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success micro jigging

Post by cheaterparts » Sat Jan 02, 2016 5:13 pm

A surprise catch today on DIY Inckiku jig a small Gummy Shark - not a fish that you think of when jigging

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quite a surprise as my baits weren't getting touched by anything so I pulled the Gomoku rod out and a home made inchiku jig

this was in 5 meter of water so I used my lightest jig at 15 gram -- that had a silver flecked squid skirt

I made these up from some old metal slugs with assist hooks and 3" squid skirts just to give it a go

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being only 5 meters I worked the jig very slowly more just lifting up off the bottom and letting it fall
from a slow easy jig to fish on in a split second - this could get very addictive

rod used an OH Gomoku Erito with 15 lb braid

up till now I had caught Flatties but of cause they will hit anything that moves but talking a Gummy into taking a jig was quite a surprise even an under size fish

I was wondering how much success others are having with this light jigging
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Gummy shark 128 Cm - Elephant fish 85 Cm - Snapper 91 Cm - KG Whiting 49 Cm - Flathead 55 Cm - Garfish 47 Cm - Silver Trevally 40 Cm - Long Tail Tuna 86 Cm - snook 64 Cm - Couta 71 Cm - Sth Calamari 44 Cm hood - Cobia 117 cm


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Re: success micro jigging

Post by DougieK » Sat Jan 02, 2016 5:24 pm

Freaking awesome cheato.

Certainly the first gummy i've seen or heard of like this!
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Re: success micro jigging

Post by ducky » Sat Jan 02, 2016 5:29 pm

I've heard of a few gummies As jigging bycatch but that's certainly pretty cool in such shallow water on such a small jig


Were you drifting at the time or casting out?

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Post by 4liters » Sat Jan 02, 2016 6:02 pm

I've heard of gummies taking a soft plastic, but having one eat a metal lure is certainly a bit different
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Post by cheaterparts » Sat Jan 02, 2016 6:03 pm

ducky wrote:I've heard of a few gummies As jigging bycatch but that's certainly pretty cool in such shallow water on such a small jig


Were you drifting at the time or casting out?

anchored in 5 meters straight out from the Coronet Bay boat ramp - I had one gummy rod loaded with fresh gar fish and 2 light rods with Saury and prawn -- no bait were getting touched

so the micro jig was pulled to amuse myself so i was just jigging straight under the kayak -- I figured it might attract a Flatty , but the rod just instantly loaded and I didn't feel the bite
I think it must have inhaled it on the drop

the fish was well hooked in the mouth so it wasn't just jagged

both jigging shallow and being a home brewed jig was good to
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Post by Nude up » Sat Jan 02, 2016 6:47 pm

Nice work thats my tactic when the baitrods are set get the soft plastics or blade and recently the micro jigs. I have never hooked a gummy on a lure thought

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Re: success micro jigging

Post by Broomstick » Sat Jan 02, 2016 7:25 pm

Very cool Cheater!

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Re: success micro jigging

Post by Buckle&scream » Sun Jan 03, 2016 12:25 pm

Haha that's awesome, I'm gonna be trying the gomoku jigs a fair bit this year see how they go.

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Re: success micro jigging

Post by Lightningx » Sun Jan 03, 2016 9:37 pm

Never heard or seen that before but I guess there is a first time for everything :)

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Post by Raulfc7 » Sun Jan 03, 2016 10:03 pm

That's pretty cool well done
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