Big Pearlie @ Coffs

[Chappo]

Hi All

Just back from a comp at Coffs. Scored this 4 kilo, 63cm Pearl Perch. My biggest to date. Also, if anyone knows how to get ALL of the sand out of pipi's, please send me a message. Chappo

Edited September 22, 2015 by Chappo

[Guest]

Well Chappo that's a pearler indeed !!!! and a new fishraider record.

Please submit your capture and tell us how you caught it and on what.

Regards Stewy

[Scratchie]

Wow, that's huge! Biggest one I've ever seen. Definitely would mind a bit more info chappo!

Cheers scratchie!!!

[SquidMarks]

Well done chappo!

what a stonker!

Also, the pippi and sand question, instead of pming chappo, can we get an answer in this thread, im sure other people would also like to know how its done!

[kyngfish]

Great fish chappo. Hard record to beat now.

Well done.

[fragmeister]

Great fish.

4kgs of excellent tucker!

[Krispy !]

MONSTER!!! welldone mate, theres even been a few caught down here of late

[rockfisherman]

Beast fish, well done on the fishraider record

Harry

[Chappo]

Thanks all.

Yes, should have mentioned it was caught floating a butterflied pilchard with a small amount of lead running all the way down to a 6o gamakatsu hook. Was actually targeting snapper and we were in only 15 metres of water. Used my old faithful shimano bait runner. always a hoot when it goes off!

[finin]

Awese pearly, biggest ive seen. Pippi purge just leave em in a bucket of salt walter for a couple of days. Change water once a day. Or get a hessian sack keep it moist with salt water and put pippis in it.

[NaClH2OK9]

Awsome fish. Very well done.

[Frantic]

Top effort, get some nice fillets there

[Chappo]

Awese pearly, biggest ive seen. Pippi purge just leave em in a bucket of salt walter for a couple of days. Change water once a day. Or get a hessian sack keep it moist with salt water and put pippis in it.

.

Thanks for Pipi advice. will try it!

Edited September 23, 2015 by Chappo

[Welster]

Great fish, congrats. Id love to get up north and have a crack at them.

[Blairy]

Great fish and Coffs is renown for big Pearlies - I consistently saw them that size back in the mid to late 80's - I remember a great bloke by the name of Bob Ryan who weighed one in over 6 kilos back in those days.

[brunny23]

Bundagen?

[Blairy]

Good spotting that is certainly down that way off sawtell I reckon some excellent snapper spots down that way as well.

[bookwa]

A further tip on the sand removal--seems to work better if you put em in a sieve or an onion bag or a wire mesh and SUSPEND them in a big tub of salt water. change water at least three times in the day. Used to do this a while ago whenthey were in plague proportions on blackrock beach near Iluka. We would then chop up and make fritters. A bit rich though so do'nt eat too many!

[NWHC]

Hey guys are you cooking the pipis on the beach, thought you couldn't take them 50 m past the tide mark?

Often thought about cooking them up get a few while worming.

[JohnDory]

Murray

Nice fish

With the Pippies. No short cuts. I did this a few years back for only 24 Hrs

They were bloody terrible, full of sand.

Never tried again. Let us know how you go

JD

[Chappo]

JD

The best advice so far has been to keep them aerated and in fresh water for a few days. the longest I have left them is a day and a half with regular changing of water and in a dark place and unfortunately still got traces of sand! someone must know the secret!