18th feb afternoon Tiger
Submitted by Jeffree on Sat, 2012-02-18 23:12
2m tiger caught landbased. Had another wicked fast run, but spat the hooks.
We had 2 Balloons out about 50m apart from each other and about 300m out, and there was a XXXL Fin circling one balloon at a time, then did some aerials, and thrashed around for a bit and effed off.
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Redemperor000
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Thats a nice tiger, is that
Thats a nice tiger, is that at north mole,?
Dicey
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Awesome work, what setup
Awesome work, what setup reel/rod were you running and what bait?
Jeffree
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umm. it was a custom 7ft
umm. it was a custom 7ft ballooning rod, and a tekota 800 with 300mts of 40lb mono on top of 300mts of 40lb braid. 2mts of multistrand wire onto 3 10/0 kirbys. And for bait i used a butterflied mullet. :) hope that helps
It was a pretty easy fight, until it saw me, then my tekota started singing.
not all asians keep undersize fish.
Dicey
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Cheers really need to give
Cheers really need to give it a go one day soon.
Jeffree
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get into it
metro waters are infested with small sharks at the moment. Can almost get a bronzie or blacktip every time
not all asians keep undersize fish.
greatrex
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great catch, just wondering
great catch, just wondering why do you put the mono and so much of it ontop of braid?
Jeffree
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I put the mono ontop because
I put the mono ontop because when the fish gets close to the rocks the line tends to rub on the reef, so i like to use mono for its abrasion resistance. Although that doesnt explain why i have 300m of it? so honest answer would be that i spooled my reel with 300m of braid, and added the mono later for distance and abrasion resistance. so 2 birds one stone sorta thing. hope that made sense.
not all asians keep undersize fish.
greatrex
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yep i under stand having a
yep i under stand having a mono leader...not a 300m one. but understand now haha cheers mate
GlennO87
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nice, but you gaff it and
nice, but you gaff it and kill it, then what? Tigers from what i hear are bad to eat.......Throw it back?
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Jeffree
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Knew it
Knew there would be at least one captain planet here.
From what i know and hear, tigers are just as good as any shark. Nothing was wasted. I use to work in a fish and chip shop, and have mates who run fish and chip shops, and shark happens to be my favourite. So no, i will not throw this one back, or the next one i catch, unless i catch three in one day ;). Hope this clarification puts your concern at ease my friend :)
Will upload fotos of my filleting efforts :)
not all asians keep undersize fish.
FISHNTIME
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Tiger sharks are actually
Tiger sharks are actually rated 1 of 3 best sharks to eat the other 2 are Mako's and lemon sharks....
I tried some before was awesome, was cooked on a charcoal fired webber bbq.
Adam Gallash
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nice catch Jeffree
Nice catch Jeffree
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Righteo
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interesting stuff gets posted
interesting stuff gets posted here, cool fish though champ.
Here we go again.
Adam Gallash
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:)
Thats why people keep coming back, always a few who try to ruin it though, like tonights pathetic effort, they don't last long.
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Righteo
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yeah been on the wrong end of
yeah been on the wrong end of that stick as you know adam
Here we go again.
Adam Gallash
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exactly mate
Exactly mate, now it seems you want to hang around and contribute to the site rather than trash it. I hate having to do it, but glad that it works. Anyway, back on topic.
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little johnny
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1 less bitey
in water to worry about ..good landbased catch..
FishOn570
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Killer fish jeffreee son.
Killer fish jeffreee son. Can't wait to get home and hit up a few quality slaying sessions. 3 more shifts boy
Rig
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Tiger
Well done jeffree, you should set up a camper van down at north mile lol
Faulkner Family
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well done. thats one nice
well done. thats one nice fish to catch. a nice piece of shark goes down well
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Lamby
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Boom! Great LB tiger mate,
Boom! Great LB tiger mate, awesome stuff
TonyT
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indeed another great tiger,
indeed another great tiger, congrats, Just watch out for your mate tho, he looks gaff happy, he's about to gaff you in the foot....
ealzee
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Yeah nice landbase tiggs
Yeah nice landbase tiggs mate!!! Hope it tasted good!!
kill it??? eat it!!!!
Justo82
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How's the dude in the blue
How's the dude in the blue jumper up on the rocks.
Great tiger though!!!
pale ale
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blue jumper
what's he doing? cant work it out :)
Faulkner Family
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looks like he is holding up
looks like he is holding up a bonito just to get in the pic
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Turbo Tim
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Looks sensational to me
Love the look of those fillets!
Great LB catch
*edit* Just thinkin about the Rottnest swim- if there are that many sharks locally atm, would you still do that? That is my excuse for not entering this year...
crasny1
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I am with everyone here bar one
fair game if you dont break the rules to take what you have caught, provided its not killed and dumped.
Here all is very cool. Nice fish and love the fillets. I prefer other fish, but nothing wrong with Fish and chip flake.
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deepwater
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nice tiger
great stuff there Jeffree, let us all know how it tastes mate ??
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brenz
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great fish mate well done
great fish mate well done
mulloway_hunter
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i'd would have done the same
i'd would have done the same man. and any tigers with a nice set of jaws would be staying on land as well
JohnF
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Filles look absolutely top
Filles look absolutely top notch. We have some Bronzie in the freezer which I am looking forward to, but the Tiger fillets look better.
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DazSamFishing
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nice & different. well done
nice & different. well done
chris raff
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Well Done Jeffree
with all the fish your getting into...a fish and chip might be a good business venture for you...
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AlwaysFishin
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Get amongst it!
Good stuff jeffree, you seem to be right amongst all the fish of late! Keep up the good work and keep the pics coming! And if I was you, I'd have kept it for a feed as well. :)
antsey
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tiger
nice catch mate, i hooked one around that size on friday arvo/night off north mole aswell brought it straight in to the rocks then it goes for a run and hooks pull.
scottland
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awesome
surprised theres not many people up at the whale carcass hahaha
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Jeffree
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Thanks for the positive
Thanks for the positive comments ya'll. Love this little tight nip FW family we got goin' on here!
not all asians keep undersize fish.
Snags
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haha unintended pun!?
I'm only posting about it cos i found it funny and maybe help you avoid ostracising certain groups.... BUT unless you were actually intending the pun, it's "tight knit".
What you are referring to, are the people who apparently keep undersize fish ;)
PS: I too am an asian who doesnt keep undersize fish and sorry if the pun was completely intended. Also nice catch!!
Jeffree
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totally unintended mate
totally unintended mate hahahah
not all asians keep undersize fish.
grantarctic1
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Nice shark
Nice shark Jeffree, Ive fish there for years and never seen a Tiger landed.
EasySnag, i don't think any pun was intended. A few members were removed in the last few days and i think Jeffree was just saying It's great to get positive reply's to his post .
fisharoo
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more sharks now
been fishing almost 20 years now, but seems to me that more sharks are being caught of local spots lately especially tigers. never knew that they are that bloody common, seen some bronzies caught but never tigers. never going to swim ever again.
awesome fish tho.
happy fishing
madfisher
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Great catch mate and great
Great catch mate and great feed
GlennO87
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If you eat it great, just so
If you eat it great, just so many people catch them and kill them, then dump them. Great if you took it home...Hope you enjoyed it.
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Great looking fish Jeffree.
Great looking fish Jeffree. What time of the day was that?
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Jeffree
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hooked it around 6:00pm mate.
hooked it around 6:00pm mate.
not all asians keep undersize fish.
falttymatty
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Nice catch jeff we will have
Nice catch jeff we will have to catch up soon now i have a balooning combo.
Its been to long pm me sometime for a fish
to fish or not to fish is that even an option?
Jeffree
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yeh deff man. i saw ur
yeh deff man. i saw ur blacktip. what a beastt!
not all asians keep undersize fish.
Belly88
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Ballooning
Hey Jeffree, Just wondering when you say ballooing is it ballooning with helium or just a balloon as a float?
If possible could you give me a few hints on rig set up, im very interested in giving it a go one day..
Cheers mate ........ Belly.
Jeffree
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Really depends on what the
Really depends on what the winds are doing. Most of the times i have my main line connected to a 3way swivel, and then 2m of multistrand wire onto 3 10/0 kirbys. and attatch the balloon on the 3rd hole on the swivle by 6lb line and let the wind and current take out the balloon (no helium). But some days like when the winds are real weak, i do use helium like today with shebet (too bad there was no fish today) but thats a tottaly different set up and would need to do a drawing to fully explain lol
not all asians keep undersize fish.
Belly88
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Thanks mate
Cheers mate that helps heaps, points me in the right direction :-)
Jimmy p
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nice
nice shark mate! well done!! lost a big tiger from the beach last month, had rub marks going almost 11 foot up the leader!