Broadbill on Omaha Beach
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Printed Date: 10 Jun 2026 at 2:48pm
Topic: Broadbill on Omaha Beach
Posted By: assassin
Subject: Broadbill on Omaha Beach
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 10:09am
 Whilst walking her newborn baby and dog on Omaha Beach yesterday, Janine King saw a large fish splashing around in the shallows. Being a true Kiwi chick she took the dog's lead, waded into the tide and lassooed the fish by the tail and dragged it ashore. (You will note the dog lead around the tail) The fish a broadbill, now resides in the freezer on ice waiting for partner Tony to deal with!  Fish was 2.13 metres long |
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Posted By: mozz
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 10:11am
| Holy **** thats impressive!!!!! did she mow the lawns when she got home as well? |
Posted By: Bushpig
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 10:15am
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Bender, are you going allow blatant theft of your fish?
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Posted By: squidlicker
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 10:20am
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WOW!!! now thats wife material right there. I'll show the missus so she knows what I expect of her. lol ------------- One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish. |
Posted By: Finatic
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 10:20am
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Jaysus! What next? ------------- What's the cheapest type of meat? Dear balls. They're under a buck. |
Posted By: Bender
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 10:27am
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Have just had stern words with the missus for not getting to it first. It's all her fault! Pretty mind blowing that is (and such a tasty wee fish too ... broadie steaks on the barby). ------------- Nobody has ever come up with a great idea after a second bottle of water. |
Posted By: Got-ya
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 10:35am
| That sure makes chasing JD's up onto the beach seem a bit ho hum! Will sure take some beating. Have to wonder how or why it ended up there? |
Posted By: Barrie
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 10:36am
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I have been sneaking up there for ages with my surf caster loaded with 6k line trying to surfcast for these things
any have a tuis
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Posted By: Phats
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 10:37am
Stripped Marlin in 40meters off the back of tiri perhaps ?  ------------- A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. |
Finatic wrote:Posted By: brown
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 10:38am
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poor bubs had to crawl as the broadie was strapped in for the ride home |
Posted By: Kezza
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 10:40am
classic stuff.. ..hard road finding the perfect women!...but it should have been released back to Anchorite to play with it's black mates!! |
Posted By: Bender
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 10:47am
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Kezz - it certainly looks like the species known as the Anchorite Shallow Water Broadbill. Also known to frolic and gambol in the shallows during the cooler months.
------------- Nobody has ever come up with a great idea after a second bottle of water. |
Posted By: Finatic
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 10:48am
Never!  ------------- What's the cheapest type of meat? Dear balls. They're under a buck. |
Posted By: [email protected]
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 10:50am
Might head that way this weekend then :) they are a schooling fish are they not ?  ------------- http://www.blackbillsportfishing.co.nz/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Espresso
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 10:54am
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For Sale 2 x 50w's
2 x 80w's
Wanted To Buy
A dog leash
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Posted By: Kezza
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 11:20am
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anyone heading out collecting pipis in the Omaha region are advised to take a ratehr substantial bucket!!.........wot next sailfish in a piper net? it is certainly cold enough!!
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Posted By: Wefaknis
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 11:22am
| I'll do a swap Espresso...... I x dog leash ( comes with free dog) for the 80 wide..... |
Posted By: Dirty Oar
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 11:34am
| holy mofo thats wicked as !!!!!! |
Posted By: pennyless
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 12:40pm
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That's my type of woman WICKED ------------- The wife said if i go fishing one more time she will leave me, god i'm going to miss her |
Posted By: Boulder
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 1:20pm
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WICKED indeed and I wonder how many burly men would have waded in and tail roped a broardbill. I suspect I may have thought about it for some time before having a go at that.
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Posted By: Kezza
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 1:24pm
| surprised the locals bronzies didn't have a snack!! |
Posted By: wetdream
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 1:28pm
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Look closer lads that's no women that's SKI in drag....... ------------- Like us on: facebook/stanleysigns.com |
Posted By: Bushpig
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 1:31pm
9/10  ------------- I would rather laugh with the Sinners, than cry with the Saints |
Posted By: Rusky
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 1:37pm
Don't you mean Tiger Shark...
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Posted By: Mahiman
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 1:48pm
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That will be tasty.....
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Posted By: [email protected]
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 2:10pm
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Well having just returned from a 1 & 1/2hr round trip down the motorway and back, the thought has crossed my mind that If a Broadbill was so close into shore to get stranded, what reef systems inside of Barrier Little and Great could be worth targeting .
Also begs the question that drifiting through those work ups of Takatu with some nice sized livies would be a go ? !!!! ------------- http://www.blackbillsportfishing.co.nz/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: DIY!
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 2:43pm
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There you go fellas Girl Power! see what real chicks are made of
All this manly do this hunt and kill stuff - Chicks just go and wrestle crocadile-dundee style
 baby one one arm fish on the other! Choice Mrs King playcentre mum for sure! |
Posted By: Husky
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 2:49pm
| It could have ended the other way around, headlines: Baby found on beach, woman dragged out to sea |
Posted By: Elpescador
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 2:57pm
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stoke up the barby and get in the beers its broady steak time!
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Posted By: Husky
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 3:08pm
| I guess we have to give today to the girls, on the beach and Queen st. |
Posted By: Jemry
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 3:14pm
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Poor hubby will now have to sell all his fishing gear.
BTW what line rating was the lead? was it braid(ed).
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Posted By: Hairy Little Dwarf
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 3:22pm
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Checked up with IGFA... "Leashes used to capture and/or secure fish shall be no more than 1200mm in length and the clip shall be of cheap chromed cast alloy. Colour of leash shall be blue..." So the dog-leash broady record is safe this time. ------------- The Dreaded Shark-Eating Man! |
Posted By: [email protected]
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 3:24pm
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Must be the 1st northern game fish capture for the 08/09 season. Better get a post up on confirmed game fish captures ------------- http://www.blackbillsportfishing.co.nz/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: tightlines2
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 3:26pm
I can clear up the mystery on how it got there guys. A couple of weeks ago while fishing with Redfinger he lost a BIG fish after a bit of a fight and I'm picking that after the scrap on the SP gear the broadbill was so tired it became disorientated and finally got caught in the shallows. Like Boulder said I don't know if I'd be so keen to jump in and grab one of these things. That is a top woman ------------- Remember it's not the number of breaths you take that is important in life, but rather the number of times that life takes your breath away. |
Posted By: [email protected]
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 3:30pm
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Youre both woosses then . She obviously pulled it out with the 4x4 pram ! ? ------------- http://www.blackbillsportfishing.co.nz/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Boulder
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 3:37pm
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yet woosses for sure but as a result I have made it to 58 with both legs still attached
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Posted By: tightlines2
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 3:47pm
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Older and wiser Wetspot, haven't you seen that footage of the lady "speared" by the marlin while game fishing IN the boat from the states. Yes she did live but I learn from other people's mistakes , and I'm not a woosseBut I do admire the lady for doing it because most people would have told us a story about "this big fish while a bill I saw on the beach" and we would all be thinking an 18 inch piper ------------- Remember it's not the number of breaths you take that is important in life, but rather the number of times that life takes your breath away. |
Posted By: Moocha
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 3:47pm
Sounds like she is a keeper that sheila, can she back a trailer and do fencing as well
Nice one  |
Posted By: [email protected]
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 4:03pm
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Point taken :) Yes, i believe she lost an implant after being impaled by that Blue . Not pretty at all :) Ill keep my shotgun with solids close by from here on in ! ------------- http://www.blackbillsportfishing.co.nz/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Saltiga
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 4:27pm
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Crazy stuff, Makes me wonder if it was sick.
So who is going to set the long line with light sticks
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Posted By: one leg
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 4:38pm
Arrrr give some thought to the poor hubby, it wont mater how big the fish he catchs on a rod the wife will just say narr no good bare hands dear the only way too go ------------- woman who say they are equal to men ,show lack of Ambition . |
Posted By: [email protected]
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 4:38pm
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Depending on how the measurement of 2.13m Long was taken it would put it at about 75KG ? ------------- http://www.blackbillsportfishing.co.nz/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Saltiga
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 4:44pm
| Cant see that going close to 75kg, Id say its been measured from the tail to the end of its sword |
Posted By: assassin
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 4:51pm
| measurement was taken from the v in the tail to the end of the bill. |
Posted By: assassin
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 4:52pm
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sorry' sword!!!! I'm new at this. Christabelle |
Posted By: of2fsh
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 5:00pm
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Thats an impressive catch ..well done, You got the boat in the water Brett ???? ------------- 2009 and 2010 BERKLEY SOFTBAIT COMP CHAMPS,Runner up 2013 ( solo),winner 2013/14 longest kingfish nz fishing competition |
Posted By: LEVCAT
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 5:06pm
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far out that is so cool!
very impressive... 
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Posted By: Rotowarriors
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 5:17pm
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o for oarsome, maybe they should broady lassoing at the olympics, we might be in for another medal
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Posted By: phantomdeviant
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 5:41pm
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That is awesome stuff. Who's kean for a broadie off the bricks mission? Cracks me up, all the time and effort myself and others have put in to try and catch a gladiator and this lass gets one off the beach. Classic ------------- Skirt Pulla |
Posted By: Carbine
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 5:42pm
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If it was splashing in the wash dont think it would have found the spark of life and jetted back to the barrier lol sick or wounded if its doing that? Awesome story memory of a lifetime none the less ------------- 
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Posted By: Moocha
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 5:48pm
| Sparks memories of a few years back when a few surfers pulled in a Strippie off the beach in Haihei |
Posted By: Boz19
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 6:51pm
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Really cool, once in a lifetime to even hear about a story like that let alone if you were the one doing the lassoo'ing ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: NZTurtle
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 8:08pm
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Its obvious she was live baiting with the dog. Definitely against IGFA rules? The RSPCA will be onto her in a flash.
Wonder how long it will take before G Henry phones her for a trial? Bloody legendary! Got to say though that I woudln''t be in there playing with it...
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Posted By: Kezza
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 8:25pm
that was a sword as well I think bo...... |
Posted By: Moocha
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 8:51pm
Stand corrected bro  I was trying to search for it but can't seem to find it anywhere, and that was in Winter as well wasn't it ? Wonder why , odd. |
Posted By: gollyfish
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 9:19pm
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i do recall an old saying about a 'gift horse'. good on her
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Posted By: Tzer
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2008 at 5:02am
Think your right there Dave but unless Im blind (& thats quite on the cards) dont recall seeing the dog in the photo.
Great effort on the young ladies part though
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Posted By: Tomatron
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2008 at 10:01am
| Over the last few weeks there have been massive work ups inside of Omaha Bay, mainly towards Pink Beach end but some real buets. Mabey this has something to do with it? Hell, next time I see it happening I will be out there dragging some tank a%se lures around off my kayak thats for sure! |
Posted By: rocko
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2008 at 10:04am
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cheat!! hes gotta sell the boat now
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Posted By: assassin
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2008 at 11:17am
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Yes Brett has Assassin in the water this morning and is doing sea trials with the yanmar dudes as we speak. |
Posted By: Tomsta
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2008 at 11:27am
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Legendary Stuff..... Now that's a REAL Kiwi Woman, Bet she grew up on a farm too... ------------- Don't Moan about it, Just Do it! |
Posted By: ramprage
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:11pm
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Somethings are for catching fish.. And somethings are for catching fisherman... ------------- When the going gets tough...the tough keep going |
Posted By: LBGer
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2008 at 9:21pm
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Uh Oh, the cats out of the bag, my secret land based broady possie is now public ... ------------- A king on the bricks is worth 5 in a boat. |
Posted By: billfish
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2008 at 11:04pm
No, that there is a perfect 10/10 mate. Of course there is one other possible explanation. As you may or may not be aware Ski left for the Barrier from Omaha (got a text this a.m to say he was at Colville safe and sound). As you will also be aware, Ski knows only two speeds: Full On and Stop. (In fact there are many here who would argue that he is permanently stuck on Go but we'll give him the benefit of the doubt). People who have survived his hair raising journeys and can still speak talk about their lives flashing before their eyes as they turn seven shades of puce in sheer terror. Now prior to a Barrier departure Ski, being the considerate mystical skipper that he is, likes to ensure that his crew are suitably prepared for the 'crossing over to the other side' they are about to endure. Experience has taught him that before he ties the crew in and throws the hammer down he needs to sedate them with an extra good helping of the Holy Vapours - applied reefer styles not unlike a Havanna cigar. This usually results in an increasingly weaving and irregular journey down the river to the harbour entrance while the medication is heavily administered, with the remnants of the C-Class log biffed over the side. In all likelihood I suspect that the tide must have been going out and it carried the 'cigar' remnants out into the Bay whereupon it was snaffled up in passing by the hapless gladiator - later found beached in a stunned stupor in the shallows. ERGO: It was Ski what done it for sure. |
Posted By: hookerpuka
Date Posted: 22 Aug 2008 at 7:44am
| ........ LOLZ all round! |
Posted By: of2fsh
Date Posted: 22 Aug 2008 at 2:09pm
Cheers Chris ------------- 2009 and 2010 BERKLEY SOFTBAIT COMP CHAMPS,Runner up 2013 ( solo),winner 2013/14 longest kingfish nz fishing competition |
Posted By: dirty rotten pirate
Date Posted: 22 Aug 2008 at 4:39pm
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the same way my kiwi misses caught me ------------- 2 types of fish billfish and bait |
Posted By: JK
Date Posted: 23 Aug 2008 at 8:24pm
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Read the article and this thread when it first surfaced a few days back and then today saw the pics in the paper and lol Janine the woman that caught it is a good mate of my wifes. We actually met them thru the bloody antenatal classes 9months ago. Her and her partner live up Omaha but didnt take her for being the type to lasso a broady!
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Posted By: mac the knife
Date Posted: 23 Aug 2008 at 9:32pm
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Same thing happened few years ago at Ngawi , two broad bills were seen swimming around in circles in the Bay , my mates son rowed out in their dingy grabbed one by the tail and hauled it ashore , it`s head mount is now on the bach wall . Local commercial fisherman reckon they feed on the Hoki of Kaikoura then get dissorientated and end up lost and exhausted? ------------- when that shark bites....!!! |