Reply With Quotegood fish mate and good onya for releasing them
The cod would have been fine they are very strong fish
cheers BK
Yes indeed, great fish, great photos , great boat, and great attitude.
As the coffe mug reads " dont let the turkeys get you down"
Keep up the great reports.
Brendan
good fish mate and good onya for releasing them
The cod would have been fine they are very strong fish
cheers BK
Great fish, better boat!
You could have left that old bugger lie on the deck for half an hour and he would of still swum away.
Just as well you didn't say you kept it.
TC
Originally Posted by TCSunCoast
He might swim away, but will he survive in the long run?
I'm not having a go at anyone, just offering some friendly advice about about how to handle fish properly without damaging them.
good work on the release anyway
thats one huge gumboot!!!...thanks for the pics and report...and good onya for letting them go to swim another day
Mrs Benno1
Ausfish is a great forum and I for one have learnt a great deal from the other members. I believe that most of the members here mean well but are sometimes a bit abrasive in their delivery.
I am sure that the guys only wanted to suggest some helpful hints in the care and attention of handling and releasing fish.
Although the message may have been a bit abrupt, at least everyone now knows that we need to support the fish if you are strong enough to hold such a monster.
Great work fellas. Now get out of my spot.
Frank OO
Some tanks there mate well done, did very well to keep them out of home
Don't worry mate, when they catch fish as good as them they will able to show you how its done won't they.............. nice work mate
Bet he stretched your arms!! You learn something every day mate, especially off this site. We all start somewhere. Nice KC is she a 2100? gotta love em ey
That is a BIG Cod. What sort of gear were you using?
Most Ausfishers are just trying to give good advice. The problem with a post is the fact that it does not neccessarily convey the emotion or real meaning behind it. It is still not good form to criticize someones catch no matter how much help you think you are giving. A PM would be a better way of outlining any concerns
Neil.
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"The Rebel Alliance"
Yeah mate she is a 21 lookin to upgrade to a 24 wonderin what the ride differance would be
Hey mate, Massive cod, Nat reckons its bigger than her!!!! I gotta get out with you again sometime in the KC. I can't believe you want to get an enlargement lol!!!!
god ther are some floggers on this site , nice fish good report
Right, to try to set this issue straight I have called InfoFish and spoken to Bill Sawynok.
He says the DPI has performed studies on this. One set of large fish was held vertically and another set was held horizontally (these were barra, I believe). Then both groups of fish were released into holding tanks.
The mortality of the vertically-held fish was 100%. X-rays showed that some had vertebrae that had come apart, and all had suffered significant internal damage. The fish didn't die within hours or days, as I had expected; it actually took them several weeks to die. Looks like it takes some time for their damaged organs to gradually shut down.
Tough though cod may seem to be, I can see no reason why they wouldn't suffer the same organ ruptures as the barra did. Fish have never had the need to evolve organs that can withstand the full brunt of their own body weight, unbouyed by water.
Fortunately, even when you have caught a very large and heavy fish it's still possible to get a photo of it lying horizontally. I once caught a monstrous gold-spot and still managed it (albeit with shaking arms!) It can help if you sit down and bear some of the fish's weight on your lap.
Alternatively you can hold the fish in the water and get your mate to take a photo from further up the boat. You see plenty of magazine photos of happy anglers holding large Murray cod, barra etc. in the water in that way. I reckon those pics look great, I am trying to take more of them myself.
Nautical Prince I still commend you for trying to do the right thing, it's an admirable attitude to have.
Just remember that everything else has to become bigger if upgrading, car, wallet etc. The bigger they get the harder they are to manage, thats I love my 5.2 kc. But one day a 2400 will be in my driveway no doubt
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