smidey Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 a local builder up here caught the biggest fish ever caught in NZ on thursday, its a 483.4kg blue marlin. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/artic ... d=10567248 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Wow!! Shame it wasn't released though, I always feel a bit sad seeing those massive old fish strung up like that, I'm sure they don't taste any better than a small one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted April 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 I'm sure they don't taste any better than a small one... thats like saying beer doesn't taste better after a real hard days work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 i think its sad that it wasn't released too such a magnificent creature deserves the ocean as its home. beer tastes gross, lol ewww.. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 thats like saying beer doesn't taste better after a real hard days work LOL! One of the best beers I've had was a DB Draught that was so cold it had ice crystals forming in it on a hot summers afternoon after spending the day fishing off Te Ngaire bay. So, I think that theory isn't quite true, a good beer should taste nice any time, but even a cheap beer can taste good under the right circumstance. I guess thats why they said "Carlton Stripe tastes best when you've earned it".... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkfur Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 imagine if someone from here was present at the time - they'd be wondering how to get a big enough tank.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
projectlocal Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 while most people associate size with age,marlin are actually a very fast growing fish, a lot faster than say a snapper which is a lot faster than say a crayfish............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 beer tastes gross, lol ewww.. :lol: Geeez man.....And i was just starting to like you. You have done it now :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 :lol: have a rum and coke with lime instead! waaaayyy better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 :lol: have a rum and coke with lime instead! waaaayyy better! Nah Its Bourbon time now. But I did enjoy my beer earlier after a long day at work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 :lol: have a rum and coke with lime instead! waaaayyy better! sorry phoenix gotta go with kiwi on the bourbon i can control myself better on the tequila now that i have aged more as to the fish in question i like tag and release but can understand the feeling of keeping, eating and mounting a fish like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 and mounting a fish like that don't do that! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :bounce: gotcha. bourbon has weird side effects. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Nah Its Bourbon time now. But I did enjoy my beer earlier after a long day at work Mmm, Bourbon and coke...It's no limoncello, but it's still good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 **ducks into thread** Someone said tequila? **oh....we're talking fish? Laters.....** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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