80lb BASS!!

80lb BASS!!

100m, broken arrow 420g....PE8 3Kings


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Thats a catch to be proud

Sun, 2010-05-02 15:25

Thats a catch to be proud of. what are these species of fish like to eat ?? and after catching such a large fish is that all you take for the day ? is there a limit on these fish as i have never really heard or seen them before. Im thinking of trying deeper water , these can be caught local , i thought they were caught in much deeper water is 100 metres common ?

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over here they are in a lot

Sun, 2010-05-02 22:38

over here they are in a lot deeper waters than in new zealand. even over east from what i have heard are caught in shallower waters. over here you got to be in at least 250mtrs

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Bass are magnificent to

Sun, 2010-05-02 15:52

Bass are magnificent to eat.....and actually freeze really well....this Bass was taken as bycatch while targeting Yellowtail Kingfish on jigging gear. In NZ, where this one was caught there is no limit as far as I'm aware, as these fish suffer severe barotrauma, they are unable to be released. If we keep getting nailed by Bass and Hapuka...we generally move areas to get back onto the Kingies....

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awesome sean!

Sun, 2010-05-02 15:54

awesome sean!

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thanks very much for the

Sun, 2010-05-02 18:08

thanks very much for the response ! helped alot , would be great to target something like that !

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another quality fish from

Sun, 2010-05-02 22:40

another quality fish from the 3kings. top effort. but you would certainly know about the fight for a while with the arms and back aching

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