My favourite card.....the 3 of Diamonds

[ffejsmada]

Hit the water mid afternoon today looking for some Trevors and a Queenie or two.
There was a distinct lack of bait showing on the sounder, looks like it would be a tough session.
How wrong was I!:o

Things started off slowly, after about an hour of flicking my lure, I hooked up. Nice solid fast run, didn't know what it was as it definitely fought different than the norm. After a solid little fight I was stoked to see a nice 48cm Diamond Trevally slide into the net. ;D
You beauty, I love these fish, my favourite fish to catch.

After the mandatory mug shots, off he goes, and swims away nicely.

Start flicking the lure out again..............tap, tap, I'm on again. This fish feels similar to the Diamond I just caught. :-/
A screaming run had the 1000 stradic singin' the high notes. Another dogged fight
and another Diamond hits the net! This fish went 50cm. I'm happy!;D

More mug shots, and off he swims.

How awesome is this I was thinking, 2 Diamonds in a session.

Anyway, out goes the lure again, nothing happens for an hour when I get that tap, tap and watch my lure being played with. Whack, I strike and I hook up.
The stradic is in pain, squealing as this fish runs and runs and runs. I had to chase it with the leccy to get some line back!
I finally get everything under control and the circling and head shaking starts.
I actually called this for a GT, but no, I slide the net under another Diamond!!!!:o
This third fish went 54cm.
Ha ha, I'm pissing myself laughing thinking can I get another one?

I shouldn't be greedy, 3 in a session's enough!;D :P

Out goes the lure and after a couple dozen casts I hook up. This fish is definitely different, certainly not a Trevally. An undersize Jew hits the deck of the boat, at 43cm, he gets a reprieve and is swimming again.
I landed another little jewie, at only 35cm, he was someone elses capture as he had a tag in him!:) I'll pass on the details to fisheries tomorrow.

It was just on dark now, so I tied on a popper.
I saw a swirl and cast right next to the boil. Bloop, bloop, I'm on. You beauty.:D
Another hard running fast fish, the line started to arc up and he explodes out of the water. Queenie. After 2 jumps he buggers himself out and is easily netted.
Not a bad fish at around 56cm. I kept this fella, I've never eaten a Queenfish before so we'll see how he goes on the tooth.

All other fish released, great session for sure that one, I was back at the ramp at 6.15. Awesome!
Love those Diamond Trevally!;D

Jeff.

[abbot_86]

jeffy top session . i saw you over there and wondered how you were goin.... same lure i spose????

[cultiva_king01]

how about this jeff, havent even caught a diamond before haha, thats a sick as sech, my eletric is all good to go now yeww

nice work to

[nuggstar]

not fair jeff, not fair. can you please slide one of them dimonds my way by any chance. top looking fish mate

[Cervinator]

hollyyyyyyyyyyyy s**T MATE maybe us young fellars need some more knowledge under our skin aye haha!!
well done that is bloody amazing top stufffff:) :)

james

[SummerTrance]

Congrats on a great session jeff. The fishing gods smiled upon you today.

[imnotoriginal]

I think I must be very ill, if I looked any greener right now I'd be an emerald... That's a sesh I'd kill for Jeff, I'm sure you'll remember that one for a long time to come.
Joel

p.s. were those shots taken on the new tripod?

[Creek Vermin]

That's a crackin session mate. Nice stuff.

[Freeeedom]

Sounds like a session to die for - great stuff!
Cheers Freeeedom

[breamnut]

haha what an awsome days fishin! ive never caught a decent size dimond before

[shaun_s]

ahaha we knew u were onto something good. me and zac were saying when we left i bet we see an amazing report from jeff with diamonds and jewies. thats an amazing session, well done. we went and got big eyes :-/ ahaha

[ffejsmada]

hollyyyyyyyyyyyy s**T MATE maybe us young fellars need some more knowledge under our skin aye haha!!
well done that is bloody amazing top stufffff:) :)

james

Ahhhh James,
You've finally said something that makes sense!!!!!::)
Go the old fellas hey!!;D

;);)

[ffejsmada]

not fair jeff, not fair. can you please slide one of them dimonds my way by any chance.

Sorry Nugg, no chance. I've already given you two new avatars, no chance for a third. Sorry ;D


I think I must be very ill, if I looked any greener right now I'd be an emerald... That's a sesh I'd kill for Jeff, I'm sure you'll remember that one for a long time to come.
Joel

p.s. were those shots taken on the new tripod?

Thanks Joel, Yeah shots taken using the new tripod. Few teething problems but it'll be ok when I get used to it.

Jeff.

[Horse]

What a great session. Three fish that are as rare as they are good looking and a couple of soapies to top it off. A dream trip in anyones books

[yellahunter]

ripper session Jeff,
thats one hell of a collection, keep the reports coming mate,

[Didley]

As U say Jeff, awesome! Those young fellas will be following U for weeks now.Good on ya mate we're all a little green this morning.

[Pistol_P]

Mate...Super little session in the river that one..!!

I might dust off the river gear....It hasnt had a run for a couple of weeks now.

Tripod looks like it does a good job.8-) .....Good photos..!

Joel will nearly have heart failure when he sees 3 diamonds in one session..!!;D

Pete

[BrandonH]

Thats Awesome Jeff!!! you were talking about not getting as many Diamonds this season, now you have 3 in one session!!! I love the look of the little jewies.
Well done:)

cheers
Brandon...

[ffejsmada]

What a great session. Three fish that are as rare as they are good looking and a couple of soapies to top it off. A dream trip in anyones books

Thanks Horse.
It's good to see there's a healthy population of Diamonds up here.
They seem to be hanging around a bit longer this year and also the size seems to have increased a tad from last year as well.

Jeff.

[the gecko]

Not a 500 or Euchre player are you? Looks like youve got a new favorite card, ha ha.

The grommets will be shaking in thier boots now, that'l slow em down.

How was the water temp? Ours went from 14 to 19 on the goldy this weekend, woo hoo.......

cheers
Andrew

[ffejsmada]

How was the water temp? Ours went from 14 to 19 on the goldy this weekend, woo hoo.......

cheers
Andrew

Thanks Andrew, water temp was 22, but further upstream still only 18 degree.

Jeff.

[geoff72]

Great stuff mate,definatly your lucky day,beautiful looking fish. How did the queenie taste?

[RAT-KING]

WOW what an awesome session!!!!!!!

ps u didnt say wat lure did the damage! ;)

[Bully1]

Sounds like you had a ball! Cant wait to get up there myself to have a go!

[imnotoriginal]

Mate...Super little session in the river that one..!!

I might dust off the river gear....It hasnt had a run for a couple of weeks now.

Tripod looks like it does a good job.8-) .....Good photos..!

Joel will nearly have heart failure when he sees 3 diamonds in one session..!!;D

Pete

The bugger's got more in one session than I've caught in the last two years, of course I'm having palpitations! Glad to hear the tripod's working for you Jeff, I'm sure it's going to see plenty more awesome fish over its lifetime.
Joel

[ffejsmada]

ps u didnt say wat lure did the damage! ;)

Yeah I forgot to put that in.;D Suprised no one has asked before now!

Lure was a soft plastic, a hollow body thing called "Basstrix" Fat Minnow............. in smoke anchovy colour. Jighead was TT 1/8oz with 2/0 hook.

Jeff.

[stack]

thats the best read i`ve had for a while that one jeff,SENSATIONAL day out well done

stack

[Nico.d.R]

nice fish jeff , them basstrix work well on the snapper aswell and you can put a 20mm glow tube inside them to for night fishing it lights them up real well .

cheers nico

[Tewantin]

My God! I can't wait to get the knowledge and skill level up to being able to catch fish like that. Seeing fish like that coming out of the river sure makes me keen to want to get out there at every opportunity. Congrats on a great session.

[Keechie]

Absolutely awesome session once again jeff, great pics, great fish and a superb report keep it up mate and keep beating the younger fella's:D haha.

regards,
keechie

[ffejsmada]

My God! I can't wait to get the knowledge and skill level up to being able to catch fish like that. Seeing fish like that coming out of the river sure makes me keen to want to get out there at every opportunity. Congrats on a great session.

Just keep at it mate, keep a diary, jot down all relevant details when you get home.
It all comes down to time on the water.
Also, I'm lucky I've got a good job and a good missus.;D

Cheers Jeff.

[nuggstar]

Yeah I forgot to put that in.;D Suprised no one has asked before now!

Lure was a soft plastic, a hollow body thing called "Basstrix" Fat Minnow............. in smoke anchovy colour. Jighead was TT 1/8oz with 2/0 hook.

Jeff.
yer ok then :P ;) ;D

[ffejsmada]

Seems there's a few doubters out there about the lure I used. PM's, posts etc.

Believe what you want boys.;D

[Pistol_P]

Seems there's a few doubters out there about the lure I used. PM's, posts etc.

Believe what you want boys.;D

Yeah my good diamond was caught on a 180 gram popper......::)

Pete

[plaztix]

Top session mate, thats a bag to be proud of. You sure have your neck of the woods well sussed.



Seems there's a few doubters out there about the lure I used. PM's, posts etc.

Believe what you want boys.;D

They look trick, nice fine tail too. Does the tail get a good fluttering action or is it fairly stiff?

[nuggstar]

Seems there's a few doubters out there about the lure I used. PM's, posts etc.

Believe what you want boys.;D
yeah ok, i see it but i dont believe it::) :P ;D you shore it was not a glass minnow you were useing hehehe.;D cool looking lure any way

[Cammy]

ripper of a sesh there! thats somthing i would dream about!

am

[Didley]

Jeff , I love the look of those SP's, they'd be deadly on red fish don't U think? Where did U get them?

Dids

[Dirtysanchez]

Jeff, thanks for sharing, excellent pics, and a top session!
Appreciate you sharing the info on that lure. Interesting looking lures, and how did you come across them, ie, did you see them in the shop and say they look the goods ?
So often people seem to be following trends in lures rather than eye balling them in the shop and having a think about how they would present in the water

Bloody good effort mate, and how was the Queeny ?

[ffejsmada]

They look trick, nice fine tail too. Does the tail get a good fluttering action or is it fairly stiff?

The tail flutters beautifully. They are a very soft placcy and rip easily, normally one fish per lure. They're dynamite. They are hollow, I'm using very little weight on the jighead, 1/8 is the heaviest I've used on them. Being hollow, you can add your own scent and "berley" to them, this oozes out of the open tail, and also adds extra weight.
A little bit more preparation, but I'm using a syringe filled with my special berley paste and filling the lure up a bit.


Jeff , I love the look of those SP's, they'd be deadly on red fish don't U think? Where did U get them?
Dids

Dids, Got them from Barra Jacks at Noosaville, but I'm sorry, I think all of those type are gone. See Ben.
I actually bought them for floating into a snag for the jackies, but they've been working on the trevors like a charm.
I've only got 1 box left, I've gotta save them. I think they've stop makig them?

Cheers.

[ffejsmada]

Jeff, thanks for sharing, excellent pics, and a top session!
Appreciate you sharing the info on that lure. Interesting looking lures, and how did you come across them, ie, did you see them in the shop and say they look the goods ?
So often people seem to be following trends in lures rather than eye balling them in the shop and having a think about how they would present in the water

Bloody good effort mate, and how was the Queeny ?

Thanks Dirty, They've been in the shop for ages, but for some reason I don't think they sold too well.
Saw them in a clearout bin a couple of weeks back, thought they'd be good for drifting into a snag for jacks.
When I was playing with them at home, I thought I'd experiment with them and fill them with "bait".

Queenfish was very, very ordinary. Very firm and tasteless flesh, last one I keep.

[Pistol_P]

Still some left at Barra Jacks....In that exact colour.

They are a hand poured plastic are look great but I think they werent over popular due to them being quite expensive.

Pete

[Dirtysanchez]

Shame to hear the Queenfish was average :(

How do the Diamond Trevs cook up ? you don't hear of too many people keeping any, are they too pretty for that, or protected, or just taste like old boots ?

[dogsbody]

Nice 3 fa Jeff.

Now try and hide as much of those digits as possible on your next pics and you'll see what a difference it makes.


Dave.

[straddy77]

geeze mate, thats a bit greedy! one diamond is enough in a session LOL!
good work! awesome fish.

[Dorado]

Great Effort there Jeff. They are a beautiful looking fish too, I caught one much smaller in the Noosa river many years ago and I was stoked even though it was only around 25cm! The Noosa River is a great place to fish. I caught my only ever Stargazer there too :) I always wondered how good eating a Queenie is and now I know. Thanks for the great pics!

Cheers,
Dorado

[ffejsmada]

How do the Diamond Trevs cook up ? you don't hear of too many people keeping any, are they too pretty for that, or protected, or just taste like old boots ?

Dirty I don't know and will never know what a Diamond tastes like.
For me, they are similar to the Mangrove Jack, the fact that they aren't a real common catch, they fight pretty well and look beautiful. They deserve to be returned. I don't know how you'd cook them anyway, too skinny to fillet, you'd have to bake them whole.




Now try and hide as much of those digits as possible on your next pics and you'll see what a difference it makes.


Dave.

Yeah Dave I know, was in a bit of a rush to get them back in the water, they were grunting and flipping around........... thanks mate.

[MEGA'bite]

welldone mate great to see you had a fab time