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Title: Dampier Jigging 13-12-09
Post by: Jay Burgess on December 14, 2009, 02:38:31 AM
Headed out off Dampier today for some jigging. Plan was to try and catch some Red Emperor on jigs but they weren't playing the game - despite working the jigs over some pretty fine looking ground. Luckily the Rankin cod were keen to smash our jigs and plastics so ended up keeping a few for a feed and releasing the others. Also got some big Estuary Cod in the 30kg class and got reefed by unstoppables. Plenty of hungry gold spot trevally and bludger trevally also in attendance so rods were bending pretty constantly all day. Highlight of the day was this big Spaniard caught jigging the edge of a bait ball in 55m.

(http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/3770/img3294edited.jpg)
Title: Re: Dampier Jigging 13-12-09
Post by: Greg Burt on December 14, 2009, 07:39:11 AM
Top stuff Jay, now that's different, a honker Spaniard on a head fitted Assist hook, rather than a tail hook (http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd207/bunzo51/Smileys/thumbsup.gif).
Title: Re: Dampier Jigging 13-12-09
Post by: Scott Maybury on December 14, 2009, 07:49:40 AM
Mate that is a nice spaniard, well done. Feed of rankin cod sounds like a good consolation too!
Title: Re: Dampier Jigging 13-12-09
Post by: Travis Heaps on December 14, 2009, 08:52:19 AM
Now that's a cracker Spano Jay, congrats.
Title: Re: Dampier Jigging 13-12-09
Post by: Nathan Cefai on December 14, 2009, 08:57:52 AM
Nice spanyid mate,lucky she didnt snip you off,love the hat champ...
Title: Re: Dampier Jigging 13-12-09
Post by: Sam Conacher on December 14, 2009, 09:54:14 AM
awesome. :)
Title: Re: Dampier Jigging 13-12-09
Post by: Aaron Concord on December 16, 2009, 07:58:39 AM
Bunny,

I reckon if you go low & I go high, we can sort Jay out!

He obviously needs others to take his place in the R&D area of Dampier!

Jay.......awesome Spanish!

Aaron.
Title: Re: Dampier Jigging 13-12-09
Post by: Andy Rowe on December 16, 2009, 12:28:41 PM
Congratulations Jay, great fish and photo.