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Cooks river, not a ghost but still silver!


Witha

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G'day raiders, so after the plastic social I've restarted my quest for a jew on plastics, headed out a few times for zip but thats the game! Anyway went down to a patch of the cooks that I hadn't fished before, right near tempe station. I figure if the water is skinny but deep and discoloured theres more chance of a jew moving through right? (No seriously...please tell me I'm on the right track haha). After servicing and topping up my mighty 2500 sienna and 3-5kg stick figure they will be my weapons of choice. 10lb braid 12lb leader. Casting 100mm squidgy fish in silver fox on 3/8th head.

Well after a million casts and past the tide change I was hoping would produce (and losing quiiite a few lures to snags and choppers) I was holding my phone in my hand talking to the gf casually ripping the plastic along when bam finally get hit! I say "baby gimme a minute I'm on!"...and this is where I think I might have to marry this girl...she says "oh great, well call me back once you've landed it and send me a pic!"..damn I'm a lucky bloke.

Anyway wasn't a jew but a 32cm whiting...surpised me no end as it took a huge plastic and fought like buggery. Although on 32 you can see from the photo this thing has weight and girth! Good to see healthy lookin fish in the cooks :)

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No more luck after that but I think its a pb whiting for me, in weight if not exact length.

Hopefully get out again tomorrow for another flick maybe on the georges. Wish me luck!

Cheers

Witha

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Nice work on the plastics mate and that's a good whiting. I watched a video recently of guys catching jewies in the cooks near where you said you were on plastics. Keep it up and I'm sure you'll get on to em!

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Nice work Witha that's a solid healthy looking fish :thumbup:

Congratulations on the PB too!!

Very well done and keep it up mate.

Good luck today on the Georges River.

Ian

P.S. I was showing my young fella the photos of the Social and he saw you and said "That's Witha"

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Fighty whiting. ....nuce work mate...thats an agressive fish

Tight lines!, Shakeel

Cheers mate! Yup never expected it to take a huge padddletail! Must be all the chemicals givin them extra courage :P

Nice work Witha that's a solid healthy looking fish :thumbup:  

 

Congratulations on the PB too!!

 

Very well done and keep it up mate.

 

Good luck today on the Georges River.

 

Ian

P.S. I was showing my young fella the photos of the Social and he saw you and said "That's Witha"   

Haha! I feel honoured! By next summer your boy is going to be smashing the fish on hard bodies I can tell!

Thanks mate :)

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Great catch Witha. Give me a yell next time you fish cooks. I'll come keep you company and hopefully land a few fish lol

Sounds good to me mate! Let you know next time I head out!

(Also an open invitation to anyone who wants to come for a fish, keep the community spirit goin after the social :)

Great work and I've seen many videos on youtube where people land big jewies around that area

Keep at it I'm sure you will get one

Cheers sydneyfisher12

Thanks mate :) hoping hours spent and lessons learnt will pay off. Always a good day on the water regardless!

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Good fish mate !

That is a true elbow slapper of a Whiting. Great fish, thanks for sharing.

Sounds like the other half is a keeper as well.

Cheers

Paikea

Thanks guys :)

And yeah Paikea she's pretty great! Her only gripe is that our days off don't coincide enough to go together!

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