kingfish101 Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Set off before sunrise from Berowra Waters boat ramp. Thick fog for the first couple of hours with visibility down to 50 meters or so. Fortunately just the local traffic on the water but I kept tight on the shore just in case some one didn't know what safe speed meant and couldn't read the 4 knot signs. First stop Joe Crafts Bay and by mid morning the fog had cleared and my live bait tank was full with 4 mullet around the 25cm mark and another 6 smaller specimens from my bait trap. Mullet are a perfect bait for kayak fishing. All of the predatory fish in the estuary seem to be partial to them , they are available pretty much all year round and they survive all day in a make shift live bait tank. Didn't get to Bar Point until midday which gave me a couple of hours for fishing close to low water slack. I was fishing with my big mullet on an 8/0 double hook rig , close to the bottom , with a heavy sinker. After a recent epiphany I've been focusing on rocky areas close to the shore where an ambush feeder can hole up and wait for dinner to come to him. The locations are hard on tackle and I find myself frequently having to replace chafed mono. I got 2 good hits and short runs in the first hour but on both occasions the fish missed the hooks and all I had to show were chewed up baits. For the third hit I was on a slow drift with the last gasp of the ebb , water depth 5 meters. Third time lucky , a solid hook up , and after a good fight a feisty 93cm jewfish in the hatch. Stopped off at the Twin Beaches on the way back for a couple of quick pictures and a celebratory cup of tea. 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Ct Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Cracker Jewie mate, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterfisho7 Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 That,s a top Jew out of kayak well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 That is indeed a great fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfish Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Excellent fish and I bet that Tea tasted great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Great report. Well done. Super Jewie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Nice jewie mate, well done! We’re you using circle hooks? & were you slow trolling/drifting the mullet along the rocky shoreline? Or anchored? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebenbomb Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 good job mate stonker of a jewie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restyle Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Great jew! even more rewarding when caught from the kayak! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 (edited) Brilliant effort @kingfish101, a seriously nice Jewie, well done. Edited May 29, 2022 by Pickles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Superb fish and even better from a yak! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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