plankton Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 If so I want to see it. The newspaper suggests it was caught at Old Mans Hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy72 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 not unbelievable size ive had 3kg salmon eaten like tick tacks at my feet there... landing it is another thing though ??/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevefish Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Not the most reliable source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scent Blazer Lures Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) possible, this one was caught a few weeks ago Edited January 13, 2016 by Scent Blazer Lures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stradic Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I know for a fact that in the past guys have been asked for a fishing report to put in the paper and they have just made up the most ridiculous reports and it makes the paper. I wouldn't pay attention to the report but that doesn't mean it's always untrue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingFishing Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 39kg.... That does sound a little unbeleivable. The only place I've ever heard of kings getting that fat and heavy is NZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Have a look at our record section...... http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/index.php?showtopic=16755#entry136426 The second record was caught a JB. 42,5kg! Definately possible but never let the truth get in the way of a good story! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossfire63 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 39kg.... That does sound a little unbeleivable. The only place I've ever heard of kings getting that fat and heavy is NZ I've pull on in at 35kg off the rocks Sth of Sydney back in the early 80's so why is this so improbable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krispy ! Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Very possible...but there would be a pic floating around somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Fishing reports can be exaggerated, especially to sell tackle and bait. Some of our reports have ended up in the Telegraph at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingFishing Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I've pull on in at 35kg off the rocks Sth of Sydney back in the early 80's so why is this so improbable? Sorry mate I would have been 3 yrs old then sorry I didn't witness that =p haha Jkz aside- I said it sounds unbeleiveable - not impossible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welster Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 39 pounds maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don.a Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Possible not very probable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexSenior Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Definitely possible.... I'm no expert by any means but if I caught a 39kg Kingy I would be very surprised if my brother working in Hong Kong hadn't seen the pic/article that day! These tiny snippets of info are at the editors discretion and are limitless to exaggeration as no one can prove or disprove the info. For me anything without a pic in this day in age is taken with a grain of salt - If you care enough to share it yet can't make the effort to prove it then there's something fishy going on! (with the exception of "Mature" fisho's without mobiles). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolongeramember Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Is it possible? Of course it is. Do I think it happened recently as the report suggested? Again, anything is possible but my money is on it didn't happen or they are massively exaggerating the size. Those newspaper reports are the most unreliable reports I know of. They just publish whatever rubbish anyone tells them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolongeramember Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 possible, this one was caught a few weeks ago That fish would be 12kg at most. My guess is 11kg on proper scales. No where even close to 39.9kg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scent Blazer Lures Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 That fish would be 12kg at most. My guess is 11kg on proper scales. No where even close to 39.9kg yeah for sure, its definitely not 39kg, 141cm and it looks fairly lean, so I'd guess somewhere around 12kg as well, but it's pretty decent. Very possible there are much bigger ones down there. I can't believe that anyone would think that a fisherman would lie or exaggerate in a fishing report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burger Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I can't believe that anyone would think that a fisherman would lie or exaggerate in a fishing report Now THAT'S funny!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scent Blazer Lures Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 (edited) Now THAT'S funny!!! yeah, and what about that offshore tournament last year, if you won they made you take a lie detector test to claim the prize, how funny is that! Edited January 14, 2016 by Scent Blazer Lures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 yeah, and what about that offshore tournament last year, if you won they made you take a lie detector test to claim the prize, how funny is that! Lol. Now that's funny! Maybe they should make them take photos of the fish with that days paper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galini09 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 only comment i can make on this is that Ive had some massive baits out around Sydney heads that i couldn't even begin to stop the fish on 100lb braid with 120 mono leader. They could potentially be sharks but the fights were very kingfish like. in other words it was all of about 5 seconds until i was completely bricked. i doubt this report is true but there could certainly be fish in excess of 20kg lurking around remembering that most of the fish that make it past about 15kg are rarely caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scent Blazer Lures Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Lol. Now that's funny! Maybe they should make them take photos of the fish with that days paper! yeah, imagine how the conversation went down between the journalist and the fishermen "so what have you been getting? I got 39.9kg Kingfish at Old Man's Hat today, do you want me send you a photo? nah that's ok I believe you" Ask MrsSwordfishermen about the lie detector test, it was for a Port Hacking or Botany Bay comp last year. $50K for the largest marlin brought back to scale over 150kg and if you won you needed to pass a lie detector to claim the prize. That's what I heard unless MrSwordfishermen was pulling my leg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finin Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Firstly by the looks of things thats a daily telegraph report. Fact, the journo has a plenty of tackle shop numbers to call. He rings the owner, they chat, then a few days later published. There are big kings in Sydney you just gotta find em. As for lie detector tests no its not a joke. Big money in Bass and competition game fishing is not new, in Australia it is. In America prize money can be a million dollars and has been rorted, hence the use of video etc to prove tag, capture. So no dispute. Not hard to fill a tag card out and hand it in any fool could do it. If you haven't heard of it then you dont spend much time in tournies. Common Knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 yeah, imagine how the conversation went down between the journalist and the fishermen "so what have you been getting? I got 39.9kg Kingfish at Old Man's Hat today, do you want me send you a photo? nah that's ok I believe you" Ask MrsSwordfishermen about the lie detector test, it was for a Port Hacking or Botany Bay comp last year. $50K for the largest marlin brought back to scale over 150kg and if you won you needed to pass a lie detector to claim the prize. That's what I heard unless MrSwordfishermen was pulling my leg I did a search on google for that info Look what it brought up http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/index.php?showtopic=77271 It pays to just search here on fishraider doesn't it - we have the best collection of info right here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scent Blazer Lures Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 I did a search on google for that info Look what it brought up http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/index.php?showtopic=77271 It pays to just search here on fishraider doesn't it - we have the best collection of info right here nice, there you go! So I remembered correctly, the polygraph is here already for big prize tournaments, now if we can only get tackle shops and journalists to use them we'd be set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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