Jims Fishing Adventure

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Jim caught two sharks Mal caught one.

These sharks are bronze whaler sharks, which are claimed to be the shark most responsible for attacks on humans on the east coast of Australia  

Jim got a big head

But he was soon cut down to size

Jewfish or Mulloway grow to in excess of 95 pounds this one wasn't quite that big. it actually weighed 7.5 pounds. See the picture below

The Jewfish or Mulloway is a worthy adversary this 7.5 pound specimen took about 10 minutes to land on 15lb (7kg) line

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Jewfish often travel in schools of fish of similar size these two fish were caught within half an hour of each other.

The mysterious Jewfish jewels which are found in the head of the jewfish

The Jewels from a 4lb jewfish  fit inside a beer bottle cap.

The Jewels are found in the jewel case which is a bony compartment where the spine meets the head.

The Taylor grows to over 20lbs(9kg). But this one weighed about 1lb (0.5kg) See photo below.

The Taylor is called the Blue fish in Northern America and fish larger than 15lb are common there.