Sailfish vs Shark(vid)
Submitted by SHizz on Wed, 2010-02-17 12:46
You can thank Blake T. for this footage from his recent steep point trip. I uploaded the video but he gets the credit for filming it, quite an amazing but short video.
Matt T
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Unreal
That is pretty awesome footage
crasny1
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Well done boys
Would have hated seeing the saily eaten by a NOAH. Good rock shots saved the sail.
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deepwater
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not to bad at all ,good to
not to bad at all ,good to see the sail swin off with no teeth marks
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Lol I loved the rock throwing bit
Glad to see the sailfish got away from that big bitey. Great video Blake - that would be a memory that will stick with you for a lifetime.
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Nice footage boys! Well done
Nice footage boys! Well done releasing the sailie without it being eaten! The rocks were a great idea!
thebear
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Well Done
We used to have similar issues when spinning for maccies up there in particular when ol Jingles was around ( and still Is today).
But for the sharks when we were close to the cliff face and the sharks were conming in for the kill we just simply used to flick the bail arm over into free spool and let the maccy just go for a run and this would draw the shark away. We had a 100% success catch rate when we did it.
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WODF
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Haha that's insane!
Too swift for the old noah - even after the long fight.
HuggyB
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I watched it in the store
and I was saying to Blake why doesn't he cut the line and give the sail a chance? LOL, apparently it was cut free but knackered and hindered by the balloon.
Like everyone here, I was glad to see it swim off OK.
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AWESOME!!!
AWESOME!!!
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a sail on a alvey
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great video footage. would
great video footage. would have been classing that saily as a catch for sure
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Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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saily!
Great vid Blake and yes cutting the line was the best thing to do!
The fastest fish in the ocean the Sailfish, can reach speeds of 110kph and was still able to do bog laps around the shark with it being hooked up/hindered!
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Great footage. Have been
Great footage.
Have been known to employ similar strategies for divers, dolphins and seals but with 12 oz sinkers.
Blake.T.
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thanks guys i was pretty
thanks guys i was pretty happy with the footage, but also thanks to josh for doing an awesome job editing my dodgy camera work and making it look half decent. The line was cut after we got it to the rocks for a pic, but then the shark appeared and the saily was to tired to do a bolt and also having the balloon attached didnt help. But the rocks did the trick and we watched the sail swim off for a few hundred metres before it went deep and the balloon line snapped and the balloon flew away, so the fish should be still alive and kicking well.
Blake.T.
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thanks guys i was pretty
thanks guys i was pretty happy with the footage, but also thanks to josh for doing an awesome job editing my dodgy camera work and making it look half decent. The line was cut after we got it to the rocks for a pic, but then the shark appeared and the saily was to tired to do a bolt and also having the balloon attached didnt help. But the rocks did the trick and we watched the sail swim off for a few hundred metres before it went deep and the balloon line snapped and the balloon flew away, so the fish should be still alive and kicking well.
Blake.T.
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sorry about the double post
sorry about the double post haha. Credit must also go to the lucky angler, he was a top bloke and deserved the fish