fxhedge Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Hi all, two weeks ago i caught a giant cuttlefish by accident just off the sydney heads. The maximum recorded length i came across in literature was 1m e2e caught in 1995 and some smaller ones in some national newspapers. This one was 1.10m. I let it go but took a picture. Just wondering how one goes about verifying a record catch and who would i contact? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfish Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Where about did you take the measurements from Fxhedge, just the body or including the mantles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxhedge Posted May 5 Author Share Posted May 5 hi the mantle was 58cm but the end to end from the top of the mantle to the end of the tentacle was 110cm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfish Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Sorry, bit of a typo. I did mean Candle not mantle but you have explained it. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Not too sure tentacles/candles are included in squid/Cuttlefish measurements, but I could be wrong……I often am! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sydney Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Holy smokes that’s big. . Guinness has a record at a meter even but no details. I’m sure submitting it (if you have a measured photo) gets their record. I’m sure you read this report in your search for the current record . It’s an environmental impact summary on the cuttlefish from the desalination plant. This confirms the tentacles are included in the measurements and that this is larger than any specimen documented in this study. https://www.bhp.com/-/media/bhp/regulatory-information-media/copper/olympic-dam/0000/draft-eis-appendices/odxeisappendixo5australiangiantcuttlefish.pdf Please do share the photo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertW Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Congrats thats a massive cuttle! Would love to see the photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxhedge Posted May 6 Author Share Posted May 6 yeh it was huge. Thank god I didn't bring it into the boat. When we released it, the cuttlefish did a full 180 degrees around the boat and dropped ink 4 times in different spots. The ink stayed around my boat for a good 5 minutes and even with the current the water was black all around. God knows what would have happened to my boat if I actually brought it into ther cabin. I'll submit a picture soon. The way we caught it was so much to luck. I had a live yellowtail which was eaten by a pretty big tailor. The tailor was then eaten by the cuttlefish and got hooked by accident. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restyle Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 When I was in south aus beach fishing I saw some cattle bones in the 50-60cm range washed up. Absolute tanks. To see one that size in Sydney is mind boggling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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