Author Topic: Couta Crock from the bricks! (Read 6843 times)

Gerhard · « **on:** January 16, 2015, 08:47:31 AM »

I was blessed this morning!

Rod - Black Hole Cape Cod 8,6
Reel - Stella 14K
Line - JB Hollow 100lb with 80lb fisherman leader and 60lb bite trace.
Lure - Darkstar Wahoo 80 stickbait

Fish hit the stickbait and became airborne.

I still need to look at the GoPro video and hope I can share the fight.

This is a dream fish...

145cm in lenght and weighed in at 25kg

REEFMAN · « **Reply #1 on:** January 16, 2015, 08:49:35 AM »

YOH!!!!

Brilliant, brilliant, BRILLIANT!
Very Happy for you Gerhard! Spectacular catch!

SAfish · « **Reply #2 on:** January 16, 2015, 08:50:47 AM »

I saw it on FB this morning and was waiting for you to post more details here. What a great catch!! Well done, Gerhard.

dugong · « **Reply #3 on:** January 16, 2015, 08:51:18 AM »

Friggen well done bro..........ther's your croc!!!!! Hows those 10mm teeth!!

Lichia amia · « **Reply #4 on:** January 16, 2015, 08:53:36 AM »

Brilliant catch , is that a Camo lure ?

shagnrelease · « **Reply #5 on:** January 16, 2015, 08:57:17 AM »

Bliksem!!

What a fish!! Congrats

visteroris · « **Reply #6 on:** January 16, 2015, 08:58:05 AM »

Verry nice

L Hooker · « **Reply #7 on:** January 16, 2015, 08:58:58 AM »

Awesome catch Gerhard well done boet

Zetti · « **Reply #8 on:** January 16, 2015, 09:08:40 AM »

Holy shyte! Brilliant Gerhard, lovely fish!

Gerhard · « **Reply #9 on:** January 16, 2015, 09:09:54 AM »

Quote from: Lichia amia on January 16, 2015, 08:53:36 AM

Brilliant catch , is that a Camo lure ?

Thanks,

Nope Darkstar Wahoo 80g stickbait lots of purple on it

Lichia amia · « **Reply #10 on:** January 16, 2015, 09:12:17 AM »

Quote from: Gerhard on January 16, 2015, 09:09:54 AM

Quote from: Lichia amia on January 16, 2015, 08:53:36 AM
Brilliant catch , is that a Camo lure ?

Thanks,

Nope Darkstar Wahoo 80g stickbait lots of purple on it

Nice man

Willie · « **Reply #11 on:** January 16, 2015, 09:16:59 AM »

WOW!!! great catch

Gerhard · « **Reply #12 on:** January 16, 2015, 09:18:10 AM »

Thanks guys,

Looking at the GoPro video i doubt I will load it as its still dark with just the silhouette of the rod visible and the stella screaming...

What I can tell you was that the fight lasted 4.30min but felt like an eternity.

Low tide was just past 6:00 this morning making for an interesting scenario landing the fish but everything worked out nicely ...

lebaka · « **Reply #13 on:** January 16, 2015, 09:18:20 AM »

welldone gerhard prized catch for sure

SAfish · « **Reply #14 on:** January 16, 2015, 09:18:49 AM »

What was the water temperature?

Gerhard · « **Reply #15 on:** January 16, 2015, 09:26:11 AM »

Quote from: SAfish on January 16, 2015, 09:18:49 AM

What was the water temperature?

Around 18,5C at the moment

SAfish · « **Reply #16 on:** January 16, 2015, 09:29:36 AM »

Cool, thanks. So they did not move away after the passing of the cold front, they only got bigger!

John F · « **Reply #17 on:** January 16, 2015, 09:31:18 AM »

Indeed a catch of a lifetime!

Catch of the month (and the year!) if you ask me!

Well done!

Prego · « **Reply #18 on:** January 16, 2015, 09:32:06 AM »

Gerhard frikken well done dude. You sure do put in the time, so very deserved.

That must be some sort of record from the side on artificial

Kegan · « **Reply #19 on:** January 16, 2015, 09:37:08 AM »

awesome fish!well done gerhard