olic33 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Hi all, Its been a while since i got to wet a line, but we set off saturday to the Hawkes targeting jewies and launched the boat at about 7pm. Hit the spot with some fresh/frozen squid and some fresh yellowtail. I managed one hookup and good run before i dropped whatevef it was within the first 20mins. Good start. Had one or two more hookups and managed to get a big hairtail to the boat before he chomped the line and swam away. Had about 10 more hookups on what was no doubt more hairtail before i managed to bring one into the boat, not bad, but not a jewie. Found ourselves sitting there after the tide turned at about 11pm, all 3 of us dozing off in the darkness then bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!! wow!! my mate locked up and set the hook, and one huuuuge run some pretty agressive headshakes and ping! gone...... After hooking up to hairtail all night I'll say that was NOT a hairtail. I've never fished or caught hairtail but i found that theyre very consistant in how they strike, real slow and long pulls on the line and theyre on, where as thia was just smash grab and run like hell..the one that got away, again! All in all, it was a good night with lots of action. No undersized pickers or pests, lots of hookups and runs. We may have found our own spot x . Also the action came in waves. 30mins on 30-45mins off, unlike the usual 20 minutes of action then nothing for the next 5 hours. Looking at heading back this weekend with a smaller tide and target jewies again, but am a bit unsure with all this rain now. Anyways, there it is guys, hope you enjoy the read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Well, what were the fish that kept you enthralled ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olic33 Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 Its always great being out there regardless of what you catch. Been chasing jewies for a while now with no luck. Its just nice to head out for a flick and actually hear your reel buzz consistantly instead of pulling in undersized bream or flathead or not catch anything at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 That's not a hairtail dude that's a shitty pike eel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olic33 Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 that first pic wasnt the best..looks like a hairtail to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 that first pic wasnt the best..looks like a hairtail to me? That looks even more like a BIGGER SHITTY PIKE EEL ...sorry my good man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olic33 Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 lol not your fault mate..oh well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 lol not your fault mate..oh well They are very chrome like in appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olic33 Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 yeh just did a quick google search..think your right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 yeh just did a quick google search..think your right I just did a quick fishraider search and if you look there are many reports on the hairtail...you may have been hooking them though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olic33 Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 yeah..very similar in appearance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Join us on our Hairtail social each year Here is the last years post - plenty of hairtail pics there http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/index.php?showtopic=73966 We also have an article on hairies http://www.fishraider.com.au/fishing-articles/how-to-catch-hairtail.php Hey there is no Pike Eel record on bait - why not submit it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olic33 Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 Cheers I'll look into it..and will definately check out the posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Cheers I'll look into it..and will definately check out the posts Congratulations on your new record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryder Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 "That's not a hairtail dude that's a shitty(record breaking) pike eel" A record breaking pike eel! Well done. Add ons by Stewy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamestown Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Filthy pike eel yuk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken A Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Oh no not the dreaded Pike Eel I had a dollar for every one of those @3$%$ .......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4myson Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 From personal experience , if your hooking pike eel your fishing the bottom . Try and raise your baits of the bottom by about a couple of meters . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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