nerang mangrove jack/trevs and lost lures

[adriene]

I went for a fish in the canals despite the pouring rain and the trevally were going ballistic. They were breaking the surface and feeding on bait fish. All i had to do was send my lure in the direction where the water was breaking and off they went. Best trevally measuring approx 50cm, they were great fun. Finally after heaps of reading and looking up locations I managed to pull my first mangrove jack measuring 43cm, hopefully it wasn't a flook I'll try to get a pic up.the jack was released, unfortunately it was pitch dark and being caught up in the excitement lost my plano tackle tray full of lures, only realized after i got home, quite a disappointing end to a day, I just went back to the location but it was gone. If anyone finds it please don't hesitate to send me a pm.

[Genesis]

Thanks for the report. Trevs can be great fun especially on surface lures. I am guessing that this is landbased?

Sorry to hear about the lost of your lures.

[carnster]

Thanks for postin Mate sounds like great fun.

[ddobson]

Sounds like good fun up to 50cm and a shame as i also went jack fishing and left a takle box on the mud bank and went back and gone also. You dont realise how much you spend until its gone eh. God fishing anyway and great jack as i am still sitting by myself in the mud with bites all over me hoping for 1 to hit my livey. Cheers DD

[adriene]

Thanks for the report. Trevs can be great fun especially on surface lures. I am guessing that this is landbased?

Sorry to hear about the lost of your lures.

yeh it was land based. i went and bought a brand new rapala skitter pop today, second cast, and ping line snaps after a trev takes off. $20 gone

[adriene]

Sounds like good fun up to 50cm and a shame as i also went jack fishing and left a takle box on the mud bank and went back and gone also. You dont realise how much you spend until its gone eh. God fishing anyway and great jack as i am still sitting by myself in the mud with bites all over me hoping for 1 to hit my livey. Cheers DD

yeh lures are expensive, buying slowly building up the collection and its now all gone, extremely frustrating. maybe i should try live baiting sounds cheaper.

[greenie.77]

yeh it was land based. i went and bought a brand new rapala skitter pop today, second cast, and ping line snaps after a trev takes off. $20 gone

They are great lures but I always recommend River 2 sea lures they are around $12-$13 and nearly as good.

[adriene]

i went back yesterday evening to the same spot before dusk, and as i was winding my lure back up about 2m from my feet my lure got smashed. rod almost fell out of my hands. In the end i got a 57cm jack. its taken two years to catch a jack and i've caught two in two days now.

[carnster]

He is very red. Nice work how about three in three days? I will check tomorrow for hat trick?

[adriene]

He is very red. Nice work how about three in three days? I will check tomorrow for hat trick?

went for a fish again at dusk, unfortunately i could not get that hat trick, seems like the jacks and trevs have moved on.

[carnster]

Spewin they were on at my spot again big time. Kept these ones. A jack followed up one of my smaller trevs?

[Genesis]

yeh it was land based. i went and bought a brand new rapala skitter pop today, second cast, and ping line snaps after a trev takes off. $20 gone

I feel your pain but I am sure you rather lose the lure to a fish than to a snag

Nice score again on the 2nd day!!

[the gecko]

woohoo, 57 cm , now were talkin!!

Jacks often feed in with the schools of trevs, so dont think its just trevs on their own. They mingle nicely when they are feeding on baitfish. Yes the bait moves on up the river, and they find a new spot.

Doesnt look like you need much help with spots, but of you want a tip......the trevs smash up the bait against a rockwall AWAY FROM THE SUNLIGHT, so at sunSET, stand with the sun behind your back, and face the direction of the East, and thats where the trevs push the bait fish to. They never feed into the sun.

At sunrise, they will push the bait West, etc.

cheers
Andrew

[carnster]

Interesting theory Andrew. My spot faces East and i catch them in the arve but i also catch them in the morn?

[adriene]

woohoo, 57 cm , now were talkin!!

Jacks often feed in with the schools of trevs, so dont think its just trevs on their own. They mingle nicely when they are feeding on baitfish. Yes the bait moves on up the river, and they find a new spot.

Doesnt look like you need much help with spots, but of you want a tip......the trevs smash up the bait against a rockwall AWAY FROM THE SUNLIGHT, so at sunSET, stand with the sun behind your back, and face the direction of the East, and thats where the trevs push the bait fish to. They never feed into the sun.

At sunrise, they will push the bait West, etc.

cheers
Andrew

I've noticed a very similar thing;the trevs don't seem to take lures when there is sunlight, i had a few follow the lure to my feet during the afternoon but they just refused to hit it. Only when the the sun starts to go down, at about 6.30pm (given sunset at 7pm) do they start to actually bite. In regards to the jacks i'm still learning and i know i have heaps to learn so any tips are great, thanks.