massive snapper
Submitted by streaker boy on Wed, 2010-08-25 16:04
just got told today one of my friends from melb went over to port augusta chasing big kings
he did not catch any kings but made up for it with a snapper of 25 KGS yes thats right kg not lbs
he is due back on friday so will be tryin to go over there 2 see this big fish which is goin be getting mounted
Lucky Tim
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mmm, I'll believe it when I
mmm, I'll believe it when I see it. Biggest I know of (and confirmed) is around the 42lb mark, never ever heard of a 50lb snapper.
If it's true then I think the snapper bragging crown is going to live in Melbourne with your mate for a looooonnnnggg time.
piston broke
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Im not sure
it would have been 25kgs, because the current Australian record is 18.4 kgs in 1994. If that weight is right, its an amazing catch. cheers Pete
streaker boy
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will fill yous in move when
will fill yous in move when i find out
STEVE231
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Pinks
I would normally not believe that pinkies grow so large, but not so long ago I was shown a photo of a pink snapper that would have given 20kg a nudge. The person who showed me the photo works at a well known local tackle shop, and after having caught pinkies to 12-13kgs, I can testify what I saw was much larger!!
streaker boy
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just spoke to guy on phone
just spoke to guy on phone with it but told me it went 14.7 kgs
still a good fish tho
Lucky Tim
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still a genuine 30lb'er and
still a genuine 30lb'er and a catch to be proud of.
nohoper
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In W.A the min size for pink
In W.A the min size for pink snapper is 50cm, though must wait till breeding season is over.....so we can only take breeding fish,once they've had their root, i guess. Rather be catching, and keeping, 35-45cm and releasing the big-uns to breed. better eating them smaller ones are!
hlokk
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You can, you just need to go
You can, you just need to go north of 31°S. (well 41cm min)
'Breeding season' is only in the sound (oct-jan), but theres also a 'general ban', but debatable whether that actually coincides with breeding season outside the sound for demersals in general...
nohoper
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Not so easy if you're a lb
Not so easy if you're a lb fisho. Oh the joys of having a uni fish farm a bees dick from the south mole! They know Everything!!! And as for fishing outside the zone, apparently the regs apply to where you land your boat. ie. I catch a 41 cm snapper outside the zone, then dock at Hillarys, I'm busted!
dean monod
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baron boat
hi everone does anybody out there own a baron boat id like to talk to them...many thanks dean
poddyfish
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top fish
that a top pink in anyones book! used to love watchin the old videos my dad had watching crew get stuck into some thumpers down whyalla... Biggest i saw was 16.2 caught at Nanga station years ago. That was a spectacular fish for sure
Fear The Spear............!
sea-kem
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16.2 would be an absolute
16.2 would be an absolute thumper. Do you know what the quality is like at that size?
Love the West!
poddyfish
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shizzer
yep it was shizzer sea-kem.... this was back when the limit was 8 per fisher! seen some slaughters happen up there thats for sure... nothing was ever wasted but wouldnt condone keeping fish like that ever again. them pinks in the 3-6kg range are kelloggs just right on the plate IMO
Fear The Spear............!
Dale
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I don't dispute it, I
I don't dispute it, I remember my uncle and my dad found a pinkie head floating in the sound back in the early 70s that went 28lb on it's own, it had been bitten off by quite a big shark.
Cheers
Dale
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sea-kem
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Hey Poddy funny you mention
Hey Poddy funny you mention 3-6kg range some of the Redthroats we caught at Gnaraloo were that size and absolutely superb battered and deep fried.
Love the West!
poddyfish
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denham pub
any been to the denham pub and seen the pic of the large pink head bitten off??? not sure on weights ect but that was a monster pink also....
also the set of pics taken from the fly bridge of the cray boat out at big bank.... glass calm water one pic - wall of water next pic - glass calm water the next with everything that was on deck now in the drink and the boat turning round to try for pick up?
unreal!
sea-kem red throat are nice on the tooth thats for sure... just another species of emporer arnt they?
Fear The Spear............!
dodgy
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Someone sent me this pic a
Someone sent me this pic a while back.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
southcity104
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Seen one caught in cervantes once.
went 25kg on the scales. Massive fish. caught by a comercial on a shark hook. Ive been chasing the photo for years. like some of these catches the blokes that land them, there not that interested and wouldnt even consider a recorded weigh in.
Nigel cowe was his name. If anyone whos him hit him up. It took a surface hook on the 7footers
"Its a life style job"
chriss
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Port Augusta is actually in
Port Augusta is actually in South Australia, 40 mins from a coastal town called whyalla which has an annual snapper fishing comp. i grew up there and have seen some BIG snapper come in on the boats as a kid.. Although i dont think they are pinkies, i am led to believe theyre reds.. (not an expert so i dont know if there is a difference) Anyhow im sure i have seen a snapper over 20kgs, but i could be wrong as i was quite young
I fish for fun, but would kill for a feed of flatties...
Bluetonic
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dodgy, the pic you put up is
dodgy, the pic you put up is a bloke down here in Bunbury who works with my fishing buddy Garbo in the building industry and caught that fish out near where the ships anchor a few years back. It went over 18kg if I remember correctly.
I've caught them to 14 kg's in the past off Bunbury, but probably my most memorable year targeting Snapper was when the local Bunbury comp. used to be held, and on this occasion it was quite a few years back now, I managed to catch a nearly 12kg Snapper and thought I had the $1000 prize in the back as the history of the comp had never seen Snapper that big caught at that time of year.
There I was getting the fish weighed and media doing the photo shoots, me with a smile as big as big as big can be! Judge on his microphone in the back ground saying, "That Snapper will be hard to beat!" See link for pic below.
Then from round the corner of the Power Boat Club building I spy this fella with a huge fish over his shoulders and gasps from onlookers as he struggled past them.
Secretly I was saying to myself, "Please don't let that be a Snapper! Please don't" Ha Ha! and it was! Just shy of 15kg was the fish so I was left with 2nd prize.
I probably wouldn't keep a Snapper that big anymore, choosing rather to get a photo, then release it.
http://fishwrecked.com/image/bunno-snapper
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turts
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It's all garbage I live in
It's all garbage I live in SA and there's no such thing as a 25kg snapper
Wouldve been all over the news and fishing world here
@ sea-kem the bigger fish lose taste we prefer to release the biggies and enjoy them for the fight and keep the smaller pan size for eating
Ryan C
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massive pinky
check out the monster in my gallery, ive never seen one bigger!!. cheers