April 2008 - Tuna

[Angus]

Target Species: Tuna (Aby Species).

Please post entries for April 2008 here. Ensure you post with the correct format (found in the sticky post in this category).

Good luck!

[Dec]

Angler: Declan Williams

Species:Longtail Tuna

Where Caught: Iluka Rockwall

When: 07/04/2008

Size: 48cm

Weight: estamated 18kg when whole

Photo:

Caption: [img size=400]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/skark_tuna.jpg

[Dec]

Holding it [img size=400]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/holdin_tuna.jpg

[SchultzyT]

Angler: Tony Schultz

Species: mac' tuna

Where Caught: 2km east of Bribie

When: 26/04/2008

Size: 51cm

Weight: smallest tuna I've ever caught. [img size=487]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/mac_tuna_01.jpg

[SchultzyT]

Got 14 of these spinning with lazers on Saturday. [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/mac_tuna_02.jpg

[Angus]

Guys well done to you both.

In the spirit of this being a fun competition and the prizes trvial i am putting this to a vote.

We have hear one whole fish and another that benefits from certain "cool" charatisitics

So please using the name on the entrant vote in this thread.

Voting will close friday the 2nd of May @ 6:00pm.

Good luck

Angus

[maxi]

hard choice.... quantity or madness :laugh: :laugh:

hhmmmmmmmmm madness wins...:laugh: :laugh:

DECLAN..... gets my vote

cheers Maxi

[kreel]

There is a split in our household so our vote won't amount to anything , but I'm going with:

DECLAN

That would have been a great fish and I love that it came off a rock wall and just look at the size of the bite mark :woohoo: ! Sorry Tony

[Bommie]

Declan madness

[brisbane_boy]

I think my votes gota go to Declan

that would have been a monster of a fish.

[Stinger]

Sorry Tony but looks like you got a feed so seems only fair to vote for Declan

[Jordan]

ill vote for tony if he takes me out on his boat

[Shrimpo]

I'll vote for Tony because its full fish.

[Angus]

My vote goes to the full fish as well for the pure and simple reason its whole.

Although I still love the pic of tha demolished one!

Angus

[James W]

tony got my vote...but yes dec's is pretty funny!:laugh:

[Ash]

Ill have to back tony, only because its a full fish. Damn that other one wouldve been sweet though!

[STU]

Tony

[Shrimpo]

Dec's woulda been bloody huge, Around a metre wouldnt it?

[Dec]

I think around 120cm when it was whole seeing as the head was nearly 50cm but I am no expert on tuna. I also think it could have been longer if I pulled out one of the intestines and put that on the mat. :lol:

A picture of it whole [img size=400]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/a_tuna.jpg

[Dec]

a few seconds after the bite [img size=400]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/a_blood.jpg

[Angus]

Far out thats full on.

Did you get a good look at the toothie. Or was it pretty deep?

Angus

[Mozza]

Yeah mine goes to Tony ... only because it is a whole fish

[Dec]

I saw him fully it was a 3metreish tiger shark Dizzy was about to gaff it.

[fishyman]

my vote goes to dec.

he played the fish right to the rocks so in my opinion that counts

[ellicat]

+1 for Dec.

That head is only about 1cm shorter than Tony's whole fish.

Give the kid a break I reckon.

The story alone is worth an extra 20cm

[Bait Bringa]

my vote is for dec

unlucky mate

[MichaelJ]

for dec

it was pretty much landed

also cause it was landbased

[Mack_attack]

I was going to vote for tony because it is a whole fish but now after seeing that dec got his tuna within gaffing distance i will change my vote to Dec. Besides still probably weighs more anyway

+1 Dec

[Hamish MacDonald]

im dreaming of the fight. he did well to get it as far as he did and its a mighty shame about the shark.

plus 1 to dec.

[bootyinblue]

If only it had left 3 more cm in its bite then Dec's would have got my vote.

But my vote has to go to TONY. Cuase its a whole fish.

But has given me an idea for the upcoming comp. I am sure I could butterfly a 40cm Trevally into a 65cm specimen.....LOL

[Dazzamcgee]

Tony all the way!!

[Schultzy]

If I were to vote, but I won't for obvious reasons, I would go for the whole fish for two reasons:

1. Mutilated fish are not eligible in any tournaments.

2. The whole fish is longer on the measure.

This isn't meant to detract from young Declan's efforts. Any longtail landed landbased would be a great capture.

[geo57]

dec:)

[werewolf]

Awww cmon Schultzy, fishing comps go on weight anyway! I reckon Dec's "tuna" still has it in weight:laugh:

+1 for Dec :silly:

[pinkey]

Id like to vote dec, but i only think its fair to vote for Tony.

[MichaelJ]

is there a rule for saying it has to be whole?

[James W]

sems pretty even..whats the vote count? (yes im too lazy to check for myself!)

[Shrimpo]

13 to Dec

and

11 to Tony

[werewolf]

whatnow wrote:

is there a rule for saying it has to be whole?

Not in AFO fish of the month:P

[Cowfish13]

Actually it says a picture taken on the day of capture showing the whole fish next to a measuring device....

So because of that, I'll have to vote for Tony