Giant Flounder
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
Forum Name: The Briny Bar
Forum Description: The place for general chat on saltwater fishing!
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Printed Date: 03 Jul 2026 at 8:17am
Topic: Giant Flounder
Posted By: kingfishers
Subject: Giant Flounder
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2014 at 2:18am
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Hi guys, just watched this saturdays ITM fishing episode. Saw Matt Watson catching a Giant Flounder? Just wondering if they are found in new zealand ??? I have never been flondering, have seen the small one in shops but not the huge one... Was wondering if it was caught in some other part of the world or some camera trick..? ------------- "My mind has gone fishing, ask all questions tomorrow" |
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Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2014 at 2:36am
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Alaska has some of the biggest flounder your ever going to find, they call them "Halibut" over there... the biggest are quite huge, but there is less of them now, bit like 30lb snapper... you will need a big dinner plate for one of these F@*kers...  here is another one, The 8ft 3in Atlantic halibut tipped the scales at just over 540lb...  ------------- Thanks for everything you did for us Eric. may you rest in peace, You were one of the real legends of NZ recreational fishing |
Posted By: kingfishers
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2014 at 2:50am
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Yeah i have seen them before, but this giant on the show was said to be from manukau harbour if i heard it ryt.. ------------- "My mind has gone fishing, ask all questions tomorrow" |
Posted By: kingfishers
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2014 at 2:55am
 ------------- "My mind has gone fishing, ask all questions tomorrow" |
Posted By: CapnHook
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2014 at 6:15am
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The halibut segment was filmed when Watson was in Alaska a few months prior to the Kaipara 'con' ------------- If you're not on the edge you're taking up too much room. |
Posted By: Structfab
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2014 at 6:19am
| they were busy getting stuck in the mud while the halibut was swimming over stones. You can tell when Matt Watson's taking the piss cause he can't act for ****. |
Posted By: Catchit
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2014 at 9:02am
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that halibut is just a tiddler compared to our Kaipara flounder.. ------------- "We gave Sir Peter a knighthood," Mr Key said, "And if we could give him a second one, we would." |
Posted By: bazza
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2014 at 9:13am
I agree totally Tony, particularly the giant species that can sometimes be speared in the estuarine areas after heavy rain when they chase the giant whitebait that are mistakenly thought by many to be mullet. High time Kerry, yourself & I went after some giant flounder again as we have just about finished the one from last year I chopped up to put in the freezer despite having a couple of meals off it each week. ------------- When you cry, feel pain or sadness, no one notices your sorrow .... BUT fart just ONE time !!!!!!!!!!! |
Catchit wrote:Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2014 at 11:28am
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we get turbit [sp] over here mate used to get heaps in the south island I got them when I was at the fisheries thick buggers which were filleted and very tasty made normal flounder look like bay tiddlers ------------- Ultimate GAME Fishing Adventures. Northland |