412kg Black Marlin - Hervey Bay

[FISHNICK]

:o Front page of todays Fraser Coast Chronicle a 412kg Black Marlin caught just off Hervey Bay, it took the lucky bugger 3 hours to bring it in. Unfortunately the Marlin died before they could tag it & release it. What a catch but, & off Hervey Bay was what shocked me most. I am not sure if someone has posted pics of it yet but I have attached a photo just in case.

[Scott nthQld]

definatly a top fish, but that paper should be warned of the feedback they will get for that photo. The Giant Black marlin caught off townsville a few weeks back attracted all the green criticism you could think of, most of which was coming from the university students, living on my tax dollars.

[finding_time]

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Phill

The Tasman Venture was the mothership for the Hervey Bay Game fishing comp on last weekend. The fish was caught by a 40' blackwatch called MOJO and was weighed ( roughly) using the gantry on the Tasman Venture. It was 40 kg short of the magical 1000lb mark which would have seen Mojo recieve a $10 000.oo prize from the H.B.G.F.C for the first grander weighed in there area. As for it dying during the fight , well i think that was said to ease the fallout.

He's my report from the comp
http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/showthread.php?t=119831

Ian

Small unit ....roflol

[Dr_Dan]

That's a bit rough scott!!! I'm a uni student (well, was up until a couple of weeks ago) living of tax dollars ;)

Know what you mean about the backlash tho. Was a bit of a joke what went on in townsville. Not just the backlash but the personal threats that they were reporting. Nothing better to do than bitch about someone elses catch........

[LeeannP]

hmmmm..... must be coming up to the time when the marlin are caught in the shallows near Wathumba ;)

[maxwellson]

yeah leeann......wish i had the time to go chase those fellas in the shallow stuff...