Jew fish - now you see em, now you dont

BarraBeast · Post by **BarraBeast** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:19 am

Earlier in the year there were jewfish turning up in the outer harbour. It's been 3 months or so and haven't seen squat.

here's one from April drift diving the channel out from west point.

Mud · Post by **Mud** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:31 pm

yeah BB Ive noticed a distinct lack of Jewie tales since about April. And the usual haunts seem to be jewnuded...... Did anyone see where they went?

harmsey · Post by **harmsey** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:54 pm

yep the jewies are on holidays for sure

anyone catching em in good numbers

COOPS · Post by **COOPS** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 1:01 pm

def on holidays... i fished a few spots at dundee where we nearly always pick up a couple for zip! Put in some solid time too so not sure what's happening with them at the moment.

Pecheur · Post by **Pecheur** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 1:29 pm

Hi BarraBeast,

When you spear fish a fish like that, does it pull like made once speared, or not?
As compared to when hooked on a line.

Just curious as I haven't spearfished since I was kid... Long time ago, and they were much smaller fishes...

Have a good day,
Pecheur.

back-cast · Post by **back-cast** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 3:22 pm

COOPS
PostPosted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 1:01 pm Post subject:

def on holidays... i fished a few spots at dundee where we nearly always pick up a couple for zip! Put in some solid time too so not sure what's happening with them at the moment.

Not on Holidays,, I'm tipping they have been netted,,
they were thick out at Dundee this year untill
Kon"Kill'n'Fillet" Vatskalis
let the Barramundi netters back out in Fog Bay, they net Right along the coast catching heaps of jewfish in their nets,, and they just don't pick a few from the school they get the whole school,,
they wipe them out in One foul Shot of their Nets,,, get your emails in people

COOPS · Post by **COOPS** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 4:49 pm

yes unfortunately i've heard the netters have been in close there. out of all the area's they can net why do they need to pillage areas like that

back-cast · Post by **back-cast** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:21 pm

COOPS
PostPosted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 4:49 pm Post subject:

yes unfortunately i've heard the netters have been in close there. out of all the area's they can net why do they need to pillage areas like that

The answer to that is......
Because they can mate,, simply because they can....
And

Kon"Kill'n'Fillet" Vatskalis,

Continues to permit them to do it,,, no research or thought was put into the incidents that went on in Fog Bay,,,
I took many of the pictures and no one has asked me any Questions in relation too the huge number of sawsharks and marine life, that was killed despite my many warnings and reporting of incidents,,
In fact we got told if we did not leave the matter alone we would be charged for
"Interfering with a commercial fishing operation"
So make of that what you will,, but that's why they do what they want because apparently if you report these things you are in serious risk of being charged yourself,,
I'm only telling of my personal experiences here

BarraBeast · Post by **BarraBeast** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:53 pm

Pecheur wrote:When you spear fish a fish like that, does it pull like made once speared, or not?
As compared to when hooked on a line.

same as a hand line form the surface. they go balistic and try to reef you on anything they can. you get towed aroung a fair bit which is all pt of it. i dont spear them for fun, they are for the dinner table. so i quickly and humainly dispatch them on the surface, and after 1 jewie i call it a day and usuall dive with the camera for some pics.

later

Pecheur · Post by **Pecheur** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 11:45 pm

Wow that sound great.

But I would be too afraid of the Crocs to dive around Darwin...
That might have to do with not growing up, up here...

Have a good day,
Pecheur

jarrah jack · Post by **jarrah jack** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:47 pm

Hey BB Thats good spearing in anyones book, similiar to getting a good kingfish down south. What sort of depth were you getting them in? Could you see them from the surface or did it take a few exploration dives to figure them out?

BarraBeast · Post by **BarraBeast** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:47 am

jarrah jack wrote: What sort of depth were you getting them in? Could you see them from the surface or did it take a few exploration dives to figure them out?

are you crazy?

see them from the surface! no way Hoseáy. The water is too dirty but that can work in your advantage sometimes as you can hang onto the bottom and wait for them to come in for a look or to mill around the bait fish.

what everyone may find interesting is we've never seen jews when the water is clear on the really good tides. It's always in the murky spring tide water.

also, if there's a massive groper hanging around a wreck or cave. you tend not to see them.

It's funny how you can be out near the pinnacles(for example) in the harbour and you can hear them chatting away to each other but never see them. they must see your silloette and swim off a bit.

jarrah jack · Post by **jarrah jack** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:20 am

Yer very crazy owning two boats and all. And used to diving in 60 ft vis.