fisholb Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) hi all just want to share with you a catch of a lifetime my mate decided to hit the rocks today to chase some bonito he caught some frigate mack and some garfish he decided to put a garfish on a float and hoping to hook a kingy something took it and it took him around 30mins to land it during the fight he thought it was a kingy or a shark or a ray when he saw it he was in shock it measured 124cm and 19.5kg he was using 50lb main braid and 40lb fc trace took him a while to bring it up to his car catching one of these off the rocks is very rare these days specially off sydney been chasing to catch one of these off a boat for around 2yrs now hopefully i can hook one soon thanks for reading Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited March 23, 2015 by fisholb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest no one Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 No pic of the Bluefin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisholb Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 No pic of the Bluefin?[IMG]http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/03/23/cbd3d66f883280790fb3278fb3606dc8.jpg[/img] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisholb Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Look like a long tail not a SBT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheungo8 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Hi mate. I think u might find its a northern blue fin, aka a long tail tuna.. Awsome catch though congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest no one Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Look like a long tail not a SBT Correct! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest no one Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Still one hell of a catch off the stones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 The LBG guys have been up here getting them for a couple of weeks. A hell of a fish to catch off the stones! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbink Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 They are actually quite nice eating too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisholb Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 sorry my mistake its s long tail tuna Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 sorry my mistake its s long tail tuna Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk That's a great sized Longtail none the less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisholb Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 thanks stewy Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
night_rider Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Wow. Fish of a lifetime and a half! One lucky angler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam bros Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Wow An amazing catch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zacnoel Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 (edited) Long tail off Sydney, the up side of global warming Edited March 25, 2015 by Zacnoel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBCB Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Still a Bluefin, Northern Bluefin but Bluefin! Mate I'm drooling when I see this, unreal catch off Sydney stones, too much background image tho, there goes your spot! Even if that one was already fairly gone ... hahaha It will not help lessen the crowds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmaniac Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Nice fish taken off the rocks mate. A mate who dives says he saw a small pod last week off Sydney so it looks like a few may be around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-ster Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Awesome catch, I've been fishing that location for over 20 years. Don't go there much these days. I've never seen any bluefin caught of the rocks. Well done mate It would be the fish of a life time for me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plankton Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 That's awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbink Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 They get them well south of Sydney eg Jervis Bay, but they are sensitive to water quality. With the ocean oufalls gone there is always a chance of getting a northern bluefin this time of year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loco Mofo Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Schweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet! What a great fish to catch land based... Congratz to your buddy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisholb Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 thanks everyone Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toboggi Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 wow! congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innovative Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Wow what a catch, that would have taken a lot of skill to land. How do guy's find braid handles off the rock's? Apparently there's some decent one's out there that can handle a bit of abrasion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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