29.2kg Metro Spanish Mackerel
Fished the MAAC comp yesterday with the daughter in what were atrocious conditions in my small boat. It actually became dangerous mid to late morning and we had no other choice but to come in early. Nice work weather forecasters!
The catches for the day were generally down on normal, EXCEPT Dave’s massive mackerel. In a combination of skill and luck Dave landed the fish on a snelled mono rig where the top hook had set in the corner of the jaw. Apparently, the first run was very close to spooling him too.
The fish was an absolute beast in real life and the photos don’t really do it justice. Well done Dave for a truly momentous metropolitan capture.
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Walfootrot
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love it
love it
More drum lines, kill the bloody sharks!
randall df223
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Stonker! My biggest is 20+
Stonker!
My biggest is 20+ kg. Knowing how big that was its amazing to see one almost 50% bigger again.
Fish! HARD!
Chinbald
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Beauty
very similar weight to one I got off West End a few years back, would of got the heart rate up when first spotted boat side. Great metro fish.
uncle
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That would have been a
Happy chappie.nice fish
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
Deleted
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phawwww big old mac
phawwww big old mac
Faulkner Family
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hooter. would have gone hard
hooter. would have gone hard .
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
meglodon
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What a great catch
Well done on catching a really great Mackie.
Boyce
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Amazing metro fishGreat to
Amazing metro fish
Great to see
BarraSlayer
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Awesome fish!
Awesome fish!
Cheers
BarraSlayer
rob90
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Thats a cracker! And yes
Thats a cracker! And yes those conditions we're pretty ordinary.
Hi my name is rob............. and I'm a........... fishaholic
Bing
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Solid Mac, would have been good fun. Well done
420casts
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Fkn awesome
All the sweeter victory for bad conditions, awesome outcome.
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craig_johns469
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Must have taken a while...
...to get all the Mackie slime off ya after that photo!
Well done, great capture.