55cm Landbased Creek Jack - New PB

**Pistol_P** · 06-01-2009, 10:16 PM

With the southerly still blowing strong today I decided to go and chase a Jack.
Hit a local creek that has a healthy mullet population and cast net some great livies.
The little jacks in this creek like a lure but the bigger fellows are harder to entice with a lure so livies had to come into the plan.
Decided to lob out the biggest mullet I had which would have been a good 20cm.
Sent him out under a float but he was swimming that strong he kept away from the snags.
Brought him back in and cut him in half....Fresh blood dripping from him I lobbed him back out and let it drift into the snags...It was a big bloody bait but it got slammed hard within a couple of minutes.
Forgot how hard the red ones pull....Great fight and I dragged a big fat jack up on the bank.
Fish went 55cm and was a new PB....Was great to see a big one in such a tight little creek.
I tried to keep the photo as natural as possible but had to hide it a bit with a few extra trees on the right hand side (hence the blurriness).
We all know how busy Noosa gets.

Cheers
Pete

**Blackfish** · 07-01-2009, 05:52 AM

Thats a great fish and some great shots as well.
Congrats... love the close up of the Jacks head, lots of detail.

**Didley** · 07-01-2009, 10:14 AM

Congrads on the PB Pete, good to see U back after the red fish, it's about time. Love the close up. I'm starting to think a fresh butterflied mullet is a better bait than a livie.

Cheers dids

**happygilmour** · 07-01-2009, 10:30 AM

Fantastic Jack the Pete,

I wish we could get them that big up here in the creeks. Its getting prettyy rare jacks above 50cm in the creeks. I think its a bit of heavy fishing pressure locally and that they start to move to offshore reefs to grow up.

What setup where you using? I assume your drag was tight as you wouldnt want to give them to much in the snags.

Cheers

**ffejsmada** · 07-01-2009, 10:40 AM

Me thinks you were chasing a grey suit in there Pete, not a red one.
Tell the truth now!

Irrespective , top fish.

**Pistol_P** · 07-01-2009, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by happygilmour

Fantastic Jack the Pete,

I wish we could get them that big up here in the creeks. Its getting prettyy rare jacks above 50cm in the creeks. I think its a bit of heavy fishing pressure locally and that they start to move to offshore reefs to grow up.

What setup where you using? I assume your drag was tight as you wouldnt want to give them to much in the snags.

Cheers

Hi Aaron,
Yeah I use the old original (still in great nick) 3500 baitrunner.
14lb Braid,with 30lb Braid leader.
The old batrunners have the 'fighting drag' like a secondary one to tighten harder....I had it on full lock and the fish still peeled line with ease.

Pete

**Pistol_P** · 07-01-2009, 10:46 AM

Originally Posted by ffejsmada

Me thinks you were chasing a grey suit in there Pete, not a red one.
Tell the truth now!

Irrespective , top fish.

....I have been chasing grey suits but they are non existent this year.....

I didnt use wire yesterday and just stuck with the 30lb leader.

Would have been happy with either to be honest..

Pete

**Brandon** · 07-01-2009, 11:56 AM

Great Fish Pete!! Got to be happy with one like that LB

Cheers
Brandon...

**booker** · 07-01-2009, 06:27 PM

You got some great photo's there mate, congratulations on a new pb well done.

**Hungy** · 07-01-2009, 06:39 PM

Damn Good Fish

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