kahleong Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 (edited) Good day yall, Jus finished my last exam of my uni life a week back and was dying to have a fish. Went for a couple of trips with my usual mate Ronald (aka Crystalliser) but all we got was the usual undersized flatties. Come thursday, Ronald gave mi a call for an early sess as he was sick of his thesis. Soon after, we were out at our usual homegrd casting sp and lures for anything that was willing to take em. Conditions were good with a slight brezze and a run out high tide. However, all we could managed was a few undersized flaties btw the two of us. Having using hbs the whole morning, I decided to chg to plastics. Racked through my bag and found a squigee fish that was given by one of the many fishing mags i bought. Being a loyal supporter of berkley (esp BMs), realli dun have much exp in em. Worked em the same way and soon had a few bites but failed to hook up. On a paticular cast, as the plastic touched the water, i felt a good tap on the lure. Gave it a good tug as i have hooked many breams the same way as the plastc is sinking. However, after the tug instead the usual burst, all i felt was some weight and it seems the fish didn't realli detect its hooked. By this time, Ronald had come over to check out the situation. I was calling for a good size flattie. Before we could conclude wat it was, the fish finalli found out it was hooked and out it went. My 1000 sized shimano started to sing the tune all anglers luvs. Tried to gain line but it didnt realli wana stop. At one point, I was chassing after the fish by running along side it to gain some line. As i got things under control, we both were bout sure it isnt a flatie. Could feel very strong head shakes and some good weight. To wat seem like a long time, i finalli got the fish nearer and finalli saw some silver flash. As ya should have guessed, its a jewie. The fish didn't realli wan to give up the fight and contiuned to take line when ever it can. Finalli the war was won and Ronald managed to land this beauty. A couple of pics were taken and it measured 92 cms and weight roughly 8 kgs. It was quickly released to fight another day. Therefore, never underestimate freebies and never give up as one day, that special one will come. Cheers Jay Edited November 25, 2006 by kahleong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahleong Posted November 25, 2006 Author Share Posted November 25, 2006 Hmmm.. cant seem to get to post the pics. It keeps saying its too big but the size is only 334k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattieman Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 (edited) Isn't that every flats fisher's dream? Jewie on a squidgy... That's what I'm talking about! You must've done very well to land it on light gear - what line/leader were you using? Awesome... Btw, squidgies rule! You may need to decrease picture size overall, mate. Here's a couple of guides: http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/inde...?showtopic=2228 http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/inde...showtopic=11144 Flattieman. Edited November 25, 2006 by Flattieman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 (edited) http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/inde...?showtopic=2228 http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/inde...showtopic=11144 Flattieman. By the way links don,t work for me or it maybe somthing i am doing may be missing a few bits if text i keep on getting a 404 file error Click below these should work how to attach pictures How to resize pictures Edited November 25, 2006 by johnno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahleong Posted November 25, 2006 Author Share Posted November 25, 2006 Isn't that every flats fisher's dream? Jewie on a squidgy... That's what I'm talking about! You must've done very well to land it on light gear - what line/leader were you using? Awesome... Btw, squidgies rule! You may need to decrease picture size overall, mate. Here's a couple of guides: http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/inde...?showtopic=2228 http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/inde...showtopic=11144 Flattieman. Tks mate. Was using 6 pd fireline and 12 pound nitlon as leader. Thank god the plastic was hooked at its lip. Btw the pic is up. Pardon the messy hair, haha the wind wasnt realli helping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danielinbyron Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 Yeh!!! ya got the picture up ....that smile on your face says everything .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riceball Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 Well done mate, thats really a lot of effort. By the way, the place looks like IC to me. Congratulations on the catch and release again! Louis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalliser Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 Actually Ronald doesn't know how to fish, he only knows how to lip grip and take pictures/videos, dito? My 7th sense tells me a 80.1cm flattie is coming your way. ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insolent Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 Great capture on the light gear, my heart would be pounding for a week after that capture. Evil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottyman Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 My goodness me that's a great fish - well done on light gear. Would have loved to see you running along beside it - gold!! Cheers David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Flatty Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 Nice fish boys! Did you guys ever get a landing net? I remember last time I saw you all you didn't have one! How did you manage to get a fish that size up the wall? Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahleong Posted November 26, 2006 Author Share Posted November 26, 2006 Tks guys. The fish was boga griped. I was realli lucky to have bought my brother's boga grip along tat day. Looking at the video ronald recorded still gets mi pumping everytime the drag goes. Haaa.. Once again tks ronald. (P.S Nah .. u still get many spectecular catches. One thing for sure, ur the bream master man .) Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bream Mad Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 Well Done Jay, That is just an awesome capture!!!!! All of us that cast lures around dream of catching a Jew like that !!!. cheers BM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattieman Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Looking at the video ronald recorded still gets mi pumping everytime the drag goes. Jay, if possible, could you post up the video? I'm sure we'd be interested! Flattieman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodHolder Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Congratulation, great fish on light gear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kantong Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 that is a top catch!! well done!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1975 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 great fish! can you Youtube the vid? sounds like we would all love to see it 1975 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squizzytaylor Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Please put the video up, I would love to see it. A top catch mate thats awesome! Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Mate that is a Hell of a jew on a 1000...well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 What a beauty Top effort. penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 now that is good size jew, good work mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahleong Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share Posted April 25, 2011 Hi all, Raking up this thread to check if iron cove is still fishable? I have returned back home since my studies and will be visiting Sydney in a few days. Of course I would love to relive some memories and will be bringing along a flickstick to chuck some sps around. Iuse to rent a tinny in rose bay to find some kingys but last checked, vince is no longer there. Anyone has any other contacts to rent a tinny? I am also open if anyone is looking for any company for fishing. Do pm me if anyone is interested. Cheers Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregL Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Yeah buddy IC is still very fishy place. Might have to wait a day or 2 for the brown water to settle a tad after all the rain but still plenty of good fish in there! Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahleong Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 Yeah buddy IC is still very fishy place. Might have to wait a day or 2 for the brown water to settle a tad after all the rain but still plenty of good fish in there! Greg Thanks Greg! Catching the flight in a couple of hours time!! Cant wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahleong Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 Hi Guys, I am heading back to sdyney again!!! Can't wait!! Will be back late may. Would need some assistance this time. I am intending to hire a houseboat for two nights in the hawkesbury river. Would be great if someone can share some insights to the watersystem so that I can hook up to another jewie. 1. I understand that I would have to moor at the public moorings. Which area would be recommended for better success in catching some fishes. Would be great if you can let me know how long it would take to travel to each bay/area, so that I can plan my itinerary for the trip. 2. Is it possible to fish for your own bait in the system? Yakkas, squid etc. Which area would be ideal for chasing some bait in the day and perhaps wetting them over the night. I should be hiring a motorised dingy for bait catching/light fishing in the day. 3. Are there any prefered bait to be used for the hawkesbury system? Where can i get them? Thanks much in advance Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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