Your single most memorable catch
Submitted by PilbaraBrad on Thu, 2009-07-23 19:58
Righto lads, i did this not so long ago but we have quite a few new members now. Here is your chance to gloat a little bit. If you could pic just one fish that you have caught in your life, and ONLY ONE as your most memorable catch which would it be
Mine, still is my PB barra, probably because it took me quite a few years to finally land my first meter plus fish and then when i did i managed another one not two weeks later
104cm, not huge but a great fish for the Pilbara and something that I will remember forever, it was released.
UncutTriggerInWA
Posts: 2692
Date Joined: 05/09/08
My Best Catch (size wise of course)
Vince.
Work smart and fish often.
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Faulkner Family
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Date Joined: 11/03/08
mine would have to be
my wife Sandy.. oh sorry you meant fish right. would have to be a mulla i caught down at canning bridge , it went 21 kg on 18lb line back when i was 17 (s#@t thats a long time ago) have caught lots of good fish but that would be my best
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
kane
Posts: 1752
Date Joined: 07/12/08
Fondest memory
Catching blue fin tuna in my tinny as a young teenager...its different when you are the skipper trying to find the fish instead of just dropping a line when someone else has chosen the spot.
To be in your own first boat alone, choose the spot, rig your line and catch a good sized blue fin in your own tinny at i dunno 14 or 15 years old, great time on the water and was very proud at the time.
Gooooone Fishin!
saltatrix
Posts: 1081
Date Joined: 30/03/08
A salmon off the shore in
A salmon off the shore in reef on 2 kilo down at Yallingup. The popper was smashed, then the salmon took the 2 kilo platypus pretest mono through the reef along a ledge and some how the string managed the whole way along.
How the hell the line didnt tear was amazing.
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Andy Mac
Posts: 4778
Date Joined: 03/02/06
My first and only Metro Mackie (17kg)
Followed by a 17kg Dhuie the very next drop.
The planets alighned that day for sure.
Cheers
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Goodz
Posts: 2332
Date Joined: 20/07/09
Think you needed a bigger
Think you needed a bigger esk there Andy! Nice fish!
MJ
Posts: 362
Date Joined: 23/06/09
My little black
Fishing alone I will never forget the thrill of catching a juvenile black marlin around 30kg in 20 odd metres of water just outside the last line of reef at Jurien. Released alive in full lit up neon colours it was a beautiful fish.
Ash06
Posts: 51
Date Joined: 27/06/08
Mako
was on a mills charter trip one day, although the day wasnt impressivly successful with some people not even catching a thing, we were bottom bouncing almost 200m deep water for pinkies, when my line was taken just before i hit the bottom. 20mins later and a couple of aerial specticles and i had landed my one and only 4-5foot Mako. was certainly all ass and no class as i failed to catch another fish all day, but the memory of landing the Mako will live with me forever.
Kelvin8r
Posts: 475
Date Joined: 12/08/08
Close
Jeez this is definatly a tuff one. A very close call between my first barra and my first GT. I've had a good think about it, and thought to myself. If i had a chance to go fishing for barra or GT's today, i think i would chose barra fishing... so the barra wins out! I was put onto both of them by Mr PilbaraBrad himself! cheers mate!
uncle
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Date Joined: 10/02/07
best catch
bugger, can't remember back that far
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
D_DOUSH
Posts: 497
Date Joined: 23/12/07
marlin on jig PE 3
marlin on jig PE 3
aquagenes
Posts: 223
Date Joined: 28/10/08
Now that is what i call ass
Now that is what i call ass and a real buzz this is definatly doush the classic ive seen.
Marlin on jigg,LOL
luke george
Posts: 554
Date Joined: 13/04/07
Mulloway
That would have to be my 15kg mulloway just off yacht club jetty after about 2 years of chasing them every friday night one and only mully so far but i plan to pull one out of the surf sometime in the near future
D_DOUSH
Posts: 497
Date Joined: 23/12/07
No ass all class!!!!
No ass all class!!!!
Goodz
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Date Joined: 20/07/09
Would have to be my PB barra
Would have to be my PB barra too, 101cm. Caught in Arnhemland, NT.
HuggyB
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Date Joined: 03/08/08
My first trout on fly
Eucembene 2005 - rainbow trout, 60cm, ~4kg.
I watched the bastard for 15 minutes working a small pool and I tried 3 flies before I sat a Mrs Simpson on its nose that it couldn't resist. For a while there, I didn't think it would take anything and torment me all day.
No pics unfortunately, mobile battery was flat and I didn't have another camera.
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Tim
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Date Joined: 26/09/06
Mulla
If its only one then it would probably be a Mulla on Cotten Cordell Popper while fishing the Port River in Adelaide. Not big by any stretch of the imagination at 10kg but had spent a long time trying to get one.
allrounder
Posts: 1853
Date Joined: 10/11/08
The 1000 pound marlin
i catch in my dreams every now and then while being shipwrecked then i wake up clinging to my mast with jellyfish all over my belly.
i would put down my first marlin as my fav until i get my big one.
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
sunshine
Posts: 2600
Date Joined: 03/03/09
Marlin out of a 12foot tinny
Halbey Bank Exmouth many years ago, on a slow sinking mulie and 30lb mono with three snooded 2/0 hooks. Including the bill was literally the length of the boat, mate wanted to gaff it and I steadfastly refused - way to majestic a fish to harm in any way, got it right alongside whilst under power and broke it off after having a good look
No photos other than a vivid imprint on my memory forever.
crasny1
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Date Joined: 16/10/08
The Blue lined emperor the other night
The boss was cleaning up on fish and I was fishless (legal size anyway). The rule on the boat is a zero score you drop your dacks at the ramp.
The just legal blue line saved the day! LOL
Neels
Caught heaps and heaps of U/ size trout and coronations, aswell as truckloads of U/ size emporors. Good for the future up here in Dampier.
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Plastic_freak
Posts: 71
Date Joined: 24/09/08
116 barra on 10Lb braid...
116 barra on 10Lb braid... faught like a dog just how i like it!!! had a smile on my face for days
vibes
Posts: 13
Date Joined: 04/05/07
Does Stingray in a crabnet
Does Stingray in a crabnet count? ROFL... The ray was bigger than the net! (12kgs) I think I still have the picture on my digicam...
Hey it was definately memorable!
tailor marc
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Best day of my life and the
Best day of my life and the worse day coz i couldnt release such a great fish
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