POTM entrant???????

POTM entrant???????

Caught this beauty in 100m and man they go hard this size.She was released to fight another day and pull someone elses arms off.


Faulkner Family's picture

Posts: 18023

Date Joined: 11/03/08

thats a beauty. what size

Mon, 2010-10-18 18:39

thats a beauty. what size was it aprox . and your right they go real hard. got a 90cm one a while back from that depth and they dont give up one bit

____________________________________________________________________________

RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together

meersy's picture

Posts: 278

Date Joined: 20/04/10

Look not exactly sure on the

Mon, 2010-10-18 18:45

Look not exactly sure on the length but it was about 250mm bigger than the fishing regulation sticker and that goes up to 900mm.

Adam Gallash's picture

Posts: 15644

Date Joined: 29/11/05

POTM

Mon, 2010-10-18 18:41

I think that may be a fair entrant, lots of quality already for October.  Only thing letting the pic down is some fill flash to light it up, other than that, its a bloody ripper!

____________________________________________________________________________

Site Admin - Just ask if you need assistance

meersy's picture

Posts: 278

Date Joined: 20/04/10

No probs maybe november

Mon, 2010-10-18 18:47

No probs maybe november then. I will remember the flash for next time. Cheers adam:)

Albee Mangles's picture

Posts: 985

Date Joined: 20/05/08

What the

Mon, 2010-10-18 18:46

heck is that fish, its huge!

Faulkner Family's picture

Posts: 18023

Date Joined: 11/03/08

its a monster blue morwong

Mon, 2010-10-18 18:47

its a monster blue morwong

____________________________________________________________________________

RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together

grayzeee's picture

Posts: 2283

Date Joined: 09/07/09

nice queenie. congrats and

Mon, 2010-10-18 18:48

nice queenie.

congrats and well done for releasing.

____________________________________________________________________________

If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am. 

chrisp's picture

Posts: 1217

Date Joined: 24/05/08

Wow..

Mon, 2010-10-18 19:03

Huge queenie, Good stuff..

biggerfish's picture

Posts: 669

Date Joined: 02/03/09

Nice queenie that one would

Mon, 2010-10-18 19:20

Nice queenie that one would of gone like a train their always a good fight but not the best on the chew. Great photo though

____________________________________________________________________________

Play hard fish harder

Lucky Tim's picture

Posts: 2536

Date Joined: 28/11/07

yep the old queen snapper

Mon, 2010-10-18 21:05

yep the old queen snapper sure do go hard. I also don't know what the go is with people saying they aren't much good to chew in, I reckon they're great as long as you trim out the dark patch in the fillet.

carnarvonite's picture

Posts: 8665

Date Joined: 24/07/07

Chewin

Mon, 2010-10-18 22:32

There's nothing wrong with a bit a queen snapper to chew on. Don't even bother to trim the red stripe off because it doesn't change the taste one bit.

Thats a real hooter queenie, I haven't seen one that big before.

wicked game's picture

Posts: 249

Date Joined: 13/11/08

that is pre historic. i

Tue, 2010-10-19 10:51

that is pre historic.

i didnt think they got that big.

nice fish mate, awsome photo to go with it

Colt_Striker's picture

Posts: 624

Date Joined: 26/07/09

Yep nice Queenie & I'd take

Tue, 2010-10-19 11:54

Yep nice Queenie & I'd take them over a Pinkie any day much better tasting. Bleed them & Ice they are great.

Shorty's picture

Posts: 1549

Date Joined: 10/05/08

Nice the record is 11.36

Wed, 2010-10-20 12:24

Nice the record is 11.36 kg,, that must have been close Smile

meersy's picture

Posts: 278

Date Joined: 20/04/10

I guessed it was about 10kg

Wed, 2010-10-20 19:08

I guessed it was about 10kg but wish i weighed now. Oh well i will just have to catch her again. HA HAWink

Posts: 252

Date Joined: 20/07/06

very nice

Wed, 2010-10-20 14:30

great fish mate,also agree that the old queen snapper is much underated.i always keep them and reckon they are pretty good on the tooth,also they sometimes have cowrie(spelling?) shells in their stomachs which fetch a pretty penny if youre lucky to come across them

crasny1's picture

Posts: 7002

Date Joined: 16/10/08

Mate I recon that would be a record!

Sun, 2010-11-14 11:43

Didn't even think they got near that size. And the pink cheeks just blows me away. This IS the FOTM IMO and for all the fish I have seen the POTY ( now that does have a funny ring and perhaps we will have to have a "POTY" price for the best of the year.

 

"Size
The queen snapper record is 11.36 kilos – an absolute thumper. But a good fish is four or five kilos, and a queenie of around three kilos is a nice keeper. These days larger fish tend to be found in deeper water, partly due to fishing pressure"

I know someone posted the record above but I am certain from a fisho's eyes that has got to be bigger mate.

Solid awesome fish and I must have missed the earlier posting.

Weldone and IMO you have the new 'uncertified" record for sure.

Neels

You have my vote for sure.



____________________________________________________________________________

"I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact!!" _ Elon Musk