Basil D Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 (edited) Headed out last week for calamari bash and looked for new grounds, ended up with 6 including this stoncker Also went out today for a mahi sesh and come up with a donut, my mate says he got a couple about 10am. Decided to head to Long reef for snapper and nothing was around except 20 boats lol. Moved away from them and it paid off as I had a spike down hope for a cuttle but didnt think this beast would be around. Looks like predators’ mask. my last record and fishraider record is 1.38m and this one come in at 1.4, Edited May 10, 2014 by Groper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benm Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Whoah! How big was the fish on the spike? Must've been heavy to lift in. And I think you mean metres not cm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HookLine&Thinker Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Geeeezus!Where will you find a plate big enough for those calimari rings ;-)Awesome catch mate - well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snot Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 That is ridiculous. Does it pulse like a squid? If so, that must need a serious rod. Also a beak that size must absolutely destroy jigs Very impressed, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaClH2OK9 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Bloody hell!!! ... Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Mr Groper, that is a massive cuttlefish. What do you do with it??? Are they ok to eat or is that your bait for the next 3 years??? What a monster! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnmn8r Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Wow those are enormous. Imagine the Kings you'd pull in on them Sent from my XT1033 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaClH2OK9 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Dnmn8r. Live your immediate thoughts of live bait! ... Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 Whoah! How big was the fish on the spike? Must've been heavy to lift in. And I think you mean metres not cm. just a decent yellow tail, dead ofcourse , I had from my last bait gathering trip. Geeeezus! Where will you find a plate big enough for those calimari rings ;-) Awesome catch mate - well done. all cleaned and cut up, bait and a feed for a few months lol That is ridiculous. Does it pulse like a squid? If so, that must need a serious rod. Also a beak that size must absolutely destroy jigs Very impressed, well done. yes it does and yes I use a 15 to 25 kg rod as I catch these big cuttle when the season is on. Bloody hell!!! ... Steve LOL WOW that's a monster cuttle and a nice squid Cheers sydneyfisher12 Thanks Sydney fisher Mr Groper, that is a massive cuttlefish. What do you do with it??? Are they ok to eat or is that your bait for the next 3 years??? What a monster! Cheers scratchie!!! they better calamari to eat and those candle are not snappers favourite food for nothing but I wont share them. Wow those are enormous. Imagine the Kings you'd pull in on them Sent from my XT1033 using Tapatalk I know a guy down sout who catches huge calamari for kings, yeah he pulls in big kings. Dnmn8r. Live your immediate thoughts of live bait! ... Steve I think a kingy would strugle to eat this beast lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 Whoah! How big was the fish on the spike? Must've been heavy to lift in. And I think you mean metres not cm. yeah sorry meters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongrass18ft Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Basil you made my working week a pleasure after receiving a text saying come past and take some of my beast off my hands Well the kingy candle you gave me ,I arrived home and my wife cooked it for the family 5 star feed and much appreciated. Still have plenty in reserve for a meal or kingy????? Only twelve weeks to go and I can get out with you again and chase those big snapper or anything else that comes our way. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 Basil you made my working week a pleasure after receiving a text saying come past and take some of my beast off my hands Well the kingy candle you gave me ,I arrived home and my wife cooked it for the family 5 star feed and much appreciated. Still have plenty in reserve for a meal or kingy????? Only twelve weeks to go and I can get out with you again and chase those big snapper or anything else that comes our way. Chris. your welcome Chris, work is good and at the end of the tunnel you can play again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linc Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 OMG looks more like a humboldt squid than anything that comes from these waters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james3210 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 That is huge mate. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefisherman6784 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Great job mate Nice squid and even better cuttlefish Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Good work Groper, that is a big mother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formosan Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 nice squids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted May 11, 2014 Author Share Posted May 11, 2014 Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 I was thinking about the size of it, you could use the quill for a surf board. Do you have any pictures of the quill? Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 I was thinking about the size of it, you could use the quill for a surf board. Do you have any pictures of the quill? Cheers scratchie!!! yeah I will take a photo of it tonight , I have the beak as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linc Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 that beak would take a chunk out of the side of your boat, let alone your finger Sent from my GT-I9300T using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Nice cephalopods there Mr Groper cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 that beak would take a chunk out of the side of your boat, let alone your finger Sent from my GT-I9300T using Tapatalk sure would Nice cephalopods there Mr Groper cheers Thanks Penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 As promised, here is the back bone and the beak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaClH2OK9 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Now, one of those is a scary photo!! ... Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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