jordan.widz Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Hey raiders, After missing the annual trailer boat tournament for the first time in 9 years due to the motor blowing up leaving us boatless my dad and I decided we had to organize a similar trip even if we couldn't make it to the tournament. We decided to do a 3 day trip up at Port Stephens and we didn't step foot off the boat for those whole 3 days haha. The first day we headed up to Broughton island to look for some kings but had no luck at all. We downrigged huge slimys all around the sisters and over to north rock but didn't find any action so as sun set we made our way over to Esmeralda cove to sleep the night. When we got up in the morning the intention was to head up the Edith Breakers but overnight the wind had blown right up and there was no way we were going up there in that slop so we decided to just stay around Broughton again and hit some reefs in hope of snapper. Well we had no trouble in finding fresh bait but still could nail a snapper of any decent size, all were pinkies. Still after 2 days on the water with no decent fish in the bag our last hope for this trip was a night fish for jewies and with a tide change at 10:28pm and a 3% new moon the oods were in our favour. We headed back down to the bay to stock up on squid and yakkas but could only find cuttlefish, 100's of them too they were just everywhere I put my jig but I couldn't find a single squid. We kept 4 cuttlefish just to see how they go, I've never caught anything on one before but thought we might aswell give them a shot. We set up and put the anchor down just before sunset, a couple hours after the run in and wasn't really expecting much until the tide change. Well we were kept occupied with the usual sharks and rays on the rods with dead baits whilst the livies twitched away nervously down there then while my dad was on the phone his dead bait rod goes of so he tells me to pick it up thinking it would be another shark or ray so I grab it and start fighting it, the fight was deffinetly more intense but I still wasn't convinced it was a jewie due to the fact that it took a dirty piece of bonito cutlet that had been sitting in the mud but then I saw that distinctive silver shadow as it came to the surface. Yewwww! Wasn't expecting that, 13kg jewie!! It only takes one fish to make 2 days on the water worth it. With that in the bag we had a few beers, dozed of then got up in the morning for the drive back to Sydney. Cheers, Prawn Star. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandad Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Well done, persistance paid off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtBundy Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Nice jewie - well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njsconst Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Thinking of doing a similar trip. What type of boat are you sleeping on and fishing from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefisherman6784 Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Great catch mate That must of made your whole trip Persistence paid off Well done and a great fish Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 nice jew prawn star, fished the trailer boat with scratchie very busy,we could only manage cuttle as well,caught at the wreck was it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vo2c88 Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Well done, that's jewies for ya. Could be picky as at times and then at times would take anything. Still hanging for that beast, I guess itll happen one day. Regards Vo2c88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Good work mate. Very envious as I haven't been able to get out for a while. There's been a few hammerhead in the bay and you've gotta love a port stephens jew! Well done Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan.widz Posted June 5, 2014 Author Share Posted June 5, 2014 Cheers guys we were fishing from my dads Cruise Craft 625 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan.widz Posted June 5, 2014 Author Share Posted June 5, 2014 Good work mate. Very envious as I haven't been able to get out for a while. There's been a few hammerhead in the bay and you've gotta love a port stephens jew! Well done Cheers scratchie!!! Did you fish the tournament this year scratchie? If so how was it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Did you fish the tournament this year scratchie? If so how was it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yes mate, it was tough going. The Friday was the pick of the days, so we decided to head wide and chase marlin. Dropped 2 so was very disappointed. All fish were down in size on last year and Sunday was washed out. Still a great weekend though. Caught up with heaps of raiders and still managed a few nice fish! Cheers scratchie!!! P.s you at the wreck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitewash Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 great jew mate well done !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tide'n'knots Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 nice fish mate well worth the hard work. congats pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harold Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Very good catch. Congratulations to you both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Love your work prawn star!! That's a maaad report mate bet scratchie is cursing you about now hookin a jew like that at port[emoji106][emoji106][emoji106] love the name of your boat as well. Cheers spotiendotie!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEAFEARER Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Is that the boat I'll see you up at terrigal jigging kings in this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan.widz Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 Is that the boat I'll see you up at terrigal jigging kings in this year?Haha yeh you should see my dad out there very soon, not me unfortunately I'm off to Hawaii. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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