A KING George
Submitted by Rosejamsack on Fri, 2011-09-02 21:32
Check this out, I had to post this. Couldn't believe it when i hauled it in!! I was chasing snapper off the rocks in Geordie Bay ay Rotto on squid. This nice KG weighed 2.1kgs and was 56cm long. I checked the stats and the WA record is 47cm and 1.8kg however i didn't have authentic scales or paperwork to go with it! It fed 8 of us for dinner and was delumptious!
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greasemonkey
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Thats awesome
I am so jealous
shanedm
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massive
massive
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Brody
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Very nice fish...looks tasty,
Very nice fish...looks tasty, however i've found that a King George of that size normally is only just nudging the kilo mark, so the record was probably safe. 47cm/1.8kg is very odd.
Spence
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Agreed.Nice fish either
Agreed.
Nice fish either way.
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Ringy35
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ill back him on it!!!!! ive
ill back him on it!!!!! ive caught a KG at 60cm back in vic and it weighed in @ 2.4kg might of just had a mass feed but a weight is a weight and rosejamsacks' is a crackin fish in anyones book!
crasny1
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And I get annoyed at everyone always picking
on size/weights. Frankly who needs this sh**the and then we loose people who wont want to post because some smart ass picks on it.
Its a cracking KG, he mentioned his weighing mechanism so why the always niggle/pick.
That one could do some serious kidney damage. As to feeding 8?? They are so nice it would have been MINE and MINE alone.
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channy
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Kidney damage? I'd say a bit
Kidney damage? I'd say a bit lower than the kidneys haha. That whiting is huge!
flangies
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Haha each to their own then.
Haha each to their own then.
I like to eat em
MattMiller
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Agree too Brody
either way it's a good KG. Maybe it was SUPER FAT?
I've seen them to 75cm and even then they were only around 2-2.5kg mark. Maybe I need new scales?
Ringy35
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nicccceeeeee!
nicccceeeeee!
bod
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nice fat KG
that's a nice fat King George. Such a good tasting fish too. well done.
santhmoore
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What a beauty
What a beauty
madfishoholic
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would love to catch a few
would love to catch a few like that, fat chance close to shore I wreckon.
Great catch
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Rosejamsack
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Gday Madfish, yes sometimes
Gday Madfish, yes sometimes you just have to share a good fish with others. Too good to be kept to myself on a hard drive, a photo paints a thousand words!! This fish was caught from the shore just around from Geordie Bay jetty in about 3 mtrs of water and about a 5 mtr cast! I certainly wasn't expecting it. Good to see it has generated a whole heap of discussion!! Mick
championruby
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what a beauty, reminds me of
what a beauty, reminds me of a 54cm whopper i got from geordie bay near the barracks years back. Good to see they're still around. Nice work
dhu 4 one
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great fish got to be happy
great fish got to be happy with that
Terry
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awesome
Your smile says it all.
Congratulations. A catch like that doesn't come along every day and when it happens unexpectedly it's an extra bonus I reckon.
Keep up he good work and I/we look forward to more of your exploits.
Terry
Daisy
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Bloody whopper, wish our
Bloody whopper, wish our northern Whiting approached anwhere near that size.
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Adam Gallash
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cracker
Absolute cracker of a KG, one to be proud of thats for sure!
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Brody
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Not having a dig at Jamsack's
Not having a dig at Jamsack's George, just saying not to lose any sleep over not claiming a record...God damn they are tasty, I'm as jealous as a barbary pigeon just quietly.
Swan River Fisher
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Nice fish mateI remember
Nice fish mate
I remember catching my 46cm one there last year. I couldn't stop screaming for the rest of the day :-)
Cracker whiting I cant believe you actually shared it between 8 people. Very generous of you.
scotto
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choice fish
thats a doosy champ good work!
i know you didnt have certified scales, but it would have been interesting to get a positive weight on him, fo shizzle. we consistantly get them when dhuie fishing some of our rubble/limestone spots that always go over 50cm, and i would love to get a weight on them for peice of mind. theyre usually big enough to get hooked on 9/0's!! always a welcome bycatch.
i always see some monster KG's when diving at rotto and a few of our frequent cray spots, and when spearing, i never let them pass without having a shot.
again, good work!!
Rosejamsack
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Scales
Gday Scotto, when i said they werent certified scales, they were certainly accurate enough at the Geordie Bay store... The fish weighed 2.1kg on the digital scales, so i am taking that! And i measured it on the jetty in front of about 30 people while they were fishing for blowies! All good!!!
soupster51
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2kg
Looks every bit of 2kgs to me. Trophy fish, well done mate.
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knigit
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Mmmmm, making my mouth
Mmmmm, making my mouth water.
When I first started fishing in WA any KG's I caught just got put on a big set of hooks and sent back out as bait
. LOL, an aussie mate had a bit of a fit and made me eat one of the slimy buggers and now they go into the esky as fast as I can get the lid off. Awesome catch there!
Wahoo
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nice fish mate
I've caught some short KG before that have weighed a lot more than their longer siblings. Great catch.
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Lamby
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Freakin' hooter mate, double
Freakin' hooter mate, double thumbs up for a great catch!
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very nice mate,seems rottto
very nice mate,
seems rottto bays hold some good size kg's, my bigest at 68cm come from a bay at rotto, but not as fat as your one.
cracker mate, enjoy
scottland
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Nice kg mate
My bro caught one just as big on his rnr ill post it when he gets home next
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Swan River Fisher
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Fisho-ron thats a big
Fisho-ron thats a big whiting
SpinMeUp
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Thumper KGW!
Thumper KGW!
Jamos Damokos
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Cracker of a KG, caught one
Cracker of a KG, caught one at 50cm years ago but was extremly thin and only weighed 990grms, that thing looks like it would have pulled mine backwards!
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NavyGirl
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Niiiiiice
Nice catch mate!!! Definatley one of the better tasting fish around. I hope it was as tasty as it looks!
redhilux
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thats awesome mate
thats awesome mate
PattyT
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How was the fight mate? The
How was the fight mate? The smaller ones give a good account for themselves so he would have done very well for himself..
mikeee.p
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now thats a massive KG
now thats a massive KG MATEY!
roberta
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Green eyes come
to mind.....me have caught some nice KG but not as big and as juicy as yours, do like KG just lightly dusted with flour, salt/pepper and cooked in butter yummo on fresh bread, my mouth is watering.
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DonovanMD
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That is just beautiful mate,
That is just beautiful mate, looks very good. What did you think you had when you hooked up? Surely couldn't have figured KG with the fight
Rosejamsack
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I actually thought it was a
I actually thought it was a salmon..... I used reasonably large long shank hooks, on squid and the guy i was fishing with couldnt stop talking about it for weeks. I'm glad everyone gets it on here, I have told a few people and they just went... Oh, thats nice! Its great to be able to share your excitement with like minded fisho's.... I actually live in Karratha and catch some incredible fish, however I was blown away with this KG!
bitten
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That's one awesome
That's one awesome whiting Just for all the haters I caught a Jacky 43.8 kg 6 inches shorter than one that weighed 32kg which I caught 15 minutes earlier Good fishing that day Annoying that a week later my mate asked me where I got them, proceeded to head out And got one that went 51 kg