Record WA Bass Groper
Submitted by Kasey L. on Sun, 2009-06-28 23:33
Latest WAFM front cover - the new state record Bass Groper
Skipper and photographer Ryan Thipthorp.
Caught wide, wide out of Perth.
650g Sanme jig
swoffer
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Dunno , Russ , I tend to
Dunno , Russ , I tend to agree with Wally , at least in part.
Great fish , obviously a lot of time and effort gone into capturing it and I sure would like to catch one myself . But , front cover of a magazine and big fuss about it on a web site .......... dunno if that will be good in the long run.
Gully
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Far out that is one big
Far out that is one big bloody fish...
However you can keep that - too much winding for me - haha
Well done
Gully
crasny1
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Yes I was of the same idea
Seansurfy did post up a pic of a "wreck fish' and it clearly states that the P. Americanas is a wreck fish.
I remeber that picture clearly as he has a Spiral wrap rod and it was huge.
Neels
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crasny1
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Here is the link to Seansurfys fish. Looks similar to me
http://fishwrecked.com/node/21372
Neels
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J Rod
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on the pik with the scales
on the pik with the scales the fish is only at your mouth and it has to be off the floor to get the right weight. In the other pik it is over your head and the tail would easely be touching the floor it is a load of shit it is not the same fish the one on the boat is alot bigger that 46kg
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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Bulldozer!
The boat pic had the Bass tail off my boats floor!
The tail was off the floor (just) with the certified pic!
Certified, authenticated & recorded................you'd be a kidding yourself to think every photo will look the same!
46kg Bulldozer
Nauti Buoy
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Huge
Ryan- you said there was a stingray in it's stomach- Was Steve Irwin in there too-BLOODY HUGE.
Are they good chewing?
If you are fishing in 500m are you in International waters- and if so do the West Coast rules apply to this area?
I bet the arms were burning by the time you blokes landed it- Great work
hlokk
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You'd need to go 200nm to
You'd need to go 200nm to get to true international waters (12nm out and you're out of australian territorial waters, but that may be from rotto, not just the mainland). Within 200nm of land, Australia has exclusive control of all economic resources, which would include fishing. Also, as a recreational angler, you would probably still have to adhere to limits as you landed anyways? The rules to catches still definately apply.
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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Nice on the tooth!
ha ha .....was a bloody big mouth so it could of taken him Nauti
I asked KC to bring over the whole stringray so I could see it....he said it bloody stinks Ryan.....i'm gonna bin it.....i took that as a NO! LOL
They're very nice eating indeed, the ones i've eaten have been up to 27kg but not tuff meat. KC stonker was also delish from what he & friends that ate it said. He was eating Bass 3 times a week
Long way out and same rules. KC back was broken, he suffered the next day.....cheers!
Dreamweaver
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Bloody well done Kasey & Ryan
WOW!!! What a cracker! Amazed you only needed ONE day to recover Kasey
, I think I'd have ended up on an invalid pension 
- bloody well done Kasey and top marks for YOUR work too Ryan as the skipper mate!
Soon to be de "dreamweaver" ed!
Kasey L.
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Thank you for your feedback
Thank you for your feedback guys.
The Grey-banded cod are an ephinephelus sp. and the only deepwater fish to come under the 1m rule. All the other deepwater species do not have a 1m or 30kg limit.
There seems to be some confusion between Polyprion moeone and P. americanus. As far as my research has shown, Bass Groper is P. moeone in alot of published literature so I have stuck with that. Why CSIRO and the recorders have chosen to identify the fish as P. americanus is beyond me - my research has shown that this fish is a completely different species (Atlantic Wreckfish). The "wreckfish" name actually describes the whole genus, of which both mentioned species, plus hapuka (P. oxygeneios) are members of.
For more clarification, wikipedia provides a simple guide: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wreckfish
Roger Knife
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That is abig kipper, bet
That is abig kipper, bet that went like a train. Welldone boys!!
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Paul G
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Just read the artical ,some
Just read the artical ,some great pics and fish .well repoted and i think those jigs may be in big demand soon,top stuff guys .
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