52kg GT caught at Hutchineson Shoal

[Brandon Khoo]

For you Brisbanites, check out the 52kg fish caught at Hutchinson Shoal in today's Sunday Mail (page 75). Great fish but damn pity the angler felt the need to kill a fish of this size.

[Brock Arifovic]

Brandon do you have a pic that you can scan & put on this site for the southern people?

[Chris Young]

I heard on the grapevine that fish was caught on a trolled marlin pusher rig.

[Peter Morris]

Here is a picture of the fish.

Looks like a genuine 50kg fish....Shame to see it dead.

[Brock Arifovic]

If it was on a marlin pusher rig, well it doesn't count.

Pitty the guy didn't cut his hands the way he is holding it.

[mat vinton]

Dosent count Brockie have you tried to cast one of those things let alone try and work it!!!!!!

[Chris Young]

Damn shame to see it hangin' up like that  .

[Peter Lowe]

Yep, they sure are active at present, a few good ones around with the bigger tides - It is a real shame to see such a beauty dead.....

why; is all I can say ? 

 

[Mick Cunningham]

peter is that you in the photo 

[Brock Arifovic]

No Mick, it's his MUM.

Seriously Mick what do you think?

[Peter Lowe]

I thought that with Movember nobody would recognise me- or mum !

Damn it.....


 

[Aaron Concord]

I wouldn't be suprised if caught on 8kg line (standard light marlin tackle in most parts of Australia) that it was taken for a crack at a record claim.

There was a 35-36kg model caught in W.A years ago that was the 8kg world  record.
Perhaps that was his motive??

I haven't followed the story enough to fully understand the desire for weighing the GT, though this would be one.