I just got word of a 45kg cob caught in the river
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subaruseun
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wow...
if off a kayak/ fishing ski?
then must be a record
if off a kayak/ fishing ski?
then must be a record
Bushbuck wrote:
Nah,one off the fisheries officers reckon these big buggers are in the river they dont move around much,on average a big one comes out once a year ,last year the guy I work with landed a 56 kg ,a 62kg was landed in the small boat harbour, my dad had the record for a while 114pounds.top r/h and some other big ones ,weight unknown
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Just had a chat to the guy that caught the cob,no pics sorry ,he caught it off his fishing kayak with live mullet and 4.5kg line.towed him almost 5km before landing it.
He feels very bad that he did not release as it died of exhaustion.Like he says ,what do you do ,cut your line? or land possibly a once in a lifetime pb and hope you can release it? I know what I would do
He feels very bad that he did not release as it died of exhaustion.Like he says ,what do you do ,cut your line? or land possibly a once in a lifetime pb and hope you can release it? I know what I would do
***Galjoen***
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MOULDIE wrote:
Why would any fishermen want to cut the line???? or should I rephrase....who will cut their line in a situation like this? That's then the reason why I fish with line...to catch fish! It's a different story if there was a great white on the other end, but then again I would let it tow me around for a couple of hours before I cut the line...no such thing as a "free ride" these days anymore....espesially on a kayak......
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Why would any fishermen want to cut the line???? or should I rephrase....who will cut their line in a situation like this? That's then the reason why I fish with line...to catch fish! It's a different story if there was a great white on the other end, but then again I would let it tow me around for a couple of hours before I cut the line...no such thing as a "free ride" these days anymore....espesially on a kayak......
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***Galjoen*** wrote:
I think what he was saying is he should of cut the line when he saw it was a big cob and knew that it was going to be a long battle ,3.5hrs ,to give the fish a better chance of survival,but I also would not have cut line .
I think what he was saying is he should of cut the line when he saw it was a big cob and knew that it was going to be a long battle ,3.5hrs ,to give the fish a better chance of survival,but I also would not have cut line .
***Galjoen***
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congrats to the guy and I would also not have cut my line. Just an idea tho, why use such light line when targeting game fish in the river. It is inevitable that a large fish landed on 5.5kg line will die. I never go for cob with anything lighter than 15kgs. I would understand if it was caught on prawn fishing for Gunter. Just my perspective tho.
@MOULDIE i see there is goin/is a quite controversial article in the local PA paper about catch-and-release. seen it yet?
@MOULDIE i see there is goin/is a quite controversial article in the local PA paper about catch-and-release. seen it yet?
MOULDIE wrote:
no this is the opposite: about how catch and release is perverse as pple are putting the fish thru pain for enjoyment. Moral catch what u are allowed then stop fishing. I dont know about that, i love fishing and will spend as much time as i can doing it. I believe catch what u can eat that night and release the rest and enjoy ones day out.
Fillet and Release
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well done to the angler very nice fish