issue Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 With the wind getting up I chose to fish the Georges today to try for the mythical jewfish. Went to the spot that has sucked up at least 6 hours of my life in the last week for no bites even. Was going to drive past it to try somewhere new but had a last minute change of mind to give it one quick blast. Decided to fish my little 2 kilo outfit with 8lb leader and a 5 inch pink shiner gulp jerkshad. 2nd cast of the day I see the bump in the line as it sinks and wound up the slack and sunk it home. Immediately the little 1000 was singing and I lost 50m in one big surge. Was thinking It would ledge me on something for sure but could not believe it when it stopped and allowed me to get a couple of turns on. I was by myself so I couldnt chase after it with the anchor out so had to creep it back to the boat bit by bit. After 20 minutes of nerve jangling back and forth I got a glimpse of this cracker. It looked like a 90 but ended up going 83cm on the tape. The most awesome purple and silver athlete. Got some shots of it on the deck and put her on the grips for a healthy release. Would have loved some holding shots but was alone and wanted to get her back in quick. Was so pumped. On a 1000 Shimano and a Heartland 1-3 kilo rod ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
issue Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Pic attached this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevefish Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Nice one, gotta have patience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtBundy Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbu Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 awesome stuff, sounds like a blast on light gear as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryder Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 On such light gear,..? Fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_ Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Nice work. Would have been nerve rackingly good fun on that set up. I'll be chasing them off the stones this weekend, full moon Saturday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laddercat Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Epic catch on light gear nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefisherman6784 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Mate That's a great fish on that tackle Can't wait to get a jewwy of my own It would have been heaps of fun Well done Cheers thefisherman6784 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Good work, good fun on light gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy-livin Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 What a fish on that light gear!! Legend mate!! Great stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 That's a great effort. Nice fish. Should have taken a selfie with it! Lol Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
issue Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 Thanks guys. Yes I am pretty happy with myself. The gear is super light, and I have told myself not to use it again after a couple of smashings in the past. I fish the spot regularly and it is far from reliable. Usually just a 200 cast boredom marathon in dirty water. I got the fish yesterday at midday so there is no need to freeze yourself at dawn, more just a case of fishing the turn in the tide. I will be back when these westerlies die down. They are such a beautiful fish and I will always make sure to release them with a big kiss and a whoop that all the residents can hear ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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