queensland 74 cm JACK!!!

[sweresy]

This pic has been doing the rounds on fishing media... 74cm of prime time Jacko. Worse part is I didn't catch it....

Anyway pic courtesy of Facebook Gold Coast Fishing Fanatics. The guy has apparently never caught a jack before and the fish was released...

Unbelievable effort, big congrats to Gavin Springate, you will NEVER catch one bigger again mate haha

[Angus]

Saw this on Sporties Fishing page. Fantastic fish.

Angus

[samsteele115]

Just imagine it sitting underneath its pontoon lurking around. It would be eating all the 30+cm bream for breakfast! Monster

[Cheyne_jones]

I'd be selling all my gear and retiring from Jack fishing if that was my first!

Thats like climbing Everest without oxygen the first time you have strapped a pair of hiking boots on.

Doesnt get much better than that!

[sweresy]

Love the analogy Cheyne.... i've stared at this pic for ages.... I'm so jealous, especially after getting whacked 3 times yesterday arvo and wiped on 30lb... As I've said before the guy can be happy that most guys will never get even close with an estuary capture (or lake)

[Cheyne_jones]

They must have been crackers to kill you on 30lb mate! I had no love on the weekend either, had the biggest topwater take I have ever seen, but the bloody thing totally missed the lure... Such a good season this year though, so many monsters getting boated each week!

[fifis101]

That's not fair. I just logged on to write up about my first ever jack I caught on the weekend. I was pretty stoked with mine going 53cm but this guy has blown me out of the water.

Anyway, here's my pic.

[nick01077]

Haha fifis, head up mate that's still a Cracker Jack! :cheer:

[sweresy]

Nothing to be sneezed at Fifis.... Nice mate, nice!!!!

[PlasticFantastic]

Yep cracker fish and to think it was caught on 10lb also, but knowing where it was caught that's not a surprise as there's close to no structure to be done on. Jealous much

Cheers

Mark

[Fish Head]

One of the local kids brought one into the into the shop at Viccy Point a few years ago.

First jack, 10lb line, 70cm. I nearly cried!

Great fish. I'd love to see a few of these in our dams!

Cheers

Duncan

[sweresy]

It's funny isn't Duncan, lately as I've gone further and further up in breaking strain I've lost more and more fish.....

Light line can force you to play it out perhaps or maybe the fish feels less resistance and doesn't panic? Who knows

.

All I know was that jacks were put on this earth by lure manufacturers

[bersim]

Such an awesome sized fish! It's almost too big to be true

James

[Luvit]

There's always going to be someone with a bigger one fifis!

Doesn't change that it's your best and an a worthy PB in anybody's book.

You'll have job trying to beat it, both are magic fish.

Cheers

Wayne

[waldo]

That 74 must have had it too good to bother about moving out onto the reefs like most that size do. Nothing wrong with a 53cm jack, it would put a grin from ear to ear on most fishermen.

[sweresy]

I'm pretty sure it didn't have the option to go anywhere Waldo

[Angus]

It's funny isn't Duncan, lately as I've gone further and further up in breaking strain I've lost more and more fish.....

Light line can force you to play it out perhaps or maybe the fish feels less resistance and doesn't panic? Who knows

.

All I know was that jacks were put on this earth by lure manufacturers

This is a concept we throw around all the time.

So many guys seem to get owned on 30lb leader while others get landed on so much lighter.

Still easily my PB this fish was only caught on 8lb... Lightest tackle jack I have caught and the biggest!

[Glenn S]

i kind of agree that a jack caught on lighter line doesnt fight as hard, the one in my profile pic was caught on 6 or 8 pound leader and went straight for mid river when it could of had me in the mangroves in a heart beat, dumb fish maybe? but then again ive been smoked on the light gear still?? who knows! anyway some great fish in this thread.

Glenn

[sweresy]

Agree Glenn! i've been slowly upgrading line class this season as i just get continually owned... started with 6, then 8, now running a standard 12 on the 'light' gear and 20/30 braid /leader on the big stuff.... Have been smashed on both the light stuff and heavy....that being said id also say that 70% of bust off have been by Estuary Cod digging in and not letting go. Unfortunately they're always in the same areas i target Jacks.

Some of the Jack wipe outs have been on the strike but I find rarely if they come out from cover will they head back in. I think it can be a matter of luck... If they bolt out into mid stream you can usually play them out...

Included a pic from last year of a fish i got on 6lb... which was what we used all last season... like i said sometimes you just get lucky

[sweresy]

[Bri The Pom]

Agree Glenn! i've been slowly upgrading line class this season as i just get continually owned... started with 6, then 8, now running a standard 12 on the 'light' gear and 20/30 braid /leader on the big stuff.... Have been smashed on both the light stuff and heavy....that being said id also say that 70% of bust off have been by Estuary Cod digging in and not letting go. Unfortunately they're always in the same areas i target Jacks.

Some of the Jack wipe outs have been on the strike but I find rarely if they come out from cover will they head back in. I think it can be a matter of luck... If they bolt out into mid stream you can usually play them out...

Included a pic from last year of a fish i got on 6lb... which was what we used all last season... like i said sometimes you just get lucky

Don't those Estuary Cod go hard, I caught a fairly small one i thought i was snagged on the bottom.

Nice jacks btw fella's.

[sweresy]

I think if you don't get stuck into a cod within the first 5 seconds and he heads into the rocks/tree roots or drain its almost impossible to turn them out... great eating when you do

[Plastic King]

Still trying to get my 1st 53cm would be awesome :woohoo: will happen one day just have to crack the Jack code