Belligero Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 I've been chasing Jewies on vibes for roughly 6 months with semi success. I've installed a new outboard 4 months ago and have put 45 hours on the motor. 40 of those hours have easily been spent searching for Jewies. Over the time I've managed a 30, 50, 62 & 82(on bait) plus a hundred other species. The hardest part about chasing these fish is finding the fish as they will move constantly and if they are not moving they usually are not all that keen on feeding. So I've learnt to find the bait that's being worked at the right time. 2 hours either side of the tide is when all my jewies have been caught regardless of the time of day. There's no shortage of bait in lake mac you will find bait just about anywhere but finding the bait that's being worked is the challenge. Launched the boat at Summerland early & was dedicated to not returning to the ramp until I land a decent enough fish. 6 hours of moving all over the lake, searching and casting I was pretty tired and keen to just land a flattie for dinner and head back defeated. Fishing a bait school I have found in an area I really like and not having much luck out of desperation I took hold of the lure and said to it "catch me a bloody fish" as I had not landed anything yet. Sure enough that cast on the drop the lure was smashed. Massive headshakes long runs and a good fight on the 2-4kg veritas matched with Daiwa TD Black 4000. 10lb braid 12lb leader. I've been using Jackall Transam 90mm lately which have been performing well with the flatties usually taking two or three home each trip. Largest this season being a 72 model (photo attached, released) The fish went 92cm just shy of the meter I have been chasing but I was very happy with the catch regardless. Released to be caught another day. Ended the day with a nice 60cm flattie half hour later and was home by lunch. 25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Very Nice jewie! The chase is the best part - with a reward at the end of not only a good fish, but the knowledge acquired to get to that point. well done 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Well, persistence has p\aid off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaitDropper Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Great photo's, Thanks for sharing.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Super report. Top photos. Well done. Just keep on Truckin. The best Jewies are caught in Newcasle HBR. Along the rock wall. Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Fantastic report and great pics @Belligero Nice to see you posting again. I have fixed your badges 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Brilliant report @Belligero, thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish-aholic Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Great photos mate, what a Croc! that Jew must have been a great fight. Keep posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 The more time you spend on the water, the more you’ll work it out. Your persistence paid off well. 🤙 cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 The hours on the new donk are paying off! Great fish and top pics....nice croc too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFoosh Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Chasing Jewies is awesome. Once you learn their movements and the spots they like to haunt, you can reliably go back and keep finding them. Lake Macquarie is an awesome fishery glad to see it is producing the goods for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hucho hucho Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Very interesting report. What type of sounder are you using to locate bait? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Nice fish. Jewies are always on the move, and do cover some distance at times. Just have to be where the bait is holding up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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