CarlRak Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Raiders, Holidays began well under cloudy skies and some fishy ambition but the size of the fish I was catching didn't really warrant the tackle being used. Nonetheless couldn't have asked for more on night one. The next afternoon I dragged Smoko Joe out to a different spot and decided to fish plastics into the wash on a light rod. Second cast of the session I feel a tap, set the hook and then struggled to control the fish in the wash and surge. At one point I thought I'd lost him as he ran into a cave at my feet and my braid was on the rocks. Quick little freespool move had him swim out and from there I got him terrestrial for a picture and dispatch. Two hours later Benni the Butcher turned him into an exquisite camp meal. Same session saw me catch his little brother on the same plastic, this one got the picture-only treatment. A couple of days later I found another cousin lurking in a washy hole and seduced him with a big paddle-tail. The rest of the trip was great, the camp BBQ set-up evolved, the afternoons were beautiful and I got my spin on pretty often but failed to connect to anything heart-pumping. Back in Sydney I was a moochy brooding mess with another year of work looming so the Miss sat me down, looked me in the eye and said "You've got three days till work starts. Off. Sit on a rock, play with your toys and find Nemo." I didn't need much more impetus. I hatched a quick plan to fish a new headland complex. Did some google maps scanning, packed the car and drove off to chase a dream. 36 hours later the tide was about to peak, the wind was blowing into my face and I had about 5 mins of light left. "Two more casts Nibbles or you're gonna get into trouble with this swell" I said to my alter-ego as I tried to punch the big minnow past the wash-line. As I retrieved the lure I got slammed 3 feet from the low ledge. I tried to hold my nerve through the headshakes, runs and the 6-7 attempts it took me to wash him onto the ledge and finally got rewarded when a 117cm silver slab lay kicking on the rocks. After the ordeal of hiking him out and getting him home in one piece the Miss just looked at me deadpan and said "Nemo's fattened up a little". Anyways, Happy New. Nibbles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawns Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 OMG what cracker fish! You gotta be happy with those mate Im soooo jealous of everybodys ability to land so many great fish. I will get there eventually I guess (coming home empty is pretty normal for me) Sounds like you got a nice understanding wife mate - Mine suprised me today with a packet of soft fake fish with hooks already in them (no idea what they are called) Seems I have a understanding wife as well Makes things alot easier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlRak Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 Thanks Prawns, super happy. Just fish hard and have fun, the results will come eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbdshroom Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Well done, that is some serious HB jew fishing. I take my hat off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlRak Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 Cheers Pete, worked hard for him as I'm sure you'd understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieR Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Wow! That is awesome. You caught jewies on those deep diving lures? I thought they were for trolling behind a boat!? Can you share some of your skills? Do you cast them out and crank them back in as fast as you can? Any tips for casting them? They are pretty light so I imagine you couldnt cast them too far? Sorry for all the questions - just amazed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlRak Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 Wow! That is awesome. You caught jewies on those deep diving lures? I thought they were for trolling behind a boat!? Can you share some of your skills? Do you cast them out and crank them back in as fast as you can? Any tips for casting them? They are pretty light so I imagine you couldnt cast them too far? Sorry for all the questions - just amazed! Thanks for the kind words, but the technique is quite an old one from what I understand. Those lures are pretty big and heavy, all 15-20cm long, the yellow one weighs about 55g, the blue and silver one about 85g and the greenish silver one also about 85g. Just pick an outfit that can cast them comfortably. Try to get past the wash-line and then roll them in as slow as you can without letting them float too high up in the water column. And you gotta fish pretty shallow spots with lots of foam, wash and my preference is for a little stirred-up sand as well. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shak4g63 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Awesome work Tight lines!, Shakeel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Awesome job Carl, great write up and nice Jew! Putting in the time you got your rewards. Well done! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasksta Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Well done a great story of perseverance, if you put in the time the fish will come. A far cry from flicking plastics at Narrabeen lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sureangler Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Good write up, inspiration. Enjoy the rest of your camping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinsoi Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Magnificent effort Nibbles Congratulations on a marvellous mulloway haul Top story and great photos too. Thanks for sharing. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlRak Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 Awesome work Tight lines!, Shakeel Thanks Shakeel. Awesome job Carl, great write up and nice Jew! Putting in the time you got your rewards. Well done! Cheers scratchie!!! Thanks Jeff. Well done a great story of perseverance, if you put in the time the fish will come. A far cry from flicking plastics at Narrabeen lake. Been a fun couple of years of up-skilling, thanks mate. Good write up, inspiration. Enjoy the rest of your camping Cheers. Magnificent effort Nibbles Congratulations on a marvellous mulloway haul Top story and great photos too. Thanks for sharing. Ian Thanks Ian, pleasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRED-ATOR Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 thats ridiculously good. man you have cracked the jewy code i wish i got results like that lol well done mate those are some well deserved fish! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlRak Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 thats ridiculously good. man you have cracked the jewy code i wish i got results like that lol well done mate those are some well deserved fish! Cheers Thanks, too kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawno Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Wtf! So many jewies! I want! Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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