Rockyjack Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Got out for a on the 20th December but probably should have stayed home packing boxes as I was moving house on the Monday but you know sometime you’ve gotta do these things. Well the day started off at 5am putting the boat on the water and we thought that the weed beds around the boat ramp looked fishy again, so we decided to have a flick with 4 inch plastics, well what a disappointment in 2 hours of flicking and colour changes all we got was 1 undersize flattie. So off to our usual spot; well we get around the corner and the water was as brown as mud . Change of plan back to the clear water and a downsize of lure to a 3 inch squigy shad. we found a likely spot where the water was 4 to 5 feet deep and a few nice weed patches with plenty of bait fish well with my first cast of the 3 inch shad I jagged a 1 inch bait fish then about a 10 minutes later my rod buckled as if I hooked the bottom than all of a sudden line started to peel of my little bream outfit and first thoughts were crap I’ve hooked a stingray and as I was about to put the hand on the spool to put a stop to the run and pull the hook or bust the line which ever came first. It happened a few head shakes, (you beauty a decent fish it was about time) it took a further 15 minutes to coach her up into view and another 5 to get her to the net and boat. It was only when we went to take a few happy snaps that we realised that some numb nut left the brag mat at home (that would be me) but I must admit it was the first fishing trip in about 6 months that I actually put the camera' in so after a few happy snaps we let the big girl go to fight another day. The esky that the big girl is pictured on was 1050mm and she was hanging over the end by about 50mm when snug on the other end. in all she was a great fish that I am enjoying rubbing into my fishing partner who's only come back is "if it wasn't for me netting it you wouldn't have got her in the boat" well he is probably right as the plastic's hook was bent at 45 degrees when the hook was removed. Then the day turn bad with the motor getting a blocked water intake which meant that we had to use the electric motor to get back to the boat ramp. Well it was only a blockage but at least I now have some bragging rights for a while . Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leatherjacket Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Wow! Thats a top fish mate, well done! Good to hear you let the old girl go. Cheers, Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemmm Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Now THATS a nice fish. I presume it was taken at Port Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loxo Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 What a croc! Congrats mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Beaut Croc mate. That's a cracker. Well done. Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobfish Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Great lizard there mate, well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roffo Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 That is a fish of a life time, congrats and well done. Cheers Roffo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleung Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Nice fish and a very brace man not packing boxes with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robeebee Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 monster croc would have been a fun fight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennmreid Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 That is a great flattie Well done, I bet she put up a great fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 cracking fish there i wish i could get on the water wont be till next weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snag Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Huge Croc well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Thats a Beast, congrats well caught penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belly Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Awesome flattie. Well done. What colour shad were you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 You will dine out on that story for the rest of your life....Big congrats on the fish of 2 lifetimes!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusky_Chaser Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Great fish mate and congrats on the release. There is not a better feeling. What a pity you didnt have the brag mat. I have been trying to get a photo of a meter plus fish on a mat for ages and it seems no one has one. Might have to go out there and get my own. Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen801 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Well done, Its got me stuffed how such an ugly fish looks so beautiful. Good onya for letting her go. I have taken a few bigger ones recently but the next few are going back in the water to breed on. It is so rare to see them that big Cheers for 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VA911 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Massive Crock. Well done on the PB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockyjack Posted January 4, 2009 Author Share Posted January 4, 2009 Davemmm Yes you are corrent she was caught in the hasting river at Port Macquarie Belly she was taken on a red Shad Thank for the comments would have enter in the records but don't have a photo with a measure next to her dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Fantastic croc mate A capture you will remember for many years to come. Well done on releasing the old girl as well Cheers Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emetic Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 must be a few big ones around up on the mid north coast... was snorkelling along a weedy drop off in nambucca yesterday and saw 2 huge crocs resting within about 20 metres of each other. One dead set scared me it was so big. I would say at least 1.2m with about a 30cm span across it's head! the other would have been about 90-100cm and had a about a 30-40cm buddy hanging round it. also saw a fair few others hiding on the edge of the drop off around 40-50cm. this was at the inlet behind the "v-wall" where lots of kids and families swim in the river. I didn't have time to get the rod out and have a flick, but i had a handline handy, the plan was to snorkel out and dangle a SP in front of them to see if they'd take it, then swim in to shore (only 10m away) and wind it in. But i got tangled and scared them off splashing around so no success! haha. I was more interested in actually seeing how they swallow the lure than anything anyway. oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarCrusher Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Fish Of a Lifetime Well done!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendong Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Super Croc that!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulcha11 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Well done on the catch mate....such a great part of the country up there. And excellent to see she was back swimming to breed for futurer generations. Charmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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