Second Metro Tiger
Submitted by drifta on Fri, 2013-02-01 20:18
Took a couple of hours to get this girl in lastnight, quick release again and she swam away without any help
So much respect for Chris fish and the other guys landing larger models on surf rods I was in a world of hurt by the end of it even with a boat rod
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- Brett
tim-o
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Faaaaarrrrkeeeeneeeelllll!
Faaaaarrrrkeeeeneeeelllll!
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fish4dan
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Can I ask which beach ?
Just to be sure I never swim there again !
Nice catch, guys !
catchalittle
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nice capture and release
nice capture and release
Nathan
trymyluck
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well done mate ...arm
well done mate ...arm stretcher there !
Chris fish
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Awesome fish!!!! Great catch
Awesome fish!!!! Great catch and release!! The surf rods do hurt but they have there advantages so we just deal with it, there is no easy way to land monsters from the sand unfortunately hahaha looks like you well and truly have it sorted to be landing ones like that, keep up the good work!!
always looking for a new challenge!!
petervb
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nice fish whats with the shit
nice fish
whats with the shit hanging out his mouth? I ve seen a few tigers caught that have it- is it part of his intestines or something that he swallows back later??????
snapper_seeker
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That's a weapon of a tiger
That's a weapon of a tiger congrats on an awesome fish.
meglodon
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+1 on whats that hanging out of it's mouth
I have seen that on a couple of photos of tigers that have been caught on line. Great to hear that it swam away ok great markings and good photo thanks for sharing with us
Jacob.G
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What beach is this
What beach is this
drifta
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Thanks guys!Based on what I
Thanks guys!
Based on what I read today it was the stomach hanging out its mouth, apparently it's something they do normally for different reasons or in this case because of the stress so should be ok as long as being out of the water with it hanging out didn't cause some damage. Freaked me the hell out was worried she'd die hopefully with the quick release it'll be fine, the first one I got a few weeks back didn't have it so must be the stress of the long fight.
Time for a bigger reel!!!
- Brett
Jim
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Same with baldies i think,
Solid catch! well done.
Gutwise same with baldies i think, just like us throwing up.
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Likc
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Nice dental technician there
Nice dental technician there as well.
pudzz
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nice
Nice average size metro tiger, gotta get stuck into the larger ones n really blow that back out.. :)
crasny1
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My Chiro bill has just skyrocketted
And I am only looking at it.
Well done mate. Should be Nine's Classic catches!
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Gaffatron
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not a bad fish! did you
not a bad fish! did you baloon or kayak out a bait?
dkonig82
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great tiger
great tiger
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drifta
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Cheers guys, baits were
Cheers guys, baits were ballooned out
No thanks pudz was connected to one for 30 secs lastweek and can't say I was upset when it got off!
- Brett
Adam Gallash
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jeez
Missed this one. I don't know if its just more people targetting them or more being caught, but it sure is a suprise how many there are around down there and so close to the beaches.
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drifta
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Seems to be a bit of both
Seems to be a bit of both Adam, I've been hearing of atleast 3-4 landed every week and witnessed 5 hook ups in 5 hours a couple of weeks ago.
Plus I've also been struggling to get balloons and wire with the shops near me all being mostly sold out!
- Brett
paul83
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Bugger that
Its official, all my dive and snorkle gear will be in the bin this afternoon...
Pick it up, put it down....
pale ale
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Good to see you had the tools
Good to see you had the tools handy, to release him easier. How many guys struggle to release cos they didnt think to bring wire / bolt cutters?
Faulkner Family
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great effort. gotta be a
great effort. gotta be a painful experience pulling one of them . great to see it released
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slugger
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before she swam away, hope
before she swam away, hope she took those new jeans off