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    Posted: 13 May 2008 at 7:02pm
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http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=O_DK6izRQKw
 
 
I'll post some more info on this after dinner
 
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shet what a monster! Clap
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Excitable blokes aren't theyErmm.
You'd hear me all the way in aussie if I ever pulled up a snapper like that!!!
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Thumbs%20UpThats what we are after!!!!,, nice oneSmile
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That is a nice fish well done the angler but 44lb? Surely we would have heard about it on one newz
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nah, 34lb, holy mother, it's a big fish but 44 is 20kg!
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Originally posted by Torsa Torsa wrote:

That is a nice fish well done the angler but 44lb? Surely we would have heard about it on one newz
 
the reason you wouldn't have heard about it on "one newz" Torsa was because it was caught in Aus.
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you guys have to see this it's huge.(Just for you Winga you talked me into it) this could be the biggest snapper thats ever been filmed on video being caught. Caught by Stuart Sluggett from near Mildura in Vic while fishing with Fuzzells Fishing Adventures on Saturday way out in the 30mt gutters where the buffalos roam. 36lb was ths 1st fish of the day then this monster came from a 4 way hookup which lasted a good 15 minutes of total mayhem. only 2 of the 4 fish were landed, 2 tangled each other & 1 was lost boat side while tangled & estimated to be in mid to high 30lb mark, the other on kept running & was bust off.
The initial weight of this fish was at 42lb but after checking the scales used to weigh it against 2 sets of salter scales & also doing a comparison with buckets of water at the local butcher shop with scales certified for trade use this fish weighed 44lb, yes 20kg. It is going to be mounted for all to see & once done will live on the wall at Hotel Arno for all to see.
 
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judging by the intro, this guy doesn't seem to realise this is the biggest snapper of all time, let alone the biggest filmed being landed. Na, I don't by it- I fish, therefore I lie. 34lb
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Now that's a fish of a life time 
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Longjohn i have to agree with you 34lb is more realistic ,I have a 20lb and a 24lb snap on my wall and that fish isnt twice the size of them let alone add them togetherLOL. The biggest i have seen is 60lb and i can produce a photo L8er but the snap was caught comerciallymany moons ago stay tuned
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torsa, that comm pic is faked. (old news)...but we're agreed- that's no two 20lbers added together-not by a long shot!
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60lb my a55  lol-is that the one next to the 7ft chicken? Anyway, back on topic. As there is absolutely no proof I have to say BS. No denying it was a large fish but 44lbs--nope
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More 1 liners than Squid.

"BOUT TIME YOU C.NTS DID SOMETHING"

"WELL BE IN THE PUB BEFORE IT OPENS"

"F.UK ITS ALL HAPPENING HERE"..

My favourote"is well be in the pub before it opens" LOLLOLLOLLOLHope Damo sees this and changes his deck talk to match this blokes
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beauty fish, good stuff, but 20 kegsErmm Dunno
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Originally posted by Torsa Torsa wrote:

Longjohn i have to agree with you 34lb is more realistic ,I have a 20lb and a 24lb snap on my wall and that fish isnt twice the size of them let alone add them togetherLOL. The biggest i have seen is 60lb and i can produce a photo L8er but the snap was caught comerciallymany moons ago stay tuned


If thats the one caught in the BOP off Ohope on a commercial longline in the 70,s my grandad has the same photo.He commercially fished the BOP and said alot of huge snapper were caught in the early days and they were treated the same as sharks...filleted and battered
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thats 44lb..
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Originally posted by burwood burwood wrote:

60lb my a55  lol-is that the one next to the 7ft chicken? Anyway, back on topic. As there is absolutely no proof I have to say BS. No denying it was a large fish but 44lbs--nope
Burwood i will bet a beer on it stay tuned tomoro and i will visit a mate that has the book and i will take a photo of it ,The guy is standing on the side of the boat and the snapa is hanging from i think a crane.If it ant 60lb its very very closeEmbarrassed
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Look in the photo at the height of the fish by the blokes left hand..thats a seriouse fish and the photo does it no justice at all..dont think 4x beer makes you lieLOLLOLLOLLOL
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Originally posted by of2fsh of2fsh wrote:

Originally posted by Torsa Torsa wrote:

Longjohn i have to agree with you 34lb is more realistic ,I have a 20lb and a 24lb snap on my wall and that fish isnt twice the size of them let alone add them togetherLOL. The biggest i have seen is 60lb and i can produce a photo L8er but the snap was caught comerciallymany moons ago stay tuned


If thats the one caught in the BOP off Ohope on a commercial longline in the 70,s my grandad has the same photo.He commercially fished the BOP and said alot of huge snapper were caught in the early days and they were treated the same as sharks...filleted and battered
It might be O2F the fluckin thing is massive and real no estimating here just the facts, How about that beer BurwoodWink or havnt you read my last post yet? on this threadLOL
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its a big fish and very fat, could easy be over 40lb, whatever its size, we should all use more lines like "we'll be in the pub before it opens"...thats gold...!
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