We're Going to Need a Bigger Net Dad!!!

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Post by happyfriggincamper » Sun Mar 26, 2017 8:38 pm

Great fish mate, congratulations!

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Post by purple5ive » Sun Mar 26, 2017 8:53 pm

Kadmium wrote:
Redhunter wrote:
purple5ive wrote:I would like to say 70cm lol but only measured 69.
Not sure how heavy though.
What would a fish like this weigh?
That's a great pic then mate, cos I could have sworn it was much bigger. Mid-high 80's I was guessing. Just goes to show that photos can be deceiving 'ey! (You must have little hands...or long arms) :rofl:
At 69cms I'd be thinking high 3's- low 4's kgs. Great effort on such light tackle man. Keep up the good work.
It helps when you hold the fish 4cm from the lense and stand a meter back :rofl:
bit more involved than that unfortunately hahaha
if you have a camera phone then your heading the right way.
however with a DSLR the option are endless, specially if you have a constant aperture lense.

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Post by purple5ive » Sun Mar 26, 2017 8:59 pm

Marty.A wrote:Awesome job Purps and to have your dad there is priceless :thumbsup: by the way have Diawa been in touch about sponsorship yet you've earned it mate that's for sure :cheers:
Yes mate he got me into fishing and those days it was handlines and bamboo sticks not daiwa lol, Thats 3 trips ive done with him now in a row and to have him watch me hook, play and land the fish and Him Net it is priceless to me.
Im still waiting to hear from Daiwa (Pricks :rofl: )

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Post by efendy » Sun Mar 26, 2017 9:24 pm

purple5ive wrote:Cheers fellas.

I got dad to get the fish out the freezer and weigh it. He said 5.1kg. So ill go with that.
Next time maybe ill.land that 80cm fish and make it look like a meter plus :tongue:
Great fish mate, congrats.
I think you should go with this calculator:

http://fishingspotx.co.nz/snapper-weight-calculator/

It says 6.23kg for 69cm ;)

Edit: well the data is possibly based on fork length so 5kg sounds more likely.

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/recre ... ills/weigh

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Post by purple5ive » Sun Mar 26, 2017 9:59 pm

efendy wrote:
purple5ive wrote:Cheers fellas.

I got dad to get the fish out the freezer and weigh it. He said 5.1kg. So ill go with that.
Next time maybe ill.land that 80cm fish and make it look like a meter plus :tongue:
Great fish mate, congrats.
I think you should go with this calculator:

http://fishingspotx.co.nz/snapper-weight-calculator/

It says 6.23kg for 69cm ;)

Edit: well the data is possibly based on fork length so 5kg sounds more likely.

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/recre ... ills/weigh
thanks for that mate, very helpful link
cheers

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Post by yepi'mon » Mon Mar 27, 2017 9:24 am

cracking fish mate! All these reports on the snapper are making me wish we opted for Mornington deep on Saturday rather than whiting at the spit!

I caught a 76cm last season and that weighed 4.5kg if thats any sort of a guide for you!

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Post by Delirium » Mon Mar 27, 2017 9:33 am

yepi'mon wrote:All these reports on the snapper are making me wish we opted for Mornington deep on Saturday rather than whiting at the spit!


I took willyweather's Saturday forecast at face value and chose Saturday to mow the lawn :oops:

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Post by piscateur » Mon Mar 27, 2017 10:35 am

NIce fish Steve, lol on 6lb leader you are a thrill seeker.

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Post by purple5ive » Mon Mar 27, 2017 11:16 am

yepi'mon wrote:cracking fish mate! All these reports on the snapper are making me wish we opted for Mornington deep on Saturday rather than whiting at the spit!

I caught a 76cm last season and that weighed 4.5kg if thats any sort of a guide for you!
Cheers man, thats close enough and Red hunter was pretty close in his estimate as well.
Delirium wrote:
yepi'mon wrote:All these reports on the snapper are making me wish we opted for Mornington deep on Saturday rather than whiting at the spit!


I took willyweather's Saturday forecast at face value and chose Saturday to mow the lawn :oops:
hahaha yeah should have gone fishing mate, it was nice and calm, not glassed out but calm enough for me to go out deeper in my small 4.2
piscateur wrote:NIce fish Steve, lol on 6lb leader you are a thrill seeker.
haha yeah was awsome fun, i was chasing pinkies man and the inevitable happened.should see the drag backing plate loll

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Re: We're Going to Need a Bigger Net Dad!!!

Post by piscateur » Mon Mar 27, 2017 12:46 pm

Lol I never target pinkies with anything under 12 lb have had larger fish show up in nursery grounds on a few occasions. But I mostly start with 20lb. and up to 60lb in structure.

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