issue Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 On Tuesday I though I would have a go at a jewie in the Georges at my ususal spot. I arrived at 3pm to a perfect high tide with a slow moving eddy and started casting a 5inch clear flickbait. I soaked it in Gulp juice and smeared it with S Factor so it STANK. After only 20 min I came tight on a solid jewie and had the Branzino screaming. This fish was a real goer, pulling drag in strong bursts and it took me about 10 minutes before I got the better of it and slid it into the net. Very happy with myself, I took a couple of quick shots (by myself again) and released a very healthy 75cm ghost back into the river. I then continued for another 2 hours without a bite. If that wasnt enough I also spent 2 hours there on Wednesday and again another 2 hours of casting on Thursday. I can only say that there is nothing easy about catching these addictive little buggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locodave Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Least you got a good size beast. Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbdshroom Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Well done, any size is good and that is a decent one, especially landbased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossfire63 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 They'll live a lot longer if you handle them properly and support their body out of the water rather than hanging all their weight off their neck as you have in the photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
issue Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 Yes you are correct with that comment. I hate seeing fish hung that way myself. I normally never hang them off the grips but I wanted 1 photo before release and I was by myself so I got the phone ready and snuck a quick 1 off. I took a friend the next day to help me get a better shot of me holding the fish horizontally and supported with my other hand but couldnt catch one. Anyway thanks for pointing that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aero.gard Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Cracker fish land base mate. Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 cracker fish issue,It's hard to get a photo when your solo,im sure it lived to fight another day,wonder if the S factor made the difference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Good Jew there issue! Never get sick of looking at jewies, such a beautiful fish! If they were that easy to catch, most of us would spend a lot less hours fishing! Your time and effort will reap the rewards! Well done Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Great effort! It pays to put in the time with jewies, in particular! Well done! Baz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mii11x Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Nice effort there mate, well done on the release also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingFishing Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Nice effort mate any Jew on plastics is an achievement ! Iv tried a couple of times recently but no success ! Do you let them go because of water quality in the George's ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
issue Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 No I let them go because they are so beautiful. I dont really like killing fish and really only target sport fish which arent usually that good for eating. I think the the water being so muddy there would give them a muddy taste too. I have caught a lot of flattys there but never been tempted to try them. Its not up in the toxic part of the river so Im not worried about chemical pollution. Keep trying,(there is no other way), you will eventually get one. I miss out a lot more than I get lucky, but you can say that about a lot of fishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witha Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Awesome fish mate well done! Land based plastic jews...Such a mission to get them top effort. Glad it's still swimming for next time they just look so stunning. Cheers Witha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holls Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Well done with the jewie! I totally agree with the comments about the grips. I don't like them at all for handling live fish, not even to weight them. If we are going to release them, we can at least acknowledge that no fish EVER feels its own weight, let alone by the jaw. And well done on your perseverance in the George's, issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwbcnet Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Very nice work, it would have made my year ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novicefisherman Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Nice Jew. Yet to crack a Jew myself. I'll have to get to the Georges one day. Its not too far from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam0 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Good catch issue! I've been fishing with him and he has a lot of respect for the fish he catches. Hope to bump into you out on the water soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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