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.:::stotty:::.
15-10-2011, 10:21 AM
Been fishing pretty hard the last few weeks with bass, jew and jacks been accounting for many sleepless nights.

The jacks have always been a favorite and this year planning on putting in a big effort to suss them out out fully. So far have had 4 sessions. 7 jacks landed and 3 big bust offs I wont forget for a while.

All fish so far have been caught on Zman 4inch SwimmerZ paired with a 5/0 1/4 TT jighead. Also been super gluing the plastic onto the jighead which is what all the bream blokes have been doing to the smaller plastics, it works a treat. The lure just keeps coming back for more and more!

Anyways here are some pics!

First jack - 51cm

http://i40.servimg.com/u/f40/13/70/68/96/5111.jpg (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=144&u=13706896)

http://i40.servimg.com/u/f40/13/70/68/96/51frto10.jpg (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=145&u=13706896)

38cm

http://i40.servimg.com/u/f40/13/70/68/96/small11.jpg (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=154&u=13706896)

Another 51cm jack on the second jack session

http://i40.servimg.com/u/f40/13/70/68/96/blacko10.jpg (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=147&u=13706896)

http://i40.servimg.com/u/f40/13/70/68/96/headsh10.jpg (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=148&u=13706896)

http://i40.servimg.com/u/f40/13/70/68/96/headsh11.jpg (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=149&u=13706896)

Solo sesh on Thursday nights storm, got quite wet! 52cm

http://i40.servimg.com/u/f40/13/70/68/96/jack10.jpg (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=150&u=13706896)

http://i40.servimg.com/u/f40/13/70/68/96/p1010411.jpg (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=151&u=13706896)

And two more that session going 35 and 42 from memory that the pics turned out shocking as being it was raining and I was solo.

http://i40.servimg.com/u/f40/13/70/68/96/decc10.jpg (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=152&u=13706896)

http://i40.servimg.com/u/f40/13/70/68/96/dec10.jpg (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=153&u=13706896)


Cheers Stotty
tanglefoot
15-10-2011, 12:00 PM
Well done Boys good to see quality fish
Fish_gutz
15-10-2011, 12:44 PM
nice jacks stotty , what do mean with the glue ? glueing eyes on the plastics or do they come with eye`s? cheers Andrew
frankgrimes
15-10-2011, 02:55 PM
Killing it mate - awesome work, and love the pics!

fish_gutz...he means glueing the placcy to the jig head, so it dont come off as easy after hits from fish

Mick
.:::stotty:::.
15-10-2011, 03:16 PM
Yup, Mick has it right. They hold onto the jigheads ok, but not as good as a conventional plastic because of the 'stretchiness' of the material it likes to 'bounce' back to the original shape so if a fish hits the tail of the plastic it tends to pull the plastic of the jighead keeper and after quite a few cast's it also happens. So if you had the smallest amount of super glue onto the jighead keeper it eliminates all this and now you have a plastic that will last fish after fish after fish.
Fish_gutz
15-10-2011, 03:43 PM
cheers for that , I`m with ya now. thanks.
carnster
15-10-2011, 04:22 PM
Looks like you got em sussed already. Awesome.
NAGG
15-10-2011, 05:49 PM
Nice fish .......
those early season Jacks do look magnificent !

Chris
randell
15-10-2011, 06:50 PM
Hi Stotty,
You are a master.
I'm getting ny gear ready, just put superglue in my plastics box, and got a few small mann +5 doctors....

I'll be back
randell
nathank
15-10-2011, 08:22 PM
nice work mate.. went last night first time to suss some spots fished plastics and saw one beast of a jack take a look and scoot off.... the season has begun for me for now and will be putting in some serious sessions very soon

great fish stotty
brisbane_boy
15-10-2011, 09:05 PM
few nice early season ones matt, just got a new camera so gona join in the hunt now got a bit more time on my hands. havnt taken charge of the jacks since the 08-09 season when jack extractor and small were on top.
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.:::stotty:::.
15-10-2011, 11:15 PM
few nice early season ones matt, just got a new camera so gona join in the hunt now got a bit more time on my hands. havnt taken charge of the jacks since the 08-09 season when jack extractor and small were on top.
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You gonna show me how to fish the troll run? Or am I gonna have to find it and suss it out for myself? :)