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Mangrove Jack
How to Catch
The best fishing for Jacks is though summer, either day or night, at the bottom of the tide or start of the rising tide. They respond well to lures cast into heavy cover or to floating live bait near a fallen or sunken tree. But remember, you must exert your authority as soon as you feel the bite. Jacks are extreme adversaries capable of lightning fast strikes and strong violent runs for cover and you need to be mentally and physically prepared.
If you can't seem to hook any Jacks tighten the drag on your rod and place it on the side of the boat. Leave it for a couple of minutes and allow the Jack to come to you. And don’t forget to to ensure that your rod a secure in its rod holder, or when the Jack bites you’re likely to see your line and rod take off into the distance!
Once on deck the seemingly motionless Jack has a tendency to spring back to life, and with those razor sharp canine teeth it can really do some damage, so keep those fingers away from his angry mouth!
Where to Find
The Mangrove Jack is most commonly found across the Great Barrier Reef, around the Cape York and though to the
Juvenile Jacks usually live in coastal estuaries and tidal creeks where they hide and feed in amongst the tangled and knitted mangrove roots. In fact submerged vegetation roots, rocks, logs, bridge pylons and jetties are all favourite haunts of the young Jack.
As they mature, the Jacks then move out of the estuaries and creeks to take up residence on offshore reefs and have been know to live at depths in excess of 100 metres.
