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Well done, A+ for effort and dedication and it paid off for you. Great feed you got there.

Its even ribbed

Any updates from anyone?

Champ read my statement again, i said ive been to BRowns before and the Broken Bay Fad which is 22km out, i know how far out Browns is as i have been there a crap load of times, in my 5m Quinnie, in Rivvy's, in all sorts of boats! with no trouble at all, it has blown up out there, just took a long time to get home, i would in some conditions rather be out there in my boat than a 40ftr lets just say! Yes the sea can change, but with fairly accurate forecasts these days even if they sometimes get it wrong, it is very doable to do it, ive seen sub 4.5m boats out there on the calm days, people even solo, so in answer to the question it would be doable with the right forecast, enough petrol and a good captain, although no fish is worth risking ones life for.

Ive been to Browns in a 475 Quinnie before and to the fad off Broken Bay many times which is 22km out, all depends on boat reliability, seea conditions, and driving experience, ive been driving boats for nearly 15years and would do it in a heartbeat again if conditions allowed.

I disagree, ive seen people using 80lb and still get bricked, the more hurt you put on the fish the harder that King will go to brick you, if you freespool them and let them swim to open water then continue the fight it will tire them, it does depend on what depth you are fishing, he fishes a ledge that is no deeper than 5-6m, if you are fishing in 15m+ deep water then i will agree with you that you may possibly be able to stop them in their tracks, but in shallow water im sorry you have no chance unless that fish decides to swim out not down, and more often than not they are pretty smart and will head for structure straight away. He does fish for Kings to 20kg though.

My friend gets them regularly, he uses any live bait, preferably spins up Bonnies, and dont be fooled into thinking you need heavy gear, they will brick you regardless, the trick is to freespool them into open water then fight them, you may have to do this a few times to tire them out.

I have it, its at a mates house but he cant find it now, will seee him this weekend, if he finds it i will let you know via PM

Big families and lots of friends??? Whats the problem?? An 80kg fish can be divided between your family and friends in no time!!!

Lovely fish there, sensational feed!

Lots of Kings and Snapper at Longreef. Some very nice ones too from what i have seen and heard.

Your looking at about 23Nm from Sydney Heads. The shelf is about 20Nm. If you go from Botany its about 20Nm from the heads there.

Congrats on some nice fish!!!

very very nice King, were a few caught on Sunday that size and bigger

Need i say anything more???

Dude seriosuly well done, the way you write your reports is awesome in itself!! Very well written and a nice fish, what bait did the damage on all these fish???

Well done!

Good work, great fun and love the pics, really shows their colouration and spots.

Nice work looks like a Stripe of about 80kg thereabouts.

Awesome, that Genfish is a horse!!! Nice Alby to, red fish is a Ocean Perch, and long fish is a Frost Fish. Very good feed there!

If they were whole, i would look at the eyes, make sure they are dark and black, if they are white and pale they are old. If they are fillets, its hard to tell. THey should shine, not look slimy or anything like that. It is a hard one if you bought fillets.

Very nice Trevs, they sure go alright at that size.

Sexy looking fish!

Magnificent!!!!

Big Squid, looks like the Squid you get at Browns Mountain!!!