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Are they all really short?leftieant said:
Els's grandfather held the last commercial netting licence in Hinchinbrook Channel. Family emigrated in early 50's I think, and started commercial fishing, plus ran a fish & chip shop.
This photo is on our fridge.
Els's dad is the one standing immediately to the right of the fish.
We regularly get sunfish off the coast here, and commonly off the kelp w/in a mile, in the summer. I've had one come up and take a look at me and the yak that was as big as a bull. Seemed over a ton. Big massive dopey thing.gbc said:Was the sunfish in the late 70's early 80's? I think I might remember that one from the local rag - mum was the editor back then and us kids got dragged around all the time when stories had to be reported on.
So you are sitting a km offshore and this thing swims up beside you, so you then............??????vikodin said:Another one i saw on FB
This beast was caught off "The Reef" at Eaglehawk Neck back in 1982. It measured 6 meters long and weighed close to 2000kg. A Local fisherman accidentally caught the Great White after setting a net just off Clyde Island.
By all accounts the Shark had died before the net was pulled up so there was no chance of releasing it. - in Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania.
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I remember that. Alf Dean was a fruit farmer from SA, and caught the biggest Great White Shark ever taken on a rod and reel. http://www.wbc.basinlureandfly.org.au/n ... pn-go-com/Scott said:Some favourites of mine when i first read his biography Alf Dean Maneater Man as a young tacka. It gave me my love of light tackle big ratio game fishing before i became disgusted by the killing of amazing fish despite the odds being heavily in the fishes favour.
Trev the big tiger in the photo is Dolly Dyer's record, and note her name was Dolly not Molly.kayakone said:Here is Bob Dwyer's record tiger:
http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl= ... A&dur=7247
Bob and Molly Dwyer held three world records
That brings back pleasant memories of the "on radio mock-up feud" between Bob and Jack... whistling noises followed by bombs going off! Very funny nights on the radio!Dodge said:Trev the big tiger in the photo is Dolly Dyer's record, and note her name was Dolly not Molly.
Dyer's first cruiser was a 26' Halverson with a grey Holden motor called Tennessee [it preceded the boat in AWTYs picture] and was later owned on 2 different occasions by mates of mine , and shared many bottles of port on her reminiscing about the boat's earlier history some signs of which was still visible on board.
His main radio, and game fishing rival, was Jack Davey whose boat was an old navy Fairmile with a grand piano on board, and many years later was on the GC for some years in a very tired condition.