3mile monsters
Submitted by THERESONLYONEBIGRED on Wed, 2013-03-13 16:17
after half hour of being circled by this monster, well concidering she was bigger than the 3.5m tinnie we were on,out at the 3mile off hillaries we decided she might be hungry for a fresh tuna we caught moments before.
we hooked up and lifted anchor and within half our she towed us 3.8miles out to sea on 130lbs tuffline with 15kgdrag set. good bit of fun,and eventually snapped off when the drag was set up2 22kg. good day on the blue tho thanks to capitan damo.
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opsrey
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Top fun.
You guys are doing heaps better than the fisheries crew. Looks like a good yarn to re tell in retirement. Thanks for sharing.
dkonig82
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that's a beast alright
that's a beast alright
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dkonig82
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Were you gaining line when it
Were you gaining line when it snapped? Or no chance?
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THERESONLYONEBIGRED
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yeah i tightened the drag nd
yeah i tightened the drag nd started getting line back and just as my mate goes should i chase it make it easier, i said nah sheel b right nd tightened the drag all the way then the shark had one major dash and she snapped on me.
pricey10
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Was that a great white?
Was that a great white?
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THERESONLYONEBIGRED
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no im pretty sure it was a
no im pretty sure it was a bronzie it didnt have the pointy snout like the whites do
br3nno
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So did U use a tuna head?
So did U use a tuna head?
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yeah mate tried a big strip
yeah mate tried a big strip of tuna but wasnt interested at all so smashed a head on
Callum24
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i've found when fishing for
i've found when fishing for sharks no bait is 2 big infact i recon the bigger the better a whole frame dollies or snapper i've been usin latley starts its own slick and they always seem to take the bigger bait no matter what else u might have out. by the way some set of swingers on ya for hangin out there and hookin that beast in a tinnie legend
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chris raff
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Classic , bloody things are
Classic , bloody things are pre programmed to scab around boats for a easy feed . Would've been good on video, seeing it pulling the boat along
big shark vs little boat .. never hooked one that big myself .. well done guys , ballsy stuff .
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THERESONLYONEBIGRED
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my phone video stuffed up so
my phone video stuffed up so we had to get it on the voice recorder thats why the phones in the picture it was the first christening on the new reel aswell
wAs good fun hats for sure
and i shit myself so much coz the shark was going the prop so i threw the tuna head in and held on tight
tim-o
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Haha, game chair-red cushion!
Haha, game chair-red cushion! lol
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Bronzey for sure
Bronzey for sure
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My bet is a big bronzie...
My bet is a big bronzie... Even though its distorted.. you can make out that the pectoral fins are quite long...
DTrain
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Tiger
I'm gonna go against the other guys and call it a Tiger. The big Tigers can loose their stripes and I'm not sure that bronzies grow bigger than 3.5m.
I had a similar one circle my boat once and even though it didn't have stripes and was coloured bronze we ended up calling it a Tiger based on the shape of it's head.
I could be wrong though.
derko5000
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piss funny
Mate that has got to be the funniest thing ive seen on here. Always wanted to do that, must have been pissin ya self laughing too
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how did your arms hold up,
how did your arms hold up, the knuckles dragging on the ground. would have been a bit of fun at least. not something you would want to do too often tho
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Chris fish
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That's a solid shark and a
That's a solid shark and a long way to get towed hahaha. I'm thinking it's a big dusky whaler, seen photos of some of them pushing 4m!! Those big ones have some energy that's for sure and just never seem to get tired. Just curious how did you break 130lb line with 22kg of drag ( 50lb) that's less than half it's breaking strain?
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snapped at the bibini chris i
snapped at the bibini chris i was using a 300lbs wind on with a 350lbs single strand
THERESONLYONEBIGRED
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snapped at the bibini chris i
snapped at the bibini chris i was using a 300lbs wind on with a 350lbs single strand