My 18.2kg PB Groper

My 18.2kg PB Groper


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 great pb. you guys must get

Sun, 2018-02-18 16:54

 great pb. you guys must get sick of all this top end eating fish. wish i had that prob.lol. well done

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RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together

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Top photo

Sun, 2018-02-18 17:16

They go hard. Top stuff Andy

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 Bull dozer!

Sun, 2018-02-18 17:19

 Bull dozer!

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What a ripper of a blue

Sun, 2018-02-18 17:37

Did you specifically target blues or was it a chance encounter, and if you don't mind me asking at what depth did you get it.
Very well done, and in such tough conditions on the water LOL

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 Nah just a bi caught chasing

Sun, 2018-02-18 17:48

 Nah just a bi caught chasing dhu's man top Quality fish got its wings for dinner tonight :) but from 30m-50m metres 

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 Great fish there mate Well

Sun, 2018-02-18 19:34

 Great fish there mate 

Well done

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 When I catch 1 of these it

Mon, 2018-02-19 07:50

 When I catch 1 of these it will be my PB it would be a start. Great catch and photo well done.

 

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doubt there is another

Mon, 2018-02-19 08:36

 that fights as hard as a western blue , but my relatives comments when i served up as a meal was less than complimentary , so now i release them 

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 They dont release man they

Mon, 2018-02-19 11:38

Its is a western blue man They dont release man they die bad barotruma there already dead when they come up pritty much

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Wouldn't have

Mon, 2018-02-19 17:40

Or explained anything to salty Andy. They taste great. Depends how you do them. Talk later:)

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 Hows the chompers on it.

Mon, 2018-02-19 13:57

 Hows the chompers on it. Good fish

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Fark man. 

Mon, 2018-02-19 17:07

Fark man.

 

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 Awesome fish. If people say

Mon, 2018-02-19 17:43

 Awesome fish. If people say they don't taste good the chef has stuffed up

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Agree choc

Mon, 2018-02-19 18:11

I like them. Not fishy tasting and firm.

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 I find there is a difference

Mon, 2018-02-19 19:26

 I find there is a difference in their flesh if caught north of say Lancelin compared to down south with the northern flesh being a bit firmer

The fillets off a 16kg Blue I got down Augusta couple of weeks is absolutely delicious with excellent fat content keeping it super juicy once cooked

all that goes to waste on our Blue's are the tail and guts. 

Head made into soup after cheeks taken out

carcass chucked on the BBQ is a meal in itself for a family of 4

the wings and belly flaps are magnificent cooked in the oven

and of course the fillets feed the whole extended family

thats what I call respecting the fish

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 All got waste on mine guts &

Mon, 2018-02-19 22:57

Nothing got wasted on mine but guts & tail wings turned into fish cakes  belly flap oven or bbq tomorrow they are so tasty rate better then Dhu :)

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solid fish mate!!

Mon, 2018-02-19 19:53

intersting how everyones palete is different.  the ones i caught down bremer tated like better wrasse. but maybe we didnt cook it good like you say.

anyway quality capture. u sure know how to get good fish!

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 Maybe different area

Mon, 2018-02-19 22:59

 Maybe different area different  taste but everyone differs aswell my books fresh fish always good fish! & thanks bud :)

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My favorite

Mon, 2018-02-19 21:21

Is mully( fish eating). As you say everyone's taste different. I just cooked my missus up some. Andy fish (gluten free ) coconut flour batter. Absolutely brilliant.also made fish cakes out of wings . They turned out mint. Nothing wasted .