bloody sceptics...the second link to the story loos good to me....
photoshop indeed.... NO WAY
well done robvee for this post
ive eaten 80lb jewie (35kg ??) and it was ok....but yeah 60kg+ would be dry, tough and unpleasant....better released
cheers chris
cheers chris
$1000 says the naysayers haven't bothered to check out the link.....
..just make the cheques payable to cash fellas.
That is one brute of a fish.
matt
c'mon, take the bait....
WOW! That is one beast of a fish! I can see why he called kit for a Raggie. Thanks ofr sharing.
And those saying it's impossible to land on that gear, there was a 3m 205kg Tiger caught off shorncliffe pier many years ago on a small mullet. Also, a tailor fisho caught a 156kg bronzie NSW many years ago on spinning gear! It can happen...
Cuzza
huuuuge jewie, thx for the share.
why do so many mugs cry photoshop when anything significant is posted? try googling before you open your trap guys.
This is a world class catch.
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i cant believe how was of you people think that the first photo is real
may when a Nigerian banker calls you one day you will sign up .
The first pic looks a bit weird but the others look kosher. Big fish to be held up by the gills though. A shot on the ground would have looked fine
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I'm not doubting you and your expertise. So that I know what to look for when examining photos online in the future, what's the give away features that lead you to believe that the first pic is a photoshop?Originally Posted by bryann
Based on the rest of the pics (of the same catch) in the second link, I would believe it to be true. But I have no experience at spotting 'photoshopped' pics.
Other that it being a HUGE jew, for my own benefit, what evidence points towards a faked pic?
The picture looks real to me, in the second link you can see the water current coming off the fishes body, great catch and 100% legit for mine..
After checking the links (did the detractors do so?) and googling some more on SA Kob fishing, I'm convinced it's legit, appears 50kg plus Kob are common place off the SA coastline, gives the monster Great Whites something to chase I s'pose!!!!
Thanx for sharing the story Robvee, great part of the world Currumbin, I spent the 1st 25 years of my life fishing all parts of Currumbin & Tally Creek, many a long night spent fishing off the old Jetty as a youngster, unfortunately nowhere near as productive now, Cheers.
My PB's - Have Photos of most of them.
Flathead - 98cm - Bait - Tweed River
Spottie Mackerel - 105cm - Bait - Palmy Reef
Australian Bass - 48cm - Spinnerbait - Spot X
Yellowbelly - 48cm - Yellowbelly - Jackall - Sommerset
Bream - 38cm - MF40 - Nerang River
Whiting - 40cm - Bait - Nerang River
Jack - 40cm (Pitiful I Know) - Live Bait - Coomera River
Barra - 104cm - Storm Pro Paddle Tail - Mondy
When I first saw the picture I didnt think it had been photoshopped at all.
The pic looks real to me.
The only thing I was a sceptic on was the story about a peeled prawn,2/0 hook and 0.4mm line..........But that isnt really important.
Looking at those links it all looks legit .....Its a monstorous fish and I would mind holding it.
Pete
to pick a photoshopped pic, you need to be able to zoom in on it about x100 times, and look for differences in the pixelation. That means you need some software to zoom in like Photoshop or other copy.
I actually thought in the first pic, he must be using a grappling hook or something like a short gaff to hold it with 2 hands. I guess not tho, considering he released it alive.
Gives a whole new meaning to the term 'comfort lift' lol.
Fishing- It's only an addiction if you're trying to quit.
Great fish, great photos
Ian
I enjoyed the joke though. Well done, Robvee.
Looking at the release pix from the links, it sure looks convincing.
Plus, I have just magnified the original picture a lot on Photoshop and it certainly does not have the usual tell-tale, well-defined edges that can usually be expected on a photoshopped picture even with feathering of the edges and/or use of other Photoshop tools such as the clone stamp tool, notwithstanding that the best picture that we can download is pretty coarse in pixels.
So I reckon that I might go so far as to admit that my scepticism was misplaced.
Good on you, Robvee. Apart from the awe factor, the thread has generated some good fun on a rainy day.
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massive fish!
haha at chumps calling fake
I believe the story and have checked the links. Gee that 82 kg fish is a horse!!
I am a little sceptical however of the weight. I would not say this fish is that size 45-50 maybe?
On a recent trip we nailed a few big Black Jew and the biggest was 139 cm. Our guess was less than 25 kilo.
Either way it's huge
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