Deep Jigging
Well it's definatley been wayy too long inbetween drinks!
Haven't posted much for a while thats basically because i haven't fished. Been busy with TAFE or the weathers just rank!
Anyway, got out yesterday with a mate Luke, jigging the deep water!
Day started off slow with a few baits dropped, few jigs dropped. Not much of a result other than the typical green-eyed sharks...and a nice flathead
Anyway, moved spot to spot and not much to speak of on Luke's usual puka/ruby/trevalla spots. Following that 200-330m contour line showed some nice fish on the sounder. so down went the jigs. Drift was spot on the with buggar all current we were jigging vertically in 200m and i hooked up. This thing made me p*ss on the bottom, i'd get 2m back then he'd take 1m back and so on so forth...untill floated up a donkey of a grey banded cod at 32kg. Twin assist perfectly pinning him in the jaw.
Pretty stoked with that as it was landed on PE4 with 100lb leader! Luke also got another GB of around the 6/7kg mark
Pretty happy with that, weather was mint...so we headed into the 100s and stirred up a few rat sambos and some skippy! Ended up being a good day, after finalllly getting on the water.
Cheers,
Sam
Cheers,
Sam
Kasey L.
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Congratulations sam
That is a freaking monster GB cod!!!
Now, I think to keep this thread mature and on-track, I hope everyone thinks sensibly before making a post about cod and their rules.
chrisp
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Awesome fish..
Gagging flattie and cod!! very jealous sam..
Feral
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very nice fish indeed ...
very nice fish indeed ... going to try some deep jigging myself this year .. can only dream of catching something good down here atm ... if anyone has a few tips for deep water jigging off the capes id be happy to hear it .
fishcrazy
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nice catch
top lizard theres some big ones out deep, nice big greyband nice eating congrats top day out by the looks
till
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champ day out, you guys did
champ day out, you guys did really well!
Simo_
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Nice fish Sam
Nice fish Sam
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Salmo
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Giddy-up
thats a cracker fish Sam...well done
Adam Gallash
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solid
Thats solid Sam, congrats.
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Simon C
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geez mate- nice 99.9cm cod!!
geez mate- nice 99.9cm cod!!
Bones76
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nice mate Blue Heaven up to
nice mate
Blue Heaven up to the mark?
SamC
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loved every second of it
loved every second of it Paul!
Cheers,
Sam
Faulkner Family
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monster fishes you guys got
monster fishes you guys got , biggest 7 bar i have seen and that lizard is massive . well done to both of you, one thing , is it typical for the big 7 bars to loose their stripes like that one?
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Andy Mac
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Onya fellas
couple of awesome fish there.
Cheers
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Jody
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Mr muscles
Nice fishies Sam.
That Cod would make you hurt for a day or two :)
TWiZTED
justa_fisho
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ayy
guys good catches, shit james thats a big lizzard!!!
wopjrb
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nice flathead mate
and a ripper grey banded cod - lots of fillets for a while ay
Tony Halliday
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well done boys thats a
well done boys
thats a rip-snorter of a catch from deep down.
cheers
Tony
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