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It looks biiiig in the photo with the dog.  Awesome.
 
Any more details on the sword behind white?  Sounds like it might have taken a rig for bluenose???
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details on the sword have been very slow. I have been keen for some info. only managed a crap photo and a slab of it in my fridge
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Don't know if any one cares or not, but had it good terms that there are quite a few swords off white island at the moment.a boat dropped quite a few so ya better get ya arses out there and give it a shot, before they are gone... 
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Originally posted by Arenui Arenui wrote:

Wow fellas... Grander!
All I can say is the photos really don't do it justice and the two lads holding its head out of the water appear to be unnaturally strong.
Anyway good going on your catch, sounds like you've had a great season
 

Firstly thanks for the cograts it has been a great season.. In regards to your comments of the size of that blue, just know that neither myself or any of our team has ever mentioned or even tried to estimate the size of her (don’t weigh it don’t say it) , but as we have caught some very respectable blues this year and in previous years we knew she was something dam special. So were very careful to get some accurate measurements with another boat right beside us before she was released. So on the tag card was 3.5m by 1.95m unfortunately we did not get an ankle measurement which would have been great as she was very fat all the way down. Anyway she swam away strong after a bit over an hour on 60kg gear, and that is what really counts for me. 

It was a great year for blues down at Waihau, and the average size of them was better than i have seen for a long time, some good friends tagged a blue on the last day of the Nationals that would of had no troubles pulling the scales over 350kg. 

Also sounds like you have had a great season with some very good catches, so congrats to you and your team. Regards AD

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AD - Awesome fish, for interrest sakes if those are the short measurements and were done accurately that works out at 1016 pound, using the traditional girth squared x length divided by 800 (with your measurements converted from metres into inches)
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Hey Adrian,
 
All good cheers... saying you release a grander is one hell of a call mate, especially within NZ waters. But, granted you claried that well in your previous post.
 
It certainly doesn't look that big in the photo (to me) where the boys are holding its head out of the water and sliding it along the surface... I can't even do that with a 900lber! Whatever the case I'm fully appreciative that photos/footage are a bad lead at times and can some times not do fish justice.
 
Also unsure how you can accurately measure a fish swimming beside the boat? I've had trouble getting measurements right when they're stone cold dead in the cockpit. Also remember that a couple of inches either way (length or girth) can result in a diffence of 100-200lb on a fish that size.
 
Anyway, whatever the case 750-1016lb, it's one hell of a catch and good going for letting her go. My sincere hats off to you and you team!
 
 
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are you saying that it is a waste of time measuring a fish before release ?? 
awesome fish congrats on catching and letting go , i wouldnt have im not up to that stage in my marlin career yet .
only fished waihau once but going of the mounts in the club and photos on the walls its the place to catch and release granders in nz .

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A big congratulations to the team aboard Matilda, they have had one hell of a season and as they said themselves, they never gave a weight.
I own 501 lures, but i can only run 5 at a time. What to do??? Man I have some sleepless nights!!!!
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thought i would share some of the details around the 219.6kg sword. fish was caught around the back of white. Hooked at 1.30pm with a 4.30 hour fight time. Boated just after 6. Caught on a whole squid. They were targetting swords although they did get a couple of bluenose bycatch on sword rig. They had a heap of problems getting it on the boat and ended it up towing to white for the night with a couple of mates coming out the following morning to help them get it on and home for a weigh.
 
congrats to ruben and andrew on a top fishThumbs Up
 
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solid fish!cool story. congrats guys!
 
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How big was the boat they were fishing in? Trailer boat or launch?
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Originally posted by Dunwurkn Dunwurkn wrote:

How big was the boat they were fishing in? Trailer boat or launch?
 
trailer boat...6m
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Mr Quint,

can't really see in the photo and because weigh board lists as 37kg, interested on the details - did you nail it on mono or is it braid? Good effort on a tld either way! 
If a man goes nowhere and theres no one there to see him, did he ever leave?

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Awesome love a catch like that on a small boat top effort.
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Top effort, would of been a interesting night out at White waiting for help.
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Originally posted by snapper14 snapper14 wrote:

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can't really see in the photo and because weigh board lists as 37kg, interested on the details - did you nail it on mono or is it braid? Good effort on a tld either way! 
 
just want to clear up one thing. i did not catch this fish nor was i on the boat. (not trying to steal any thunder) Not sure but suggest it was mono...i will get corrected if im wrong
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Mean Fish - Top effort!!
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Originally posted by Mr quint Mr quint wrote:

Originally posted by snapper14 snapper14 wrote:

Mr Quint,

can't really see in the photo and because weigh board lists as 37kg, interested on the details - did you nail it on mono or is it braid? Good effort on a tld either way! 
 
just want to clear up one thing. i did not catch this fish nor was i on the boat. (not trying to steal any thunder) Not sure but suggest it was mono...i will get corrected if im wrong

whoops - sorry MQ - realised that after re reading. Thanks for posting picture! Great to see fish like this starting to come into some more ports other than BOI and Tauranga :-) 


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Next Broadbill anyone get's, don't weigh it if your going to eat it, gut it gill it ice it with in the hour..tastes a lot better and last's longer in the freezer unless you eat it all the time :)
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