Spent this weekend fishing a canal near a mate of mine. Very slow fishing averaged three or four runs and one landed fish per 3 hour sitting. Started saturday morning 3 kg trevally, three or four runs but couldn't sink the hook. Saturday arvo three or four more runs again, one fish landed 70cm giant herring. Got a good run just before dark played the fish for about 5 minutes big runs and stuck to the bottom, thought it might have been another trevor. Got the fish to about two metres out from the bank net ready, saw an orange flash, was disappointed thought I had a ray then all of a sudden there it was the biggest jack I had ever seen it would have been about 65cms. Then with a flick of its tail it was gone. Some how after being hooked for at least five minutes it had spat the hook. After this I went home and decided never to fish again.
This didn't last long 430 the next morning we were out there again. Same thing again three hours, three or four runs one landed fish 60cm giant herring. Sunday afternoon went out again, still live baiting, a few more runs but still only one hookup. The fish took a big run then a couple of little ones. Then ...snag.... well thats what we thought, every one felt the line all agreed snag, so my dads mate tried to pull the snag off but it was still coming in but very heavy and very slowly. So we thought he was pulling in a branch or something then all of a sudden it took a few short runs. This was no snag, ray came to mind again another five minutes of trying to drag this thing in out of the depths came a ninety centimetre ten kilo esturary cod we quickly rushed around took a couple of photos and let her go.
Overall not a lot of fish but a couple of near misses and a couple good fish. Any ten kilo fish, and monster jacks land based makes it a successfull fishing trip and worth waiting for that chance of the big one. <>< <>< <><
Sorry no photos yet will have them by the end of the week.
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