kingofnobbys
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http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...e/news-story/8f2443d358ed9e0fd69929377d0029d0
Another example where the "experts" don't know what they are talking about, I happen to know these nasty beasts grow to A BIGGER than 1.8m long. I hooked and tried to land one on the dykes at the old Carrington Coal Loader one night fishing for jewfish that had to be over 12' - 14' long and with a mouth that could easily fit full grown man's head into .... not a hope in hell of getting it out of the water by myself with just one gaff, best I could manage was to pull it's head out of the water by about 4 ft , was way too heavy to get more out the water - essentially just cut the line , packed up , left and headed for the nearest drink hole ..... doubted I had any hope of catching a jewfish with that beast was hanging about.
I'm sure many powerful runs when fishing at night for jewfish or in deep water for snapper , that are broken off and blamed on sharks , are hook ups with monster sized pike eels .
I wouldn't want to encounter one face to face in it's own territory while snorkling .... I expect I'd need to change my budgie-smugglers afterwards.
Even small versions 2m long have a very nasty disposition , will chase you along the ground and try to bite you ....
Another example where the "experts" don't know what they are talking about, I happen to know these nasty beasts grow to A BIGGER than 1.8m long. I hooked and tried to land one on the dykes at the old Carrington Coal Loader one night fishing for jewfish that had to be over 12' - 14' long and with a mouth that could easily fit full grown man's head into .... not a hope in hell of getting it out of the water by myself with just one gaff, best I could manage was to pull it's head out of the water by about 4 ft , was way too heavy to get more out the water - essentially just cut the line , packed up , left and headed for the nearest drink hole ..... doubted I had any hope of catching a jewfish with that beast was hanging about.
I'm sure many powerful runs when fishing at night for jewfish or in deep water for snapper , that are broken off and blamed on sharks , are hook ups with monster sized pike eels .
I wouldn't want to encounter one face to face in it's own territory while snorkling .... I expect I'd need to change my budgie-smugglers afterwards.
Even small versions 2m long have a very nasty disposition , will chase you along the ground and try to bite you ....
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.......................Ron
