large mackie
Submitted by aussie_breamer on Wed, 2015-09-02 22:52
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Havn't posted for a while, so i thought I'd just place this pic here of a mackie i got on stickbait back in April :) length was 167cm and 64.595lbs. lure was a Shimano TP Orca 190
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big john
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Cracking fish
You know macks are getting big when they start getting that prominent white belly strip.
Good surface strike?
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Anyfishwilldo (not verified)
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That's a beast, would have
That's a beast, would have gone hard! What's the go with a fish that size? Are they still safe to eat because of a toxin build up?
randall df223
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Thats a cracker :)
Thats a cracker :)
Fish! HARD!
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Damn that's a beast
Damn that's a beast
Dale
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Yep, that's a large Mackie, bloody hooter in fact.
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What a monster mac! Did you
What a monster mac! Did you subdue him using GT Tackle ?
You are pretty lucky to land him if you are not using wire.
aussie_breamer
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yeah was on the GT gear
yeah was on the GT gear mate; shimano stella 10,000 on a shimano ocea plugger Wild Response. Got lucky without the wire!
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Boydy
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Very solid bit of Mackie
Very solid bit of Mackie that.
Nice work to get it on a stick bait.
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That's a hooter!! Would of
That's a hooter!! Would of loved to see the strike.
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Nice mackie Tom
Nice mackie Tom
ranmar850
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V\That's a beast, would have
V\That's a beast, would have gone hard! What's the go with a fish that size? Are they still safe to eat because of a toxin build up? if it were caught in WAit would be all right, that ciguatera problem in mackerle seems to be confined to NT/Qld in Australia. I have personally caught 35 and 37KG spaniards at Ningaloo and eaten them with no ill effects. Wouldn't consider killing the big girls nowadays if they look healthy. We were sharked on one last year at Ningaloo, took off the back half at the front of the anal fin , plus a big bite out of the back, rermains weighed 20KG.
So it was easily a 30kg fish. And we shared it around, no ill effects.
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Cheers ranmar, there was a
Cheers ranmar, there was a case last year over East where some people fell ill to ciguatera poisoning and after reading that I want to sure.
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Glad I live over here.
Mackerel are OK in some areas and not in others, Some reef areas, you can't east ANY size mackerel, in others they are all OK. if you didn't know, Ciguatera poisoning is caused by a toxin which comes from a blue-green algae which is ingested by small reef dwellers. Doesn't harm them, but stays in their system. These, in turn, are eaten by larger reef fish, who accumulate it in their system. How they manage the issue of mackerel migrating between areas is beyond me. I've seen quite recent posts on the Ausfish forum speculating about it being present in smallish mackerel in Moreton Bay.
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thats a nice fish
love big macks
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
mc
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Wow POTM material
Wow POTM material
Adam Gallash
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nice
Nice Tom, very solid mack!
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Bloody hell !!!
Now that is one very serious Mackie. Well done on the capture there would be enough cutlets to feed a small town .
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Cheers fellas, was an epic
Cheers fellas, was an epic surface strike and fight!
Unfortunately she didnt release too well, so had to keep it - still tasted alright with no ill effect.
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Rene80
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holy smokes! that's a big
holy smokes! that's a big un!