The wife and her first port jackson
Submitted by H.S. Chan on Fri, 2010-02-12 13:33
the first PJ the wife's caught, i thought it was gonna be one of those days to get shamed by the missus. Saw the Tcurve flicky pullin somethin with weight... I was thinkin... Crap! But yea, this was yeserday. Had good day out in front of the water overall. Caught enough, relaxed enough, had fun and didnt lose anything. Well the missus did hookup to my rod leaning against the rock behind her and actually casted my egi outfit about 3m down the rocks. Geez i was so happy after that one. >.< cant blame her though. Being the missus and inexperianced, just cant say nothin to that. Well, more good days to come and maybe new rod n reel now lol
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dumper
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nice sort. Did you keep it?
nice sort.
Did you keep it?
Big Fella fishn
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Protected
Port Jacksons are a protected species.
dumper
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Well then why is she
Well then why is she crushing its head with a pair of long nose pliers?
Oceanside Tackle
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PJ
Not protected.
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till
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Just pointless!
Just pointless!
cuthbad
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why do so many people think
why do so many people think they are protected? are they protected over east or something?
HuggyB
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I'm sure it was right
it looks like a soft vice grip.
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Northwest
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sorry to be negative.. but
sorry to be negative.. but not a gd way to handle the pj.
I lookd on fisheries website it does NOT mention them as a protected species. Still not much meat.. pointless IMO
dumper
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even royce gracie would be
even royce gracie would be proud of that move
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Well
Great pic, well done on your first PJ !
Big Fella fishn
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apologies
Apologies, i must have been misinformed about being protected. I could've sworn a few years ago that they were. Obviously wrong. Sorry...
Rudog
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"Nice sort"
You are talkin about the fish?
I'd say a firm but gentle grip with those long pliers is way better than being dropped on the rocks to flap about and inflict internal bruising, occassioning death on release.
Certainly better than, having finally got the wife/gf to come fishing with you, her getting severe lacerations on the hands or ankles from less-than-confident handling of a toothy, however small. (My worst fishing injury was from trying to recover a just-legal tailor that had dropped off in the surf. Chunk out of finger, dumped, wet, cold, jocks full of sand, massive embarassment in front of older brothers (and Dad) and still no fish. They don't have to be big to make an impact!)
You go, girl!
H.S. Chan
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....they're fish grips not
....they're fish grips not pliers and we use it for what they're designed for. Nowhere near crushin its head, was released straight after photo. The angle just makes it look like that. Dont appreciate the assumptions of mistreatment either.
H.S. Chan
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just because a picture was
just because a picture was taken doesnt mean it was kept and intended for eating. I duno about you guys, but i dont know anyone that tries to target PJ's. Its not like we intended on her catchin it. Even if it was a 4cm gobbleguts, i still would've taken a picture just the same. I let her use the grips coz its an alternate way of holding a fish. I always use them when general fishing. I took the picture because she rarely has ever fished with me and i was happy she'd put in the effort to enjoy something that i love doing. Comments like that are just plain ignorant and does not make people feel happy in sharing such things.
schecky
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Thanks for the Port Jackson
Thanks for the Port Jackson fillets last night Chan!
Was great!
wayno05
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lol!!
Atleast shes not using them on parts of you
With that grip it would be severe!!!!
H.S. Chan
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sorry if it looks like im
sorry if it looks like im ranting on, but i've just noticed a few comments have been edited probably after they noticed what they've said. *shakes head*
streaker boy
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here in vic they are protected
here in vic they are protected
brenz
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egi
u get the egi gear back?
H.S. Chan
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yea man, i got it back,
yea man, i got it back, trust you of all ppl to ask that mate. Cheers for the concern for egi lol
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y " trust me lol"
y " trust me lol"
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coz of ur sig... And thats
coz of ur sig... And thats all you asked about lol
mightymouse
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great photo well done on the
great photo well done on the catch
my wife would not touch them or any fish with her hands
so its great to see her having ago
H.S. Chan
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yea that day started with
yea that day started with the typical, im not touching anything, i dun wanna smell. Then i casted a few times for her. She pull a whiting and the PJ. Next thing we know, she peeled and cut 400g of prawns and she ended up catching and unhooking 20-odd good sized sand whiting, few yellowtail, a skippy, a herring and 2 tailor. Made me happy to see her having fun fishin with me. Bloody cant ask for much more than that. She never even once asked to go home or nag shes tired. Stayed til 3.30am and i was first to say lets go. She felt a lil tired and just laid on the rocks to have a rest. Awesome fishin ethics there lol. She did well and she got into it, 2 thumbs up and there'll be a next time shortly. She even wants to come swanfish with me =)
train
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Chan, totally agree. If
Chan, totally agree. If people are not informed, then dont comment negatively. Otherwise people wont contribute to the site.
H.S. Chan
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exactly, good onya mate
exactly, good onya mate
stylz
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perfect aquarium size!
thats all they are good for.
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There are heaps of those at North Mole and Cott Groyne
And I am sure that some of them jump straight back on your hook as soon as you throw them back in the water.
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altho they are no good for
altho they are no good for anything they are still a nice looking shark. nice catch for the wife. good to see her out fishing with the family. makes for a good day out
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Baitin
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Just to clear things up,
Just to clear things up, they are infact fish grips and are better for the fish than actually holding them in your hand.. Been trying to find some for ages
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Fish Grips.
Baitin, we sell those fish grips (same ones) here at Oceanside.
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H.S. Chan
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most stores that sell
most stores that sell beginner type gear sell em. Big w, bcf both sell fish grips.
And yes, i wouldnt mind a nice baby PJ in a tank. They're somewhat cute lol. Puppy face
H.S. Chan
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there you go, ryan and honsu
there you go, ryan and honsu gots them at oceanside. What i found hard to find was, the grips with a curved handle to hang off your bucket. Coz the normal ones dont have any loop or anything to attach. I've lost soooo many to the rocks. Im not sure who sells the curved handle though. Oceanside maybe, shouldnt be hard to find though
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nice pic may i ask what
nice pic may i ask what location that was