Go the barra scuttlebutt has my vote
 
Tackle junkie
 Andrew

I voted for the barra also. Anyone who can find let alone catch a meter barra in a Queensland river deserves a prize.
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Andy's trout is an awsome colour pic have to go with that.

jimbo's baldie for me... damn good size... and even better when you think it was caught locally

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

All good fish and it was hard to choose! But after a hard days trolling i went the mackie! Top fish.

Keep it tight, reeeeeeel tight!

i also voted mackie

Had to go the barra, magnificent capture on the gear and is a quality photo.

"I must admit i have a softspot for the barra, well done scuttlebutt!"

Ditto to that!

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Jay Burgess
jayburgess_14@hotmail.com

So when does the judging/voting finish and a winner determined   

THE LAZY FISHERMAN * Proud supporter of BAILEYS BAIT BOX * MSN/

Hey Jimbo,

I was actually waiting for a deciding vote as it was locked 20/20. Looks like you have just pulled yourself accross the line with 22, so I hereby announce you winner of the photo of the month competition for September with a mighty fine metro baldchin!

Cheers,
Adam

Johnno's NB Spanish Mack
14% (11 votes)

Scuttlebutt's PB Barramundi
25% (20 votes)

Bib's Double Header
13% (10 votes)

Jimbo's Baldchin Groper
28% (22 votes)

Andy's Coral Trout
9% (7 votes)

PilbraBrads Red Emperor
11% (9 votes)

Total votes: 79

The end vote tally, contact me with your details for your prize Jimbo.

It amazes me that a baldchin groper beat a near metre barra lol...

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Jay Burgess
jayburgess_14@hotmail.com

Metro bauldies especially at that size are pretty rare, so I think a deserving winner, the barra was awesome aswell and could have gone either way.

pretty rare, yes, but I think I know what I would rather catch lol...

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Jay Burgess
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Jay that was a cracker baldie and I personally have never seen one bigger!
I have no doubt that a baldie of that size is less common than a 90-100cm barra.
Maybe that the pic doesn't quite do it justice!
I know of a few die hard site members who are still to catch a baldie let alone break 6kgs!

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

Thankyou to all my competitors and all those who voted for me. I would like to give a special thanks to Rutar for putting us onto the action that day and for his camera work. And last but not least I would like to thank my partner for her support and encouragement in following my dreams.

It was a ripper day, a fish to remember and now a sweet but close victory to top it all off!

James

Love the bauldie shot and even though i didnt vote for it it a good one to win regardless.

Keep it tight, reeeeeeel tight!

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Jay that was a cracker baldie and I personally have never seen one bigger!
I have no doubt that a baldie of that size is less common than a 90-100cm barra.
Maybe that the pic doesn't quite do it justice!
I know of a few die hard site members who are still to catch a baldie let alone break 6kgs!

Your right any baldie of that size is rare today. For a fish that gets to 25kg thats frightening.
Everyone cries about dhuies but we still see them thru all sizes up to 25kg every year.
There is no big baldies left. Seen them over 10kgs at Bernier Island but as big as I've seen.
Spoke to my orange hat wearing mates' father, an ex pro fisherman at the Abrohlis, and he tells me that he has speared big baldies of 50/60 lb back in the sixties, early seventies.

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That would be awesome 25kg's worth of bauldie, Never new that got that size, down metro waters they are only encountered every so often, and adverage would be a couple of kg's.

jeez never knew baldies could get that big that would be awesome

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Jay Burgess
jayburgess_14@hotmail.com

They would go like trains.
It would be similar to a blue gropers first initial runs!
Head for a hole!

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