If you get a chance send the frame to fisheries.It would be interesting knowing how old they get.They dont get much bigger or smarter than that one.Was it a hard shot or did he swim straight up to you?
i could see him from like 20 meaters away so i slowly decended in his direction and as he went to bolt i aimed at the back of his head and shot which automaticly stoned him kill shot to easy
then i got home and weighed him on some official scales wich have been tested and it whent 8.400kg
i was wraped it is a new jr state record for spearfishing but i held the last record for it anyways so a little bit of an up grade for me
it is the new club record aswell beating barry paxman by 1.3kg but greg pikering has the state record at an impressive 9.100kg
but the funny thing is my fish is 6 cm longer than his was
yep i have dive side by side with him a few times he is a bloody unreal diver he knows were every fish is
i am only 15 so to watch him dive has helped me heaps
when i first dived with him i was only freediving about 16 meaters but after watching and listening to him and a few of the other guys
i have been able to reach 27 meaters
i can do 25 meaters and come up with fish theese guys are unreal dives but they have all had to start some were it all depends on were u go and who u go with
i just seem to smim strait into fish were ever i go and dive but thats easy to do being able to stay relaxed to hold your breath while u have big fish around u is the hardest thing when you start off but once u start capturing big fish all the time u over come that momentum of having your heart rate pick up
Great looking fish mate! This is the only metro fish that I haven't caught yet and I have been fishing all over out back of GI! Nice to know that there are still some horses in shallow water out there!
danno
Posts: 1676
Date Joined: 12/07/09
wow great baldie mate. nice
wow
great baldie mate. nice feed or to in it.
how deep was it?
cheers danno
Ben Derecki
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Date Joined: 10/10/07
great fish mate what a horse
great fish mate
what a horse
Lamby
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Date Joined: 04/08/09
ditto mate what a HORSE!
ditto mate what a HORSE!
gotta be POM contender for next one that
Freo_Boi
Posts: 266
Date Joined: 23/02/10
Awesome!
Thats the biggest one ive ever seen...
Slimey F***s but very tasty.
my favourite eating fish in lower west..
THE GERMAN
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Date Joined: 20/07/06
nice
one got to be happy with that, biggest ive seen in the metro area by far, what deepth was it shot at!lucky bugger!
jack135
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Date Joined: 16/06/08
only 12 meaters would be
only 12 meaters
would be great if it can contend to pom
STEVE231
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Date Joined: 05/01/10
Baldy
What a monster!!, apparently the state record is only 7.3kgs, so that's a bomber!!! Well done.
Elora Danan
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Date Joined: 15/03/08
Xtra Large.
Solid fish mate. Big ups!
PilbaraBrad
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Date Joined: 16/05/07
thats a horse, well done!
thats a horse, well done!
roberta
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Date Joined: 08/07/08
One nice looking
baldie, nice to eat as well, fantastic.
Ginger Tablets Rock
allrounder
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Date Joined: 10/11/08
Nice fish buddy
If you get a chance send the frame to fisheries.It would be interesting knowing how old they get.They dont get much bigger or smarter than that one.Was it a hard shot or did he swim straight up to you?
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
Rick
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Date Joined: 22/12/06
Good effort
Mate thats a great fish from any water, but 12m metro is special
Well done........
PGFC Member
just dhu it
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Date Joined: 14/05/09
impressive fish
Mate, thats one solid bauldie, must have look huuuuge under water
chrisp
Posts: 1217
Date Joined: 24/05/08
Awesome baldie!
That is heaving..How hard would it have gone on the end of some rope!!
fisherman1992
Posts: 320
Date Joined: 06/11/09
great stuff mate
great stuff mate
fishing isnt a sport its a lifestyle
Salmo
Posts: 913
Date Joined: 15/08/05
Amazing fish
well done
at least you can shoot straighter than gutshot adam
Lucky Tim
Posts: 2536
Date Joined: 28/11/07
yep it's all been said.
yep it's all been said. Cracker of a fish, even better getting it "semi" metro. You've really been nailing some great fish on the spear lately.
Tim
Faulkner Family
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Date Joined: 11/03/08
thats an absolute hooter.
thats an absolute hooter. would have to be a record of some sort. plenty of fillets off that one for sure
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
scotto
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Date Joined: 21/04/08
serious?
8.4kg???
if it is, technically, that is a world record (baldies being native to WA only).
absolute boomer of a fish mate. fucken bewdy.
jack135
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Date Joined: 16/06/08
thanks guys he looked even
thanks guys he looked even bigger under water
i could see him from like 20 meaters away so i slowly decended in his direction and as he went to bolt i aimed at the back of his head and shot which automaticly stoned him kill shot to easy
then i got home and weighed him on some official scales wich have been tested and it whent 8.400kg
i was wraped it is a new jr state record for spearfishing but i held the last record for it anyways so a little bit of an up grade for me
it is the new club record aswell beating barry paxman by 1.3kg but greg pikering has the state record at an impressive 9.100kg
but the funny thing is my fish is 6 cm longer than his was
brenz
Posts: 2182
Date Joined: 15/06/06
beating barry is a awesum
beating barry is a awesum feat that guy is a diving legend well done mate bloody sesational
jack135
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Date Joined: 16/06/08
yep i have dive side by side
yep i have dive side by side with him a few times he is a bloody unreal diver he knows were every fish is
i am only 15 so to watch him dive has helped me heaps
when i first dived with him i was only freediving about 16 meaters but after watching and listening to him and a few of the other guys
i have been able to reach 27 meaters
i can do 25 meaters and come up with fish theese guys are unreal dives but they have all had to start some were it all depends on were u go and who u go with
i just seem to smim strait into fish were ever i go and dive but thats easy to do being able to stay relaxed to hold your breath while u have big fish around u is the hardest thing when you start off but once u start capturing big fish all the time u over come that momentum of having your heart rate pick up
brenz
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Date Joined: 15/06/06
what gun are you shooting
what gun are you shooting with i presume a freedivers or the likes?
jack135
Posts: 169
Date Joined: 16/06/08
i have a 1.4 edge wich is my
i have a 1.4 edge wich is my main gun and a 1.2 torelli and a 1.3 orca
edge is the most common in freediving in w.a aswell as the rob allens but edge ar the go atm more heavy duty and durable for australia
do u shoot
alfred
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Date Joined: 12/01/07
That is a nice looking boat.
That is a nice looking boat.
jack135
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Date Joined: 16/06/08
thanks mate its my dads baby
thanks mate
its my dads baby
its a 6.3 m whittley sea legend
Andy Mac
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Date Joined: 03/02/06
Wow Jack!
That is a monster Baldie.
Well done.
Straight or bent hook, that would take some beating.
Cheers
Andy Mac (Fishwrecked Reeltime Editor & Forum Moderator)
Youngest member of the Fishwrecked Old Farts Club
AmericanBen
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Date Joined: 26/01/09
In 12 metres!!!!
Great looking fish mate! This is the only metro fish that I haven't caught yet and I have been fishing all over out back of GI! Nice to know that there are still some horses in shallow water out there!
big john
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Quality
Great fish mate, should be up on your wall of fame that one!
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brenz
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Date Joined: 15/06/06
yeah dive a bit not to much
yeah dive a bit not to much though slowly getting fitness back up and working my way back in
keef
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Date Joined: 26/03/10
state record is 9.1 speared
state record is 9.1 speared by greg pickering at stragglers.
limit your catch, dont catch your limit
Markie
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Date Joined: 06/08/10
ummmmmm... WOW !
Massive
spanishmackeral
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Date Joined: 05/01/11
SHIT, biggest ive ever seen!!
SHIT, biggest ive ever seen!!
JohnF
Posts: 2836
Date Joined: 07/07/10
Simply awsome!
Simply awsome!
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.