Two Rocks Jig Sesh & macky!!
Went out yesterday from Two Rocks for some more demersal jigging and had a great day despite the weather forecast being wrong!
Good mate Frank came out on my boat and despite the fast drift and sloppy winds/conditions we got fish. Ended up bagging out on Dhufish and breaksea etc!
The Daiwa Pirate and Eupro Pirate jigs working very well yesterday and especially with the fast drift. We had a few assist being snipped off late in the day and one of my metal jigs came back with fang marks ...... mmhhhhh macky's?
Dropped down my pirate jig and within seconds I'm on ....... the fish put up a great fight on PE3 spin and had my new JM Fallings UL rod buckled over. After some fast runs and circle work under my boat I neally had it landed (few close moments near prop) but Franky did well with the gaff and the macky was boated .......... getting that on jig made my day =)
Shit conditions indeed but ended up with quality fish on jig and great company Frank ......... cheers for getting a good pic also mate 
Franks biggest Dhu for the day!
My Macky on jig!
metroLBfisher
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awesome session mack on a jig
awesome session mack on a jig i mean come on.. you always seem to impress ryan well done!
Good things come to those who bait
Cardinal
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macks still around metro
macks still around metro waters, shit!! nice dhu banger too
great catches
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Justo82
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metro mackie.... on a
metro mackie.... on a jig...... in winter.....
one word
wowee!!!!
TorquenFish
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Please don't quote BT!
Please don't quote BT!
uncle
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couple of nice ones there ryan
rather eat the dhu boy though
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
Paul_86
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Fark yeah!!! Big late season
Fark yeah!!! Big late season macky!
Hey Ryan, when the wind is up the drift is fast, is it as simple as just uping the weight of the jigs or is there more too it?
cheers
JohnF
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Nice!
Nice!
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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Report!
Yes winter and they're still around .......I've been watching the water temp up there and every trip its been warm for winter standards!
I've been commenting to mates that the mackys are still around and we should have another good macky season!
Yeh uncle its hard to go past dhu but I do like a fish with a bit of bite (pardon the pun) so I kept that fish and will share some with Franky also!
Paul, I normally step up in weight and if the drift and current is pushing your jig out on a bad angle then change the jig to a slender profile or pirate. Its important to have the jig in the fishes face and the right line angle will make the jig work better = more strikes!
Thanks guys
Frank F
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Awesome Day
Thanks Ryan For making an awesome day out of a shit day. The wind was up but you managed to put us onto the goods. Congrats on the nice Macky mate.
goreetie
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Nice
Damn good fishes mate
Im Asian and I never keep undersizes !!!
soupster51
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Congrats
Nice fish, bastards......... LOL.
My big dhu is just around the corner. Having said that I've caught seven dhus on jig on the last two trips. 25 in one trip is the benchmark I guess.
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dkonig82
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nice work, decent sized mack
nice work, decent sized mack
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tailor marc
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unreal!!!
unreal!!!
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Bodie
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Yep top work Ryan, looks like
Yep top work Ryan, looks like a Solid macky too!
Am super keen to get into more jigging for Demersals, still working on the action, different jigs for different species, etc..
Squid Jiggler
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awesome catch! is there a
awesome catch! is there a decent boat ramp up there?
hayden
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nice job there ryan and frank
nice job there ryan and frank very good fish gotta be happy with the macky on a jig
how the boat handle the chop
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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Jigging!
Am super keen to get into more jigging for Demersals, still working on the action, different jigs for different species, etc..
Yo Bodie, this is a common question in my tackle shop and between myself and my staff we have found some great tips to get better results on jigs!
Pop in and speak to Josh or Blake as they jig for demersal's weekly like myself and we're happy to help!
Squid Jiggler, the Two Rocks boat ramp has a small single finger jetty but the ramp is fine still ......just be ready for a descent wait/queue on a weekend with nice weather!
Hayden, the Haines Patriot eats it up, worth every penny when you can travel fast & comfortable in shit conditions!
Thanks for all your comments above ...... much appreciated!
Cheers
Bodie
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Cheers mate, Will stop in and
Cheers mate,
Will stop in and see the boys in the shop for some tips and gear.
You in the shop much these days? Been a while since I've come in the a chat.
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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Jigging Info!
Will stop in and see the boys in the shop for some tips and gear.
No worries Bodie .......... Josh and Blake will be more than happy to go through jigs, techniques and preferred jigs to target certain species etc!
You in the shop much these days? Been a while since I've come in the a chat.
Yeh mate I'm in the shop a lot still ....... mainly concentrating on my shop owner tasks and leave the selling to Josh & Blake who do a great job!
When your in I'll catchup and say hello!