Starlo's MEGA Queenie
Just came across this on Facebook, though some might like it.
Words and pic taken from his Facebook page-
The fishing gods smiled on me this afternoon and let me land one of those genuine "fish of a lifetime" we all dream about... I could count on one hand the angling encounters I've had that have made me shake as much as this one did, and doing it on a 9 weight fly rod made it doubly memorable. Casting a nondescript little #1 Clouser towards rocks at the western end of Channel Island in Darwin Harbour, I connected with the biggest queenfish I've ever seen — in flesh or photo. Half a wild hour later, this giant queenie sadly had barely a kick left in it at boat-side, effectively ruling out a release, so I'll be getting a wall mount made. For the statistically minded, this amazing specimen was 130cm long overall, 114cm nose-to-fork and weighed a whisker over 16 kilos... The photos don't show the thickness through its head and shoulders... Those repeated, explosive jumps are forever etched on my cerebral cortex I am still trembling as I type this!
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till
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What a horse!
What a horse!
Smasha
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Mega queenie? That's a bit of
Mega queenie? That's a bit of an understatement!
Your entitled to your opinion, it's just that yours is stupid.
uncle
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that is HUGE
must have gone sick,might get one in July
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
Handi 1
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Thats on roids ,obviously a
Thats on roids ,obviously a record surely ?
Dhui on river to sea jig a few years back , 16 kg ! PB for me .
Brody
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He said he was using 30lb
He said he was using 30lb tippet, which is a bit heavy unfortunately, 10kg is max to claim a record. I don't think he cared one bit though haha.
aalfred
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I didnt think they would get
I didnt think they would get that big!!!! Thats a montser !!
Sean66
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Great fish..pity it couldnt
Great fish..pity it couldnt be released.
I'm here for a good time, not a long time. Lets go fishing!
sea-kem
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Shheeeiiitt! By the look on
Shheeeiiitt! By the look on the Queenies face I don't it coild believe it either.
Love the West!
Leemo
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absolute horse, Starlo sure
absolute horse, Starlo sure deserves it hahah.
bludgin' since 94'
grayzeee
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JEEEEEBUS.
JEEEEEBUS.
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
soupster51
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Horse
Surely they don't get much bigger than that. Absolutely fish of a lifetime.
The best reason for doing what's right today is tomorrow.
JGS
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WOW
WOW and WOW!!
tim-o
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FAAARRK, in that territory on
FAAARRK, in that territory on fly, coooool!
I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
meglodon
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now that's a queenie
fantastic fish on fly
dkonig82
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Monster! Can only imagine how
Monster! Can only imagine how hard that went
When asked by a non-fisherman 'how many fishing rods do you really need?' the correct answer is either:
n+1 (where n is the number of fishing rods you currently own); or
n-1 (where n is the number of fishing rods which would cause your significant other to dump you.
TheJettyRat
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Thats mad.
Thats mad.
crasny1
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Jeez
And I thought mine went hard on a 8wt fly, and was huge!! Only 86cm, made me p#ss so I have no idea what this was like, but lets face it - it would have been a wild ride.
Just huge. According to national records: 11.400kg, Melville island 1986, so Starlo's way above this. But ANSA has
QUEENFISH016.000Ron FordhamWaterpark Creek QLD3/02/01
I think but easily stand corrected that there is an All Tackle Record, and then an IGFA record, which is wt class.
Neels
"I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact!!" _ Elon Musk
topperQ
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what a ripper! but quite a
what a ripper!
but quite a pitty the fish wasn't left to fight another day
Live to fish