Some History - Monstrous Packhorse
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Category: Diving
Forum Name: Spearo's Corner
Forum Description: Free-divers & spearos chat about their sport
URL: https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39133
Printed Date: 16 Apr 2024 at 6:46pm
Topic: Some History - Monstrous Packhorse
Posted By: Omebic
Subject: Some History - Monstrous Packhorse
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2009 at 11:04am
Check these out - the comment in the book [The Adventurous LIfe of Kelly Tarlton, E.V. Sale1988] goes 'Kelly with two packhorse crays caught off Flat Island, south of Whangaroa Harbour, about 1964 - in the days when crayfish were really crayfish'
Not sure if they were caught freediving, the book definitely talks about spearfishing for them but I suspect they were on tanks. However - still monstrous.
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Posted By: Azazel
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2009 at 11:23am
| I don't think I'd want to wrestle one of those to the surface from a deep rock... |
Posted By: KeriBOI
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2009 at 11:32am
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I reckonise where that photos taken
------------- Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes; after that, who cares?! He's a mile away and you've got his shoes! |
Posted By: Reel Screamer
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2009 at 11:42am
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Posted By: jhjhhj
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2009 at 11:46am
 F*CK ! THATS HUGE! , wud have taken him for a ride!  ------------- I snoop Red Moki! |
Posted By: TheSnapperWhisperer
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2009 at 11:57am
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KT was a very good spearo. He appears to have done the first recorded 100 foot freedive in NZ that I can find anyway. ------------- http://www.facebook.com/TheSnapperWhisperer |
Posted By: Hightower
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2009 at 12:09pm
| Those are some impressive packies. Dunno about the rest of you, but we've always found packhorse to be far more docile than reds. Sure they are big and it's kinda hard to work out where to grab them, but they don't seem to react as much once you actually have a hold on them. |
Posted By: felixx
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2009 at 12:54pm
| Hell, Imagine the size pot you would need to cook em! |
Posted By: campbellc
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2009 at 8:28pm
| Their just scary looking! imagine coming face to face with one |
Posted By: CRAYMOUNTS
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2009 at 9:55pm
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Yep packys easy to crab but not if there locked in the hole.The hole! hmmmm ------------- CLASS CRAYMOUNTS DONE |
Posted By: Nick.
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2009 at 10:19pm
campbel: errrrrr you did come face to face with one!
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Posted By: Doddy
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2014 at 1:39am
| wow! Is he a little guy? |
Posted By: Crippy
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2014 at 8:51pm
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Only in the genital area not in stature. ------------- Go hard or die trying. |