70kg Mulloway

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Apparently weighed 70kg and the story was it was caught in Seth Efrica ;-) (edited)

STOINKER!!!!

Would have been a real mission to pull that up in through the breakers and the shallow bank!!!!

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Bloody hell!That would eat

Fri, 2013-10-18 15:58

Bloody hell!

That would eat kids!

 

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very impressive

Fri, 2013-10-18 15:59

do they get any bigger?

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heard about this, apparently

Fri, 2013-10-18 16:02

heard about this, apparently caught in SA? Faaaaaaaaaaaaarkin stonker!

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I havent broken the 30kg

Fri, 2013-10-18 16:09

I havent broken the 30kg Mulloway yet.....  puts mine PB to absolute shame!!!

Would love to see the jewels from this fish!!!!

 

EDIT#... I havent broken the 29kg Mulloway yet!!!!   :-(

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Is that dead set ? Never seen

Fri, 2013-10-18 16:16

Is that dead set ? Never seen any mulla look close to being that big ! Can this be varified ?

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 Ridiculous sized fish, if

Fri, 2013-10-18 16:20

 Ridiculous sized fish, if real! 

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for a  70kg fish he doesnt

Fri, 2013-10-18 16:24

for a  70kg fish he doesnt seem to be struggling that much

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You reckon?? I think he's

Sun, 2013-10-20 20:24

You reckon?? I think he's prob holding up 50-60kg's of it and the way he's straining I reckon most blokes would look just like it holding that weight.

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 Thats a Mullowhale!!!!

Fri, 2013-10-18 16:25

 Thats a Mullowhale!!!!

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South african fish, hell of a

Fri, 2013-10-18 16:27

that fish is from SA, hell of a mulla though hey!

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Serious Fish .. apparently

Fri, 2013-10-18 16:54

Serious Fish .. apparently they get a bit bigger       http://fishwrecked.com/forum/record-82kg-mullowayjewfish-south-africa-fish-released

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Just a soapy from mullaloo...

Fri, 2013-10-18 17:58

Just a soapy from mullaloo...

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Poor old boy

Fri, 2013-10-18 19:42

Poor old boy hope he put it back but. A great fish

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Another sucker

Fri, 2013-10-18 19:43

 It's a Kob not a Mulloway, they to over 90kg so there growth potential far exceeds our Mulloway.

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That's SA as in South Africa

Fri, 2013-10-18 20:28

Caught at Van Stadens Beach, mouth of Van Standens River in the Eastern Cape  http://goo.gl/maps/JHpp2

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Exactly the same fish arent

Sat, 2013-10-19 10:39

Exactly the same fish arent they Matt?Argyrosomus japonicus, mulloway here, dusky kob in South Africa.

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 there are four main species

Sat, 2013-10-19 12:44

 there are four main species in SA. 

Argyrosomus japonicus - Dusky Kob (most common) 

Argyrosomus thorpei - Squaretail Kob 

Argyrosomus inodorus - Silver Kob

Otolithes ruber - Snapper Kob 

You will find most common fish is A. japonicus. 

 

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You forgot 'corn' Kob  ;-)

Sat, 2013-10-19 12:48

You forgot 'corn' Kob  ;-)

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 They are the same species 

Sat, 2013-10-19 11:54

 They are the same species 

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A Cob

Sun, 2013-10-20 17:23

 Yep,  definitely a cob, our mullas don't get that big.

cheers

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From the Fisheries guide

Sun, 2013-10-20 19:18

 Mulloway Argyrosomus hololepidotus (another name 

used is Argyrosomus japonicus) 
Habitat: Coastal embayments 
and estuaries, off beaches 
and inshore reefs. 
Grows to: About 200cm and 74kg. 
Reproduction: Matures at about 90cm and six years. 
Life span: Around 30 years. 
Features: Silver/bronze sides, long dorsal fin and ‘spade tail’.
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not as big but check the size

Tue, 2013-10-22 19:23

not as big but check the size of this one

 

http://www.spearblog.com/2012/01/13/world-record-mulloway-jewfish-kob-57-4-kilos/

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This one

Tue, 2013-10-22 19:37

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 There was a 94kilo Mully

Thu, 2013-10-24 19:32

 There was a 94kilo Mully that washed ashore in the Greenough in a fish kill in 2004.

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LOL,

Thu, 2013-10-24 20:21

isn't it funny how 54kg fish turn into 94kg within 10yrs

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monsters

Thu, 2013-10-24 21:01

They pull plenty of monsters for the shore over there.. One day ill make the trip, 100lb mully would be awsome!!!

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Hahaha caught on his live mullet no doubt

Thu, 2013-10-24 21:20

 That is a cracker hairdo

 

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