Dave the old saying that MEN see themselves in younger men, henceforth the urge to engage, teach and encourage. I think your friendship with old salty Guru-is one of them. Great channel
Hey Dave, I normally fish southern end of Lake Mac out of a boat. So next time its too windy for that, Im going to have a crack down at the beach after watching this very informative video on beach jewfish techniques. Hats off to you for releasing all that info thats taken you so much time to learn.
I jumped in with a snorkel and handspear about 10 years ago for a swim more than anything. In the Drummer hole was a school of Jew exactly as you said.
nice video mate, i agree with that 15min window. we are using live baits here to catch them. my videos will show you guys how we get Jewie every time we go out fishing in the shallow waters. Cheers! I love your videos mate keep them coming!
Cheers for the vid. Tons of helpful advice. Do you reckon the PVC tube would have held if your drag was set a bit lighter? (but still enough to set the hooks). I have been fishing Newcastle beaches hard for the last 8 months and not landed a jew in all that time. Been frustrating as I know what I am doing. Porbably guilty of fishing quiet gutters and holes for too long though. Also using a paternoster rig (off a running swivel) but will try making the dropper longer. I also use up to 3 rods, depending on my bait supply (prefer fresh tailor) but might scale that back. Thanks
Yeah it may have held with a lighter drag that was definitely a flaw in my system. If you are fishing on your own two rods is probably enough. Don’t fish into deep holes if there are gutters in the Beach. To much water and the fish can miss your baits. Fish the narrowest gutters you can find on a rising tide they will fill up nice and they concentrate the fish. I don’t know I think a lot of fishing is a confidence thing we go expecting to catch Jewfish and we rarely miss. Though we catch a lot of under size fish between the 50 to 65cm range. They come through in Schools but there will be big fish mixed in with them. Keep going keep experimenting tight lines Dave
Mate, really informative video. Love the stories you told. Darno sounds like a top shelf jewie fisho 👍 With the paternoster single mono branch off to the hooks, you thought of using the Crane 3 way T 2/0 - 3/0 swivels ? It would negate the plastic tube as the 2/0 T bit spins around. This size is 100kgs and on eBay for pack of 30, $14. Think Shogun make them. Also Yo-Zuri HYBRID is a fluorocarbon and mono mix. Has fluoro strength and mono give. Maybe options for those Godzilla jewies on the beach digger. Your videos are a great format and fun to watch. Cheers😀
The second rig I show in the video has the shogun 3 way swivel. That is what I use all the time now. I use 80 pound fluorocarbon now between the top of the 3 way and swivel above it 😂😂 So I don’t get cut off. And my branch leader I gave extended to 45cm seems to attract more bites. I always fish with the plastic tube it just seems to stop the branch line getting tangled. My mate fished the same as me with 3 way shoguns with no tube and he has a bit more trouble than me with the branch line getting tangled. Tight lines Dave
Great informative Jew video Dave Appreciate the help you give Just talking about the gutter you like to fish you said you like a narrow gutter. Are you putting the baits in the gutter or up on the back bank or both ?? And do you still use heavy patenoasta rig with heavy snapper sinkers when you are using the beach worms ?? Or using a lighter setup With all the jewys of late do you think the tides have had any influence or is it just low light evening conditions or the combination of both low light and slack tides ?? Cheers bruz
We explore around the gutter a bit we try at the back of the gutter near the bank then the centre. We don’t cast very far all if there is a bit of sweep. We use a lighter double dropper rig with the worms. The seem to like the new moon when it’s dark and the week leading into the full moon. We always like to have some swell when Jewfishing. I don’t know why exactly some times the big dogs just move in and they will be for maybe a week. Don’t know exactly we’re they come from or we’re they go but if your there when it happens it’s epic 😂😂😂
Dont worry Rudds your not the fist and wont be the last. I learnt to fish for beach jew with mack squid , first lesson was always hold your rod . .my mentor used alvey gear so holder wasn't even a option. Love ya work 👍
It took me a few times chasing my rods down into the surf before I realized what you were saying there about the leverage the height of the rod gives to the drag, it's not intuitive at all. You've seen those smaller pipes I've been using - I'll often actually grab my line and give it a solid pull to make sure that when it gets slammed, it's not gonna go for a swim.
Great video Dave can relate in a way. Was fishing stocko the other night on a full moon had a full arrow squid on my 12 foot jew set up and I got slammed and had to chase my jew setup down the sand into the water. Same situation as yours. Sand in the drag. Couldn’t fight the fish to adjust my drag to let it run and it snapped me off I was so Devo!! Definitely will be back out there soon with a bigger ambition to slam a 20 kg jew!
I learnt that the hard way, the only thing you could do it’s click the bail arm over and try to hand line it while your mate cleans the drag from under the drag knob. Sketchy as fuck though 😂😂😂
Good onya Dave...No wonder you haven't been answering your bloody phone mate too busy chasing the ghosts of the surf...As usual great production made by you...must catch you up soon ...regards B.J. P.S. Sea water and Sand doesn't worry Alvey reels mate...
Saw a 12ft heavy set up go skipping through the shore break at Nth Enny myself funniest thing I’ve seen, not for the bloke who owned the rod tho. Aussie legend 🤙🏽 A bloke that shows his rigs and knows his shit.
It’s the number of sheets of fibre glass that the rod is constructed from. 4 wrap is an an all round rod, suitable for whiting bream tailor salmon even big jewfish if your good enough 😂😂😂 You get 5 6 7 wraps rods, there king of old school know a lot of guys use graphite rods. Tight lines Dave
Thanks for the informative video, out of curiosity, do you think it really matters whether you use the first rig you showed as oppose to a three way swivel. Also, how long do you generally make that line from your swivel down to the sinker? And when fishing stockton, do you generally drive onto the beach, or does it not matter too much as long as theres a good gutter?
A 3 way swivel seems to work the best. I like at least a 1 1/2 meter drop from the swivel to the sinker sometimes I walk sometimes I’m in a car with my mate. Just depends on finding a good formation no matter what part of the Beach your on.
@@aussfish9995 Thanks for the info, some good fish seem to have been getting around recently which is a good sign, keen to try your paternoster rig, like your thought process with getting the bait off the bottom and making it as obvious as possible.
Great recount, with some interesting spins on tactics that work for you in your area and there is the key - 'what works for you'. Good fishermen use what works for them and rarely go home fishless.
Funny you say about the bloke sitting down . . . I turned up at the beach to find my mate fight a stonking big jew. He was sitting down because he was exhausted, and tried to get me to finish the fight for him. NO WAY ! Its the fish of a lifetime - you have to see this through! He did, but the 25 kg jew could have just about gaffed my mate when it was over. I like to have big fish come through the shore break off to one side - rather than straight in towards me. Obviously depends on the beach, but I seem to have less trouble with them rolling end-over-end in the shore dump & snapping my leader. Its a trick I read in one of my Grandad's fishing books on saltwater fishing nearly 40 years ago. Works for me.
Fantastic video again Dave. I live in Stockton and would love to have a fish with you one time mate!! I usually fish a couple of times a week and would love to share information and learn. Is the paternoster rig you use with the long shank hooks the same set up as the jew rig?
@@aussfish9995 thanks mate. Would love to see a vid on that rig sometime!! I have struggled finding the best rig for the beach. Tangles on the paternosters kill me!! the tip of the clear tube looks like a game changer. Where do you get the tube?
I was out on Stockton beach Saturday night and lost about a 20kg Jew just from having my drag too tight and pulled hooks after about 15 minutes of fighting the fish
Your using the wrong pipe is the problem. Use the pressure rated stuff that costs twice much it's more than good enough. It's got twice the wall thickness and no recycled core. I use 1.5m lengths with about half hammered into the sand and it holds up to 80lb gear with 12kg of drag and 10 foot sharks
Yeah thanks Shane I use 2 meters of pipe now and belt it in deep with a rubber mallet and less drag on the strike I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed had to learn the hard way 😂😂
I like to hit them in strike out of the rod holder or hold the rod and strike them highly effective though I use less drag them when I first started on the Beach. I hit them in strike with circle hooks when live baiting in the boat. You’ll get them both ways but I think you miss less fish when they hook themselves Do you let them run? How’s your hook up rate ?
@@aussfish9995yep. I use one 7/0 circle and hold the rod. I feed a foot or two of line, for the fish to get the hook in it's mouth, then let it come tight naturally. I can catch quite small fish.
