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Submitted by TGMitchell on Mon, 2013-09-09 14:24
Caught this out the back of garden Island
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The Black Baron
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sea-kem
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Port Jackson Shark
Port Jackson Shark
Love the West!
sea-kem
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That's a serious dropper you
That's a serious dropper you have there.
Love the West!
Leemo
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yep, PJ. What are you
yep, PJ. What are you chasing with that rig? Would scare away most fish hahah
bludgin' since 94'
TGMitchell
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I'm assuming you don't eat
I'm assuming you don't eat them.
Chasing - works OK for me - caught a dhufish on it this morning - have also caught a hammerhead, skimpy, snapper, rays - even whiting
The Black Baron
Mike17
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???
Is that made from fencing wire?
Use The Force
catchalittle
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Havnt seen those premade wire
Havnt seen those premade wire rigs for awhile most fish will shy away from them and its a port jackson and no you dont eat or harm them
Nathan
carnarvonite
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Why not?
Nothing wrong with eating Port Jackson sharks, bit tough but otherwise ok. Bloody hard to fillet if you don't know how.
They are not protected and never have been
Versus
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So that's how you catch
So that's how you catch skimpys...
TGMitchell
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He had to take the hook with
He had to take the hook with him unfortunately - was not coming out - but otherwise unharmed
Yea - it's fencing wire - in NZ they are called Cod-Catchers - maybe they scare some fish but they are as tough as anything and go well with my 80lb braid.... :-)
The Black Baron
lame
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in't it a protected species
in't it a protected species the port jackson .
Tradewind
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Nope, it's a common
Nope, it's a common misconception
Then again i've never heard of anyone keeping them except for an aquarium pet if they're small
I rate them on the same level as Nor'westers and Rays - Pests
Super peg
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Filthy Port Jacksons,
Filthy Port Jacksons, filthy
The art of fishing consists of casting, winding, trolling and jigging
while freezing, sweating, swatting and swearing.
chris raff
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Don't think their protected
Don't think their protected .. I let em go anyways , TG have you caught any dhu or snapper using that wire rig ?
“Intelligence is like a four-wheel drive. It only allows you to get stuck in more remote places.”
shortfuse
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Holly s**t thats one hell of
Holly s**t thats one hell of a rig
Browndog
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Savings
You could save on rope and just hang the hooks off your anchor chain? Some 10mm D shackles should do the job?
BD
Seriously, yes = Port Jackson, no = never heard of anyone keeping them. (Never heard anyone say they taste bad either though!)
fisharoo
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Don't net the big ones
One sure way of stuffing up your net. They thrash and they got spikes that mess up everything. Did that once and never again.
Daniel Y
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The swivel attached to the
The swivel attached to the hook is an interesting touch too :/
marrisy
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PJ shark
many years ago, like 40 or so, we tried to eat one. Green grey flesh, and tasted foul. I thought they were protected? Always release them now, get some big ones down south, the sometimes get curious and follow you when diving, drop an abb and they will be your friend for life.
Marrisy.
TGMitchell
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As far as I know they are
As far as I know they are protected on the East Coast but not over here - I'd equate them to carpet sharks in NZ - not much use for anything. Have caught before but I thought there were a couple of different species.
As for the rig - Caught Snapper on them before but not often - snapper do seem to be shy of them - better for the bait munchers - skippy etc.
The Black Baron
Bluetonic
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Serious mate! I fished all my
Serious mate! I fished all my life in NZ before coming here in 1986 but never used crap gear like that!
Whoever taught you how to fish needs a lessen in 'STEALTH'
Gota be the dumbest fish in the world to take a rig like that!
Blue Sky, Blue Water, Bluetonic!
Tradewind
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Would you be open to a
Would you be open to a Fishwrecked intervention on your choice of Rig? =)
Versus
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hahaha
hahaha
meglodon
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Watch out for the spines on the fins
Very painful spikes on the dorsal fins, and the sods just love getting into your cray pots
derko5000
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surely this bloke is taking
surely this bloke is taking the piss?????
bitten
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this day and age everyone is
this day and age everyone is going lighter this blokes going the other way
JohnF
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I recon that fencing wire
I recon that fencing wire rig would put up a great fight on my PE2 outfit......
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
TGMitchell
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Jeez - the way everyone is
Jeez - the way everyone is going on you'd think I'd invented a square wheel. It's not the only rig I use - my light gear is a 4ft ugly stick with 2kg braid.
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Daniel Y
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what motivated you to use a
what motivated you to use a rope leader though?
"works OK for me - caught a dhufish on it this morning - have also caught a hammerhead, skimpy, snapper, rays - even whitin"
also, gonna call bullshit on 2kg mainline. i highly, highly doubt you'd be landing hammerheads and rays on 2kg. and skimpys, well thats just another story.
fisharoo
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I think he said ' the other
I think he said ' the other ' rod he has.
Daniel Y
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ah fair enough, misread htat
ah fair enough, misread that one. rope on the mainline and skimpys on the spare then aye? ;)
Leemo
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nothing wrong with a skimpy
nothing wrong with a skimpy on the spare rod...... as long as you're not catching crabs, its all good.......
bludgin' since 94'
bitten
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Fish aren't as shy asyou
Fish aren't as shy asyou think always managed to catch fish on drop lines
Daniel Y
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Sure you might catch some
Sure you might catch some fish on dodgy rigs, but a less visible leader (I.e. not rope) is going to be more effective the majority of the time.
carnarvonite
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Droppies
Drop lines are just a little bit different to 50 metres of twisted farmer's fencing wire but then again, he doesn't need a sinker with all that weight.
tiles
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No tangles there
Looks like it works so who gives a toss about what anyone else recons