My Billfish Recapture
Submitted by Craig Pearse on Tue, 2009-10-27 18:31
This year in the Dampier Billfish Shootout I was lucky enough to get myself a recapture useing IGF 10kg line on the last day
So I got home from work and a parcel was waiting for me, it was from the NSW DPI Game Fishing Program.The certificate inside has let me know that is was caught by another Dampier boat (TAG M) , 62 days at liberty and 3nm ese from where i caught him.So thre you go they do hang around the same ground.
Craig Pearse
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And I forgot they gave me a
And I forgot they gave me a nice Recapture shirt aswell
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Awesome pic and what a great result
That must be one hungry billfish.
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Effort
Good effort there Craig. Great photo to boot, it's funny how overcast days really make the fish jump out of the image.
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Goes to show all the
Goes to show all the critical thinkers out there that catch and release is not just a shark feeding exercise.
I actually fish.
jay_burgess
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TAG M
Jay Wheelocks boat, he tags truckloads of bills.
Craig Pearse
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Sure was Jay and his tag. We
Sure was Jay and his tag. We where in the same area for the 3 days
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magic
Those colours are magic, captured it well Craig. Love looking at those shots, make me want to get out there and into them.
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Craig Pearse
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I here you Adam ,hanging out
I here you Adam ,hanging out big time to get the next one.Had a good year 13 sailies and 1 marlin. Hard to believe that is was pissing down just 2 hours earlier and I mean pissing down LOL
jay_burgess
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pissing down
big time bro, those conditions during the comp were pretty crazy.
Billcollector
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Had quite a few up here in
Had quite a few up here in Broome recaptured and even 12 months apart have been recaptured close to the same point of capture. I think from memory a few years back a sail tagged in Broome was recaptured in Dampier. We still dont know how far sails travel throughout the year but with better tags in use now we should learn more over the next few years.
Craig Pearse
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Bump Just got the issue 77
Bump
Just got the issue 77 of Blue Water mag and happy to see that this sailie made it in.
Its on page 22 sail fish number 3 ,,, Shees all mine broz
Just had to let you all know as is the fisrt time I have made to a Mag
eltaco
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That is a awsom photo cant
That is a awsom photo cant imagine the colour you seen awsom
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good effort
greta effort guys , good to see the capture and release with tags doesnt affect them to much. great photo too
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Congrats Craig
nice work on getting it to print!
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13 sails and 1 black
13 sails and 1 black retagged in the same area,
cool read mate