THAT'S BIG

[Bobj]

A barramundi, caught in Tinaroo dam, on the Atherton Tableland behind Cairns, far north Qld., measured 1.32 metres and is estimated to weigh over 80 lbs. It was too big for the landing netand ripped it, so could not be weighed and was released after the obligatory photo(s).

[Ken L]

Well done that man. Tinaroo is suposed to be a seriously hard water but it certainly contains some monsters.

[Newt]

Whooooo wheeee - that is one impressive fish.

[bungral]

Bloody hell.............

[Bobj]

Well done that man. Tinaroo is suposed to be a seriously hard water but it certainly contains some monsters.

G'day mate, the dam used to be a barra paradise, due to the number and quality of fish caught. A few years down the track and the number of big fish caught became almost legendary and in the last few years, it has had the reputation of being a "hard" dam to fish due to the relatively few fish caught, as you say.

There is a group of locals who have started stocking the dam with 30 cm barra and, apparently, the fishing is coming good again.

[Ken L]

There is a group of locals who have started stocking the dam with 30 cm barra

 

30cm Barra are BAIT for things like that !

 

I've been bust up by unstopable Barramundi in India. The biggest was guestimated at about 35 - 40lb (it was seen making several jumps) but none of them were even in the same league as that fish.

 

I once met an Aussie who had a photo of himself with a truely awesome fish and he was telling anyone that would listen that it was the biggest Barra that he or anyone he'd ever met had ever caught. I looked at the scales and said (quietly) that it looked a lot like a Nile Perch to me. He just winked and carried on BS'ing his mates.

[Bobj]

30cm Barra are BAIT for things like that !

 

I've been bust up by unstopable Barramundi in India. The biggest was guestimated at about 35 - 40lb (it was seen making several jumps) but none of them were even in the same league as that fish.

 

I once met an Aussie who had a photo of himself with a truely awesome fish and he was telling anyone that would listen that it was the biggest Barra that he or anyone he'd ever met had ever caught. I looked at the scales and said (quietly) that it looked a lot like a Nile Perch to me. He just winked and carried on BS'ing his mates.

 

The nile perch have been caught on rod and line, weighing in at some enormous figures (136kg) A number of fishos want them introduced to Australia but, I believe, the authorities rightly told them to ping off.

[Ken L]

Yeh, I read that they were thinking about it a while back because rampant overfishing had caused a crash in Barra numbers - particularly in queensland.

Quite why they thought that one Lates specis would survive where another failed is beyond me.

Thankfully they introduced sensible bag and size limits instead and started stocking the impoundments with native fingerlings the Barra have largely recovered on their own.

 

Payara in the Tully river though. Now that would be an interesting introduction.

[nomadpaul]

i think that if Rex Hunt tried kissing that one , he'd be lucky to survive with his head still on his shoulders !!!

[Bobj]

Payara in the Tully river though. Now that would be an interesting introduction.

Unfortunately, the "powers-that-be" have declared a certain Australian native fish, noxious in certain dams and rivers....the humble barred grunter. What chance for a decent toothy fish?