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    Wahoo
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    Default On the Board 20/9/2012

    Hey fellas
    went out this arvo same pattern as usual launched the yak around 430 to hit the canals till darkness chasen a ginger- at this stage I'm still after my first for the season-

    tide was pouring out I new where I wanted to go an had a diver pre rigged for it -the first half an hr was really slow I was thinking it was gonna be the same results as usual- I made a decision to change to the other side an found a nice patch of water with current pouring over the top of rocky entrance- first cast in the shad gets eaten an up pops a tiny jack around 15cm i laughed at him an thought you lil cheeky for my first one of the season quick snap an put him back-

    about 2 casts later same spot get another hit an sure enough another TINY jack about the same size I really wonder if it was the same one? at this point I was thinking if i should do a report coz I was on the board with two lil jacks but they were so small to bother I was thinking--

    I changed side again to similiar structure when 2nd cast bumped into a rock an my 2-4kg loomis buckkled over an screamed drag on a tighten drag with 20lb leader -I new it was a good jack an I was worried I was gonna lose him coz man he was peelin line in structure - a few times I had him next to the yak an he went deep again an my rod an reel were nearly in the water I thought somethin was gonna pop luckily I had the pool net with me an I got out on the rocks cut my feet an took some pix shakin like a leaf- put him back with him barkin at me to let him go - chew the pix where he wont let go of mums pool net

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    nice fish chris, keep them fingers away.!!..
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    Quote Originally Posted by DEANO68 View Post
    nice fish chris, keep them fingers away.!!..
    lol that I will- I was pretty close to those teeth too- the treble went through the pool net had to perform some handy work cheers deano

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    Great session mate...very jealous..not enough room for me and a jack on the yak im afraid..Well done
    Chewy....
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    Wahoo
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    nice jack mate, love the pool net idea!

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    Good Jack mate nice start to the season
    Baz

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    thanx fellas I'm thinking about ditching the lil stick maybe use it for smaller lures as today I felt underguned an lucky to land it what are fellow jack fishos using- I'm thinking 4-7kg rod not sure which brand or to try a baitcaster as well

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    Blue Marlin
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    4-7kg rod is a good call for jacks, or a 5-8kg. I also used a 2-4 kg rod a for a few years, but you have less control, and you lose a few to structure.

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    Giant Trevally
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    Ha ha.. I'm grinning just looking at 'em- definetly my favourite fish at the mo. Well done!
    I'm jealous about the yak too... It's an option up here, but definetly NOT a sensible one (talking about the salt creeks obviously)!
    Alex.
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    Nice work again bud and yeah definitely look at a 4-7kg rod. Will keep an eye out for you if one pops up for sale.

    Man those pups are not afraid of going for big lures ey.
    I go fishing not to find myself but to lose myself...

 

 
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