...great looking fish, good lighting, and you really captured the atmosphere with the sand and water...so much nicer than all the dead mulla shots in a pergola with a bbq/wheelie bin/clothesline in the background!
Actually...the jigged dhuie shot in your avatar is of a similar composition! Top stuff...thanks for posting!
Mate, I just showed this picture to all my work colleagues and it is unanimous, they all hate your guts... just kidding though, what a great capture and release. Great effort mate.
tim-o
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That's a top fish and top
That's a top fish and top pic!
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Clema
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Date Joined: 23/10/11
Look at the head on that!!!
Look at the head on that!!! Nice one Rhys!!!!
Rhys Burton
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Date Joined: 26/01/13
Fish was also released, kept
Fish was also released, kept one once and I felt bad killing it after chasing one for days.
Dirt
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Date Joined: 04/03/10
Great effort
Great effort and well done on releasing such a great fish
big john
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Cracker
Great fish and great day for it!
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castalot
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Date Joined: 08/04/14
cracking croaker was this a
cracking croaker was this a metro beach?
Fishing is my escape
Rhys Burton
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Date Joined: 26/01/13
Down south
Down south
FISH-ON
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Date Joined: 19/07/11
Awesome pic and fish!
Awesome pic and fish!
Be patient and calm - for no one can catch fish in anger
sandbar
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Date Joined: 25/10/09
Awesome fish good photo and
Awesome fish
good photo and well done on the release.
How long was the fight, and how long did it take you to swim it before release?
Hutch
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Date Joined: 21/04/13
Amazing fish top stuff.
Amazing fish top stuff. Great work on the release too.
leighroy
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Date Joined: 14/08/10
Dreamy
As said mate, great fish, photo, and big ups on the release
baron 88
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Date Joined: 29/06/12
Awesome picture! POTM
Awesome picture! POTM contender I recon. Great to hear you released it.
pricey10
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Date Joined: 07/01/12
What a photo! Nice
What a photo! Nice
Karratha. WA
Auslobster
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Date Joined: 03/05/08
Yeah, I'll 2nd the POTM...
...great looking fish, good lighting, and you really captured the atmosphere with the sand and water...so much nicer than all the dead mulla shots in a pergola with a bbq/wheelie bin/clothesline in the background!
Actually...the jigged dhuie shot in your avatar is of a similar composition! Top stuff...thanks for posting!
Rhys Burton
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Date Joined: 26/01/13
Cheers guys, I reckon it's
Cheers guys.
meglodon
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Date Joined: 17/06/10
Released that's what makes a rewarding catch
When you release a great fish you have caught and see it kick away strongly that's when the real pleasure kicks in. imo
Faulkner Family
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Date Joined: 11/03/08
well done on that all roound.
well done on that all roound. lookin at the pic but its a bit hard to tell but im guessing around the 15kg mark.
great looking fish
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Rhys Burton
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Date Joined: 26/01/13
I can comfortably say it was
I can comfortably say it was 17-18kg but I know it was heavier because it was bigger than my last that weighed 18kg, no more than 20 though.
deepwater
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thats a cracker of a fish
thats a cracker of a fish there Rhys , 10 hhours thats a good effort just there good work mate
jeff
RTIKKA
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Unreal pic!
Unreal pic!
rigpig
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Date Joined: 21/11/12
Outstanding
Mate, I just showed this picture to all my work colleagues and it is unanimous, they all hate your guts... just kidding though, what a great capture and release. Great effort mate.
Rhys Burton
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Date Joined: 26/01/13
The joys of being a tradie,
The joys of being a tradie, getting rained off and get to go fishing but it was a long boring day.
Faulkner Family
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Date Joined: 11/03/08
might have been a long boring
might have been a long boring day but as the sayoing goes ." a bad days fishing beats a good days work" . only thing is work pays the bills
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
kingfisha1 (not verified)
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Date Joined: 01/01/70
nice catch, what did it
nice catch, what did it take?
Boydy
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Date Joined: 26/09/12
Pats on the back
Well done mate, that's one to remember for sure.
tangles
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awsome
awsome croaker rhys. Is that up north somewhere looking at the colour of the fish
Rhys Burton
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Date Joined: 26/01/13
No south west WA
No south west WA
kingfisha1 (not verified)
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Date Joined: 01/01/70
what bait?
what bait?
Rhys Burton
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Date Joined: 26/01/13
Squid
Squid
crasny1
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Date Joined: 16/10/08
Awesome. POTM for me.To old
Awesome. POTM for me.
To old and inpatient to target Mulla now, but oooh how I miss the days.
Neels
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