Another Pilbara Barramundi
Submitted by jay_burgess on Mon, 2006-06-05 16:08
Another pilbara barramundi. This particular fish was my first barra ever, measured 96cm.
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Another Pilbara Barramundi
Submitted by jay_burgess on Mon, 2006-06-05 16:08
Another pilbara barramundi. This particular fish was my first barra ever, measured 96cm. |
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streetfighter80
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top shot mate great first
top shot mate great first
Adam Gallash
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Awesome
Still waiting to catch my first barra, awesome first fish mate, gotta be stoked with that.
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jay_burgess
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Catching a barra is the holy
Catching a barra is the holy grail of fishing IMO.. nothing else comes close.
mitch
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bil fish
bill fish jay.im hanging for the day.reckon ill wet me pants
always in it just the depth that varies
jay_burgess
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Yeah I'm hangin out for my
Yeah I'm hangin out for my first billie too. Great thing Dampier has got plenty to offer in that department.
seansurfy
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Holy Grail
[img_assist|fid=41550|thumb=0|alt=holy grail|caption=84.5kg dogtooth - Kenn Reef]
Very nice barra Jay...I reckon every area has its own 'holy grail'. In NZ, it's a 20lb snapper or 50lb kingfish. Huge GT's are on most peoples hit list. I was lucky as a young kid and caught quite a few barra, so I never really caught 'the fever'. I spent heaps of time however targeting big Mangrove Jacks(3kg+) in Hinchinbrook channel in QLD....they were my obsession. Marlin are tough, but for me, long hours of trolling and drawn out battles can be a bit boring...My holy grail right now is a 70kg+ dogtooth tuna(and I'm gonna catch him on an Okuma too ;)...either way mate...96cm Barra to get off the mark...OUTSTANDING
Coral sea carnage
mitch
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roga
yeah i reckon your right there seansurfy.every place does have that grail of a fish.did you end up getting your grail in hinchinbrook ????? 3kgs of mangrove jack is a nice fish thats for sure
always in it just the depth that varies
seansurfy
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Grail
Got that big Jack at the Noosa River on the Sunshine Coast in the end...after missing a few chances on inadequate gear....big thugs of things that were hanging aroung bridge pylons cleaning up unsuspecting bream anglers...had to go hard core at them though...night sessions - Abu 7000 with 50lb braid a wire trace, the drag screwed down with pliers..talk about short and sweet, but a good rush.
Kasey L.
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holy grail? I think theres
holy grail? I think theres only one for me... (its the holy grail of all jiggers).
Think it might beat the 2kg bream, the 50kg GT (proably not 65kg though ;)) possibly a 1m barra...
Its the 100kg dogtooth tuna. Its what dreams are made out of.
seansurfy
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bring it on....hopefully
bring it on....hopefully I'll have a pic of me one in November after the coral sea trilogy...might need to lie down for awhile afterwards though
frizza
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coral sea
are you heading out on a charter or private baot seansurfy.
also from which town are you departing.
i've got a mate who run's a charter out there from gladstone (it would be a small world if you were on his boat.
mitch
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discount
how good a mate is he frizza .can you gets us a discount price on the charter hehe.
always in it just the depth that varies
jay_burgess
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A 3kg Jack would be awesome.
A 3kg Jack would be awesome. Biggest I've got is 50cm (not weighed)... but I've lost many unstopables to the snags :( They fight so hard!
My next target in the barramnundi department is a 1.2m specimen or a 50 pounder.
Kasey L.
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was waiting for someone to
was waiting for someone to post it, but apparently noone did =S
This, ladies and gents, is the holy grail of jigging.
What a GT is to popper fishing, a dogtooth is to jigging.
And a 100kg dogtooth tuna is... a very exclusive club indeed.
I have the original picture, but its in my other computer.
Hidekatsu Matsutani (7 seas) even did a DVD just about his quest and his story to catch the ultimate dream fish for a jigger.
http://www2.osk.3web.ne.jp/~sevense/E_Seven_O_Item_V_01.htm
[img_assist|fid=42113|thumb=1|alt=100kg dogdog|]
[img_assist|fid=42110|thumb=1|alt=100kg doggie|]
Kasey L.
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oops. sorry jay, i might
oops.
sorry jay, i might have hijacked ur thread..
jay_burgess
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nah no probs Kasey, it's
nah no probs Kasey, it's good to hear what each individual fisho regards as their holy grail :)