fair effort, last time i tried to spear something that big i neally bloody drowned. I dont have a tow line and float for my gun, never again. Good stuff fellas!
We used the boats retrieval rope and clipped it onto the gun. Then 2 of us held on whilst Gribbo shot it, but it didn't really fight too hard (compared to a line capture). I was ready to put a second shot into it, but didn't need to as the first clipped it perfectly in the lateral line. We thought about it for 25 minutes before shooting it and put a flipper on the end of the float line (no float) just incase it took off into the distance. We only had one trout in the esky for the day so made the decision to go for it.
As for eating qualities, I reckon it tastes like steak.
The ones I've eaten previously I rated as not too bad, pretty much as Goatch said, 3.5 stars. I haven't eaten one this big before so should be an interesting experience.
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milsey
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good fish, nice shotwhat
good fish, nice shot
what they taste like heard there only gg 4 currys
Goatch
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the couple I.ve ....
Does a one legged duck swim in an eliptic circle
Just one more cast , honest !!!
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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Nice fish!
Nice cobio Gribbo, may have to straight hook one day.....one day!
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PilbaraBrad
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fair effort, last time i
fair effort, last time i tried to spear something that big i neally bloody drowned. I dont have a tow line and float for my gun, never again. Good stuff fellas!
Dean
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how do you go about
how do you go about retrieving the fish? while it's going beserk after being shot
Adam Gallash
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Lol
We used the boats retrieval rope and clipped it onto the gun. Then 2 of us held on whilst Gribbo shot it, but it didn't really fight too hard (compared to a line capture). I was ready to put a second shot into it, but didn't need to as the first clipped it perfectly in the lateral line. We thought about it for 25 minutes before shooting it and put a flipper on the end of the float line (no float) just incase it took off into the distance. We only had one trout in the esky for the day so made the decision to go for it.
As for eating qualities, I reckon it tastes like steak.
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h0ju
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good steak?
good steak?
Adam Gallash
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Not sure
The ones I've eaten previously I rated as not too bad, pretty much as Goatch said, 3.5 stars. I haven't eaten one this big before so should be an interesting experience.
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