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Rocket01
22-12-2009, 07:44 AM
Went out from port Douglas late yesterday for a few hours and probably chuched back this Australian record Barracuda. Was caught using live Queenfish.
The fish was just over 5 feet in lenght. I guess I estimate the weight at about 30 kilo. Its the 2nd massive barracuda I've now had in the area we fish. We see a couple of big marlin smashing bait about 25km out from port.

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o304/rocket577/IMG_1040.jpg


Also had a few spanish around the 15 to 20 kilo mark


http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o304/rocket577/IMG_1039.jpg
FNQCairns
22-12-2009, 08:30 AM
Onya Ron!, that's a long fish! sure must a change from all those short fishes earlier on.

So might this be official, pending, or whatever soon?

good to hear from you.

cheers fnq
finding_time
22-12-2009, 08:54 AM
Hate to do this to you Ron but check out this one we got in Moreton Bay last year! 204 cms and 44kg!:o Yours is a great fish though!:D

ian
Rocket01
22-12-2009, 09:01 AM
Hate to do this to you Ron but check out this one we got in Moreton Bay last year! 204 cms and 44kg!:o Yours is a great fish though!:D

ian
Now thts what u call a proper fish lol
Rocket01
22-12-2009, 09:02 AM
Onya Ron!, that's a long fish! sure must a change from all those short fishes earlier on.

So might this be official, pending, or whatever soon?

good to hear from you.

cheers fnq

Went back alive no scales but the fish below your post is what u call a proper fish :)
bugman
22-12-2009, 11:43 AM
Nice fish Ron,

Ian you just have to keep dragging out those old photos don't you;D
finding_time
22-12-2009, 12:16 PM
When ya got em Buggy ,Flaunt em!!!
GBC
22-12-2009, 02:48 PM
Which reminds me Ian, if you don't came and get the stinking head out of my freezer soon, you're going to find it in your bed.:-*
nautical prince
22-12-2009, 05:12 PM
That was cool loved the next photo thats fishin for ya good tale to tell down tha pub
Moffy
22-12-2009, 07:12 PM
G'Day Ron,

Seems to be plenty of those big stinkin cuda up this way - my mate's Dad held the record for 6kg line (8kg line???) for quite a while - he got his off Snapper Island - can't recall the exact size (DaintreeBoy will know am sure) - but it would have been easily up there with yours (don't think it was quite in the 44kg class though ........)

Moffy
RAGINGBULL
24-12-2009, 09:48 PM
And we caught on absolute stonker off Bowen that was also about 6 foot took 3 of us to get it on board , we released it as the partner was swimming next to the boat.
Greg P
24-12-2009, 10:08 PM
I can smell that bastard through the keyboard.


Luv a good cuda pic ;);D;D;D