20lb Pinkies just before a Storm

20lb Pinkies just before a Storm


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Nice catch mate ..LB or Boat

Sat, 2015-05-16 07:37

Nice catch mate ..LB or Boat ?

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 Off a boat but 5 mins from

Sat, 2015-05-16 07:49

 Off a boat but 5 mins from shore 

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Nice pinks

Sat, 2015-05-16 07:43

 

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 Cheers mate!!

Sat, 2015-05-16 07:49

 Cheers mate!!

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Pinkies before a storm

Sat, 2015-05-16 07:48

 Yesterday afternoon after TAFE I decide to go out for a quick fish for snapper around 4:30pm out from Mandurah. I dropped anchor and chucked some baits out bang I was on, landed a snapper and it was a 48cm pinkie, released him and then around when the sun was going down I had two rods out and one rod went off and this is going to be a awesome fish, while fighting that one my other rod went off, so now I have two big pinkies but unfortunately due to the boat moving around I lost one. I got the other one in to the boat and measured 80cm. After 20mins from landing the other pinkie my rod went off again, fight the exact same as the last fish, I landed that pinkie and he measured in at 80cm to. Now I have my bag limit and headed in. One of the best afternoons fishing I have ever had! 

 

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 Nice catchthat 20lbs each or

Sat, 2015-05-16 18:41

 Nice catch

that 20lbs each or 20lbs for the both? 

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 One went 9.3kg and the other

Sat, 2015-05-16 21:35

 One went 9.3kg and the other one 10.4kg 

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 I doubt 20 lb for one

Sat, 2015-05-16 18:49

 I doubt 20 lb for one either- mite need sum new scales!!!!!!

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 Nah mate one was 9.3kg and

Sat, 2015-05-16 21:36

 Nah mate one was 9.3kg and the other one 10.4kg 

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Sorry mate

Sun, 2015-05-17 13:40

did you get a length on them coz they don't look anywhere near 10kg?

6/7kg if they're better conditioned than they look. Unless your 7'4" of course.

 

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 earlier post ^ reads both at

Sun, 2015-05-17 15:05

 earlier post ^ reads both at 80cm.

i also agree that these fish look a little lighter then 10kg add to that your 15kg sambo pic in another post, i would think your scales may need a little calibration. 

i caught a few snapper around the 800mm last week and no were near 10kg.

 

taking nothing away from your ripper snap snaps bud, looks like a sensational sesh. 

hoping to get out after the wind blows over

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 Well I know a guy who got a

Sun, 2015-05-17 19:36

 Well I know a guy who got a 76cm and that was 20lb off Mandurah!! 

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 we all no someone, 

Sun, 2015-05-17 20:04

not saying they dont weigh 20lb, just suggesting you check your scales

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 And I was shaking that much

Sun, 2015-05-17 20:00

 And I was shaking that much I could hold them and they are right up against my body 

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 6kgs each they look like 

Sat, 2015-05-16 18:54

 6kgs each they look like 

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Good fish buddy

Sat, 2015-05-16 18:57

....regardless of the weight 

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 2 rippers tho

Sat, 2015-05-16 20:01

 2 rippers tho

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  Show offs are not welcome

Sat, 2015-05-16 20:11

 

 

Show offs are not welcome here .... nice  pair.

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 Isn't that what someone is

Sat, 2015-05-16 20:24

 Isn't that what someone is when they post a photo of any semi-decent fish?

 

Nice fish mate, sure is one way to make your day a good one

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Hey ED

Sun, 2015-05-17 11:00

I was the bloke in the centre console next to ya.
Don't tell anyone ya spot or once this storm buggers off every man and dog will out there. Itll be like the D9 in Cockburn.

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 Hahahah hey mate how were

Sun, 2015-05-17 19:35

 Hahahah hey mate how were your two pinkies you got!? I ain't telling any one where they are!! 

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Ripper fish for sure, great sesh!

Sun, 2015-05-17 11:53

Got a feeling Johnny might know this spot too ;-) waitn for more pinky pics when the wind turns southerly......

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 Well done, thats the way to

Sun, 2015-05-17 12:43

 Well done, thats the way to do it.

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 But when did you catch them.

Sun, 2015-05-17 13:09

 But when did you catch them.

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 Friday 15 of May 2015 mate

Sun, 2015-05-17 19:39

 Friday 15 of May 2015 mate

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awesome catch

Sun, 2015-05-17 15:34

Looks like a couple of bloody big pinks, If you say you weighed them then you did. Dont worry about the wowsers on here trying to bring you down mate.

Lovely big fillets there.

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 Yeah cheer man. I can't

Sun, 2015-05-17 19:32

 Yeah cheer man. I can't believe how they think they know what these pinkies would weigh!!!

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 Nice pinks mate

Sun, 2015-05-17 16:40

 Nice pinks mate

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 Cracker pair of pinkies

Sun, 2015-05-17 19:31

 Cracker pair of pinkies mate! despite what they did or didn't weigh! 

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 Well don't over estimate

Sun, 2015-05-17 19:50

 Well don't over estimate weight when u put pics up that r clearly less than what u say- just like ur so called 15 kg sambo??

My profile pic snapper is 11.8 kg and went 98cm so I think that puts urs in the 7 kg mark mate- not doubting there good fish mate , just let people admire ur quality fish without the exaggeration 

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 Hey mate your is a best of a

Sun, 2015-05-17 19:57

 Hey mate your is a best of a fish but these one I got were full of Ocys and fish and the fillets off it was soo thick. I and weigh them with really good scales!

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 And my dad felt the weight

Sun, 2015-05-17 19:57

 And my dad felt the weight of the sambo and myself and estimated around the 15kg mark

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Fisheries Research on Length to Weight Ratio of Pinkies

Sun, 2015-05-17 20:01

From Fisheries Research Report 242 of 2013.  My experience suggests that the ratio in the report is a little high (caught a 900mm pink that was 8.2kg and a 950mm pink that was 8.5kg in Perth Metro) but then Dave's from a week ago was 920mm and 10.5kg so there is local variation.  An 800mm pink over 10kg seems a little unlikely, but as others have said they are quality fish - well done.

 

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Length

Sun, 2015-05-17 20:40

These lengths are usually fork length not overall as it is the only consistent way to get a measurement for something like this.

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 Yeah I measure all my fish

Sun, 2015-05-17 20:42

 Yeah I measure all my fish from the fork

 isn't that how your suppose to do it?

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Agree

Sun, 2015-05-17 20:55

The lengths I quoted were total so my "bad".  800mm FL over 10kg is still a kg over mean weight though.  I just tried to put some scientific fact into the debate.  Quality pinkies, but the only judge is certified scales.  If you don't know then just state "about" so the "reasonable" questions don't flow.

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Agree

Sun, 2015-05-17 21:17

I have made a length to weight matrix chart (various species) for PGFC based on scientific data I gathered and an 80cm fork pink is around 9kg.
Will never be able to get away from the fat or skinny fish issues but we have found it very close on most occasions. Enough that the weight from the chart is more a rule than the exception.

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 Yeah where I am fishing

Sun, 2015-05-17 20:47

 Yeah where I am fishing there is so much bait fish in the water and small reef fish and when I cut it open it open small wraes and bait fish just poured out with fish 

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 All good mate- good fish

Sun, 2015-05-17 20:20

 All good mate- good fish man! I love snapper sessions - bring on the big blows that bring in the big knobbies

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 Good pinks mate  

Sun, 2015-05-17 20:37

 Good pinks mate 

 

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 Yeah I recon I am going out

Sun, 2015-05-17 20:41

 Yeah I recon I am going out tomorrow morning, try get the really big ones!!! And never caught a big knobbie

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 Yeah I'm hoping to head out

Sun, 2015-05-17 20:47

 Yeah I'm hoping to head out tues nite and berley up in 12 mtr of water and get into those big boys.i find fresh herring best bait floated out the back for the big ones man

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 Where do you fish from? 

Sun, 2015-05-17 20:48

 Where do you fish from? 

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 I'm in Bunbury mate, people

Sun, 2015-05-17 20:53

 I'm in Bunbury mate, people so no fish in the bay but there's plenty if u put in the time

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 They definitely are cranking

Sun, 2015-05-17 21:00

 They definitely are cranking fish there mate.Not taking anything away from you  I would put them at 7-8 kg max. Like Mickc said just put in an estimate and you won't get the inane excited replies.

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who cares

Sun, 2015-05-17 21:08

 Great pair mate, awesome! Remember that arvo for sometime!!

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Ed is a champ

Wed, 2015-05-20 19:20

 I seen ed out there that night on his own in 2 mtr swell 12nt sw and his tinny was about 12ft. Little bloke is mad keen. He knows his stuff and the pinks we got where fat as didn't weight them but estimated at 9kg and 850s. Ed we're heading out Saturday arvo if u want to tag along in your boat 

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 Hey man nice to hear from

Sun, 2015-05-24 19:50

 Hey man nice to hear from you again. I went out this morning and on the same spot got a small dhuie and pinkie 

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 How did you go on Saturday

Sun, 2015-05-24 19:50

 How did you go on Saturday afternoon?