Snaps & Jew Brisbane River Wed morning

[Mike Delisser]

Hit the water very early Wed morn for some River 2 Mud M&G practice, the closed ramp at Pinkenba meant I had to use Whyte Isl for the 1st time in years, boy you southsiders are spoilt. Started about 4am chasing snapper around some of my old spots in the river (bit dodgy in the high traffic areas before sunrise). Pulled 3 nice ones between 50 & 60cm and was blown away twice on 5" Lindy Old-Baysides. Once the sun rose I used a technique picked up off "Plaztix" (thanks mate) and hit the deeper water with a Mask Vib. I love using these lures in the freshwater and wasn't keen on losing one of my favourites so I tied on a crappy colour that had never caught a thing. Pulled a 65 that almost stiched me up so I switched the lure to the 12lb outfit. No joy for the next 30 mins and decided to head home before the traffic got too bad (even pulled the electric up) when I got solid hit. I struck and the fish ran hard & deep, but too slow for a snap. After the 1st run it dogged it out below the boat and although I was praying for a jewie I thought it could be a big catty. A few mins later I slid the net under a nice PB jew of 88cms.
Gear used
Egrell S4 - Daiwa Tierra 2000 - 6lb Platypus Super Braid & 6lb Stealth Leader
BeaR S4 - Daiwa Tierra 2500 - 15lb Platypus Super Braid & 20lb Stealth Leader
Cheers Mike
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[Breambuster33]

nice session for a bit of a prefish;D;D

[SummerTrance]

Thats a great session any day mate. Top effort! Nice size river snaps. Did ya get bothered by undersize? or only the bigger ones taking?

[tailorboi99]

Nice session mate!!! Love those Bris River jewies!

[MeePee_99]

Great Work!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[LIVE_2_FiSH]

some nice fish mate, did the jew take the lure reel deep, or up the water column?

[Nico.d.R]

nice bag there mate , is the main ramp closed there ? do you know how long for if it is .

cheers nico

[work2fish]

Nice work i was trying to fish the river today


W2F

[rc@hinze]

Great bag of fish mate. Well done on your PB. Those Mask vibes are great versatile lure - shame they are so expensive. It really hurts when you lose them.

[chief]

Looking good for the river fishos r2m. A nice jew could go down well on the day.Some nice fish there. Looking foward to the week end ;D

[Mike Delisser]

ST - No undersize at all that day, I never seem to pick up many small ones on plastics in the dark and after sunrise I was fishing some pretty deep water. Often get small ones on the top edge of the channel and along the rock walls near the mouth.

L 2 F - Jewie was pretty close to the bottom in 45 feet, I was hopping the Mask Vib along the bottom (risky stuff)

Nicko.d.R - Pinkenba ramp is closed for repairs untill late Aug I think, next closest nth side ramp is Breaky Ck, what a joke! Better off using Whyte Isl over the Gateway. If the Pinky ramp is only half as good as the one at Whyte Isl when they're finished I'll be wrapped.

Chief - Paid up for the R2M but pulling the pin as I have to work from 8am on Sunday, that's why I'm spilling it;D Plastics should go good, though I recon big live baits will get you a jewie or 2 in the river on Sat night.

Cheers
Mike

[plaztix]

Very nice session Mike. Bet you wish you had those pics for this months article. Guess you'll just have to do another one.:D

I'm glad my advise paid off, the risk is worth it when you pull fish like that.;)

BTW I was stoked to see my fish in a mag too.;D

[slyman]

Nice catch there mate! Well done.

[Scalem]

Pitty you can't do the R2M, I think the bait boys would have been in even more serious trouble with you on the Placcie team.

Well done!

Scalem

[nuggstar]

great work there m62.

[Az]

nice haul mate!

[ddobson]

Done well mate. I have spent some time for prefish and come up empty so far. The river is always shut down when i pass over. My first r 2 m and i cant wait. Cheers. Pitty about work eh.

[RAT-KING]

Gday Mike beautiful jew!!! Its amazing how many replies u get wen u get a jew from other ausfishers!!! They r jst a mezmorising fish!
Cheers Simon

[stessco]

nice fish wish i could catch one of those jewies

[Mullet Musketeer]

m62 - why is the Pinkenba ramp closed?

[Mike Delisser]

m62 - why is the Pinkenba ramp closed?

Gday mate
Its being rebuilt or repaired. I only saw it from the water but there's a fence around it and an excivator digging away at it the other day. I wish I'd taken a photo of it now, I'll try and take one tomorrow on the way home from work and post it on the "Saltwater" page. I read somewhere (Ausfish I think) that it will be closed till late August.
Cheers
Mike
Just found this post with pics attached
http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/showthread.php?t=134623