Berrero Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Hey raiders, Took a quick break after my maths final today for a flick down the cooks river. Was middle of the rising tide and quickly realised that the jigs I had on me weren't going to cut it.. I usually use size 2 jigs and the heaviest I had on me was 1/16 which just wasn't getting anywhere near the bottom. Scrounged around in my fishing bag and found a small pack of tiny size 10 jigs 1/8oz, thought why the hell not, cut my 2.5" grub in half to make it fit and was off to the races. 2nd cast and got hit on the drop and reel started screaming. Called it for a trevally from the headshakes but thought it may have been a soapy from the runs. Some of you might remember my 60cm trev on 6lb a while back, this fella fought a hell of a lot harder that's for sure! Learned my lesson last time with a 35 min release so after a few quick pics made sure to get him back in the water asap. Got him to kick off after about 10 mins. The bigger fish on the lighter gear really get buggered from the longer fights. Great way to finish the day off after cramming maths, cooks still has a few gems it seems!! Tight lines Vanford 2500 8lb braid 8lb leader Zodias 4-8lb Pumpkin seed grub cut in half, size 10 jig 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunc333 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 well done berrero cracker river trev ,they luv a good tussle .would of been fun on 8lb cheers dunc33e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Nice fish. The bigger fish on light line take longer to pull in, hence the longer time to revive them for release. Don't give up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berrero Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 16 minutes ago, Yowie said: Nice fish. The bigger fish on light line take longer to pull in, hence the longer time to revive them for release. Don't give up. Thanks yowie. Yep, that was my understanding as well, I treat all my catches with care and it takes however long it takes to get them going again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berrero Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 22 minutes ago, dunc333 said: well done berrero cracker river trev ,they luv a good tussle .would of been fun on 8lb cheers dunc33e Took me for a decent walk that's for sure Love catching them great fighters Just sometimes throw me for decent flatties with the quick headshakes especially at the start of fights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingFishing Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Thats a horsie trev for sure. Good on you for letting her swim to fight another day. Thats about as big as they get in Sydney ! not sure what size the fishraider record currently stands 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berrero Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 9 hours ago, GoingFishing said: Thats a horsie trev for sure. Good on you for letting her swim to fight another day. Thats about as big as they get in Sydney ! not sure what size the fishraider record currently stands Thanks mate. Record stands at 70cm currently with a fair few over the 60 mark, still a while off yet 😛 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterfisho7 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Nice report love the photos well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Well done. Super photos. Beats School. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Absolute cracker! Nice release too!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 I love this report Berrero, the way that you have set up the situation and the attention to detail re the rig. It certainly would have been a heart pumping fight with that fish. Well done young fella. bn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFisho Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 That’s hetick 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonardgid Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 very nice fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Monster 😲 I'm not sure what the record is on here but I recon you should submit it- But maybe you should have submitted the 60cm model! https://www.fishraider.com.au/forum/25-submit-your-record-fish-pics-here/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Ct Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Cracker trev mate well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Great work - that is a really good Trevor. Your setup and choice of tackle - perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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