SILVER SLABS IN THE SUDS
“The species can be fickle and challenging, but that’s part of their attraction. They’re a consuming species, and they seductively draw you into the chase.”
Beaching a big jewie is undoubtedly the pinnacle for all keen surf fishers. And landing that first good fish represents a turning point, a shift from merely targeting jewies to success, and the confidence to know what you’re doing is right. That first fish is definitely the hardest.
Jewies, or mulloway, are not an easy fish to crack, not with regularity anyway. And there aren’t many beach fishos out there who can say with sincerity that they have the species wired, and they get results on every outing. If an elite group even exists, I’m certainly not within that circle. I love the species, but they can frustrate me to tears… they can be there and feeding one day, then vanish the next.
Even some of my mates who spend a lot of time soaking baits in the surf and do exceptionally well still have “dry spells". The species can be fickle and challenging, but that’s part of their attraction. They’re a consuming species, and they seductively draw you into the
