Another tough one to identify! Honker fish but! Im thinking southern blue?
PaulH might be able to cancel out sbt he's seen more this size than i have :(
Always hard to tell from a pic but pec does appear far too long for a SBT Alby could be right
edit - Actually pec not long enough for an alby either - back leaning towards SBT, I have seen some variance in pec fin sizes on SBT and it ends up in about the right spot relative to the dorsal for SBT
Big eye are similar to YFT, almost impossible to tell apart under 20 kg. Quite different to this. Bluefin tuna of either Long or Southern variety methinks....
Always hard to tell from photos as it all depends on the angle of the fin reletive to pic as to how long the pec looks- but def not long enough for albacore - either sth blue of nth blue (longtail) - I'd go sthern due to size/location but that's certainly not definative
Southern blue with reasonable view of pec length (cant find a better angled pic but they are longer when folded back against body)
Alby
Alby's pec extends back past the dorsal when folded against body - alby's fin is also curved not straight
fish 06
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Photo's
Well one out of two is an improvement:)
JohnF
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Longtail I think?
Longtail I think?
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opsrey
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That's a good catch.
nice long tail. Where and how did you come by it?
16kg would have been some fun.
tim-o
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Hmmm
Hard to identify, pm me the location and I will identify it for you lol. Nice toona!
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fish 06
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Tuna
These things just appeared around the boat, watched them for around 1/2 an hour before dropping a laser pro over the side, in a sardine pattern.
Ended up with 6in total 5 under 5kg's & this one, just off two rocks
Red Dog
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Not such a bad photo -
Not such a bad photo - straighten that horizon, a bit of cropping - hope you don't mind.
sea-kem
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Yeah JohnF on the money
Yeah JohnF on the money there I reckons. They go hard!
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fish 06
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The warning
The warning was for the ugly bloke in the picture.
Red Dog all is good, now just photoshop a super models
body in there & it will be a decent picture LOL
beau
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Another tough one to
Another tough one to identify! Honker fish but! Im thinking southern blue?
PaulH might be able to cancel out sbt he's seen more this size than i have :(
crasny1
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Was thinking the same Beau
SBT
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barneyboy
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The mouth is too pointy
for a southern bluey..
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marble
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Albacore I reckon . Pectoral
Albacore I reckon . Pectoral too long for much else. Pretty rare and awesome on the chew
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Paul H
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Always hard to tell from a
Always hard to tell from a pic but pec does appear far too long for a SBT Alby could be right
edit - Actually pec not long enough for an alby either - back leaning towards SBT, I have seen some variance in pec fin sizes on SBT and it ends up in about the right spot relative to the dorsal for SBT
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sea-kem
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Another Longtail, compare?
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fish 06
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Well what ever it was
Well what ever it was it's gone now
Two fillets wrapped in alfoil onto the BBQ plate
6 people all gone. Cheers guys for your help.
Auslobster
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Have you guys...
...ever actually SEEN an albacore? The pec fins go all the way down to the base of the tail. This ain't no albacore! Definitely a longy.
Seawalker
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Big eye
Big eye tuna?
Illustration here.
For comparisons see p.18 of 2015 Rec Fishing Guide.
JohnF
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Big eye are similar to YFT,
Big eye are similar to YFT, almost impossible to tell apart under 20 kg. Quite different to this. Bluefin tuna of either Long or Southern variety methinks....
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Bluetonic
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Chicken of the sea, Albacore.
Chicken of the sea, Albacore. Purely because the pec fin is so long.
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Paul H
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Always hard to tell from
Always hard to tell from photos as it all depends on the angle of the fin reletive to pic as to how long the pec looks- but def not long enough for albacore - either sth blue of nth blue (longtail) - I'd go sthern due to size/location but that's certainly not definative
Southern blue with reasonable view of pec length (cant find a better angled pic but they are longer when folded back against body)
Alby
Alby's pec extends back past the dorsal when folded against body - alby's fin is also curved not straight
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Rob H
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yep definitely not albacore
yep definitely not albacore
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