Mooloolah river jack

[imnotoriginal]

Fished the mooloolah river this morning with two other kayakers. Got this fella near one of the bridges.

Glad I bought heavier braid for that reel the day before. He tried to take me round anything and everything he could find. Will be investing in a foldable net very soon, was lucky one of the other fellas was carrying one.
Joel

[Pistol_P]

Big healthy looking Jack Joel,

Top one mate.

Thats gotta be a kayak PB...????

Pete

[ffejsmada]

That's a nice Jack Joel, how long was he?

By the way....................what are you wearing!!!! Did you just parachute onto your kayak or something?

Jeff.

[marty+jojo]

Nice one Joel, what did the damage? Was it catch and release or dinner?
Marty.

[imnotoriginal]

Big healthy looking Jack Joel,

Top one mate.

Thats gotta be a kayak PB...????

Pete

Cheers Pete. It's an everything PB for me mate. Only my 3rd jack and all 3 have come from within 200m of each other.

That's a nice Jack Joel, how long was he?

By the way....................what are you wearing!!!! Did you just parachute onto your kayak or something?

Jeff.

lol, yeah I know, look a bit like a military gypsy or something. I just hate having to reapply sunscreen all the time. I always forget and end up crispy. Now I cover everything I can, long sleeves, long pants, hat, buff and gloves. The jack went about 53cm they told me, we couldn't lie him down to get anything definitive though. They dropped the net in my lap at one point and I didn't want those fangs anywhere near my crotch!
Joel

[Pistol_P]

That's a nice Jack Joel, how long was he?

By the way....................what are you wearing!!!! Did you just parachute onto your kayak or something?

Jeff.

LMAO.....You do look like you just did a jump joel.....

Pete

[imnotoriginal]

Nice one Joel, what did the damage? Was it catch and release or dinner?
Marty.

Thanks Marty, it was catch and release mate. Lure was a 3" atomic prong in shrimp core on one of the hidden weight TT jigheads. 10lb leader and 12lb mainline.
Joel

[matt__hill]

top fish on that gear mate well done

[caster226]

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[cy1301]

awesome effort mate, hopefully I can land fishes like dat here on the Goldie.

[sleepygreg]

Well done on the jack. And good to see someone being sun smart, you may look dorky to some, but you can look dorky for a lot more days on the water, and years on the land than a lotof us that dont cover up.

Greg

[Fishobloke]

Great Jack catch mate, with all the talk, you could be a fashion guru too. haha.
Sun Smart is best.

[imnotoriginal]

Cheers fellas. As I said, I end up burned if I don't do it that way and I'd prefer to not have great chunks of cancer cut out of my skin.

thats a nice jack in anyones books. how are those gloves working for you? do they get smelly?

They're a little bit smelly but I hold most of my fish with a damp rag. They're useful to have and stop the back of your hands getting burned.
Joel

[Tropicaltrout]

We must near ran over ya mate Deano and I were up that way yesty....but maybe a bit later in the morning.....

Cracker fish mate regardless

[DEANO68]

thats a top jack joel, even better out of the yak, as nath said we were in the area, mabe a bit later...well done..

deano..