Channeling the spirit of Dids.

[Ducksta]

I hit the Hawkesbury with a mate on Saturday - with a mind to target some jewfish on lures.

I was only after the big girls - so got stuck in with the big guns right off.
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I got a knock early on which left a couple of big peg marks in the head and tore the eye off one side.
To be honest I think that probably made me persevere with the big willy longer than I should have - as over the next couple of hours I was getting no attention at all.
Meanwhile my mate was getting some hits (lacking commitment), and a bit of bycatch coming over the side.

We put a couple of flathead on ice on 5" zmans and decided to see if we could put together a bit of a bag so went down to 3" deizel minnows for a couple of hours which saw us with 12 flathead (39-54cm) and a couple of bream (32 and 36 I think) on ice. We would have released the same again in just legal flatties I think. (ie. 36-39cm) Very productive little session.

Funny side bar - old mate has this passionate hatred of fishing shirts with pictures of fish on them.
Anyway, his daughter chucked a wobbly in BCF one day and made him buy a bream shirt.
He caught his first bream on lure, so made him pose.

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Eventually we went back to the 5 and 6" stuff and worked hard for the next few hours for little reward.
I did end up catching a je. It looked a lot like a jew but only just qualified as a je. Maybe 40cm. On a Pro Lure paddle tail.
After throwing him back in I realised I should have 1. got a pic. and 2. made it a novelty pic with the big willy tastefully positioned.

At least we saw a big eagle.
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Then I went home and cooked a couple of flathead the laziest way I know how. In a pan that is way too small.
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The end.

[Shagga]

Good stuff Ducky. Nice catch.

[Gippsy]

Good stuff mate. Great feed there.

[ActiveAngler]

Hahahaa. Awesome report mate. Cheers

[Snodger]

nice report Duck. I thought you were going to say you lost your bearings with a title like that.

[Bazil Brush]

Good little session Ducky, a little tip, if you cut the head of the Flatty they will fit in the pan.

[gunna]

Nice effort. Is that Jerusalem in the first pic ?

[Didley]

Ducky, was it the fact you were using a "Big Willy" that you say you were channeling me? Have you been peeping through my windows?

[al49]

love the report duck,jewie are a real hard fish for me ,I get littlins all the time but no big girls.

[Ducksta]

Good little session Ducky, a little tip, if you cut the head of the Flatty they will fit in the pan.

That is just how lazy I was feeling mate. Haha.

Nice effort. Is that Jerusalem in the first pic ?

I dunno how you can see behind my big willy but it very probably is.

Ducky, was it the fact you were using a "Big Willy" that you say you were channeling me? Have you been peeping through my windows?

I was just referring to the bagging out in flat ones. You're ongoing success had inspired me.

love the report duck,jewie are a real hard fish for me ,I get littlins all the time but no big girls.

Only seem to hook them when you're not geared up for them. If I switched to a 35mm vibe and 3lb fluro almost certainly would have hooked them all.