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Big Game Hunting for Sure, but not Mammalian...
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27 June 2011, 05:02
Aspen Hill AdventuresI'd love a few steaks off that toad! Neat pics, looks like a great day out with lots to see.
~Ann
27 June 2011, 05:14
ted thornThats a huge pearch!
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27 June 2011, 05:25
Jack D BoldLove those photos.
Now the story, please. When, where, how, and is there room for 1 more?
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27 June 2011, 06:12
kudu56WOW! Pretty cool! Thanks for sharing.
27 June 2011, 08:25
Kamo GariAnn, did you mean you'd *cook* the flesh of the Gods? BITE YOUR TONGUE!
The larger of the two was auctioned off at Tsukiji, in Tokyo.
Little tired at present (work, not fishing), but will post a few lines about it at some point. Thanks for the nice comments. Big fun indeed.
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27 June 2011, 18:50
DesertRamKG, you sure do well when it comes to "hunting" the ocean. Awesome pictures; I'm looking forward to more detail.
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27 June 2011, 21:48
Aspen Hill Adventuresquote:
Ann, did you mean you'd *cook* the flesh of the Gods? BITE YOUR TONGUE!
Oh my! I didn't know they were eaten raw! When I do prepare fish I very lightly cook it. Nothing worse than over-cooked dried out fish meat.
~Ann
fantastic fish! a dream of mine... and i'd settle for a 10lb version!
so KG... you gonna call up Gray's taxidermy for a mount?
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28 June 2011, 02:46
L. David KeithI bet that Tokyo fish brought some real coin. Congrats KG, love to hang into one someday. I love fresh tuna Sushi, sashimi or seared on the grill...it's all good!
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Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt:
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007
http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more:
http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added
http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#926103994110 days in the Stormberg Mountains
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017
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Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running......
"If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you."
28 June 2011, 08:09
NavalukVery close. But still not a good enough reason to live in a BLUE state.
28 June 2011, 19:13
Kamo Gariquote:
Originally posted by SG Olds:
Very close. But still not a good enough reason to live in a BLUE state.
Is everything political? I went fishing and posted a few pics. You don't like where I'm from? I couldn't care less. Deal with it. You're certainly not missed here.
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30 June 2011, 23:17
matt uKamo That looks like some kind of fun!
01 July 2011, 00:29
DoublessKG, just a question: I thought it was illegal to sell a game fish caught unless it was off a commercial boat, and I also thought bluefins were a gamefish. Not throwing rocks, just asking because I am obviously wrong, based on your above post.
And an awesome bluefin, by the way! Maybe one day...
01 July 2011, 02:16
Kamo Gariquote:
Originally posted by Doubless:
KG, just a question: I thought it was illegal to sell a game fish caught unless it was off a commercial boat, and I also thought bluefins were a gamefish. Not throwing rocks, just asking because I am obviously wrong, based on your above post.
And an awesome bluefin, by the way! Maybe one day...
No problem, but what makes you assume the F/V I was on was *not* a commercial boat, I wonder? It was in fact a commercial boat, fishing commercially for market tuna. I guess I don't exactly understand the question...
There are recreational and commercial permits, and very specific rules for both. We know them to the letter. You better, in this game, as fines are painful at best, should anyone run afoul of the law.
Thanks, though.
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01 July 2011, 02:44
Greg BrownleeWell done, what did they end up weighing?
Spectacular photos as well, thanks for sharing.
01 July 2011, 03:02
Kamo Gariquote:
Originally posted by Greg Brownlee:
Well done, what did they end up weighing?
Spectacular photos as well, thanks for sharing.
They're on the small side. The larger of the two went ~320 in the round, but had good fat content, so made it on a plane to Tokyo. The smaller about 260, and was sold domestically.
Cheers,
KG
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02 July 2011, 00:04
Greg Brownleequote:
Originally posted by Kamo Gari:
They're on the small side.
KG
I knew Tuna got huge, but I thought 320 was a sizable fish!
Still haven't fished for them yet, I need to do it soon.
02 July 2011, 00:50
Kamo Gariquote:
Originally posted by Greg Brownlee:
quote:
Originally posted by Kamo Gari:
They're on the small side.
KG
I knew Tuna got huge, but I thought 320 was a sizable fish!
Still haven't fished for them yet, I need to do it soon.
Our fish were only a few inches into legal market fish territory, at ~ 78". Here's the world record fish, at just about 3/4 of a TON.
http://www.bigmarinefish.com/p...luefin_tuna_pg4.htmlI have buddies who have taken fish to 1100 lbs. So, as stated, the 300 lb class giants are the wee ones pretty much, all things considered. That said, I'll take them--and bigger, naturally--all day long. Absolutely amazing creatures they are. Doesn't hurt that they provide some of the very best eating in the world to those like myself who are sushi/sashimi fanatics.
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02 July 2011, 02:02
L. David Keithquote:
I have buddies who have taken fish to 1100 lbs. So, as stated, the 300 lb class giants are the wee ones pretty much, all things considered. That said, I'll take them--and bigger, naturally--all day long. Absolutely amazing creatures they are. Doesn't hurt that they provide some of the very best eating in the world to those like myself who are sushi/sashimi fanatics.
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http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333
Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com
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Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt:
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007
http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more:
http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added
http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#926103994110 days in the Stormberg Mountains
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232"Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson
Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running......
"If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you."
02 July 2011, 09:46
SevensNice fish! I'll take him raw with some rice and wasabi!
