Pine fires again!

[Freeeedom]

Well the wind keeps on blowing and the showers keep on rolling through, so it was back to a wet and windy Pine River after a bit of success last week. Launched at Deep Water Bend and ran up the river to chase some prawns. Only managed about 40 or so, mostly greasies, and they were very hard to find. Picked up about 8 poddy mullet as well, but couldn't find any herring. Fished the turn of the tide at the top and the first half of the run out. The quality of the bream was better than last week and I managed 8 keeper, a couple over 30cm. Also took a small cod (40cm) and released a marginal grunter and Moses perch. Had a bit of fun with a big stingray and a few catfish, but the big surprise was a nice school jew (64cm) that took a prawn and gave me quite a fight on the light bream gear. All the fish were caught on prawns, couldn't give away a poddy in the whole session. Quit about midday. Got wet a few times and blown around on the anchor rope quite a lot, but who cares when you get a nice feed for your troubles. Jew steaks on the griddle plate for tea tonight
Cheers Freeeedom

[Silent]

You're chasmpion & gotta love reading your report at Pine! keep up...
how often you catch pine river jew?

[marty+jojo]

Well done mate, nice feed there and a suprise jewie
Marty.

[Freeeedom]

You're chasmpion & gotta love reading your report at Pine! keep up...
how often you catch pine river jew?

Not very often Silent, mainly because I don't fish the Pine at night. I'm not willing to leave my car and trailer at boat ramps at night anymore since I've had rollers and the winch stolen from trailers and the petrol cap jemmied off and the tank siphoned out a number of times.
Cheers Freeeedom

[robersl]

Well Done Freedom Nice Feed

Shane

[chief]

Thats a nice Catch, gee the jew is the icing on the cake well done

[Spaniard_King]

Great Catch!

Dam shame your gunna have to throw that jewie back when the new size and bag limits come in

[Spaniard_King]

Nice Catch!

Dam shame you will have to throw that Jewie back when the new size and bag li mits come in hey

[jaredluke]

Very nice jewie mate I might have to give pine/hayes inlet a try before these damn restrictions come into place.

[jarhead]

Well done mate, another top session and report.

Wal

[haggis]

and some people say that there is no fish in the pine .
hope that they dont read this thread .
great fishing mate .
cheers haggis .

[BrandonH]

Great catch mate!! gota be happy with the Jew! Seen more jew caught up there this summer than any winter I can remember maybe its something to do with all this fresh don't know..

cheers
Brandon...

[Freeeedom]

Great catch mate!! gota be happy with the Jew! Seen more jew caught up there this summer than any winter I can remember maybe its something to do with all this fresh don't know..

cheers
Brandon...

Could be Brandon. Makes me wonder whether the things that have smashed me up a few times in the last couple of weeks might have been jew as well. Might have to step up to a bit heavier gear so that I can stop a couple of them
Cheers Freeeedom

[Chookman]

Thats a good feed of fish you've got there mate!
WELL Done.........


Chookman

[Freeeedom]

Nice Catch!

Dam shame you will have to throw that Jewie back when the new size and bag li mits come in hey

You're not wrong Garry! Now that's one size limit change I don't agree with. I've heard that the trawlers throw away thousands of dead juvenile jewfish in their trash fish and it's the poor angler who ends up paying the price by tougher bag and size limits. For many anglers a schoolie like that would be the catch of the year, if not a lifetime. Soon they won't be able to even keep one that size.
Cheers Freeeedom