Poor old big blue

Poor old big blue

Hi fella's. 

I have been getting heaps of these lately, with the best session producing up to 10 solid fish, the vast majority are released, in-fact I think in the last two months I have landed over 40 and kept 4, usually only keep the small ones but this poor guy got washed by a big wave into a barnacle crack so he was in no shape for release...I would like to make it clear that I do not like killing the larger ones and would much prefer to see them swimming around, dodging spearo's than on the dinner plate! On the up side the spot I was fishing was very remote and I saw a couple of other fish that were similar size so this capture hopefully won't put a dent in that population! Hope you like the piccy...

Jack 


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great fish mate,pity he

Mon, 2009-12-14 18:30

great fish mate,pity he wouldnt have been able to go back. 

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Great fish Jack

Mon, 2009-12-14 18:31

Good to hear that you have been successfull with other releases.

Garry

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Top fish Jack

Mon, 2009-12-14 18:42

Southern Stones fishing at its best.

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nice effort

Mon, 2009-12-14 19:00

bloody nice one ur spoilt to catch that many was it on crab or ab keep that spot to ur self     not quite jelous

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cracker

Mon, 2009-12-14 19:00

Looks like its going to be a fair fight off between this one and Jay's spaniard for the Dec photo of the month.  Hopefully theres another cracking fish to throw into the mix over the coming weeks.

Thats an absolute beauty Jack!

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Crikey!

Mon, 2009-12-14 19:33

You are living the dream down there Jack.Would love to tangle with a big blue.

Good Work!

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good work mate

Mon, 2009-12-14 19:34

looks like a ripper spot youve found there

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Solid bluie there mate well

Mon, 2009-12-14 19:45

Solid bluie there mate well done! making us jealous being stuck here in perth while you're playing in paradise!

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Pic of month contender for sure

Mon, 2009-12-14 19:52

Awesome fish and great to hear that most of them go back. Never feel bad about taking home a feed, especially when you are only keeping one in ten.

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Top stuff Jack ,you are sure

Mon, 2009-12-14 20:02

Top stuff Jack ,you are sure into the good stuff down there ,look forward to 2010 should be a good year for the pics.

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Bloody hell dude, you are

Mon, 2009-12-14 20:31

Bloody hell dude, you are the man!

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great fish there mate

Mon, 2009-12-14 20:54

great fish there mate especially from the rocks

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Farrk

Mon, 2009-12-14 21:02

Awesome capture

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Awesome Blue! What did he

Mon, 2009-12-14 22:45

Awesome Blue! What did he end up weighing?

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Great

Tue, 2009-12-15 07:36

Great fish mate! Sounds like you have it well and truely sussed catching those big buggers.

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40 blue groper in 2 months,

Tue, 2009-12-15 08:53

40 blue groper in 2 months, thats awsome.

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mad fish!

Tue, 2009-12-15 09:03

great shot, great fish brother.

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What a cracking big blue.

Tue, 2009-12-15 09:34

What a cracking big blue. Pity he couldn't swim another day but I think your C&R record is pretty good Jack.  Good on you!

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cracking fish matew, well

Tue, 2009-12-15 09:57

cracking fish matew, well done.

Ive seen only one of these beauty's swimming freely in about 3m of water down your way.. Awesome fish!

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awsome blue m8, congrats

Tue, 2009-12-15 18:19

awsome blue m8, congrats

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yep, another top LB fish

Tue, 2009-12-15 21:44

yep, another top LB fish mate congrats!

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Great fish there Jack.

Wed, 2009-12-16 19:36

I'm sure you respect the rocks as rock fishing is the most dangerous sport in this country be careful buddy and enjoy.

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It looks superimposed it is

Wed, 2009-12-16 20:30

It looks superimposed it is that blue and HUGE! Well played.

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thast huge!, great work,

Sat, 2010-01-02 15:59

thast huge!, great work, well done

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great fish jack! awsem

Mon, 2010-01-04 23:45

great fish jack! awsem colour got to be proud of that one!

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faaaaaaark!!

Wed, 2010-01-06 17:00

faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaark!!

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wow!

Mon, 2010-01-18 12:34

great to hear there are so many to be found! cracking fish! tough to land from the rocks ay?