Big Blue to christen the new rod
Submitted by Chris fish on Sat, 2017-08-19 19:46
Did a quick mercy dash to the south coast for the tiniest break in the winter weather to test out a rod I have been waiting ages to arrive. After having trouble with short or to low of a rating rods I bit the bullet and went all out and bought the best. Busted fishing sorted me out with a New Zealand made Maven fishing coast series rod 10ft 37-45kg rod. Impressed is an understatement and what a fish to call its first!!
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little johnny
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Cracker photo
And fish top stuff . Well done
Chinbald
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Great fish great pic
Expect nothing less. Thanks for posting it up.
meglodon
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Gee that is a big blue
What a fish to christen the new rod with, you have to be happy with that.
Silver Fox
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Sweet fish
You need to change your name to Mr Consistant
My wife understands why I clean my rods n reels in the shower....
dano83
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Nice fish from the stones.
Nice fish from the stones. That's a nice rod mate no gaffs needed I assume?
Chris fish
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Still needed the gaff as
Still needed the gaff as this was a 16-17kg fish and was not easy in rough weather. I'll share the video of the fight and landing soon when I edit it up a bit.
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dano83
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Yeah true that fish is a bit
Yeah true that fish is a bit of a fattie, what sort of weight you think you could deadlift up those rocks.
yeah please share the vid also
sea-kem
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POTM winner right there!
POTM winner right there!
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Faulkner Family
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well done. certainly a fish
well done. certainly a fish to be proud of and a great way to christen the rod
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Brock O
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Great fish Chris...bet the
Great fish Chris...bet the Rod builder will be sticking that photo on there page!!
Chris fish
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They sure will be, think
They sure will be, think they are just as happy as I am with this fish.
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pelagicyachts
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that colouring is amazing -
nice fish and that colouring is amazing - that's the colour I want to paint my hull!
Adam Gallash
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Awesome
One of the best fishing photos ive seen, quality.
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Chris fish
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Thanks, certainly one of my
Thanks, certainly one of my all time favorites also
always looking for a new challenge!!