queensland Great Fight On 50lb!

[samsteele115]

Had a landbased go pre storm and post storm. Pre storm got dusted by something large! Post storm I went down with my neighbour and he hooked up to a nice fish that put him to the test. A microjig got the bite and he needed to scramble along the face of the wall a couple of times to keep the braid safe and angle the fish to a desired vantage point. To and fro tug of war ensued. Rock fishing really makes you understand why it's called "angling". He got it's head up and rested the GT against the rock. I climbed down in between the sets and gaffed it... NO I DIDNT, I panicked and missed the fish and whacked his leader with the gaff  Thank goodness the fish was still attached and I slid the gaff under it's gills, second time lucky. Just in time before the next set rolled in. 

78cm, let's see what it tastes like at this size. I'll report back!

Cheers,

Sam 

[ellicat]

Gee, you're game on those rocks. Lucky you are still young and agile.

Your neighbour must've been stoked to see you eventually get the gaff in.

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Hi Sam

That is good work on the GT. I wonder if it will taste any good or be mushy/dry. Do the storms/rain effect the fishery over that way much?

Cheers Hamish

 

[kmcrosby78]

Nice one Sam, plenty of fillets on that  Do you smoke fish at all?

[samsteele115]

1 hour ago, ellicat said:

Gee, you're game on those rocks. Lucky you are still young and agile.

Your neighbour must've been stoked to see you eventually get the gaff in.

I think years of fishing the same rocks I've learnt what little spots are the safest and when. However NEVER being complacent. Always expect the unexpected wave. Some areas of the rocks are simply safer than others and I've learnt that over time. I cringe when I see people on the 'danger' spots 

[samsteele115]

33 minutes ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

Hi Sam

That is good work on the GT. I wonder if it will taste any good or be mushy/dry. Do the storms/rain effect the fishery over that way much?

Cheers Hamish

 

Tasted good mate! Not amazing. Not quite as white as the smaller ones, but definitely worth keeping another at that size as it wasnt too bad at all

[ellicat]

Yes, I gained a new respect for the rocks when, at 43, @benno573 pushed me into a crevice at DI Pt. Luckily I got jammed by my hips and was able to make it out again (without help). haha....some of that may be stretching the truth but I did indeed fall and get wedged about a body length down.

[samsteele115]

4 minutes ago, kmcrosby78 said:

Nice one Sam, plenty of fillets on that  Do you smoke fish at all?

About 4 meal portions on 1 fillet

I smoke tailor sometimes! Haven't tried trevally. I tend to not smoke the fish I really enjoy eating in a basic form

[samsteele115]

1 minute ago, ellicat said:

Yes, I gained a new respect for the rocks when, at 43, @benno573 pushed me into a crevice at DI Pt. Luckily I got jammed by my hips and was able to make it out again (without help). haha....some of that may be stretching the truth but I did indeed fall and get wedged about a body length down.

Scary. What a meanie! @benno573

[Brodie_S]

Nice job on the trevally they are definitely good fighters and will easily bust you off near any structure i only landed one decent GT on light gear on my trip it will be pretty rare I catch a decent GT where I’m from sometimes in the river you get them at around the 40-70cm but it’s extremely rare to see them let alone catch one

[benno573]

20 minutes ago, samsteele115 said:

Scary. What a meanie! @benno573

Serious stretching of truth going on there...

[GregOug]

2 hours ago, ellicat said:

Yes, I gained a new respect for the rocks when, at 43, @benno573 pushed me into a crevice at DI Pt. Luckily I got jammed by my hips and was able to make it out again (without help). haha....some of that may be stretching the truth but I did indeed fall and get wedged about a body length down.

Brian, I’ve met you now and there is no way either of us are in danger of slipping any further than our midriff. I don’t have any hips any more, and neither do you.

[Drop Bear]

Cracking fish mate. Glad you are getting amongst them. 

Great that it ate ok. 

I love to do them in a curry. An easy way to do this is to mix curry paste, some salt and lots of coconut cream in a bowl. Make a bit of a dish shape in some al-foil, put the fish in and pour over the mix. If you have lemon grass or lime leaves or other herbs just chuck them on top. put a lid of foil on the top and seal it up and bake in the oven. 

So easy and so yummy. 

[samsteele115]

48 minutes ago, Drop Bear said:

Cracking fish mate. Glad you are getting amongst them. 

Great that it ate ok. 

I love to do them in a curry. An easy way to do this is to mix curry paste, some salt and lots of coconut cream in a bowl. Make a bit of a dish shape in some al-foil, put the fish in and pour over the mix. If you have lemon grass or lime leaves or other herbs just chuck them on top. put a lid of foil on the top and seal it up and bake in the oven. 

So easy and so yummy. 

Yum!! Yes I have all of the above in regards to herbs. They are a firm fish so would curry well. 

[GregOug]

On 29/10/2020 at 12:06 AM, GregOug said:

Brian, I’ve met you now and there is no way either of us are in danger of slipping any further than our midriff. I don’t have any hips any more, and neither do you.

Too much? I note a couple of wows.

[Kat]

10 minutes ago, GregOug said:

Too much? I note a couple of wows.

I think maybe too much.  If he was a woman it would definitely be too much! 

[GregOug]

1 minute ago, Kat said:

I think maybe too much.  If he was a woman it would definitely be too much! 

Okay. I’ll tone it down. Sorry @ellicat. No offence meant. A few too many reds that night, but that’s no excuse..

[Angry51]

I thought it was funny because I'm built like that too.

[ellicat]

1 hour ago, GregOug said:

Okay. I’ll tone it down. Sorry @ellicat. No offence meant. A few too many reds that night, but that’s no excuse..

No offense taken. I've had more fat jokes thrown at me since I lost my trim taut and terrific physique a decade ago that I make up my own usually. lol

[GregOug]

35 minutes ago, ellicat said:

No offense taken. I've had more fat jokes thrown at me since I lost my trim taut and terrific physique a decade ago that I make up my own usually. lol

A decade ago! You’re lucky. Mine was last century.

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

59 minutes ago, Angry51 said:

I thought it was funny because I'm built like that too.

Same, but I just find a lot of things funny.

Cheers Hamish

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Just now, GregOug said:

A decade ago! You’re lucky. Mine was last century.

Don't you mean 1587? Where Shakespeare was around? Or was that in the 1600's?

(Jokes )

Cheers Hamish

[GregOug]

3 minutes ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

Don't you mean 1587? Where Shakespeare was around? Or was that in the 1600's?

(Jokes )

Cheers Hamish

Shakespeare! Now there was a fisherman. I remember the time we went fishing in the Thames. Bloody great day!

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

3 minutes ago, GregOug said:

Shakespeare! Now there was a fisherman. I remember the time we went fishing in the Thames. Bloody great day!

Why? Did you catch an idea for one of his poems/stories? 

Or did you catch so many you fed the whole of England with fish?  

[GregOug]

1 minute ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

Why? Did you catch an idea for one of his poems/stories? 

Or did you catch so many you fed the whole of England with fish?  

It was a while ago now Hamish. The exact details are a bit foggy.

[Drop Bear]

10 hours ago, GregOug said:

It was a while ago now Hamish. The exact details are a bit foggy.

London pea soup foggy or I have had way too many bottles of shiraz since then foggy? 

Mine is a bit of column A a bit of column B.

[Angry51]

Probably dementia.

Greg, you need to remember what your symptons are, then we

could help you.

[GregOug]

3 hours ago, Angry51 said:

Probably dementia.

Greg, you need to remember what your symptons are, then we

could help you.

I’ll have my imaginary friend record them next time it happens.