Gladesville

[Jay88]

Hey guys,

So as I am trying to learn the ropes I try to go fishing every 3-4 days if possible. Went every day of the weekend. Didnt manage much besides a large Octopus and 4 Port Jacksons (3 being close to the 10-12kg mark)... this was at Manly. I could see bait fish in the water, threw in a hand line, they just take my bait. I think the problem is I let my bait sink, I might consider a float to keep my bait of the ground and away from these bottom dwellers.

We moved down to Gladesville, and casted out from the opposite side of the bridge, after 1hour with not much happening, my mates rod just starts to shake!

He hooks it. As he is more of a beginner than me, he literally just gave me the rod. This thing ran, BUT not like a crazy run, we are talking a steady 1-2 minutes of outgoing line run then stopped...reeled it in closer

The thing stopped running and just stayed on the floor close to shore (It could be a PJ but I am not sure, most PJs, give up and I can wrestle it up), but this thing just held...and I mean held its ground (wouldn't have been surprised if it was a sting ray as it didn't move around much)

My mates rod is a 2-4KG , 6ft shimano, with a 2500 sedona reel. I kept it going for around 10 minutes (I don't think it was a snag, as I felt it pulling down), later tightened the drag and just tried to pull or get it to move a bit, and next minute SNAP. Clean line cut. Not sure if it was teeth or what...but yeah, was an intense 10 minutes. Whatever it was, it was massive. With my luck, probably the mother of all port jacksons ;p

Jay

Edited September 6, 2015 by Jay88

[big Neil]

Nice report Jay. That gear is a bit light for larger fish, so no wonder you lost it. Neil.

[NaClH2OK9]

Nice write up Jay.

Check the search field for livies. It's just practice mate. Sharp hooks and constant pressure on the line.

Sounds like a stingray to me.

Well done on getting all the sessions in. In my experience and reading if your pulling in pj a jew may be close.

Thanks for sharing.

Steve

Edited September 6, 2015 by NaClH2OK9

[Guest 4myson]

Sorry to hear about the bust off . Good on you for getting out there that often ....

[Jay88]

Thanks for the encouragement guys, yeah probably might start going out locally for a couple hours on the week days after work also. But Im with you, NaCH, feeling like it was a sting ray also as it relied on its weight so much

[Krispy !]

bad luck mate as said above probably a stingray