3 Kings Bass
Submitted by seansurfy on Sat, 2008-04-12 13:47
Bass(Wreckfish) taken in 130M from the Middlesex Bank at the 3 Kings, NZ. Tackle used was Ocea Jigger 5000P/PE8/Xzoga500 jig rod/220LB Seaguar FC Leader/Zest deep slim 470G/Gammie tuned jig assist.
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Animal
Have a look at that animal! Awesome fish.
Do you normally hook these right on the bottom or do come off it to hit the jigs Seansurfy?
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That is a whopper of a fish.
Well done on a awesome catch.
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Good fish on jig, well done.....a stonker!
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seansurfy
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give em heaps
Hey John...two cranks of the handle and the jig was nailed....I went really hard on her, giving it as much as possible to move the fish away from the reef for the first 30 seconds...then the Bass got into gear....full on power!
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wow
wow nice ...... i got one like that the other day was at midland train station was stange thought i herd somone say allabord just befor i hooked up
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Any good to chew on at that
Any good to chew on at that size (bloody Big)!!
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Bass would just about be
Bass would just about be NZ's top table fish. They are fantastic at any size and grow at least twice as big as this one. None of this fish was wasted....fillets, wings, cheeks and the frame was smoked....
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Cracker!!
Thats huge! Another goodun Sean.
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Colin Hay
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That's a great fish
Look at the girth on it. Nice work.
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Wow - Sport AND Table
Wow Sean, that is ONE fish for sure! Sport AND Table qualities - no fishing prize gets better than that. Twice that size? EEEE Gads - buga the reel/rod - where's the derek?
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seansurfy
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wild
didn't put it on the scales, but it felt pretty heavy holding it up. the middlesex bank is a remote undersea plateau rising out of very deep water canyons. a wild place...