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Sean
14-01-2007, 01:06 PM
Finally after a few months talk I caught up for a fish with Archer.

We headed up a creek in Ballina to spot X (I have always wanted a spot X!!!) and started casting lures hopeing for a Jack or two.

I was casting a Rapala skitterpop and Joe started with a diver. There was a few smashes around but not a lot of activity on the lures.

Once we made it to the sacred archer grounds...aka spot X, we started casting around, I cast over a rock bar on the inside corner of a bend and instead of the nudge nudge you get from the bream on poppers it just went SMASH!! Had my drag up pretty tight so I didn't have too much trouble landing my first Jack. He went 72cm's to the fork and weighed 8lb.........oh no, hang on, that was my dream last night, he was only about 20cm's and maybe 1/2 a pound......got a bit mixed up there!!!

Anyway, we caught a few bream as well and was home by 0930....Joe fished on so am interested to see how he went. Thanks for the fish Joe, Def. keen to go out again. Sean :)

Sean
14-01-2007, 01:08 PM
Joe has some pics, so hopefully he might post them soon. Sean

Archer
14-01-2007, 02:42 PM
Here Ya go Sean ;)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v125/Archer/Seanjack.jpg

Was good to meet up finally mate and was great to get you onto your first Jack of many to follow... ;D

Pistol_Pete
14-01-2007, 02:46 PM
When I see little ones like that I always get keen to put one in a tank....They look great in a tank.......Nice fish mate. 8-)

geoff72
14-01-2007, 04:23 PM
nice little fella ,always good to open the jack account,no matter what size they are,still a jack,well done.

finga64
14-01-2007, 06:52 PM
;D ;D
I've got a spot X now. I just have to find those 3 trees.
Thanks for the picture Archor
Hopefully they can only get bigger Sean #;)
Any body caught one in the Evans yet??

gregdeeth
15-01-2007, 07:17 AM
congrats on the first jack, looks like a great bit of water your spot x

Toppy
15-01-2007, 08:17 AM
Congrats on the first jack mate!
Cheers
Toppy

stonecold
16-01-2007, 11:44 AM
Well done boys a jacks a jack! Looks horribly like one of my spot "X's" :-X

maxwellson
17-01-2007, 07:16 PM
congrats mate....nice little fish.......just might know where that is......lol lol

still looking for my first one.......!!!!!!

Maxi

childers
17-01-2007, 07:24 PM
nice fish hes a 72 alright, congats.

marty+jojo
19-01-2007, 08:17 PM
that's bait