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shaggs wrote:I posted a pic of a 148 that mate Brett got but I don't have the pic on this new computer and would have to search for it

How was that caught shaggs??

He was pro fishing and caught in a net

I have seen two 135's being caught........one caught at Little Moyle and one caught at Fog Bay rock..........Theres a picture in Fishing and outdoor world of Marks 150 from Port Keats and then there was Gary Walshes 160cm from the Roper about 15 years ago the picture of that one was in the NT news at the time......My PB is 118 from the Vic.

I can deal with 130's, but I've never seen a 140cm+ barra measured in a picture before!!

If you caught a 140 or bigger youd be up for a world record...!
Ive heard stories of that size caught on rod... But im guessing its all BS otherwise they would get themselves a record....
& who wouldnt want to hold the world record for biggest bazza...?

If caught in a net by commercial-fisherman then i guess its no record...??

Im sure theres some monsters out there we dont know about or found.....

Ive seen 135's. Never seen a 140 against a measure. Have seen 2 photo's of fish that could possibly be. One from the Roper from a indigenous lad that was nearly as big as he was. How old the bloke was and tall he was is any body's guess (Photo was a bit faded). If he was of average height I think it was 140. The one Shaggs posted a while ago from the pro was a big fish but it wasn't against a measure (from memory) so not convinced it was 140 (had its neck cut and extended makes them look bigger) but could of been. As for 150's well seeing would be believing..

The Daly may very well produce a couple big girls in about 5 years I reckon. The amount of 120's being caught has increased dramatically on that river over recent times. The pros have been out for a long time now and improvements in gear are making it possible to land some of the truly big fish that are being hooked. The amount of food is also crazy in the river.

Hemi- to claim a world record you have to be a member of a fishing club I believe (could be wrong) so don't think most amatures are.

when I did some work on the netters boats heard of one that was 154 but wasn't our boat and don't have pics but bloke told me it was his second biggest barra in the net

The aust record fish I mentioned was listed as being caught at point Stuart, so no gold fish.
Of course to be eligible for that record it would need to be caught on IGFA rated line and comply with all the rest of their requirements like leader and lure dimensions and design aswell as capture technique.

ken_dog wrote:The aust record fish I mentioned was listed as being caught at point Stuart, so no gold fish.
Of course to be eligible for that record it would need to be caught on IGFA rated line and comply with all the rest of their requirements like leader and lure dimensions and design aswell as capture technique.

used to do a lot of igfa fishing down south chasin tuna. So many rules and regs. So not worth the hassles haha

Dominic got a 157 that last season he was working in Chambers...

Seastorm wrote:Dominic got a 157 that last season he was working in Chambers...

Is there a measured photo?

Nah mate.

Nothing like a pic to put things into perspective. This one I'm sure I've posted some time back, a scan from a slide so quality is down a bit. Girth was well over a metre

Show-off, Dick. There is no doubting that fish.

aarrgghhh, put some jocks on