Sharked snapper

[Nugget]

I've got the secret bait ready Mono - some of the best bewitchity jump chimpeters you've ever seen.

Dave ><>

[razorline]

i've seen some big snapper but have never seen the scales pulled down more than 11kgs. i would have thought the fish head and shoulders would be the majority of the fish. someone has suggested 15kgs - do they get to that size around here?



simon

[reeldreamer]

Someone said 18kgs!!! That would have to be a world record the biggest i have heard of was a 14.3kg Whyalla monster snapper, 18kgs sounds a bit rich? I could be wrong though!

[Burley_Boy]

Gees it looks heavy and it looks old. My totally uneducated guess when I saw the pic was 20kg and 50yrs.
Now my young son wants me to ask what kind of shark it would likely have been.

Cheers from the Snapper safe BB (Snapper seem to be very safe from me...)

[rando]

As a rule of thumb when costing out menus we used to estimate head frame & guts as 50% of the fish (for flat fish). At head and shoulders 6.6 kg the fish has to be close to 18 kg . This is only approximate but was a widely used template when I was a chef.
I have no idea how big they grow or what the record is.
thats my guess anyway
Cheers
rando

[clearwater]

dave ....

words i dont think express how u must have felt ....but its nice to know that there are fish of that size out there ..i just have a few questions ..how hard did he hit and how heavy were u fishing and were you targeting snapper ..did you get to see the winning red????

andy

[Nugget]

It's a fair bit more than just the head - my guess when I took the photo was around 12kg.

Can't answer your questions Andy - I wasn't there when it was eaten.

My guess is that it was a tiger or whaler.
There are heaps of whalers and the odd big tiger that annoys everyone at times.

Dave ><>

[bundymal]

mate i would of mounted it on the wall like they do with murray cod .

cheers
mal

[Mad_fisherman]

That is pure gold. Did i read someone said the fish had to be whole? to win ?