Another photo of the month contender for Scuttlebutt, can't say I'm suprised.  Good to see you back out and amongst them!

well done mate
that is a huge fish
did u put him on the scales

cheers shaun

Yeah Adam, it's been a few weeks.  Just that time of the year unfortunately!  Oh well, can't be clear sky's and light winds all year round..

Shaun, nah my scales only go up to 10kg.  Probably in the 20's.

cheers,

steve

From Cairns GBR

Nice fish mate. How far do you need to travel from the ramp to get onto these G's?

John

I head a little FURTHER NORTH each year,
Leave the cities behind, out of sight of mind,
.......

hi steve
i have the link to the formula for estimating GT weight from length if you want.

nice fish.

Thanks guys,

John, can get some real good GT's around 30km from the ramp, though today we went around 40k's

Kasey, is that the one where they measure girth etc?  I'll check it out but I'm thinking of getting some scales and making up a sling so I can get a quick accurate weight without damaging the fish. 

 cheers,

steve

From Cairns GBR

correct steve
girth and length. length is pretty easy, but girth is a bit tricky... would need a wet deck and a hand.

http://www.fishingtanzania.20m.com/reef.html

dont know if its better than a sling, but i know of a few captains in asia that use 'spring dial scales' like these:
http://www.panscale.com/english/item_spring.htm

of course much bigger with a flat cradle on top, and up to 50kg. i'm not sure if you can find one easily here though. just some ideas

mate , he even looks like he's got an attitude problem

good stuff steve, nice fish mate

mmm nice GT mate, you're pulling in some nice ones these days hehe. I'm going out to have a crack tomorrow... hopefully cyclone nick didn't stir it up too much.