Metro Jig report 28/12
G'day all,
Headed out with Johnf at gentlemens hours yesterday and after pulling the pots for no result we slowly made our way out to the 40's to jig some new ground that we had found last week. We had not had much of a chance to do a proper evaluation last week as we had numerous pingers circling and one particular clown in a 40ft pleasurecraft blatantly following us everywhere we went.
First stop was a really small spot in the 30's that is barely noticeable at over 10 knots.Previousely, we have scored a few dhu's off the lump itself with the surrounding ground holding a abundance of flathead and fat sand whiting.Over the past few trips i have scored a few of the sandies on jig.
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The was not a lot happenning at this spot so we moved to have a look at the ground we had marked the previous week. The first couple of drifts resulted on in this 81cm Dhu which we quickly put on the release weight and sent back down.The Boat rule is any Dhu over 80cm is released where possible, this is a rule which i thouroughly supported as i get more joy out of seeing a big fish released than iced.
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We then moved onto some more ground nearby and JohnF hooked up to a nice Sambo on Pe2 which had the 4000 stella zinging.
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I also uploaded a bit of footage to u tube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJlHNmcJVTU
The next drift i felt the jig get knocked so i paused the jig for a few seconds and it got smashed. The first run was fairly quick and i could feel my 30lb fluro leader getting rubbed so i quickly freespooled and the fish swam free.The second run the fish managed to compehensively brick me again(F#@K).John kept repositioning the boat and we debated what was on the other end.Dirty Sambo or big Dhu...after trying to get him out of his hidey hole for about 5 minutes i was almost about to lock up and snap it when we decided one more freespooling and change in direction.Luckily he swam free for a third time and i quickly worked the fish to clear water. Result was this 91cm Dhu on Pe2.
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Unfourtunatly the battle had taken its toll on the fish and its was stone dead shortly after being landed. Since we had our bag in under an hour and not wanting to risk catching any more dhu's we moved in close to rotto and had a ball catching some solid skippy on the light gear.
So after spending a lot of time fishing metro this was without a doubt my best Demersal Metro session and many thanks to Johnf for putting me on the spot.
Cheers
Chris
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cudbfishn
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Very Nice. Love those
Very Nice. Love those sandies.
Andy_b
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nice
sounds like a nice day on the water, great fish also, carnt wait o get out there and try all my new jigs for the frist time, never tried jigging befor but looks like the way to go, what sort of action do u use for the jiggs, any advice would help thanks heaps and great report
chrisp
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Andy, if you do a search on
Andy, if you do a search on the site of demersal jigging you should find plenty of discussion regarding technique and gear required to point you in the right direction.Both are important if you want to get the most enjoyment and results from jigging.
If you are looking for the rights jigs, ima ro's, shout lighten and evergreen caprice are a good start.
I dont know what gear or what jigs you have so its hard to advise on technique.
For starters throw your jigs in the water and drop them a couple of meters under the surface, then do a slow lift and allow the line to fall slack and watch the jigs action, some will flutter on the drop and some will dart or slide.Then do a sharper and watch the action on the drop.All jigs will work when they drop right in front of a dhu but for best effect you want the jig to look like a struggling baitfish trying to slowly escape and then fluttering on the drop.This is when you will get a lot of hits.Generally a slow yo yo syle action and 1/3 of a turn every lift will get you fish with most centre weighted jigs.
finding the fish, well thats another story..
pm if you wish to discusss further
Brock O
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Top Report
Mate, looks like a great day was had with some good fish caught and released.
Well done
shammy
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great report
Thanks for the report.
Looks like a great day out....
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Lamby
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Nice work fella's, also a top
Nice work fella's, also a top job on the pe2 ima ro dhu banger chris
Just1morecast
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Nice one guys! Some tasty
Nice one guys! Some tasty treats:)
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grantarctic1
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Top job
Top job mate, first time ive seen a sandie on a jig . Nice Dhu's and report .
Cheers Grant ..
meglodon
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like your catch & release policy on dhue's
like your catch and release on dhue's over 80cm well done
Ben Derecki
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Haha, love that vid, been a
Haha, love that vid, been a while since I've heard that sound I tell you.
Nice report Chris and rad story on the dhu. I remember working for six or seven minutes to get a big baldie out of a hole up at Shark Bay a few years ago... great feeling when you get it out.
andyh
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awesome report mate, im
awesome report mate, im feeling the itch to get out there again
ca11um
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stuff the dhuie, you cant
stuff the dhuie, you cant beat a Sand Whiting on a Jig!!
Awesome sesh mate, looks a great day out!!
grayzeee
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well done guyssounds like a
well done guys
sounds like a magic day. fantastic
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Goodz
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Great work Chris, some solid
Great work Chris, some solid Dhus there! None for John? That sandy is a thumper too, you sure have the knack of getting the whitings on jigs.
fisho-ron
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very nice guys, well done.
very nice guys, well done.
GlennO87
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Thumper fish, nice job
Thumper fish, nice job
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JohnF
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I am afraid I was relegated
I am afraid I was relegated to net boy........Got a nice hit just before Chrisp hooked his moma...........we only fished for dhu's for about an hour......Chris had the touch and it was great to release a big dhu, just a shame we could not get the even bigger one to release......
Was happy for Chris to get a couple, and after trying to release the 91 cm dhu for 10 minutes before it died, we could not risk catching another dhu and killing it, so we left the dhu's for another day and headed for west end. I got a small dhu on soft plastic and numerous god skippy on the ultra light gear in the shallows at west end. The sambo certainly stretched the arms though.
Great day out!Cheers Chris.
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Adam Gallash
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domination
What can you say, jigs are certainly a proven force. Well done guys.
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southcity104
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Great report Chris!
Both Dhus looked solid! Sounded like a rewarding day out there. I'll Hopefully have my trannies fitted next week and ill be joining you
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aalfred
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Nice report and well done!
Nice report and well done!
till
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Nice dhufish and surprise
Nice dhufish and surprise sandies too!
soupster51
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Write up
Top write up and pics. A great day in anyone's book. Great to see the jigs performing again.
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ealzee
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NICE JOB
yeah great write up report and beautiful fish there too!!!! i love your attitude towards fishing. The fishing gods do reward anglers like that. Keep the reports coming....
kill it??? eat it!!!!