Larkin Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Gday Raiders, Today’s plan was to ride down south around wattamolla for a looksy. Inside the hacking was nice and flat, but as soon as I hit the bait grounds the wind picked up and conditions started to get really messy. Decided to fish local and was joined by a mate who came down from botany. After loading up on livies, I hit up one of the local spots. The fish were on and I brought up a 64cm, and a 65cm king within 10 minutes - released. I got a couple of good hits on larger yakkas, but no connect. I rode back to my mate to let him know as he was still catching bait, but as soon as we returned the bite had stopped. A couple of large Bonnie’s did come to the party taking livies - kept 2, going 62cm and a 57cm - perfect size for sashimi. We tried a couple of other spots for the next hour or two, but nothing of note, so headed back to the first spot. Landed a couple more kings going 62-64cm. Then all of a sudden something big took off with a large yakka… and the fight was on! 5-6 big line pulling runs…I thought I had a meter plus king, but after a solid fight I see colour and to my surprise it’s a big samson fish! Fish went 92cm and 9kg. These fish fight really hard! Picked up a 66cm king too which I gave to my mate, as he was wanting a fish to take home for a feed after loosing a couple. some beautiful thick fillets came off. 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Great fish Chris! Those things pull as hard as anything and that's the biggest one I've seen caught in Sydney. Not as memorable as your Marlin but a great capture! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 7 minutes ago, wazatherfisherman said: Great fish Chris! Those things pull as hard as anything and that's the biggest one I've seen caught in Sydney. Not as memorable as your Marlin but a great capture! Thanks Wazza! yeah, I was really suprised to see it come up. Big solid fish! I think my drag needs servicing after that! (no joke) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewToFishing Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Beautiful man, would have been a nice fight and singing drag! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Great report of a great capture Larkin... a couple of Bonito thrown in for good measure. Samson fish are related to Kingfish aren't they? Are they as good to eat? Cheers, bn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 That’s a decent one for down this way, you get quite a few during summer, but they are usually only about 30cm or so long 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 5 hours ago, big Neil said: Great report of a great capture Larkin... a couple of Bonito thrown in for good measure. Samson fish are related to Kingfish aren't they? Are they as good to eat? Cheers, bn They are OK to eat, need to be “just” cooked or they tend to dry out a bit, but similar to Kingfish on the plate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Very nice Chris. It certainly is a great size samson for Sydney. Even the small ones put up a fight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmk1962 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 (edited) That’s the Samson of Sampson fish Chris … another Herculean effort congrats. cheers Zoran ps - note all the referenced legends… Samson, Hercules, Chris …. 💪💪💪 Edited March 8 by zmk1962 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Flatty Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 That's a cracker fish Chris, well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfish Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 That is a great Sampson fish for Sydney, great capture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 warm water currents bringing fish further south this summer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 12 hours ago, NewToFishing said: Beautiful man, would have been a nice fight and singing drag! Thanks Mate! Great fighting fish! 11 hours ago, big Neil said: Great report of a great capture Larkin... a couple of Bonito thrown in for good measure. Samson fish are related to Kingfish aren't they? Are they as good to eat? Cheers, bn Thanks Neil! yeah same Genus. The fish fillets smell and look just like kingfish - but thicker. Going to rub some herbs and pan fry some tonight for dinner. Will let you know how it goes. 5 hours ago, noelm said: That’s a decent one for down this way, you get quite a few during summer, but they are usually only about 30cm or so long Yeah, was surprised to see what it was when it came up to the surface. Fought hard! 5 hours ago, Yowie said: Very nice Chris. It certainly is a great size samson for Sydney. Even the small ones put up a fight. Thanks Dave! …Something different was thinking a big king - but pulled extra hard when it went for its runs. Amazing what shows up sometimes. 4 hours ago, zmk1962 said: That’s the Samson of Sampson fish Chris … another Herculean effort congrats. cheers Zoran ps - note all the referenced legends… Samson, Hercules, Chris …. 💪💪💪 Thanks Zoran! Haha, I tried referencing it to the wife an hour ago when she asked me to take the garbage out, but for some reason it only had a negative effect 🤷♂️ 😂 4 hours ago, Little_Flatty said: That's a cracker fish Chris, well done! Thanks Mike! exciting when you get something out of the ordinary! Like your Barra. 3 hours ago, Blackfish said: That is a great Sampson fish for Sydney, great capture. Thanks blackfish! Was a first for me. Beautiful looking fish too. 23 minutes ago, JimT said: warm water currents bringing fish further south this summer I was actually telling my mate the day before that the warm currents are in close this week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 That fish, is huge! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Awesome stuff Chris! Another species ticked off and what a beast👌 Enjoy the fillets!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welster Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Wow thats awesome Chris you sure can find the fish. I really don’t recall seeing a Sambo that size caught in Sydney. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welster Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 It is the 3rd biggest in the FR records if you submit it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Chris, what an excellent Sambo - not often they come along that size in Sydney. well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XD351 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Awesom fish ! even thinking about fighting that fish made my back ache 🤣🤣🤣🤣 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Ct Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Well done Chris, great stuff yet again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 On 3/9/2024 at 4:23 PM, bessell1955 said: That fish, is huge! Haha, that’s exactly how my eyes were when I saw it 22 hours ago, jenno64 said: Awesome stuff Chris! Another species ticked off and what a beast👌 Enjoy the fillets!! Thanks Rob! Been switching it up and getting a few different fish. 21 hours ago, Welster said: Wow thats awesome Chris you sure can find the fish. I really don’t recall seeing a Sambo that size caught in Sydney. Thanks Welster, my first Samson fish. 5 hours ago, Pickles said: Chris, what an excellent Sambo - not often they come along that size in Sydney. well done Thanks Bob, was good fun to catch! 6 hours ago, XD351 said: Awesom fish ! even thinking about fighting that fish made my back ache 🤣🤣🤣🤣 haha, the fight’s the best part XD! 3 hours ago, Isaac Ct said: Well done Chris, great stuff yet again. Thanks Isaac, something different this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XD351 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 8 minutes ago, Larkin said: haha, the fight’s the best part XD! It’s the visits to chiropractors afterwards that scare me 🤣🤣😭🤣 Ian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kantong Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 fantastic catch mate, well done!! lots of fish there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 OH Man what a cracker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenHourFishing Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Thats awesome, Sydney samson fish, not something you see everyday. Well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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