My first size dhufish on jig ,
Submitted by Dirt on Mon, 2010-04-19 18:03
It went 17kgs absolutely stoked.Have been fishing with nothing but jigs for the last 4 outings and suprisingly have had some good results
landing some nice pinkies queen snapper and some of the biggest leather jackets ive ever seen ,all of these caught on octa style jigs have caught a small dhuie and a 4 foot bronze whaler on flutter style jigs and my recent catch on saturday this awesum dhuie,im now addicted to jigging for demersals
Faulkner Family
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well done, thats one dhuie
well done, thats one dhuie you will remember. from the sounds of things those jigs are getting very popular
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grayzeee
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any pics?? good work
any pics??
good work
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
Dirt
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DHUIE PICS
Trying to load them but computers not co-operating!
Paul G
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Mate if its the one in your
Mate if its the one in your avatar ,its a good one ,nice to get them on jigs ,know to find a bigger one.mmmmmmmm where to look next .
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deepwater
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well done the dhu was that
well done the dhu was that big it didnt fit on the screen , great fish on a jig well done
jeff
Pete D
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Cracker of a Dhue Dirt -
Cracker of a Dhue Dirt - congrats.
Cheers Pete
Anthony Hall 87
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Occy
Was there a piece of occy on the end of that hook as well, or did it regurgitate it??
Tight lines to all :)
Dirt
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no occy
Hey anthony no occy on the hook 100% jig,it was actually the sceleton of wat looked like an eel he regurgitated
Bodie
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well done mate!!! gotta be
well done mate!!! gotta be happy with that!
Could be a POTM contender!
Marky
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Top effort... Starting to
Top effort... Starting to hear more and more success stories from those jigs.. Will have to give em a try...
Dirt
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cheers guys
Cheers for all the positive feedback guys,hopfully get out this weekend to see if i can better it,also still trying to get a dhuey of that size on a metal jig.persistence will hopefully pay off
Andy Mac
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Thats a cracker of a dhuie
extra special given it was taken on jig.
Well done.
Cheers
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surfer
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How do you work those style
How do you work those style of jigs, or do you leave it sitting in the rod holder?
Dirt
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how to work those jigs
Sufer,Iwas originally told that you just need put them in the rod holder to catch fish,i think thats a bit slack myself and have had no success with them sitting in the rod holder except for the odd bite.I try to keep it in the bottom 5 mtrs of the water column expecially for dhuies .i initially drop it all the way to the bottom,followed buy small lifts and winds with pauses in between once i have done this about 6 times i return it to the bottom and start again .quite often they will hit it on the pause,but my best opinion is to mix it up
surfer
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Thanks dirt, handy tip.
Thanks dirt, handy tip.
drew_ward
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you must have long arms;)
you must have long arms;) :P....good fish well done
Happy Fishing????always
fishmark
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Ive Had a little bit off
Ive Had a little bit off sucess with those pink octas will try harder now for sure
STEVE231
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"First size"
Geez, what a way to open your account, great fish and good luck topping it!!
Dirt
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topping it
Headin out on saturday with me best mate and his son jacko,its so funny we all went out last week and lately everyone else on the boat has been fishing with bait whilst i have been persisting with jigs and have had a few decent captures,The day after i caught my dhie on jig last week the first words out of jackos mouth when he woke were dad can we go and buy some jigs,so this weekend we are havin a jig only day i cant wait.Ithink persistance is the only way to have regular success,if you have bait on board you will be tempted to use it if you dont have imediate success on jigs so if you are keen to have success on jigs leave the bait at home and just find a way to make them work,mix it up with different styles and colours of jigs,
adamsmith84
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great fish
and on a jig, even better