They were even in to trick photography then!! Note how far back the blokes are standing from the cod giving the impression that it is bigger than it really is.
Bob Whiteland ran Whitelands Marine for many years in Adelaide Street Busso opposite the rear of the Esplanade Hotel. There is every likelihood that this fish was caught offshore in the bay from a boat. Before the jetty was taken out by Cyclone Alby in 1978 there was a lower platform some 200 metres from the shoreline on the west side of the promenade section of the jetty (past the swimming area & dive board / tower) a large crane attached to the jetty structure would lift the catches up to the higher portion of the jetty where they could be moved by cart - hence the rope through the fishes jaw & the base of the block & tackle style hook. If you look carefully where the lad is standing you can see the base of the pylons of the railway jetty (or skeleton jetty - current jetty being replaced) just underneath the handrail the boy is leaning on. The photo is taken facing the east on the promenade near what was called the rotunda - a shaded area where the town band often played!
As long as 10 years, maybe longer a BIG Queensland groper haunted the end of the jetty and was seen on occasion - never hooked to my knowledge. It was close to 8 feet in length and well over 100 kg - I remember a photo being shown in the local paper where the fish dwarfed a 6 ft scuba diver - serious beast in anyone's language. Hope this has been useful info on the background of the fish. Cheers Pez
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hekser
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FARRRRRRRRRRK!
any more details? weight? length? holy shit- what he catch it on? an anchor rope?
Feral
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id say its a super sized cod
id say its a super sized cod .. mouth is too big to be a proper groper . .. seeing that there is a reef just off the jetty id say a big slimey cod
carnarvonite
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Trick photography
They were even in to trick photography then!! Note how far back the blokes are standing from the cod giving the impression that it is bigger than it really is.
Still a bloody big fish.
marble
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There was a queensland
There was a queensland groper at the end of the jetty years ago for a while. I`d say one of them. Big bugger though
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MattMiller
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Any more info Till?
I hope I don't hook anything like that when the jetty re-opens!
Spinnerak
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Queensalnd groper for me,
Queensalnd groper for me, but i thought they were more tropical
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poddyfish
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spotting
very nice spotting there carnavonite! tricky ole timers.... still a big fish as you and all else have said tho!
QLD groper me for too
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Faulkner Family
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looks to be in the same
looks to be in the same family as the blue grouper. maybe when the blue get to a certain size they change color again.
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Perry Home
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Background on Bob Whiteland & a little jetty history
Bob Whiteland ran Whitelands Marine for many years in Adelaide Street Busso opposite the rear of the Esplanade Hotel. There is every likelihood that this fish was caught offshore in the bay from a boat. Before the jetty was taken out by Cyclone Alby in 1978 there was a lower platform some 200 metres from the shoreline on the west side of the promenade section of the jetty (past the swimming area & dive board / tower) a large crane attached to the jetty structure would lift the catches up to the higher portion of the jetty where they could be moved by cart - hence the rope through the fishes jaw & the base of the block & tackle style hook. If you look carefully where the lad is standing you can see the base of the pylons of the railway jetty (or skeleton jetty - current jetty being replaced) just underneath the handrail the boy is leaning on. The photo is taken facing the east on the promenade near what was called the rotunda - a shaded area where the town band often played!
As long as 10 years, maybe longer a BIG Queensland groper haunted the end of the jetty and was seen on occasion - never hooked to my knowledge. It was close to 8 feet in length and well over 100 kg - I remember a photo being shown in the local paper where the fish dwarfed a 6 ft scuba diver - serious beast in anyone's language. Hope this has been useful info on the background of the fish. Cheers Pez
Adam Gallash
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Tops
Top info Pez, thanks very much for sharing.
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till
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Thanks a lot of the posts
Thanks a lot of the posts guys!
thesupervisor
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till what book did you find
till what book did you find the pic in?
i really like looking at the good ol days fishing
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Perry Home
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Book the Photo came from
Hi Supervisor
The book is called Reflections of the Jetty
The story of the Busselton Jetty
by
Busselton Oral History Group
can be purchased at Barefoot Books
Fig Tree Lane
Busso or probably the Busso Tourist Bureau - bout $25
Cheers
Pez
till
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You're way ahead of me!
You're way ahead of me!
till
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Actually partner is doing
Actually partner is doing some research, and it came up as a part of that project.
thesupervisor
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thanks
thanks
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