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BEEG Trout

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 11:34 am
by Truedogz
This story of interest:

http://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story ... oban/?cs=7

The Australian record is 29 pound from Tassie. The most recent fish of this size I can recall came from Lake Pedder in the 1980s where 12 pounds was considered a 'typical' fish and 18 pounds a good one.

It just shows what is lurking out there.

Best Wishes

Truedogz

Re: BEEG Trout

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 12:11 pm
by Texas
I throw those big ones back
They're not good eating

Yeah right
Gra

Re: BEEG Trout

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 12:22 pm
by Blue
What a massive fish, we have fished Khancoban many times over the years, best I can recall at a comp about 8 years ago was 65 cms.
Bit confused, did the fish go back,even tho it had "been on the line for a long time"??
Blue

Re: BEEG Trout

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 12:55 pm
by Brett
Blue wrote: Bit confused, did the fish go back,even tho it had "been on the line for a long time"??
Blue

The way I read it it was kept.

"There was no way I could have released him after he was on the hook for that long, but there was no chance of that happening given the size of him."

Re: BEEG Trout

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 1:04 pm
by Boonanza
That's a cracking fish :thumbsup:

Re: BEEG Trout

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 1:20 pm
by Fishbref
Taxidermy FTW...

Re: BEEG Trout

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 1:27 pm
by Lightningx
Wow what a fish! :thumbsup:

Re: BEEG Trout

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 1:56 pm
by Redhunter
Absolutely awesome! The biggest Vic trout I know of for decades. Of all lakes, who would have thought a beast of this proportion would come from there. Eildon or the crater lakes, but not Khancoban. Very special indeed.

Re: BEEG Trout

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 5:30 pm
by Paulanderson
For a truly wild Brown Trout to get that size in "normal" conditions is really something else and then to be taken on a home tied fly on 6 lb line is something else again and speaks volumes for the patience and experience of the angler. Many thanks for posting this Will.

Re: BEEG Trout

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 6:32 pm
by smile0784
Did any one check the record book?