SgtBundy Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Arranged my work day so I could have s crack for jewies this evening and hit Newport around 8pm. As I got the gear out of the car I realised I had left the rod holders at home so it was going to be a single rod session. No matter - setup with some fresh mullet on the edge of a hole mid beach. Not long in and my line took off - big run, lot of power and what seemed like head shakes. Fought for about 20 seconds before it dropped - leader broken not far off the hooks. I took (hoped really) the action to be that I might actually be on to a jewie so I rerigged as quick as my knot skills would let me wanting to get back if they hung around. About 10 minutes later bang again - line runs off and I am hanging on but I was able to set the hook and then amp up the drag. It took multiple runs and some convincing to bring in, each time as it beached it would take off again. Got it out after using a few waves and my excitement faded... a little whaler shark. After a bit of back and forth trying to release it I finally managed to pick it up and send it back. After that it went quiet. Nothing through the turn of the tide or up until 11 when I called it a night. Some other guys on the south end beach seemed to have some activity and at one point I think a shark as well, but nothing that looked of note. Happy to have a good scrap with the shark but still chasing that ghost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregh1 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 At least you had some action mate! Better luck next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 At least you had some fun, the sharks can fight, though usually disappointment when you see what you have hooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtBundy Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 Damn. I didnt measure it - can I submit a record on a guess Dad suggested I should have taken home some flake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryder Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Nice work mate , I bet it gave a great fight. I know it wasnt what you were after, but you could have fed the tribe with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtBundy Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Off hand it was about 3ft but looking at the photo I might get an estimate off my paternoster rig length that is lying along side him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtBundy Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 The run from the swivel to the sinker on the rig was 84cm so I would call it a fair 1m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtBundy Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now