Monster Spaniard
Submitted by jay_burgess on Sun, 2009-12-13 19:53
Got this today jigging wide of Dampier in 55m of water.
Rod: Zenaq Fokeeto FS53-12
Reel: Shimano Stella 8000SW-PG
Line: Daiwa Accudepth PE5
Jig: River2Sea Spike 320g
Report to follow... probably tomorrow.
Weight guestimations anyone?
SamC
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Solid!
Thats a fair mack Jay
Be every bit of 30kg wouldn't it
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Horse
Awesome fish. Saddle him up and go for a ride?
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bloody heavy! good stuff!!!
bloody heavy! good stuff!!!
kane
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Awesome fish
good work to land it :)
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big john
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Great fish
How tall are you?
I reckon mack is between 60-70lb, got a very solid girth which bulks up the weight for the length of it.
Well done Jay, did well not to get bitten off through the kevlar.
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Bloody
Bloody huge mate! Smoked mackie for a year
damo6230
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not as big as mine
....ha
ha
solid mackie Jay
I'd say 30+kilos no prob.
Craig Pearse
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SHIT MATE, that is nice ,
SHIT MATE,
that is nice , well done there bro , spewing I wasnt with you
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My guess was 35+, it feels
My guess was 35+, it feels heavier than any GT I've had to hold up and my PB GT is 36-38kg.
Yeah John, very lucky to not get bitten off and you should have seen it pull, they fight so much better on braid.
Craig Pearse
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Heaps more of those big
Heaps more of those big female around I hear
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moster
geez a monster mackeral,makes my first spanish mackeral i caught in jurien bay on good friday on a charter look like a minnow lol,well done m8
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Crackin fish mate
Easy 30kgs by the looks of it.
Well done.
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injected80
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yep thumpin
mackie that one , would have pulled some serious string .
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holy shit Jay thats a
holy shit Jay thats a ripper!!!! well done mate,weather looks mint too
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Thats a cracker of a mac
Thats a cracker of a mac well done ,30kg + for sure kept or released.
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Released.
Released.
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bloody nice fish mate, well
bloody nice fish mate, well done
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Awesome mack on jig!
Awesome mack on jig!
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That's a corker of a mackie
Real nice Jay, how often do you come accross spaniards when jigging out there mate?
jay_burgess
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Not often but they're
Not often but they're usually monster class. This is the first one I've managed to land though. I've hooked other fish that have fought exactly the same and I suspect they're BIG spaniards too. Most of the time they bite through the assist or leader before we get to see them, some of them have fought harder than this fish so I suspect 40kg+.
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respect on the release jay,
respect on the release jay, well done very jelouse
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WOW
Wow mate, monster mackie :-)
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Great Fish Jay!
Top effort on a Jig too, must've been scratching your head when it ran and ran..
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Yeah mate, you got that
Yeah mate, you got that right. Seriously thought I'd hooked a big YFT.
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that is one monster mac. got
that is one monster mac. got to be totaly stoked to get one that size let alone on a jig. as far as size goes its the bigest i have ever seen gotta be 35 at least. well done Jay
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yeh Im calling high 30's as
yeh Im calling high 30's as well.
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Bloody marlin thats lost its billie
Thats a huge mack.
I also say high 30s
Awesome catch Jay.
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woah bastard. pretty damn
woah bastard.
pretty damn lucky jay
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Solid!
Solid fish Jay! 30kg+ for sure. Good to hear it's still swimming.
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pretty awesome fish Jay,
pretty awesome fish Jay, looks like you made the right call with the weather too.
Biggest macky I've weighed was 30kg and yours definetly has some extra size on that. They're a awesome fish at that size and top catch on jig too.
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Photo of the month contender
Photo of the month contender there, well done Jay
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Bloody Hell
Yeah well that would have to be the biggest I have ever seen, has to be well over the 30kg mark??? Great catch......bet those arms of yours are a little bit longer now after being stretched. If thats not photo of the month I will walk to Karratha nud........hold on......there are plenty of big fish out there.....forget that idea......great job!!!
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Absolute smoker there Jay. I
Absolute smoker there Jay. I would reckon she's getting close to the big 40. Seen one at 35kg and thats bigger than that. She a solid fish thats for sure
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Monster Mack
Awesome fish, im guessing 40kg
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Actually how'd the new rod
Actually how'd the new rod go??
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33/34
33/34 I reckon, maybe a bit more as photos are deceptive. I've seen a lot of mackies and thats a pretty decent sized one, definately a POTM contender (winner).
This is the Exxy 45kg one.
Fillets off a 33kg fish.
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Weight guestimations
Weight guestimations anyone?
A sheep station on 38kgs please. It does look a bit Jenny Craig round the guts though.
How much did it way Brad?
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Wow. Awesome capture there
Wow. Awesome capture there Jay, especially getting it on a jig (and one that wasnt set up for the toothies). Seen Zylon material in the shops that is supposed to stand up on the assist, but then they can just take the whole jig...
Do you ever target spaniards for jigging (when you know they're around)?
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Yeah I've targeted them
Yeah I've targeted them before when they're schooling in the 8-12kg size range but you end up with alot of jig casualties and it ends up being a very expensive day...
Bigger fish are usually solitary and are harder to target.
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I've tried 49 strand and
I've tried a short length 49 strand and single strand, but they seemed to shy away (wasnt a huge number around, just sporadic, so havent had many cracks at them) and tried a trailing single and cranked the lure flatout, but didnt get one (had a few bitemarks halfway down just below the jig though). Just wondering if there are good ways to land them without donating too much gear. Will be a target up in exi next year.
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Yep your strike rate
Yep your strike rate definately diminishes once you change to wire. I've been trying to figure out a consistent way of landing them without losing too much gear for a while now, got some Owner PowerFlex assist cord which has wire insert but I haven't had a chance to trial it yet.
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Swivel-split ring-swivel.
Swivel-split ring-swivel. Unfortunately, you still have to luck it with the leader
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Great fish Jay!
The pic above of the 45kg mackeral is awesome!
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Nice fish mate. Good photo
Nice fish mate. Good photo too. Not easy holding a big macky thats alive for a photo.
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Thats a horse!!! Good stuff!
Thats a horse!!! Good stuff!
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Mate that is a ripper. Well
Mate that is a ripper. Well done!!
Did you get onto much else? We had no luck even on the spots that normally fire for us.
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Yea same here mate, our
Yea same here mate, our usual spots weren't really firing for Reds/Spangos etc, but there were plenty of Rankin around.
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We had a ball on Sunday
Nice couple of rankin, 2 trout, should have been 3 but Idiot here decided to lift it and bye bye nice troat. A cod that I think was a malabar cod rather than Estuary, some very plump Flags and a couple of blue lies. Kept 2 trout, the malabar, and 3 stripeys for a lovely meal.
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Where are the pics neels?
Where are the pics neels?
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cracking fish
particularly on a jig!
Who cares how much it weighed, just a magnificent fish regardless.
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Jack Dawson
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Great Fish!Does 30kg of
Great Fish!
Does 30kg of justice in my eyes! I was having a similar problem with hooking spaniards a few weeks ago while shore jigging at steep pt, I hooked some really solid fish but they both chewed through kevlar assists, so I changed to wire assists and could only managed AJ's and small tuna...
Loving your captures!
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Jay, mackie in comparison
Here's one from my last Exi trip.
completely smashed my 25kg scales so estimate 35kg.
I'm 6'4" so it gives you a size of the mackie
yours is one solid fish
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awsome on jig m8, congrats
awsome on jig m8, congrats
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what a beauty and on a jig too,top stuff mate.35-38kgs looks about right going from the pic
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weight!
34kg approx, a very good jiggy jig Spaniard Jay....congrats!
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60lb plus more
Great fish mate. The old 60lb club for sure.I'm with Ryan plus a bit more. 35kg plus?
Rosco
Well done i love the Mackies!!
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id say 30 to 35 stonkkin
id say 30 to 35 stonkkin fish on jig
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BIG MACK
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Woohoo Jay. Man that is a cracking Mackie
Well done. It must have been an awesome fight.
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Big Spannie
Great Fish Jay. I've never caught one above 25kg but would love to give jigging for them a try one day with my new outfit I purchased a few months ago. Just as a sidenote the biggest Spaniard I've ever seen was caught in 1991-1992 at Cape Cuvier by a pro boat working that area called "Dusty" it weighed in at 59kg or at around 130lb and needed two guys to lift it into the air. It had the most predatory head I'd ever seen with it's eyes sunken. I had a photo floating around for years at home but lost it during moving house.....just imagine catching this guy on a jig!!!!!