wchh Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Caught this one off Cronulla/ Wanda beach last night right on high tide. Tailor fillet was the bait. 30 lb mainline, 40 pound leader, single 4/0 suicide hook, usual setup for my beach sessions length was 123 cm. this made my last PB of 1 meter (caught on 21/10/2017) stood for only two months Charles 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omally Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Absolute brute... Nice catch matey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribs Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Wow.... big tides big Jew, well done mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookerbruce Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Great fish You have your fish of the month so you don't need to go fishing at Wanda for a long time. Me and other fishraiders will fish your beach for you. Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marks1984 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 awesome catch mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reel' em in Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 I've always heard about people catching Jewfish from Cronulla beach but never seen one, especially one that big great catch mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wchh Posted January 1, 2018 Author Share Posted January 1, 2018 Thanks guys! This fish put up a very tough fight. I had to walk along the beach with it quite a bit before I could wash it up. Took about 10 minutes Roland it. I did manage to put on my glove while I was fighting the fish so there was no injury this time! Last time I had to fight a fish this hard was when I got eagled at Mona Vale beach! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Good fish! Very satisfying catch from the sand! Well done cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Spanner Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Great fish. It looks like you have started to figure out the beach. Did you get many other bites/fish/rays last night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 nice jewie should have nice set of jewels..rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wchh Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Captain Spanner said: Great fish. It looks like you have started to figure out the beach. Did you get many other bites/fish/rays last night? Yes, I also took home a good flathead about 50cm, one tailor about 40cm. Those were caught around 7:30 pm. In addition to the three fish I took home, I caught 6 or 7 just legal (31-33cm) tailor all went back but one gut hooked fish was kept for the jewbait. Turned out this small investment did win a decent return! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Spanner Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 1 minute ago, wchh said: Yes, I also took home a good flathead about 50cm, one tailor about 40cm. Those were caught around 7:30 pm. In addition to the three fish I took home, I caught 6 or 7 just legal (31-33cm) tailor all went back but one gut hooked fish was kept for the jewbait. Turned out this small investment did win a decent return! Nice one, It sounds like there was quite a bit going on in your gutter. Do you have any more trips planned this week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock&Beach Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Great catch off the sand mate. Have you lost that smile yet. Cheers R&B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 That is a good fish from the beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wchh Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 7 hours ago, rickmarlin62 said: nice jewie should have nice set of jewels..rick Hi Rick, I harvested one pair in 2010 and used in my profile photo. I did not look for them on later fish, until you reminded me this time. I found them on this fish, they are a lot bigger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wchh Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 11 minutes ago, Yowie said: That is a good fish from the beach. Hope this comes as consistent as your hackings routine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 nice I used to have heaps of them..made some into necklaces...had a set bigger than 50cent pieces from a 40kg model...rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wchh Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 6 hours ago, Captain Spanner said: Nice one, It sounds like there was quite a bit going on in your gutter. Do you have any more trips planned this week? As Bruce posted earlier: I will take a break until I have some room in the freezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wchh Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 10 hours ago, Scratchie said: Good fish! Very satisfying catch from the sand! Well done cheers scratchie!!! Thanks! It takes a while for the excitement to wear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu-SP Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 What a beast and off cronulla beach! Well done!! Time to get the beach rod out... that’s a trophy fish!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 20 hours ago, wchh said: Hope this comes as consistent as your hackings routine! I body surf regularly at Wanda or Elouera beaches, and have noticed recently that the terns are diving for bait fish, even fairly close in during day time, so the bait fish are bringing the bigger ones in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 That is one sensational new year resolution! Congrats on your impressive PB upgrade and keep them coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam bros Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Stonker Jew mate Tailor fillet is my favourite bait for jewies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 On 1/2/2018 at 8:00 PM, wchh said: Hi Rick, I harvested one pair in 2010 and used in my profile photo. I did not look for them on later fish, until you reminded me this time. I found them on this fish, they are a lot bigger! Ok dumb question coming up. What are these? An excellent session if you don't mind me saying. I have never caught a Jewfish so bear that in mind with your answer please. Cheers, bn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 hey neil..these are the [otolith bones] they sit in a bulb of fluid where the spine meets the head...they are used for balance in the fish..also counting the rings on them gives their age..if you look into the gill cavity of a jew as well as other fish you will see a bulbous looking base where the spine starts..prise away the outside layers of bone carefully and you will find the otoliths or ear bones..floating in spinal fluid....rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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