monster pinky
Submitted by Ryan C on Thu, 2010-09-09 15:03
this photo is a couple of years old but i came across it today and thought you guys would like it , its my regular deckie and best mate Ray Jones and the pink was caught in 41 m off two rocks in 07 it was 116cm long and around 17 kg it looked like a big dhu when it came up its gob could have swallowed a grapefruit easy, he got it on a bluebacker 100 and a sweep fillet for bait .
Ryan C
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monster pink
oh and for those interested he had just caught an 18.5 kg dhu on the same patch and the pink fought wayyyyy!!! harder!!
JakeB
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awesome!
awesome!
Dicey
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monster indeed, suprised it
monster indeed, suprised it didnt have bigger humps could it be female?
crasny1
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Dicey the ones with any hump are males
Perhaps he just havent "humped" enough females!!!!?
Awesome fish by the way.
Didnt think they got this big here. More likely NZ etc
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barneyboy
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bloody nice fish!!
I dont know where the misconception of only the males having a hump on their head though!! The hump only really happens on any snapper, male or female, and indicates what type of ground they feed on. The humps and noses come from feeding on hard reef and coral and them constantly knocking into it to get a feed!!
FEEEISH ONNN!!!
Ryan C
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when i said it weighed around 17 kg it actually weighed right on 17 but it was filleted then he decided to weigh it cos he had found his scales so he weighed the carcass then the fillets in a bag so with guts / blood etc i would say it would have weighed near 18 out of the water and in saying that it was quite thin for such a beast of a pink!!
Colin Hay
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That is a a beauty
I would love to land one that size.
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STEVE231
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That's a huge pinky!! Shame
That's a huge pinky!! Shame he didn't weigh it on certified scales, it would have been a state record.
hlokk
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That woulda been one hell of
That woulda been one hell of a fight on a 100 bluebacker. Had to be pretty stoked with that (in the pic he's looking a little pained though, haha).
How did the fillets come up? Wondering if due to the size of the fish, were they the same as smaller ones or different?
John_M
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now thats a fish
now thats a fish
Seaquest
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Now thats a Pinky. Must have
Now thats a Pinky. Must have been a pretty hot session with a 18.5kg dhuy boated as well. Always wondered if sweep would make a good bait. Now I know.
chrisp
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Great pink..
As seaquest says, at least there is a use for those stinking sweep now.(Apart from burley)
Ben Derecki
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That's a cracking fish
That's a cracking fish brother, awesome work.
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cracker
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
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that one would be a fish of
that one would be a fish of a lifetime. it would even beat a 20 plus kg dhuie as it is a fish that you would never see that size again. top effort to the angler. i wonder how many rigs that pinkie has busted up in the past
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Ryan C
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thanks guys , the old sweep, we have had many arguments over sweep but in 4 straight weeks Ray caught the fish of the trip on fu##@in !!! sweep fillet and for the record it tasted just fine!!
Andy Mac
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Giant!!
Top catch.
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Ryan C
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hi Andy , the 4 drifts over that patch of coral would have made some great footage for "two rocks mayhem" thats for sure 2 dhus 11/18.5 kg , 1 x 30kg sambo, and that prehistoric pink! it still fishes well from time to time too!! cheers
Indiana
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I want one !
Heading to Denham next week .......wld love to run into one of these !
Great fish !
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wicked game
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that is a stonka. great fish
that is a stonka. great fish mate
Albee Mangles
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Monster is right..
Once in a lifetime!
Great Fish!
saltatrix
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I wish that Splash guy would
I wish that Splash guy would put up his mates 18 kilo Pink caught on 4kilo pretest mono in the metro
Thats a beautiful fish. Love catching pinks but never caught one over about 8 kilos
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bradw
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Great pinky! Once in a
Great pinky! Once in a lifetime fish. Bet remembering that trip will bring a smile for many years
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