GH, MJ and Tarps on the chew!

[.:::stotty:::.]

Went out yesterday with Jason for a session on surface for Tarpon around the Bribie passage area.

After connecting with a few tarps we finally landed our first going around 25-30cm. Nothing huge but good fun on surface lures. Landed around 5 each, we decided to change gear and technques and go for some Jacks and GH.

Slow lifting and dropping technique around lay downs I got a solid hit. On hvy drag the fish went ballistic causing much trouble. After a short but brute fight the 40lb leader held up and Jason netted the 54cm jack for me. It was on a newly devolved lure made by a mate. It hasn't got a name yet but he can talk about this more.

After this fish we decided to change spots and use a bit of live bait at a previous successful spot for Giant Herring. Jason and I were getting frustrated, after missing over 7 hits and connecting to two of them and pulling hooks I thought it wasn’t going to happen, but Jason was still keen. He kept fishing and his perseverance showed off. His prawn got hit hard and this fish went hard from the start. Using a 100dc Calcutta he was down to backing in seconds and was swimming for it! Lucky all of us tie our braid to mono backing them mono backing with a bimini around the spool for ultimate insurance. Jason was down to the spool knot swimming as hard as he could for the fish. Finally he had it under control and was winning the fight. After 15min of hard runs and blistering speed we netted a solid 94cm Giant Herring – Jason’s new PB. Although not as big as my 98cm this fish went harder and longer.

That’s enough talking, probs boring ya. Here’s the pics

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[danners]

top session boys, well done jason on the new pb. ahahah that first pic is golden

glad the lure did the trick for ya, seems the jacks dont mind it after thurs nights jack too :o

cheers
Dan

[Leighton]

nice pics Matt

[nuggstar]

hahahaha BAITO mat HAHA

[Stroadman]

The landlocked lake kings strike again! Nice GH.

Heretic

[brisbane_boy]

good to see old nuckles not backing down an inch, head first with a 1200 dollar combo straight after the fish, does it get any keener.
the jack sounded like a beauty

[.:::stotty:::.]

nice pics Matt


Cheers mate, I think I have got the day time pics sorted on the slr. Come night time though i am rather terrible, haha.

Thanks Matt

[.:::stotty:::.]

The landlocked lake kings strike again! Nice GH.

Heretic

Your a loser...

[SLB]

nice fish boys, well done on the jack mate!

[ffejsmada]

good to see old nuckles not backing down an inch, head first with a 1200 dollar combo straight after the fish, does it get any keener.
the jack sounded like a beauty

Nice pics and Giant hezza lads.
He didn't go in head first did he???

Where's the red fella Matt?

Jeff.

[.:::stotty:::.]

Nice pics and Giant hezza lads.
He didn't go in head first did he???

Where's the red fella Matt?

Jeff.

Nah he didn't but it was very Ian Thorpe like. Smooth entry, well trained. He has swam a few times now for fish haha. I keep telling him to just buy a zillion.

Jack pics up now buddy.

[Si]

thats awesome! i can only imagine they (giant herring) would put up a hard fight. well done!

[robvee]

awesome to see! Glad the fish are on the chew somewhere ....... DEAD quiet on the Tweed this morning :-(
4 hours of effort and two miniature bream was all to show :-(

[.:::stotty:::.]

awesome to see! Glad the fish are on the chew somewhere ....... DEAD quiet on the Tweed this morning :-(
4 hours of effort and two miniature bream was all to show :-(

That's no good mate, I was down their for a fish a few mths ago and we donuted hardcore as well. Only managed a few bream in the marina. :P

Stotty

[Jurkyjj]

Great effort guys.
Cracker Jack!! (they should name a movie after that!!)

Well Done

Jason.

[Pistol_P]

Onya Mat,

Some very nice fish.

Have you used the emblem rod yet..?.....

Hasnt been the best weather for it really..?....March is normally good for LT's here but I dont think its going to happen now with all this fresh and big seas etc....

Pete

[.:::stotty:::.]

Onya Mat,

Some very nice fish.

Have you used the emblem rod yet..?.....

Hasnt been the best weather for it really..?....March is normally good for LT's here but I dont think its going to happen now with all this fresh and big seas etc....

Pete

Nah pete, haven't tested it yet. Terrible weather alright, it's slowed down the brissy river.

Hopefully the rocks come good mate.

[leelee]

Nice work guys.

Go the message today. Awsome.

Cheers

Lee

[LostNearBribie]

Great work fellas.
I have to get out again, been a couple of weeks.... driving me nuts.
Were you using the PE Tackle Hybrid?

[brisbane_boy]

The jack was caught on dans yet to be named lure not sure if it had the fly tail or not, the herring took a bait.

[the gecko]

Nice fish boys, glad somebodys river has some salt in it. Thats the fattest jack Ive seen for a while.

Love the pic of the guy up to his shoulders in water, there should be a pic of the month award.

cheers
Andrew

[.:::stotty:::.]

Great work fellas.
I have to get out again, been a couple of weeks.... driving me nuts.
Were you using the PE Tackle Hybrid?

Yeah mate, the Jack was on the PE tackle hybrid, was running 2 vmc 6x on it.

[vertico]

Yeah mate, the Jack was on the PE tackle hybrid, was running 2 vmc 6x on it.

haha love it mate :P

sean

[84mick]

Good work guys, love the pics too. can you show us what the PE Tackle Hybrid looks like?

Cheers, Mick.

[brisbane_boy]

mick, just to clear up any confusion the lure isnt made by pe tackle, dan watters a local lure maker is the man to see. the hybrid is a rubber vibration lure that has a fly material tail, the orig lure was made using cuttings off a pe tackle fly hence the association, fish love the fly vibrations and it is a new idea proving a winner.
the sparkle tails give a good variety of colours and it doesnt tangle around the hooks in the water like a rubber tail can.

[danners]

Thanks brisbane_boy,

As said above I am the one who makes them- I have been using the material from the PE Tackle flys to construct the synthetic tail you can see on the end there. as the lure vibrates the tail wiggles side to side like the action from a paddletail plastic, throwing off flashes of light as it goes


cheers
Dan