grrr. Regarding Parra river, I agree with Ben. As in don't discount areas that aren't exactly in the Harbour, plenty of potential further in the river as the fish aren't static and will move around. Line wise, I would recommend a size but I've hooked my jews on 6lb all the way through to 16lb so I can't really say. It's heart breaking to lose a jew or two (it's happened to me!) but there are pros and cons with going lighter or heavier, just choose one to suit the situation. @ Jeff - Glad to hear that, looking forward to more of your jew exploits. On another note, that Winter chill is starting to creep in @ Stewy - Cheers, I'm just stoked with the catches. @ Nibbles - Thanks, looking forward to your next jew report. @ Luke - Thanks a bunch, I couldn't have caught these fish without your continued help for the slow learner and persistent donut-er than I am haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Stalker Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 They are nice fish Pete, good work mate. Were you using a double rip retrieve or just a standard lift then drop. Curious on your techniques. Cheers. Luc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefisherman6784 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Great job Some great fish Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbdshroom Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 They are nice fish Pete, good work mate. Were you using a double rip retrieve or just a standard lift then drop. Curious on your techniques. Cheers. Luc. I always start off with a double rip since it requires no mental input and can be maintained for hours. If nothing seems to be happening (which is quite often), I'll try to mix it up. Triple hop, single hop and maybe throw in a pause here and there. It can't hurt to vary it up when nothing seems to be happening. If I'm using a wriggler type plastic I'll generally do the lift and drop instead of rips. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Stalker Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Cheers mate, what size wriggler do you use? 140mm or there abouts or the smaller 100mm flatty killer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbdshroom Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 Cheers mate, what size wriggler do you use? 140mm or there abouts or the smaller 100mm flatty killer? Yeah sounds about right. I think they are the 120mm and 100mm ones. You get some decent bi-catch with them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRED-ATOR Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Pete you are getting ridiculous with these fish. Just goes to show to everyone that being land based does not limit you one bit. Looking forward to catching up with you soon mate, give me a buzz! Cheers, Stan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinsoi Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Tremendous stuff as usual Pete and congratulations on a pair of marvellous mulloway You put in the effort and you get the well deserved results. Thank you for the report and thanks also for keeping' em coming champ. Nicely done Sir! All the best Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbdshroom Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 Pete you are getting ridiculous with these fish. Just goes to show to everyone that being land based does not limit you one bit. Looking forward to catching up with you soon mate, give me a buzz! Cheers, Stan Cheers Stan, just gotta make hay while the sun shines because fish can be scarcer than hens teeth. Definitely due for a catch up mate. Tremendous stuff as usual Pete and congratulations on a pair of marvellous mulloway You put in the effort and you get the well deserved results. Thank you for the report and thanks also for keeping' em coming champ. Nicely done Sir! All the best Ian Thanks Ian, very satisfying to see well-earned results after consistent application of oneself. Hope to see you at the social. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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