Nice fish but I was waiting for the surface detonation on the popper.:)

John

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

lol..."lets do it again!!!"...good effort kasey..got me pumped for onslow now!!

luke

fish for fun, the future, and the belly!!!

good vid. well done Kasey. I got to get me one of those oneday.

Great catch Kasey and a top effort with the camera Steve!

I always find it amusing how people can find a great capture like that o.k and yet a pic of dead fish a huge issue!

That GT was hooked through the bottom of the  gills and after the fight would be as good as stuffed!

Why is this so that people can see this as ok and a dead fish deplorable ?

I have no doubt it will be said that it swam of strongly but who really knows?

I shouldn't sound negative but the sport we all participate in will always have a detrimental effect on some type of fish I always love how certain people put a spin on it to suit their own style of fishing!

This is not meant to be aimed at either Kasey or Steve!

Food for thought!

IF IT SMELLS LIKE FISH IT MUST BE GOOD FOR YOU!

No doubting that some damage does get done, but this fish has a lot better chance of survival than one thats ikijimied and bled...

Also, note that they were barbless hooks and in the gill plate. I wasn't there, but can make that out from the video.

Some chance is better than no chance when it comes to un-tasty sports fish IMO.  Mind you in these waters, something which bleeds doesn't stand much hope.

Nice work Kasey :)

good video and certainly a fish i would love to catch thats for sure

John - you will get to see it. twice i believe.

Matt - It was not hooked through the bottom gill; in fact the gill arches were in no way compromised. The middle treble was caught just below the gill plate. Trebles do not usually injure the gills directly; however it can sometimes catch below the gill plates and around the area below the 'wings' as illustrated here. Also, there were no copious amounts of blood (a mere flesh wound, just like one in the mouth). In my opinion, this fish has a very high probability of post-catch survival.

Having said that, trebles pose a fair bit of damage, and are being phased out by some in favour of singles.

Anyway, on to topic, thanks for viewing and I promise the second video is better :)

Once again Kasey a great effort!......and balance, I would have ended up in the piss!

IF IT SMELLS LIKE FISH IT MUST BE GOOD FOR YOU!

Nice one Kc  It  was great to watch

steve

Born to fish forced to work

Nice capture KC.  You need some knee pads for that railing...just make sure they match your gloves!

Bring on Part 2

Cheers Pete

To effort KC that's a hell of a fish!!

Awesome catch KC, defiantely gave you a bit of curry, well done 

***Don't exceed the bag limit....Leave the mothier-in-law at home***

That was totally AWESOME KC, WOOOHOOO indeed! Yes, and GREAT camera work Steve. Brilliant! Love It! 

Stoked!! 

Colin

Great effort KC. That was one hell of a fight.

Great footage fella's, good job on the stick KC

My turn in a couple of weeks

one of the best on here.....nice camera work Steve.

Post up No 2 Post up No2

deefa deefa, now you KNOW that's just a small fella :S

nice work K.C nice combo too.geeze thats got me amped mate.1 week to go .arrrrhhhh i can feel the pain.
gonna have a crack at catching one on a modified double plugger.hopfully will get some vid footage to go with it

always in it just the depth that varies