adamski Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Hiya folks! Finished work a wee bit early today and hopped on the bus to a stretch of the Cooks I hadn't tried before, to try and make the most of the gorgeous afternoon. The idea was to flick around with the new outfit til sunset, then try for my first jewie. After half an hour or so of working one section with ye olde Z-Man Grub in motor oil I got a take, but missed the hook up. Next cast and I was on though and this thing was pulling hard! As I got it closer to the bank I saw silver in the murky water... Couldn't be a soapie on the first attempt, could it?! Nope, turns out to be a trevally, a new PB for me at 48 cm. I went round the bend of the river and started working another stretch for a smaller fish, that still pulled hard and was determined to bust me on the bank, but fortunately the new rod let me muscle it up to the net, it went at 37 cm. As the sun went down I felt a little ping on the line and a wee bream came up- first fish I've caught in the dark- but without a decent head-lamp it was impossible to see my rod tip, so I packed up and called it a day. Shame, as conditions were nigh on perfect: full moon, top of the tide approaching, not a breath of wind... Wonder how long it'll be til there's another opportunity like that. Best thing about the experience, apart from getting a first proper fish on the new rod, was putting the newly-learnt FG knot into practice- sails through the guides and held absolutely stead-fast, even when I had to the lift the bigger fish a little. All fish were returned. Thanks for reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harold Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 What a great Trevor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witha Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Awesome mate! Good to see some winter results, can be a harsh time! Glad you got to test the new outfit Bad luck on the jewie attempt, it's a real bugger trying to work plastics in the dark haha. Always be another chance Keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amkr Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 what a cracker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamski Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 What a great Trevor. Cheers mate! Awesome mate! Good to see some winter results, can be a harsh time! Glad you got to test the new outfit Bad luck on the jewie attempt, it's a real bugger trying to work plastics in the dark haha. Always be another chance Keep it up! Thanks man, yeah the last few weeks have been slow without much to write home about. I'm heading out all this weekend, but I reckon it'll be a pain with the wind, so not hugely confident. Haha! You're right about plastics in the dark- guess the next new toy will be a headlamp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryder Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Great Christening of the new outfit. 48cm is a solid fish, Trevally go hard. Not a real test of you of your new rig, but a good test of your FG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamski Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 what a cracker! Great Christening of the new outfit. 48cm is a solid fish, Trevally go hard. Not a real test of you of your new rig, but a good test of your FG. Thanks guys! Yeah, Ryder, the rod did feel a touch over-powered, but happy the FG held firm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krispy ! Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Well done mate that sure is a solid Trevor!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick -angler Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Jeez those trevs are a long way up the river water must be fairly clear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allen_f Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Nice Trev bro!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 A good trevally for the river, they certainly fight hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefisherman6784 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Great catch Adam! That would have been a great fight and good fun It was a beautiful arvo yesterday, I was out myself till 8pm chasing jewwies for nothing again What's the new combo? Cheers Gianni Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamski Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share Posted August 1, 2015 Thanks again folks. Gianni, I got a 3Zero and stuck a ci4 3000 on it. 10 lb power pro on the reel. Got 3 more fish on it today, though nothing to match the PB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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