Land Based Game

[setthehook]

Here is a Northern Bluefin tuna i spun up on a 65g raider on the north coast of N.S.W. The fish was taken from a breakwall in the morning. I was using a 12ft rod and a shimano speedmaster egg beater reel.Fish took 50 mins to land.

[team_mongo]

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In the words of yoda:
Hmmm..
Nice fish that is Yes
Big they grow..Hmmm..
Go Fishing I must...

[setthehook]

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Hear is my best kingfish to date.25kgs on 15kg line at the Tubes Jervis Bay N.S.W. I was using a live bonito as bait on 150lb trace.The fish took about 15 mins to land but it was an aggresive battle.

[setthehook]

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This is my Australian Record Mako off the stones.Also caught at the good old Tubes and on 15kg tackle.Took a live slimey and did plenty of tail dancing and jumping.

[setthehook]

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Here is a action shot of a myself fighting a large marlin at the Tubes. The fish was approx 120kg's on 15 kg line.The fish was lost after 2.45 hours at the gaff.What a let down. I captured a marlin in 1999 well over 100kg's but this fish was cut and released.

[setthehook]

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Here is a Smooth hammerhead shark i captured a few weeks ago at a place called Beecroft n.s.w. He took a live bonito.I use large tuna circle hooks for sharks so i can still use mono trace.

[setthehook]

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This is a shocka photo but the fish are cool.These to Mack tuna took one of my home made lures at the Tubes.They were both caught on 4 kg line.

[aquarius]

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Nice pics there mate......land based marlin captures must be the ultimate challenge to any fisho....good onya mate.
Cheers Brent

[Dr_Dan]

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Noooo..........

I'm not the slightest bit jealous!!!!!

Dan

[setthehook]

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An old photo of a bluefin i caught down south of N.S.W. This fish fell victum to lure on 6kg line.

[setthehook]

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This my bait pool !!! These are live bonito and a live frigate! The pool is 6ft and i use a petrol pump to fill and maintain the pool.I have kept bonito alive for 3 days with this setup.

[setthehook]

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Hooked up to a 20kg Bluefin on the north coast.This fish took a live garfish. Unfortunatly my gaff man was wiped out by a wave and the fish was pushed into a whole in the breakwall.Due to the danger factor we snapped him off and got him out the next day.Didnt smell the best though and the fish wasnt photo material!!!

[setthehook]

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This another old photo of myself locked into battle with a big black marlin.This fish spooled me on 50lb line on a 50w reel holding a kilometer of line. It was all over in about 3 mins.

[setthehook]

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This a baby black marlin.i spun him up many years ago at the Eve's.I took a quick photo and let him go.

[desertfisher]

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mumblemumblemumblemumblemumble,,,BASTARD, SHOWOFF!
I could do better than tha........AAAAAHHH bollocks,,no I couldn't.