The Bent Hookers - BRC

[Terry H]

Well, I decided it was a good time to head down to fish at 10pm, for a casual fish before hitting it hard tonight (which the only thing I'll be hitting now is sleep).

So I make the trip to the ONLY place I've caught A SINGLE shark in the Brisbane River for a nice half beach/mud shark fish.

Baits for this trip were a nice eel with 2 14/0s on 2mm pvc coated cable deployed on an Okuma T50W, and a small ray of about 45cm wingspan on 2 16/0 J styles on 3mm pvc coated cable on the Tiagra 80WA, both deployed from the bank out into the main channel.

I made a note to Eddie, or someone else (can't remember) that the action would be seen at 2am which was low tide. 1am came and passed, and by this stage I was getting tired so I parked the car right next to the rods and started to have a series of 30 second naps.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

That's a noise that gets me awake! Car door flies open and I pounce on the rod. The distinctive sound of the Tiagra as the bait is in motion. I quickly set the hooks and leant back as this shark made its short lived fight.

Then the rain rolled in. Before long we were absolutely drenched and cold.

For those who have fished around Pinkena/poo chute, you would know there is a mudflat, followed by a drop off. It took probably 30 minutes just to get the shark up off this drop off, including sending Ed the brave birthday boy out on the mudflat in an attempt to free the shark from the drop off. Did I mention I was drenched and freezing? Once that was done, it was an easy wind in and the shark was caught.

The rest of the night involved huddling under the car in an attempt to hide from the wind and rain, becuase it was freaking cold. Other than that, it was quiet until almost sunrise when we suddenly heard the faint click of the Okuma in the background.

I gave this one to eddie as it was his Birthday, but in my excitement I foolishly forgot to properly set the hooks (when you have 3-400m of line in the water, just yanking back on the rod doesn't exactly take all the stretch out....) and after a light fight the fish was lost. Sorry eddie:(

Then the fun began.

How do you bring an 8ft shark to a weigh in? 4 guys should be able to just pick it up and whack it in the tray of a ute... right?

Well, we learnt that the answer is no. So after many different ideas (some good, others downright stupid) we decided to ring a crane and see how much that would cost. $600 for 4 hours? pass. Instead we hired a trailer (why didn't I think of that sooner?) and managed to tow the shark up onto it.

Photo: Loving that black magic. Just thought I'd take a quick breather while the shark decides to take a run. [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/BRC___Terry___8ft_Taking_a_seat___500.jpg

[Terry H]

Did I mention the relentless rain? [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/BRC___Terry___8ft_Bully___Night_Rain___500.jpg

[Terry H]

Hey. FOTM requires a brag mat shot, right? Better get one! [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/BRC___Terry___8ft_Bully___Brag_mat___500.jpg

[Terry H]

I swear, it was this big....! Or maybe even bigger [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/BRC___Terry___8ft_It_was_this_big.jpg

[Terry H]

Ready for transport! [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/BRC___The_Bent_Hookers___Ready_for_transport___500.jpg

[reef_raider]

lookd like a fatty

[flathead]

:woohoo: MASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSIVE MASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSIVE SHARK thats got to be the biggest shark ever landed out of the river since the site strated MASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSIVE it would EAT the 3 sharks that we caught in one bite MASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSIVE nice work terry how do u do it MASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSIVE

[Terry H]

The one we dropped was probably 6-7 ft

[tyrion]

awesome shark mate thats the biggest bully ive seen.

Great report.

tyrion

[Simon Harmon]

Nice fish, especially for the river! Looks about 180kg - 200kg or so.

[Fisher_90]

How'd u get the baits out? What u doing with it now after the weigh in. Its f**ken enormous.

[STU]

Thats one big momma terry mental note no swimming near there.haha

[fishyman]

lol makes pinkeys two and a half footer that i jumped in after as the line snapped look like a snack.

i may be crocodile TOMdee but i wouldnt jump in after that

[Ben Coley]

onya terry doin it for the team mate, lets retain the title!!

[Dan23]

STU wrote:

Thats one big momma terry mental note no swimming near there.haha

Mental note no swimming anywhere in the River.

That thing is serious. Angus said someone weighed in the remains of a big thready that was taken by a shark. Maybe you should check it's stomach you might find enough of a thready to be a contender for best Misc :laugh:

[LIVE_2_FiSH]

oh my god, that thing is a monster. how fat is it!

congrats on a great fish.

wat on earth are you going to do with it now?

[MichaelJ]

wow! its huge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

now heres the real question how did angus weigh it?

[fishyman]

he didnt lol

[Terry H]

Thank you Simon. I must admit, it felt every bit as heavy as that too.

[Dan23]

ha ha, yeah imagine straightening the hook on the scale

[STU]

Dan23 wrote:

STU wrote:

Thats one big momma terry mental note no swimming near there.haha

Mental note no swimming anywhere in the River.

That thing is serious. Angus said someone weighed in the remains of a big thready that was taken by a shark. Maybe you should check it's stomach you might find enough of a thready to be a contender for best Misc :laugh:

Yeah saw the threadie that was chomped in half the bloke who got it said he was going back tonight for revenge

[Tiagra 80W]

Great fish Terry, you've raised the bar in the river stakes without question.

Congratulations!

James

[Terry H]

Thanks James.

Someone liked my eel: [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/BRC___Okuma___Mauled_bait___500.jpg

[adventure_angler]

Terry,

thats a ripper shark mate!!!

Would have loved to be driving along and stopped at the lights next to your trailer

[Plastic Man]

Congrats terry that thing is huge nice work mate

[blue_mako]

Looks like he's been living at the Poo Shoot for the last 30 years. That better make the news. I know who's bringing steaks for the bbq weigh-in tomorrow. I mean flake steaks. Easily the biggest Shark I've ever seen pulled from the River.

Question, are these beasts supposed to go up to the brackish/fresh to breed? :S .

Troy

[Malcolm]

Terry that is fantastic.

Did you get any responce from people while you were toing down the road in the trailer?

[werewolf]

OHMYGOODNESS! I hope you kept the jaws Terry, they will look awesome! Were you brave enough to disect the stomach?:woohoo:

[Dinodadog]

Good one Terry I thought you liked wild fish not WILD fish.

Dino

[goldnugget]

OMG I'm never dippin my toe in that river again......dont worry about snags for the barbie, join up the barbies end to end, and fry up some mother fillets.

[roobs]

i saw a fin that looked pretty big go past my work today upstream. don't reckon it was as big as that- well done and good luck- that would be pretty much impossible to beat i reckon.

[2 wheels]

awwsome shark guys I suggest taking it to a public weight bridge

[Do$tylz]

OMFG!!! Wholly S**T!!!

that thing is MAAASSSIIIVVVEE. Did you get any odd looks driving that thing in the trailer to the weigh in??

That is a monster

Well done gentleman. That is insanely awesome.

[pcsolutionman]

what can I say terry does it again

Lee

[CrayfishMates]

Far out mate - great work.......

[xerubus]

f@ck me dead! Awesome catch mate, well done!

[Terry H]

Thanks guys.

Lee, when are we going fishing for bait?

[pcsolutionman]

LOL dont know man been doin a heap of other fishing latley, im heading out to the stanley this afternoon.

Lee

[STU]

Hope you got plenty of sun screen will be bloody hot out there.

[username_taken]

TerryH wrote:

Thanks guys.

Lee, when are we going fishing for bait?

if you put a garbage tin lid on the front of Lee's kayak you could use him as a giant shark popper....