queensland Brizzy River 19/8/07

[chubbstar]

Was'nt going to report this but thought what the hell.:blush:

Yesterday I had a fish in the river, put in at Fishermans Isle at around 8:45am.

I anchoured up across from the last wharf down river.

Floated a whole pilly with small running sinker down to the hook. The bait was moveing around in the current.

I had the drag set very light while I set up another rod. As I was setting it up my pilly started peeling off line, I dropped the rod and grabed the pilly. Set the drag to about 10 pound and the line was still screaming off, the rod was loaded up nicely and all was well. I could feel the head shakes of the fish and held on for dear life. It started to head for open water and was slowing down, I begain to get back line. Then it hit the toe again another 20mtrs of line lost. Then gain line back still lots of head shakes. Then nothing...... I wind in the loose line and there on the end was a knot, the same knot that I tied the hooks on with.:ohmy:

Before I put the hooks on I noticed a small gap between the shank and eye. I closed it up with my pliers and thought \"that'll do\". The friggen line must have slid between the gap.:pinch:

Lesson learned the hard way.

Bye far the best fight I've had since being here. I still have no idea what it was, the head shakes and run was great. Shark? Jew? Big snapper?

I've never caught any of theese fish so I can only guess. Any ideas? I finnished up with a little taylor. Was back home by 10:30 I think

Still had fun, got a bit wet though

[jeff f]

had the same thing happen to me a few times especially with ganged mustad 4202d hooks

[Oceandonkey]

shovel nose are pretty commen there, weve got a few and they put up a really good fight.

[ellicat]

Mate I never landed my biggest fish either, but it gave me a good half hour of excitement.

Still a good story. I've haven't caught a Jewie yet but I could relate your story to the characteristics of a snapper.

You could've put the tailor back out to see if some more jew were around (if it was a jew).

[Feral]

Yep, gotta close them up real tight! I even check the eye on normal hooks, had a few of them I've had to close up as well.

[mackmauler]

sounds like a nice jewie couple good runs they norm go belly up, you were dam close, whats the chances of a hook doing that!

[LIVE_2_FiSH]

bet my money on it being a snap. the headshakes plus the fact that that area is know for good squire says it all. caught a 51cm model casting pilchard fillets into the pilons just the other week.. but been smoked by some good fish before. Theres plenty more their so go out and get em!

haha

[werewolf]

oh man that sucks hey! But its true what the say, the biggest fish is the one that gets away!:sick: