queensland Finally....First Mangrove Jack

[heidii]

Full moon last night and just had to go fishing spite having to get up early for work the next day.

By 10:00pm we had caught a few live bait INCLUDING 2 small live squid. Cos of work we decided not to venture too far from home so went fishing just at the end of our street. Was only there for 5 minutes when the live squid was HIT HARD...typical though, as the rod and reel it hit on was the shitty little k-mart set up instead of my new daiwa reel! Of corse the line broke so we wernt able to see what it was. About 20 minutes later my partner decided to move his live bait and when he reeled it in we saw that the line wasnt in the place we put it but back towards us, underneath the rocks. He went down trying to "unsnag" himself when a fiesty little jack came bolting out from underneath the rocks. Finally after 2 months we landed our FIRST mangrove jack!! Only 30cm but am thirlled to finally see one in the flesh :woohoo:

Here are the photos:

...all thats left now it to catch those bigger ones that keep busting me off!!! :fishing:

[webbfunk]

Congratulations Heidii!

You guys certainly have earnt that Jack.

[nadders]

good stuff, you put in the hours for sure. too bad bout the bustoff, i hate that feeling so much.

one time we were fishing the mouth with whole tailor on gangs as bait, saw a few big'uns on the sounder, mate pulls up a 90cm jew and i get a big hit that's lost to crap tackle

[James W]

congrats!..great catch dude

[wolfr]

Congrats, start of bigger and better, well done

[Mack_attack]

good work heidii, make sure to submit it into the Fish Of The Month comp:)

[heidii]

Mack_attack wrote:

good work heidii, make sure to submit it into the Fish Of The Month comp:)

LOL, its a bit small!!! I was going to wait until i caught a bigger one ...specially since now im a pro!! LOL!! :silly:

[noname]

lol, your gettin bloody spoilt. fishing at the end of the street :ohmy: . they say the first 1 is the hardest, look out lads . good on ya for not giving up.

[Rocket75]

heidii wrote:

[...specially since now im a pro!! LOL!! :silly:

might be hard to walk the rocks and beaches in high heals and fish nets though:ohmy: :woohoo:

All kidding aside, well done to both of you on the MJ, hope its the first of many.

[heidii]

Rocket75 wrote:

heidii wrote:

[...specially since now im a pro!! LOL!! :silly:

might be hard to walk the rocks and beaches in high heals and fish nets though:ohmy: :woohoo:

All kidding aside, well done to both of you on the MJ, hope its the first of many.

Lol, how rude!....I mean Pro..FESSIONAL!

[kiwifisho]

Persistance and determination win the day:woohoo: and the Jack.Congrats heidii your on the board nowB)

Dean;)

[84mick]

Congrats guys!!!! yes they do say they first is the hardest but I reckon their all bloody hard! haha

5min from home, what a dream!

Cheers, Mick.

P.s you'd be the first in for the FOTM, I didnt get a mugshot for mine :dry:

[Gazza]

sounds silly but who caught the Jack you or other half or