another angle
Well, here's another angle of a 50kg GT. I think this was the highlight of my 2008.
The low point must be Qantas losing my luggage. I just filled out an itemised form to claim for my loss - the total is $5675. I'm lucky I kept my reels and camera in my carry-on and rods in a friend's rod tube. I have little hope left though for my clothes, tools, lures, and everything else. My lure collection was extremely sentimental to me - I had been building it up over many years and some of the stuff is now no longer available or extremely hard to find.
It would be nice to be able to claim all of it back but I am doubtful - Qantas have a very very low liability limit. :(
Anyway, off to K.L. tomorrow - hopefully I can catch up with John there. Then Monday its a very long flight to London and my gateway into Europe.
Happy New Years!
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wadetolley
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bloody huuugeee mate!
What can i say......that is one good fish mate. Well done..that should give you bragging rights with your mates..for quite a few years! How long was it?
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cen
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Damn!
That is what dreams are made of! good fish champ!
allrounder
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That is a cracker
Job well done .Where did you get it?
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
Jody
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Did it pull much
Kasey, that is awesome.
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Mick.C
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Well done mate. It's going
Well done mate. It's going to be a long time before you beat that.
Nealez
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Awsome effort KC maybe ill
Awsome effort KC maybe ill get a chance or at least a look at one of those bad boys in Shoalwater next month
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Kasey L.
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Nealez, Hooking them at
Nealez,
Hooking them at Shoalwater doesn't sound like being the problem - its the landing of one!
Barrd Up
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Sensational.
Sensational.
emery
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Hell
Gday,
Great Fish and great pic.
Emery
Andy Mac
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Wow!
Cheers
Cheers
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alfred
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That gets you into the 100lb
That gets you into the 100lb club alright! What a fish!
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Colin Hay
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That's a great shot Kasey
Pity about the luggage. I have also had issues with Qantas and luggage. Not my favourite airline by a long way.
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eddie
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Hooley Dooley!! That's the
Hooley Dooley!! That's the biggest GT, i've ever seen!
Salmo
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Bugger on the gear
Had it happen myself a couple of times....spent 5 days in Melbourne with what I was standing up in.....another was with a rod tube on a regional airline because" too much luggage by other people booked on" so left it in Broome!!! I was heading to Darwin, coming home via Adelaide so no chance to pick it up
Max Qantas pays is $500, but your travel insurance may pickup some of it as well.
Dont tell Qantas is you had insurance.....non of their business.....yell like hell and you may do better....mention strong sentimental value
SamC
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Onya Kasey
Well done mate, cracker of a GT...
What did it take?
Cheers,
Sam
Cheers,
Sam
Kasey L.
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g-cup
g-cup
schecky
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thats a friggin
thats a friggin horse!
nice stuff mate
hope the luggage stuff works out
Nealez
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I've been warned about
I've been warned about constant mega bustoffs KC, but its all in the fun i guess cant wait anyways!!
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Adam Gallash
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yeh ok
Yeh ok KC, I'll pay that one, nice little bus there. ;)
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dingo
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thats not a fish...... thats
thats not a fish...... thats a b double..... friggen heck......
shame about losing ur lures etc.... i know how long it takes to collect the buggers
but just as weel u had ur reels and rods in other places
honsu chin
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lol....for those that dont
lol....for those that dont know wat he meant.
G-Cup is a popper made by Hammerhead...RE: big expensive Japanese!!
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Faulkner Family
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g-cup ,sounds like a bra
g-cup ,sounds like a bra size,
they are nice looking lures ,i have seen them but why would you throw $$$$$ like that at a fish when they can pinch them in one hit and never to be seen again
damn nice fish or should i say locomotive
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RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
jay_burgess
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Makes it more exciting :P
Makes it more exciting :P
Fozz
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Awesome GT
Thats massive, should have its own postcode sometime that size...great catch.
Fozz
Neander
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Fantastic catch mate. Now
Fantastic catch mate.
Now that will make a good tale for the grand kids.
Pete D
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That is one scary looking GT
That is one scary looking GT - what a monster.
Have a great trip too Kasey.
Cheers Pete
dpost80
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BEAST !!!
I'm gobsmacked...
How do you stop a beast like that?
big john
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Yeah baby
You told it me was a good one when we were chatting in KL. Bit of an understatement there Kasey. Well done.
Hopefully that 65kg model is still waiting for you next time.
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Kasey L.
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Thanks John. Well, I'm happy
Thanks John.
Well, I'm happy to say after a month of waiting Qantas rings me up one morning and delivers my bag! I have a feeling it was sitting in a storeroom somewhere all this while but nevertheless I'm very glad.
Russ, I never used to like Hammerheads but I've discovered they have their place. I try and make sure no fish pinch my lures, and so far it has been touch wood on the boat!