chilledFisho Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 well well well. IM STOKED!!!!!!!!!!!!! First Jewie of the kayak and its a 108cm!!!!!! And on a soft plastic!!! my new fav.Went down to a place on the beaches lol. Im pretty sure its obvious from the photo where im at.Got down there around 2 in the arvo, over cast, not much wind, my favorite conditions. I find fish seem to come on the chew a lot more when its over cast here, in the shallows. I dunno that's just my experience. Was funnily enough just gonna chase flatties bream and set up a bread burly and get some mullet. Man was i for a surprise...3rd cast with with this berkly 3in- 8cm minnow, cas clear. I'd say at most 2.5 meters deep. Let it hit the bottom, double twitch up, let it sink again, another double twitch up.... and then a very distinctive thud. thinking its a flatty, raise rod to set hook. and BOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!! fish runs a good god knows how long. i dunno estimate 50 meters. (reminding you that im using 3 kilo platypus mono on a little 2500 Sienna on a Silstar Rod which i have trouble stopping big bream and flatties at times.) Losing line, fast, have to chase the fish. serious epic head shakes and long runs. Im thinking this cant possibly be a flattie with the fight so far. This is why i have loved my hobie kayak for so many years. Just use your feet to peddle and chase the fish!! 20 min into battle with the beast, 3 little fishos on a tinney come to investigate my swearing and yelling. Sorry little guys but yeah couldn't help my self. along side the bunch of people kayaks which have paused to watch the show haha. 40 min into battle Jewie decided to head into the shallow weed beds, kinda shocked in to why this fish would go into shallow weed beds. Then i started thinking must be a flattie. followed the fish for a good while through the weed beds when all of a sudden the fish made a choice to dart straight under the back of my kayak, still not seeing the fish, sooo luckily managed to pull the rod under the kayak around the back and more runs.... heart in jumping out chest.Cheers for the little fellas on the boat for lending me there net, bigger net. still have never had to net such a big fish of a kayak. nearly tipped me over!!!! Because of all rain we have been getting, water was a bit discolored... but once i saw this fish was amazed. Theres something magical about seeing that silver sheen with those big arse silver spots along its lateral line. will never forget this one. Finally after a good hour fish is in the net and the little fellas were gorging on as many photos they could take. Was pretty kool seeing the younger blokes being so stoked to holding up a fish nearly as long as them. Wish i was that young and saw a fish that big. Now they got bragging rights at school. ;-) really unexpected catch but i'm not complaining. sorry about the quality of fish but when photo was taken was using high deff etc needed to take photo of comp screen. all in all WOOOOOOP WOOOOOPP!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilledFisho Posted November 22, 2015 Author Share Posted November 22, 2015 that photo does not do that fish justice, will try upload a better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
night_rider Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 On 3kg, that would of been the ultimate fight. Congrats on landing it mate! Sent from my SM-G900I using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stapo Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Woo woo. Nice fish mate. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antonywardle Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Thats a great read mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mii11x Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 awesome write up mate, congrats on a great fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Great write up and nice fish! Already a screen saver? Congrats on landing such a beast! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welster Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Great fish. Well done on such light gear. Great report, I can imagine some tense moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilledFisho Posted November 22, 2015 Author Share Posted November 22, 2015 cheers fishraider people!!! thing that bugs me the most when catching a fish like this is, literally was just about to set up my camera, and i thought, i'll just throw a couple of cast with this soft plastic. Note to self always have the camera rolling!!! you never know when your gonna hook up to a fish you will never forget. that i won't but would love to hear that real sing again. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilledFisho Posted November 22, 2015 Author Share Posted November 22, 2015 yeah no joke 3kg line. seriously stoked. and will be for a long time. unsure how i will beat this one :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamski Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 That's epic man, well done on 3 kg line! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevvyy Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 That is a serious fish !! Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaClH2OK9 Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 That's a great fish regardless of line class. But to do it on such light gear too! That's a lot of patience. I don't know about computer wall paper. I'd be getting it printed and up in the lounge. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W4z Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Great fish, congratulations. A very enjoyable read well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewdreamer Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Wow, now thats the catch of the month! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay88 Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Nicely done mate. On 3kg that would have felt like a whale taking off lol...very nice. Did you release or turned it into a good feed? haha good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyb139 Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Solid catch mate! Imagine if you could have GoPro'd that fight! Catch of the month for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holls Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Catch of a lifetime! Love the Hobie yak, it's versatility probably saved you from losing the fish! Well played on 3kg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josamill Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 That is the fish of a lifetime - especially give water depth & line weight!!!! Congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchie18092 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 great write up mate, and an even better fish! congrats! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Very good work and a great fish to go with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobycb Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Oh yes, nice fish!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilledFisho Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 awesome to see so many fishos appreciate this Jewie, God bless this big jew! Unfortunately was its last battle, as i have made some of the best beer lemon pepper batter, deep fried, chunks of sweet mouth watering love. RIP Mr Jew. Lest i wont forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Mate that is a cracking fish on 3lb and an hour fight must have had your adrenalin pumping...how long before you saw colour? Congrats on an amazing capture and enjoy telling th etales for a long time to come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shak4g63 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Awesome feat. I was there with you. Love the wall paper!! Sent from my SM-G925I using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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