Another recapture -
Submitted by Andy Mac on Thu, 2012-01-12 20:30
Had a great day on the water today with Kyle and Darryn. Managed to catch, tag and release about 8 Dhuies, kept a couple along with a nice KG and to top it all off we managed to recapture a fish I had tagged back in October. 
It went back to grow some more.
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Andy Mac (Fishwrecked Reeltime Editor & Forum Moderator)
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chriss
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very nice KG!
very nice KG!
I fish for fun, but would kill for a feed of flatties...
styleascoot
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good work mate wish i was
good work mate wish i was out there today looked awsome from the road
nice to see good fish go back for another day
deezydee
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Good work on the tagging and
Good work on the tagging and recapture
metroLBfisher
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Nice KG whiting nice and fat,
Nice KG whiting nice and fat, be good feed that one!
Good things come to those who bait
ealzee
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That must be so exciting
That must be so exciting catching the same fish u have before!! thats insane!! Wot were the results Andy Mac? How long ago did u catch it? and how much has it grown? Great catch mate!!
kill it??? eat it!!!!
ealzee
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did u catch it in the same
did u catch it in the same area? Was only 4 months ago u caught it
kill it??? eat it!!!!
Andy Mac
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Yep same spot
The fish had barotrauma the first time I caught it and was released with a release weight, the second time we caught it, it hadn't grown at all and had barotrauma again. We put it back with the release weight again, so hopefully it will have a chance to grow some more.
Definitely a buzz recapturing fish, as it gives you confidence that with the right careful handling and release that these fish DO SURVIVE!!! and grow bigger. That one we caught last week had grown 6cm in a year. I have a few patches where I have released quite a few oversize dhuies with tags in them, so I am hopeful of some bumper catches in the years to come. It would be pretty special to recapture a metre long fish one day.
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Andy Mac (Fishwrecked Reeltime Editor & Forum Moderator)
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ealzee
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that truely is incredible
that truely is incredible mate!! And yeah fantastic release's as well considering it had barotrauma!! Blows my mind!! lol. Again Well Done!!!! Did ya name him?? might get him again
kill it??? eat it!!!!
Andy Mac
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Haha yep will name him
"Chopper" because he is a serial offender that keeps getting caught.
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ealzee
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Lmao!! you should make a comp
Lmao!! you should make a comp to catch Uncle Chop Chop. Nice one Andy Mac
kill it??? eat it!!!!
dkonig82
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Great work on the recapture!
Great work on the recapture!
When asked by a non-fisherman 'how many fishing rods do you really need?' the correct answer is either:
n+1 (where n is the number of fishing rods you currently own); or
n-1 (where n is the number of fishing rods which would cause your significant other to dump you.
Uluabuster
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Good stuff mate! Pleased to
Good stuff mate! Pleased to know that you released your captures to live another day and they do!
CrakaTinny
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Thought you called him
Thought you called him choppa cause he got no ears!