Singers83 Posted August 10, 2011 Posted August 10, 2011 Hi Raiders, I managed to land this Tiger during the recent Dampier Classic over in WA. 260.6 kg on 6 kg line class. Cheers, Singers.
prawn* Posted August 10, 2011 Posted August 10, 2011 Hi Raiders, I managed to land this Tiger during the recent Dampier Classic over in WA. 260.6 kg on 6 kg line class. Cheers, Singers. thats insane!!!!
Guest Posted August 10, 2011 Posted August 10, 2011 Big TIGER !!! .......submit your Tiger for our records section. Regards Stewy
Catchin Jack Posted August 10, 2011 Posted August 10, 2011 Very nice, would've been a good little fight.
rockfisherman Posted August 10, 2011 Posted August 10, 2011 Awesome work on 6kg. How long was the battle???
IVZ350 Posted August 10, 2011 Posted August 10, 2011 awesome fish mate on 6kg wouldve fought like a mini
aeb870 Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 That's a beast, must be thrilled. How long did it take you?
Joco Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 6kg line class ARE YOU SURE!!!! jokes well done mate....
rjc123 Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 WOW!!! That things gotta be over 12ft long! Its a serious fish mate! Great catch!!
Singers83 Posted August 11, 2011 Author Posted August 11, 2011 So just to answer a few of the questions popping up.... We hooked up at ~ 12:45 am, landed the fish just after 3 am.... so ~ 2.5 hrs fight time - we were lucky in that we snared a good clean hookup. It's surprising how much hurt you can put on a fish with 6 kg. Personally i was lucky to have our skipper grabbing the leader - he comes with a guarentee - it's great to have such confidence in your crew. Since we were fishing out of a 19 ft runabout (Haines Hunter V19R, 1971.... the smallest boat in the comp!) we were unable to bring it about, and so we were forced to tow it back to the ramp, a trip taking us 3.5 hrs! The measurements were: Length (nose to fork): 2750 (9.2 ft) Length (nose to tip of tail): 3300 (11 ft) Girth: 1750 (5.8 ft) .....So a very fat fish - according to the charts, a tiger of that length should only weigh 223 kg.... It's actually a pending IGFA world record, so fingers crosed the line breaks under! Cheers, Singers
captainpete Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 hi singers can i ask what type and brand of fishing line you were using thanks peter
Singers83 Posted August 11, 2011 Author Posted August 11, 2011 hi singers can i ask what type and brand of fishing line you were using thanks peter Yeah captainpete... We use Platypus Signature Pretest IGFA rated mono for all our line class fishing. Trace is PVC coated 49 strand.. Cheers Singers
captainpete Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 thanks mate i wont have any excuses now for lossing a 1 kg flatty
rockfisherman Posted August 13, 2011 Posted August 13, 2011 So just to answer a few of the questions popping up.... We hooked up at ~ 12:45 am, landed the fish just after 3 am.... so ~ 2.5 hrs fight time - we were lucky in that we snared a good clean hookup. It's surprising how much hurt you can put on a fish with 6 kg. Personally i was lucky to have our skipper grabbing the leader - he comes with a guarentee - it's great to have such confidence in your crew. Since we were fishing out of a 19 ft runabout (Haines Hunter V19R, 1971.... the smallest boat in the comp!) we were unable to bring it about, and so we were forced to tow it back to the ramp, a trip taking us 3.5 hrs! The measurements were: Length (nose to fork): 2750 (9.2 ft) Length (nose to tip of tail): 3300 (11 ft) Girth: 1750 (5.8 ft) .....So a very fat fish - according to the charts, a tiger of that length should only weigh 223 kg.... It's actually a pending IGFA world record, so fingers crosed the line breaks under! Cheers, Singers How Exciting!!! all the best with your record! I hope you get it.
olitay Posted August 17, 2011 Posted August 17, 2011 Showzas, thats a heap of fish on 6KG. Well done, I hope you nab the record.
Mr.KingSpooled Posted August 17, 2011 Posted August 17, 2011 Mate well done !! 6KG line STONKER FISH !!! Hope you get that IGFA world record, what an effort !! Just goes to show you dont need 100lb line to pull up a big mother of a fish. Cheers for the report ! jez
Basil D Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 That is insane, 6kg line, how many hours did you fight him, 4?
gonfishing Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 Congrats mate. 2words for you: what da..........
outdoordan Posted September 29, 2011 Posted September 29, 2011 Thats Insane!!!! Congrats on a remarkable fish. Imagine the batter needed for that sucker. Keep us posted on the progress of your record application
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