I finally cracked it!!! 51cm Blacky!

In the last 6 months i have been getting 48 cm blackies and just couldnt crack the 50cm mark. Well today after berley up infront i had a pair of bream in  less than a meter of water. It was like shooting fish in a barrel. The bream swam up to it and the fight was on.  Just about lost it a few times but got her in. Took a few snaps and measured it and it went 51cm from tip to tail! This is my PB bream! Finally!!!!!!!!!

Released her and she swam off very stong. Thanks to Lisa for taking the great shots!!!!!!!!

Happy as!!

 

 

Biggest Black bream i have caught 51cm by Marc Russo (Australia), on Flickr 

 

 


IMG_8045 by Marc Russo (Australia), on Flickr

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Tops

Sun, 2011-11-06 16:13

Top fish Marc, getting one bigger will be a mission and a half considering how long its taken to crack the 50cm

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Thanks mate yeah i might give

Sun, 2011-11-06 16:28

Thanks mate yeah i might give up and focus on the mulloway now. I doubt i will ever get bigger than this and im very happy. Even happier to see it swim off so strongly

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Nice work mate. thats a

Sun, 2011-11-06 16:13

Nice work mate. thats a cracker of a bream.

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Trophy Fish

Sun, 2011-11-06 16:21

Congrats. 50cm is the Holy Grail I would say. Great fish.

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Thanks guys as i got the

Sun, 2011-11-06 16:27

Thanks guys as i got the measure out all i kept thinking is "please god" then it went over at 51cm very clearly . Thank god!!!! 

 

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Contender

Sun, 2011-11-06 18:00

Contender for sure.

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Definately mate. make sure

Sun, 2011-11-06 20:19

Definately mate. make sure you upload it separetly tho. well done mate.

 

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 nice fish, im yet to get

Sun, 2011-11-06 16:27

 nice fish, im yet to get anywhere near 48cm let alone 51cm

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Great fish

Sun, 2011-11-06 16:37

Great fish Marc, congrats on the effort to keep trying for a 50+ bream.

Well done for the reliese too mate,

Cheers Grant..

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Fark yeah. Well done.

Sun, 2011-11-06 16:53

Fark yeah.
Well done.

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 Thats a great fish mate!!!

Sun, 2011-11-06 17:24

 Thats a great fish mate!!! Well done!!!

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Crazy fish Marc.  Well done

Sun, 2011-11-06 18:06

Crazy fish Marc.  Well done man.

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Horse!

Sun, 2011-11-06 18:06

That will take some beating

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very nice mate, my biggest is

Sun, 2011-11-06 18:20

very nice mate, my biggest is 47cm and that was along time ago.

well done mate

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on mulie? 

Sun, 2011-11-06 18:46

on mulie?

 

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nice work mate, congrats on

Sun, 2011-11-06 19:09

nice work mate, congrats on cracking the 50cm mark!!

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rip snorta of a bream

Sun, 2011-11-06 19:15

great bream catch mark, good to hear that she swam away strongly makes you feel that much better after the catch

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 Superb fish, mate. Well done

Sun, 2011-11-06 19:18

 Superb fish, mate. Well done and I am jealous as!!!

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Superb fish Marc

Sun, 2011-11-06 19:27

Once in a lifetime. cheers Pete.

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phark 51cm!! what a hooter

Sun, 2011-11-06 19:49

phark 51cm!! what a hooter

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Sun, 2011-11-06 20:04

oh man what a donkey well done

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Black bream? I reckon its a

Sun, 2011-11-06 20:20

Black bream? I reckon its a buff bream, that fugn things on roids, geez wonder how old she is. Should be on the brag board dude!

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Cheers guys, yep got her on a

Sun, 2011-11-06 20:26

Cheers guys, yep got her on a mulie with gangs.

Yeah need a brag mat. Took my time mesuring it to make sure it was definatly 51.  Happy as when i seen it touching 51 :)

 

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That's not a bream...that's a

Sun, 2011-11-06 20:51

That's not a bream...that's a horse!

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Black snapper geezus!

Sun, 2011-11-06 20:54

Black snapper geezus!

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Berley works for Bream? Nice

Sun, 2011-11-06 22:27

Berley works for Bream? Nice fish. My best was low 40s.

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I chopped up around 10 mulies

Mon, 2011-11-07 08:25

I chopped up around 10 mulies and chucked them infront of me. There were masses of blowies but it didnt take long till 2 big bream lurked in. Got one of them. Other one shot off under the jetty

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quality pic and fish marc,

Mon, 2011-11-07 06:14

quality pic and fish marc, now the 50's will probably come thick  and fast

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haha yep that would be the

Mon, 2011-11-07 08:38

haha yep that would be the way now. I think i might leave these big bream alone for a while now. Time to target a big mulla or a bullshark. These are my next targets now ;)

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Good you Mark for achieving

Mon, 2011-11-07 06:50

Good you Mark for achieving your target, what a thumper!

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Great result!

Mon, 2011-11-07 09:56

Great result!

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Stonka bream for sure!  

Mon, 2011-11-07 09:58

Stonka bream for sure!

 

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Thanks guys. Im Happy as.

Mon, 2011-11-07 10:34

Thanks guys. Im Happy as.

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EPIC!

Mon, 2011-11-07 16:25

 well done bro! haha when i go out after bream my goal is to catch a sized one haha then i see guys like you catching horses like that!

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 My goal is just to catch

Mon, 2011-11-07 19:27

 My goal is just to catch one!  Lol

Ive never bait fished for bream, only hard bodied lures.  

Congrats on the horse!

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Fantastic effort Marc,

Tue, 2011-11-08 10:15

Fantastic effort Marc, awesome fish.

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Thanks Danny :) Now for a

Wed, 2011-11-09 11:15

Thanks Danny :) Now for a bullshark.

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Wow

Wed, 2011-11-09 10:33

 Awesome fish. 

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very nice!

Fri, 2011-11-18 12:49

very nice!

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Thats an absolute ripper.

Sat, 2011-11-19 09:52

Thats an absolute ripper. FOTM!!!!

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absolute cracker mate. well

Wed, 2011-11-30 11:25

absolute cracker mate. well done and good to see some big bream still live.

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Thanks guys!

Fri, 2011-12-02 10:28

Thanks guys!

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