900lb and released
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Topic: 900lb and released
Posted By: pjc
Subject: 900lb and released
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2019 at 9:22pm
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2019 at 10:11am
Bloody hell what a fight! ------------- "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." - Jacques Cousteau |
Posted By: Norseman
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2019 at 4:02pm
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Holy Crap!!! ------------- "Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength." St. Francis de Sales |
Posted By: White snake
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2019 at 4:29pm
| Matt Watson legend mateđź‘Ť |
Posted By: terrafish
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2019 at 5:06pm
| Lord suffer me to catch a fish. Just one like that would be fine! |
Posted By: MATTOO
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2019 at 6:32pm
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Oh my god, I want to be on that rod and yet I don't. Great vid. ------------- Just cruising in my now sweetas pimped out Southern 755 HT0! |
Posted By: Tzer
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2019 at 8:25pm
| Not wanting to take anything away from what was an amazing feat but early on in the clip during the hooking of this fish Matt did the initial winding and I would presume hooking of the fish then passed the rod to the angler surely if this was a record fish was had it been weighed would have disqualified itself. Just seeking some clarification. |
Posted By: churbay
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2019 at 8:29pm
| Holy **** that was epic. |
Posted By: Reel Deal
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2019 at 8:15am
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Incrediable endurance. Interesting the comments made on YouTube learnt a bit from that also. Personally I’d rather spear a flounder than fight a fish for that long! It would have killed me. Top effort lads ------------- The gods do not subtract from the allotted span of men's lives the hours spent on fishing - Assyrian Proverb |
Posted By: MATTOO
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2019 at 8:31am
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Tzer, I think you'll find matts comments in a number of his missions suggests he has little interest in chasing records. Likes the challenge and results from his and his crews efforts. He also makes the point that for these larger fish he likes the use of circles to achieve the full experience of a hooked and undamaged fish. Just his style really. ------------- Just cruising in my now sweetas pimped out Southern 755 HT0! |
Posted By: PE Pete
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2019 at 9:31am
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EPIC.... ------------- Tight lines PE Pete |
Posted By: KikBac
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2019 at 7:18pm
Quite right Craig, Not to mention switching anglers at the 18 min mark would definitely disqualify the catch. |
Tzer wrote:Posted By: pjc
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2019 at 7:29pm
------------- Sex at 58.Lucky I live at 56 |
Posted By: Schampy
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2019 at 8:48pm
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Simply awsome. Ha yeah. Im not sure what Matt was more happy with..... Battling a monster for that long or the fact his Evinrude ran for 25 hrs. I bet if he had a Yammie on the back it wouldnt of even got a mention.
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Posted By: Tzer
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2019 at 9:26pm
I have no problems with switching anglers towards the end as I think Matt had (correct me if Im wrong) mentioned that this now would have disqualified the catch under IGFA rules but it is initial hooking & passing of the rod to the angler that concerned me, now what would have happen if the angler had managed to fight the fish and land it, would Matt still have disqualified the catch. Now under know circumstances am I accusing Matt of any wrong doing, Im simply putting it out there based on the opening segments of the video.
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Posted By: Fish Addict
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2019 at 10:26pm
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Tzer you are correct, the fish would have been disqualified when Matt took the rod from the rod holder and passed it to the angler. Other than that and the change of anglers there are a few other actions that also may have DQed the fish. It certainly appeared that Matt supported the rod close to the tip soon after he dumped the leader for the second time at the 12hr mark. I also suspect he handled the double at some time, another no no. No records have been claimed so well done to the boys, great effort. |
Posted By: Coutta
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2019 at 7:47pm
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Whether one, two or three people touched the rod that was a bloody incredible effort and piece of footage. I could not help but feel sorry for the original angler. Doubt if I would have gone anywhere near as long as he did. I have one comment however. At the end I didn't go much on Matt's spiel on circle hooks and him saying that anyone who has landed a sword on a swallowed J hook has not caught a sword. Not everyone has Matt's knowledge, experience and resources. Most would give their left one to catch a fish a third that size and a lot would like to keep it and eat it as Matt has done on a lot of occasions. Could a bit of elitism be coming in here Also, correct me if I'm wrong but on the "shorts" of the bait rigging part I could have sworn Matt was holding up a bait rigged on a J hook? Again, great effort.
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Posted By: MATTOO
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2019 at 8:30pm
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Coutta, You clearly recognised the effort of all including that angler who was able to hold that rod for that time, epic. I believe Matt is just projecting and displaying his style of fishing based on his terminal tackle techniques. It's a choice all anglers can make. And there is truth around the fact that a circle hooked fish no matter what species is a tougher adversary than a gut, gill or similar style hook up that deteriorates the fishes physical condition during the fight. It's only a style and the reward of anyfish caught of that immensity no matter how hooked or fought is an impressive result as you pointed out. ------------- Just cruising in my now sweetas pimped out Southern 755 HT0! |
Posted By: Coutta
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2019 at 9:16pm
| Yep, understand where you are coming from Mattoo but his choice of words could have been better. I realise there was a bit of adrenaline flowing after such an epic fight but I believe he was wrong in saying anyone who has caught a sword which swallowed a J hook hasn't caught a sword. I'm not anti Matt Watson or trying to start an arguement and as I've said I admire that particular effort. He just could have been a bit less disrespectful of anglers who lack his ability.S**t, I haven't even caught a marlin yet let alone a sword. |