the jack are back

[ockoman]

the mangrove jack are back. the water has been warm which means the jack and the summer whiting are coming on the bite again summer has come early i no i'll be chasing a few of the big jacks hoping to get a nice one for my PB just thought id give you guys a heads up if you didnt know already

ockoman

[tailorboi99]

Thanks for the heads up. I too will definitely be chasing them, hoping for my first legal Jack.

Cheers Tom

[Stroadman]

the mangrove jack are back. the water has been warm which means the jack and the summer whiting are coming on the bite again summer has come early i no i'll be chasing a few of the big jacks hoping to get a nice one for my PB just thought id give you guys a heads up if you didnt know already

ockoman



hahahahaha you make me laugh ockoman, the jack are back??????;)

You must have missed quite a few recent posts in the report section hey??????

You're a classic.
Blokes in the know have been getting them consistently for the last month!!!!

Go get your PB mate...................good luck!

[breakthelines]

I'm a novice jack fisherman.
What weight line and leader should i use.
I'm gonna use plastics and lures.

[childers]

okoman, you caught anything on those poppers yet ???

[Swindells]

I'm a novice jack fisherman.
What weight line and leader should i use.
I'm gonna use plastics and lures.

Depends on the area you fishing, Jacks tend to head for structure. so if you fishing in snags something like 12 -15 pound braid is good for pulling them away, they have quite nasty chewers on them so i usually use a very light single strand trace, about 30cm long.

If your just fishing rockwalls, Jacks are superb sports fish and you should try fishing with a 6 - 8 pd with light drag. they're great fun.

I have great success either with live bait, hooked through the nose, or on Prawnstars, either natural or pink/watermelon colour.

Because of their aggresive nature, circle hooks will self set really easily.

[the gecko]

Because of their aggresive nature, circle hooks will self set really easily.


Ive dropped more jacks on circle hooks than I care to remember.

Im back on Owner Cutting Point in Octopus pattern and they hookup just fine. I think circle hooks rely on getting the bait right down the throat before they hookup, and this doesnt always happen. Many baits are hit in the middle by a jack 'on the turn' as they are already headed back in the direction of their lair when they bite. So a livie with a hook in the jaw may not get down a jacks gullet, same for a strip bait.

Just my opinion, and no offence to swindells, so Id be interested to hear what others think.

I think circle hooks have their place, being they help survival rates by avoiding guthooked fish, but i wont use em unless Im offshore.

cheers
Andrew

[eotbmg]

Ive dropped more jacks on circle hooks than I care to remember.

Im back on Owner Cutting Point in Octopus pattern and they hookup just fine. I think circle hooks rely on getting the bait right down the throat before they hookup, and this doesnt always happen. Many baits are hit in the middle by a jack 'on the turn' as they are already headed back in the direction of their lair when they bite. So a livie with a hook in the jaw may not get down a jacks gullet, same for a strip bait.

Just my opinion, and no offence to swindells, so Id be interested to hear what others think.

I think circle hooks have their place, being they help survival rates by avoiding guthooked fish, but i wont use em unless Im offshore.

cheers
Andrew

Sounds like its time to fossick through and find that awesome post you put up last season Andrew......Helped me s##t loads!!!
Ben

[bam424]

Totally agree Ben one of the best posts I have read. Bruce

[eotbmg]

Yeah i printed it out and read it and read it and read it.
Awesome info there from every one

[ockoman]

no childers i havnt not even a swirl or nothin but ispose i havnt used tthem that often as i have plenty more poppers in the box but can u give me a heads up on what sort a fish i should be catching on them?