This fight this fish put up was the hardest and most stubborn I have ever had in my life. When it sat in the current 30m right under the boat and turned sideways, I thought it was going to break me.
I will be better trained and more prepared next year. I have seen with my eyes the size and felt with my hands the power of a 65 kg-over monster - I'll be back!
It is their most powerful model and is not out yet - the final tests are currently being conducted. I have no hurry to get my hands on it until after May. I am pretty sure it is a different rod altogether from the 78H.
I was fortunate enough to have the Ripple Fisher tester invite me up to see the full range of current and prototype rods. Let me just say, they go through ALOT of prototypes before a rod hits the market!
This rod I ended up loving is very powerful - SP-UHL equivalent, but much more parabolic so less painful on the back.
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Big J
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Absolutly Awsome!!!! Some
Absolutly Awsome!!!! Some nice pics you've got there
Dreamweaver
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Bloody hell Kasey
Nice aquatic elephant mate!
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Goatch
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FFaaarrrkk
What a horse
Just one more cast , honest !!!
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insane
insane
PilbaraBrad
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100 club kasey??
100 club kasey??
Nealez
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50kg'z Tackle Dangler
50kg'z
Tackle Dangler
jay_burgess
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soooo envious of you Kasey,
soooo envious of you Kasey, looks like you had a good trip. Well done on the 50 and too bad about the WV eh :P
Kasey L.
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maybe time for RF
Broken Carpenter, its ok, all rods break.
This fight this fish put up was the hardest and most stubborn I have ever had in my life. When it sat in the current 30m right under the boat and turned sideways, I thought it was going to break me.
I will be better trained and more prepared next year. I have seen with my eyes the size and felt with my hands the power of a 65 kg-over monster - I'll be back!
jay_burgess
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GT78H or GT78PF?
GT78H or GT78PF?
Kasey L.
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GT79H
It is their most powerful model and is not out yet - the final tests are currently being conducted. I have no hurry to get my hands on it until after May. I am pretty sure it is a different rod altogether from the 78H.
I was fortunate enough to have the Ripple Fisher tester invite me up to see the full range of current and prototype rods. Let me just say, they go through ALOT of prototypes before a rod hits the market!
This rod I ended up loving is very powerful - SP-UHL equivalent, but much more parabolic so less painful on the back.
jay_burgess
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Sounds like an awesome rod,
Sounds like an awesome rod, should see you well.
Colin Hay
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Top effort Kasey
I am glad your adventure is working out how you would have wished.
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Nice one kc
Some top class fishing by you
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Kasey L.
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Thank you!
Thank you!
This fish was 134 cm fork length
shabba
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awsome kasey,
awsome kasey, congrats................
Faulkner Family
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thats showing the
thats showing the northerners how its done lol
well done kasey , thats what dreams are made of
sorry pilbaraites couldnt resist its an awsome fish
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"A family that fishes together stays together"
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
alfred
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Hey KC, where are you?
Hey KC, where are you? Where was this GT caught! It is a horse!
18 Outrage, Johnson 140hp 4stroke and 190 Outrage, 150 Mercury Verado
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New Caledonia Alfred.
New Caledonia Alfred.
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Beast!!! Now what's
Beast!!!
Now what's next??
100kg Doggie??
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Kasey L.
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65 kg
65 kg MOAGT
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that gt is more like a GGT,
that gt is more like a GGT, it friggin hugeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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Salmo
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Congrats mate
Well done on the monster.......
seasonsrods
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Great fish Kasey. That's
Great fish Kasey. That's what you call a GT!!!
Salmo
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Hmmm
cool looking snapper on the mag cover as well
Maverick
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Pics
Nice fish
I saw the pics from Ric's camera the other day, and heard some stories of the trip.
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Deegs
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That is BLUDDY HUGE!!
Great fish Kc envious to say the least. Wuild love to give one a run one day.
Rob_Seed
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HUGE!!!!
Where were you by nthe way thats the biggest I've seen...
Just one more cast
Just one more cast
Nealez
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not the best photo i've seen
not the best photo i've seen of it but this is a monster GT
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