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[Mitchoo]

Hey guys
im keen to get in to some jewies in the maroochy river
just abit unsure on gear, best times, baits, lures and so on
just a few questions.

1) What gear - Is an 8 - 12 kg abu overhead combo w/ 25 pound line to heavy and for lures a 6-8 kg sahara with shimano sahara 4000 with 14 pound braid alrite
2) When is the best time to chase them eg top of tide, incoming tide , night , day etc.

3) ive heard that herring and mullet are great what but am usure with plastics
if anyone has any info on plastics will be muchly apreciated

Thanks in advance
Cheers
Dan

[George D]

Hi Dan,

Not sure abpout the Maroochy river but I have been getting come nice Jews in the Passage around the 80cm - 95cm and the odd bigger one. I have been using 5''cajun chickens and 5''sweet n sour in the SP on 6kg braid with 20pound leader on a 2500 shimano stradic, good fun when you get a bigger fish on. I also throw out a live mullet and while he swims around i flick my SP around. I have found that if you can get low tide within about an hour of sunrise is the best, but saying that I got 2 around 7kg the other day at 10am in the morning( low tide). The only problem with the live mullet is that there is a few sharks around at the moment and they tend to like them as well,,,but there good fun if the jews are a bit slow.I have also got a few nice jacks on my livies in the last few weeks as well.
Hope this helps,

George

[Mitchoo]

Thanks mate
yeah for the plastics ill be using my soft plastic snapper outfit
with 20 pound leader