big south coast shark
Submitted by Chris fish on Mon, 2012-04-09 20:32
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big shark caught today near albany, was caught on a slid out salmon fillet and took 1 hour and 45 mins to get in on 24kg gear.
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always looking for a new challenge!!
scotto
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Jeezarz!
Good work mate, that's a farken awesome catch!
southcity104
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Huge LB capture!
subduing a fish like that on that rocky shore line is impressive!!
"Its a life style job"
Ben Derecki
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Epic catch
POTM winner there for sure.
Nice going bro.
kane
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awesome catch!
awesome catch!
Gooooone Fishin!
Goodz
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That's a beast mate, awesome
That's a beast mate, awesome effort, especially from that spot. 1hr and 45mins is a marathon!
joe m
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awesome angling well done
awesome angling well done
Joe M
Codhead
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What Variety
Thats a bloody amazing effort. Btw do you know what species of shark it is?
The gods do not deduct from mans allotted span the hours spent in fishing
Lamby
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Epic alright, what a LB
Epic alright, what a LB capture
Faulkner Family
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one fantastic effort. gotta
one fantastic effort. gotta be aching after that effort. well done
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the_dude84
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Awesome
Well done. I bet your arms and back are killing you!
crezz
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noice
decent shark there mate, 1 hour 45 is a top effort!!!
Brynner
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Awesome
Nice land based capture, another photo for the pool room. Definitely a contender for potm-well done brother. Two thumbs up for you
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little johnny
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cracker
well done
Anthony Hall 87
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Absolutely awesome good
Absolutely awesome good stuff!
Tight lines to all :)
soupster51
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Awesome
Great fish from the beach. You'd have to be happy with that.
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woody
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Thanks a stonker bronzie!!!
Thats a stonker bronzie!!! good stuff mate!!
kempy
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Bloody awesome catch must
Bloody awesome catch must have been feeling good after that.
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sherbert
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Great catch chris
That some fish Well done m8
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Chris fish
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cheers guys was so stoked to
cheers guys was so stoked to finaly get a big one let alone 2 in a day!!! im hurting this morning but will be going down again today to try and get one of the 3m+ ones lurking around.
always looking for a new challenge!!
Faulkner Family
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your crazy. why put yourself
your crazy. why put yourself through more pain. no fish is worth a week of aching mussels.
looking forward to seeing the big ones
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
nickster
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epic catch mate potm for sure
epic catch mate potm for sure
claymore
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faarrrkkk.....
faarrrkkk.....
keef
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pure awesomeness!!
pure awesomeness!!
limit your catch, dont catch your limit
till
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Great catch and how I prefer
Great catch and how I prefer my sharks - on dry land!
carnarvonite
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Dusky Whaler
Looks like a big dusky whaler, top catch anywhere especially off the shore. Well done
spook
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AWESOME!!
must have used up your adrenaline reserves for the next 2 years for that effort, well done
Haunted by water
sea-kem
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Good arm stretch. That is a
Good arm stretch. That is a top photo.
Love the West!
bunyiphunter
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Caught on slide, on braid
Caught on slide, on braid with no steel chris? Tell me you didn't catch this beastie on 2/0's! Top effort
Chris fish
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200m of mono topshot with 1m
200m of mono topshot with 1m of 400 lb wire off the slide and 2 11/0's snelled
always looking for a new challenge!!
Jeffree
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H8 U CHRIS!
H8 U CHRIS!
not all asians keep undersize fish.
Chris fish
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Just landed an even bigger
Just landed an even bigger one, will post photos up later on. I am hurting so bad right now, spent 5 hours out of the last 24 hooked up to submarines
always looking for a new challenge!!
Faulkner Family
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sounds like your going to
sounds like your going to have to give your body and the sharks a rest for a while. must be great fun tho just to see who wins the tug of war.
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
cuthbad
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Love your work mate! Pretty
Love your work mate! Pretty certain youve got my vote next month.
You use a windon, how heavy? Thats a big dorsal fin drilling your line for a couple of hours
Chris fish
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yeah 100- 200lb wind ons but
yeah 100- 200lb wind ons but the 10m long ones. after 2 hours on full drag the slide, wind on and wire dosent look to good hahaha
always looking for a new challenge!!
mulloway_hunter
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nice shark u bin following
nice shark u bin following the salmon school eh
gone fishin
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oh yer thats fishing, well
oh yer thats fishing, well done mate epic catch
gone fishin
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oh yer thats fishing, well
oh yer thats fishing, well done mate epic catch
PilbaraBrad
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That is awesome mate, great
That is awesome mate, great keep sake there well done!
fishnguru
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Thats Awesome !!!!
Definite POTM Winnner - I reckon !
Well done mate .
If everyone concentrated on the best things in life .... There would definately be a shortage of Fishing Rods !!!
happy
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what outfit you using
what outfit you using there...50 torium and 15kg okuma xfactor rod...?
i don't drink water - fish make love in it!
fishabloke
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Looks like a Torium??, I'd
Looks like a Torium??, I'd also like to know what you used.
Damn good effort!!!
Chris fish
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Yep it's a torium 50 with
Yep it's a torium 50 with 55lb on it, the rod is a shimano catana 6oz overhead
always looking for a new challenge!!
ryangler
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Nice catch looks like Salmon
Nice catch looks like Salmon Holes Albany.... I take it you didnt carry it up the stairs