ratbag Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 G'day gang! This story has got to be told.I went up to Brunswick Heads for a 2week break to see my sis and lots of fishng.I hired a tinnie and armed myself 2 rod,live worms and untold lures both SPs and hard bodies .Well as time wore on with no keepers I was getting desperate. So I decided on a slow troll. Five min's in and THUMP I'm on I spin the boat into into the middle of the river and kill the motor (mistake)I've now got about 40m of line out and winding like a man possessed.But dew to an outgoing tide and river flow .I'm drifting down river .With a rampaging fish heading up stream.So with dreams of a Jack or Jew running through my head.I restart the motor and give chase.Doing all this while fighting a fish was a very steep learning curve .Slowly and with the motor on low and a light touch here and there I gained line and got over the top of him and killed the motor (you'ed think I'd have learnt)started to pump and wind .Within a min or two I got my fist look at him .A flash of silver and he was gone again.A bit more pump and wind and I had him in view a good Trever.But he was'nt beaten yet .One look at my mug and he headed for the deapths again. That was his last.But as he nears the surface I look up to see I'm drifting toward a rocky point .Two or three more pumops and he's on top .I grab the leader and swing him abord just as the boat nudge's up against the rocks .A quick push off with the ore I restart the motor and I'm out of trouuble.And here he is 2kg of Teavaly .Can any one tell me what type Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmar560 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 looks like a baby GT to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.dawg Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Hard to say but Im thinking bigeye not giant trevally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SZ1 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I agree GT too, congrats mate solid fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew399 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 im also leaning towards a GT but i guess it could be a big eye... Good work mate, thats a good fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkymalinky Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 White tips on the dorsal and anal fins.... it's a Big Eye. Cheers, Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarCitySlic Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 White tips on the dorsal and anal fins.... it's a Big Eye. Cheers, Slinky The "Slinky Man" knows his stuff ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 G'day mate , nice catch and a well described battle, yep it is a big eye , Slinky and The Iceman are right.. Cheers.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I'll go against the flow & call it for a Turrum. ( GT) The spots on it's back give it away & I've caught quite a few bigeye here in the Tweed & they are a different looking fish with a different body & eyes more forward & up on a not so rounded head. Here's a Tweed Bigeye. Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g.t. Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I vote GT... with a surprised look on it's face! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monch Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I vote GT... with a surprised look on it's face! Very nice catch! By the way, how heavy was the gear you got it on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennmreid Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Nice trevally. Well done on catching a good fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratbag Posted April 18, 2009 Author Share Posted April 18, 2009 G'day gang thanks one and all. yer I was'nt sure if was a GT.so I thought I'D leave to the experts before I made a call.I'm now going for a Big eye.I was useing 20lb braid main line.But I was hedging my bets and had a 10lb flouro leader.Sorry if I seem all over the shop here.But I do this at work(I'm a hairdresser)so I can be in the middel of some thing a client comes in and I have to drop everything I'll post some more pic's holiday pic's later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkymalinky Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 G'day Mullet, After all that I think Jewhunter is right and that it isn't a Big Eye.... notice the colour of the scutes near the tail. Big Eye's have a dark line of Scutes. It's definitely not a GT (not enought scutes) and I don't think it's a Gold Spot (Turrum) either (wrong body shape). I now think it might actually be a Brassy Trevally. See the white tips I mentioned before.... The caudal fin (the one behind its bum hole) actually has a white border to it which is meant to be one of the key distinguishing features. Damn Trevally... there's dozens of the buggers and they're really hard to pick.... Cheers, Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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