Huge Landbased GT
Submitted by Chris fish on Wed, 2018-06-20 10:11
About bloody time!!! I’ve tried for nearly 6 years to crack a good GT off the rocks and far out it’s been a struggle but this past trip north I managed to pull it off on light gear from a very rocky spot somehow!
No idea on weight or length but at a guess we’ll over 25kg and length somewhere around 130cm I reckon. Caught on the old metal after I’ve spend thousands on dedicated GT gear.
Gear used:
oceans legacy specialist pe3-6 10ft rod, Shimano Twinpower 10000 SW-A, 50lb (pe4) Tasline, 100lb Varivas leader and 85g metals with upgraded hook and split rings.
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pelagicyachts
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amazing fish and great job -
amazing fish and great job - think you will remember that for a while!
uncle
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That is a great effort
Did it live up to expectations
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Chris fish
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certainly did! They fight
certainly did! They fight like a much more powerful sambo. Thank god they don’t play dirty like kings or they really would be unstoppable.
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Travis p
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great job
you should be proud
wont catch em sitting at home!
Jackalchub
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Ridiculous Capture, well
Ridiculous Capture, well played sir
sea-kem
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Ha ha that's off the planet
Ha ha that's off the planet Chris, well done!
Love the West!
Coastrunner
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Thats a horse man
Outstanding LB catch for sure
Dale
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Cracker GT off the stones, well done.
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Faulkner Family
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awesome stuff, dont see any
awesome stuff, dont see any spear holes in it either.
certainly one to remember and wont be easy to beat, well done
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crano
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Amazing
Amazing
Guardy
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Damn! you've done it again!!!!!!
Well done Chris.
How far north did you have to go for this beast?
Chris fish
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Was from Quobba this one. I
Was from Quobba this one. I certainly got lucky!
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Quobbarockhopper
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And a fair bit West
And a fair bit West
Chris fish
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This was actually quobba
This was actually quobba this fish.
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little johnny
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Wow
Top effort. Big fish.
Browndog
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OMG
Respect!
Top fish Chris.
Cheers,
BD
eziliving
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Good stuff Chris. A fish to
Good stuff Chris. A fish to remember.
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Chris fish
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Cheers guys. I’ve got some
Cheers guys. I’ve got some pretty special captures but this one is up there with the best that’s for sure!!
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still trying
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It looks like if you held it
It looks like if you held it the other way we wouldn't see you
rather be fishing
kirky79
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Awesome
That looks big. Well done
johns303
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Great fish, nice work. Funny
Great fish, nice work. Funny about catching it on a metal, I caught a nice GT on cocos on an 85g raider I found on the beach, which I upgraded the hook and split rings.
axey45
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Quobbarockhopper
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Hope DPAW didn’t have the
Hope DPAW didn’t have the spotter planes up
Chris fish
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All good spoke to them
All good spoke to them before and after no issues
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davewillo
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Well done on an amazing
Well done on an amazing fish! I've hooked big ones from boats but they always won due to using the wrong tackle or tactics!
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anypuddle
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wow
nice fish mate on pe4!. i love the tasline too.
Anywhere anytime
maxxeman
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Great capture that and a big
Great capture that and a big respect from me, as I have only caught GTs half that size and know how hard they pull!!
Maxx.
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beast of a fish even with
beast of a fish even with the lean back
straith
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I know that smile! Nothing
I know that smile! Nothing better! Great job landbased! Take some beating.
Im back in karratha in july thats just got my juices going again!
mikegonefishing
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That is epic. Hard to ever
That is epic. Hard to ever beat that! Well done!
chris1108
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That's a bloody great catch
That's a bloody great catch mate. Well done.