queensland First Jack for the season.

[nabs]

Hey all,

Went for a quick sesh early this morning. Plan was to head down the Goldy and chase jacks for a few hours. I woke up around 3:30am to the sound of rain.. :blush: Wasnt the best feeling.. Probably should have checked the forcecast before hand I thought. Oh well, boat was rigged and everything was ready to go. So why not? Then I looked at the radar and saw this..

Hmm, looked pretty shite. But it was moving through and there wasnt much coming after so I just decided to head off after much umming and arring and almost turning around when I got on the road..

Got to some canals I was planning on fishing and started throwing around some hardbodies tight to structure hoping to pick up some jacks. It was quiet early, still raining a bit and quite chilly so I wasnt really expecting much. Got a few little bream but it was very slow.

Decided to downsize my gear and went to a 60mm hardbody and 6lb leader. A bit light for jacks but at this stage I was willing to lose a lure just to get a bite!

The rain cleared and there was a fair bit of bait movement around the place. Sure enough I managed to get a little jack. Didnt fight too hard, probably a bit lazy with the cold water temp. I didnt mind, into the boat and my first jack for the season! Nothing huge but it was a start!

I persisted a little while longer, missed another fish which im suspecting as a smaller jack. Also got a heap of bream which kept me interested when things were quiet.

Ended up being an alright little session. Prospected a few new areas that I reckon will produce a few more jacks this summer- Stay tuned!

Cheers

[youngy]

Nabs that is one beautiful fish, and on 6lb would have given you a work out, cheers wayne

[nabs]

Thanks Youngy, suprisingly it didn't fight too hard for its size. When I hooked it I called it for a little cod. I was stoked when it turned out to be a jack!

I think once the weather warms up a bit, they will become more active and more aggressive!

[keen_as]

Great work mate considering conditions. I was supposed to get out today but my plans were foiled again.

(Think it's time to trade in the Mrs for a more understanding model. :whistle: )

[Dell]

Thanks for sharing nabs12

Enjoyed the report and pics.

cheers

[Guest]

great effort mate, seems like the jacks are begining to come out & play..cant wait for the real action when it heats up!

[plugger]

look out mj nabs is on the loose!! well done mate great fish.

[sweresy]

great little fish mate, well done!

it's funny how conditions can be everything but ideal sometimes and they are still on the hunt.

last year i had 3 of my biggest fish caught in the rain!!???........ go figure.

[Guest]

Well Done cuz

Cheers

Darren

[chris_stewart14]

Real nice Nabs..

[brisfisher]

Not a bad season opener.

[fishing_teen]

sweet sesh mate cant wait to get into some jacks myself

[Zim man]

better than my first of the season. nice fish and they are bound to get bigger as summer rolls on

[Bluevien]

That's what I like to see. Bring em on!!

Well done, that's a cracker to start with. It should only get better.

[eg_vtec]

nice fish! especially on the gear. beatiful colours. well done

[pinkey]

Good fish Nabs. I would be happy with that to kick the season off.

[Hfisho77]

nice jack mate so keen to get into a couple soon

[sprintcardude]

that is a lovely fish mate bet it gave a good fight