Jack spots

[Mylesfisher]

Hey guys I have recently given up on the spear fishing idea as I will only be home on the weekends as I am becoming a border and a curado and bass raider combo is probably more appealing for overall use. Just wondering about general areas for jacks like I’m not looking for the exact honey hole that you caught that 60 just general locations as I have learnt that a bunch of canals are trash and wastes of time only bream and some are full of big red dogs this is as those bad canals are way too shallow or only have pumped sand and no structure but still I am not sure for spots I know that the Capri bridges and the pontoons near the open water are great when fishing is good but those inland sections that branch off are just complete wastes of space for fishing but I have seen people catching more in some inland branches in other canals also I have heard that the canals near TSS are good but it is the same only the ones near the main runway are good just wondering where the best canals are in the goldie just a general area as most of the info I have got for spots was linda useless I saw Alex w on YouTube seems like a good fisherman but I have tried to geolocate his spots for the last month and I have had no luck wondering which canals he goes to? If at least one of you could give me a good canal I will be happy I have not fished for 2 months as I have been sick and stolen from but a cowling is now ready for purchase on the 3rd urs truly on an update

,Myles 

[mangajack]

Jenny Lind Creek is the go.

[Mylesfisher]

uh mate i live in southport not the cape just looking for good areas to get a jack as i have not had any luck with geolocating spots on youtube please tell me where flap fishing like a pro and alex w get their jacks if you could that would be splendisd

 

[ellicat]

Ephraim Island bridge - 5th pylon from the island.

[Old Scaley]

2 hours ago, ellicat said:

Ephraim Island bridge - 5th pylon from the island.

And if you do catch one there, and it has a 6” Gulp attached, please return it to me by courier 

[Mylesfisher]

yeah ok but it is a bit far its like 30 mins away

[Angry51]

25 minutes ago, Mylesfisher said:

yeah ok but it is a bit far its like 30 mins away

Where would you like them, in the freezer?

[Mylesfisher]

bruh please explain what that meaans

[Angry51]

1 hour ago, Mylesfisher said:

bruh please explain what that meaans

Well it takes me 2 hours just to get to the water, how close

would you like your fishing spot?

[Bretto77]

http://www.southportaquarium.com/

Worth a try. 

[Drop Bear]

On 02/01/2023 at 10:06 AM, Mylesfisher said:

yeah ok but it is a bit far its like 30 mins away

What sort of boat or car do you have? 

[Mylesfisher]

a 350 tinny and i dont have a car my dad does ut he is not home much

[turdle]

Maybe just focus on getting out and fishing whenever you can at the moment, enjoy your time on/by the water and concentrate less on specific species until you're older and have more transport options.

If you're dead set on catching a jack, jump on your bike and go and explore new ground in some smaller creeks that are less fished. Just have a look in YouTube and you'll find plenty of spots. 

They won't come to you, you need to put in the time and effort to find them. 

[Mylesfisher]

are 150hg curados good for jacks on lures? or should i return i t and get a 200hg?

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Depends if you prefer the larger reel, they have similar specs.

[Mylesfisher]

ok thanks

[Mylesfisher]

i am going to use it for trevs and tailor and stuff so it is perfect and will give me a good fight for a jack

[Mylesfisher]

Woo ooo new cowling and now it has a lock and a decal can’t wait to go fishing tmr 

[Milpool]

Alex W, like most of the guys from brissie fish the eastern side of the highway from the Coomera boat ramp. Drew M also has a few videos from that area, search for his Coomera videos on YouTube. 

Watch as many of John Costello's videos as you can. He's MyLureBox on YouTube, he gives you every bit of information you'll need and seems to enjoy teaching people how to catch them as much as he likes catching them. He does a bit of pontoon bashing around Broadbeach but a lot of his fishing is creek's around tweed and Currumbin. He has DVD's full of info and hundreds of hours of YouTube. 

Early Timmy Turtle videos are awesome too, when he first started on his pipe skiff he was learning from scratch, you can watch all his mistakes and what he learnt along the way.

I've been heaps and yet to catch one, they aren't something you should expect to catch every session. I don't think any canal is rubbish, they seem to be in good numbers everywhere, you just have to throw what they want, where they want it and probably hold your tongue just right. 

[Just a fisherman]

You guys should get onto Tomo from The Mangrove Jack Fishing Guide On the Gold Coast. He has done a lot of talks at info sessions with John Costello and Doug Burt.
His number is 0473 634 500.

He owns the Mangrove Jack Fishing  Group on Facebook.

 

His guides teach you everything in 1 night and it’s very informative. 
I thought it was awesome when I did it and I’ve been catching jacks now I know what to do. They run for about 4hrs and you go fishing ect. A good night and money well spent. 

[Mylesfisher]

Hey guys i am back here on this topic I have had my first couple weeeks of boarding school I am keen to go on. a boat trip my boat is in southport I would like to have a crack at runaways  bays canals this time earlier too just so i can have a little try at the trev action there I hav eheard that it is good for jacks but not really sure as basically all of the vids from the slow rolling youtubers fish in coomera but i will haev to trust dougie on this one has anyone been?