Specimen Thornback 18lb 11oz

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Specimen Thornback 18lb 11oz

Postby Dragonfly » Sun Sep 15, 2013 12:07 pm

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[b]18lb 11 oz Thornback, specimen weight I understand is 17.64lb
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Re: Specimen Thornback 18lb 11oz

Postby chuckaroo » Sun Sep 15, 2013 12:31 pm

haha! fair enough Dragonfly, nice fish
and i dont mean to be rude, but surely that fish is under 10lb ! more like 4 or 5lb ?!
it certainly looks nowhere near the size you claim it to be
did you weigh it yourself? are the scales verified?

heres a pic of a 18lb 12oz fish:

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pity to see it dead too.. unless you planned to eat it
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Re: Specimen Thornback 18lb 11oz

Postby garymaxima » Sun Sep 15, 2013 1:24 pm

have to say i agree with chuckaroo..........
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Re: Specimen Thornback 18lb 11oz

Postby JOHN1 » Sun Sep 15, 2013 2:06 pm

8lb11oz :mrgreen:
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Re: Specimen Thornback 18lb 11oz

Postby Dragonfly » Sun Sep 15, 2013 2:55 pm

Have to say I thought it was maybe 12lb, but verified scales said 18.. Bad pic of it maybe
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Re: Specimen Thornback 18lb 11oz

Postby garymaxima » Sun Sep 15, 2013 3:03 pm

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mate, the ray above looks way bigger than the one in your photograph. mine is not held out towards the camera, yours is. mine looks to have a far thicker tail and broader wingspan. yours weighed 18lb+
mine weighed in at under 10lb

are you going to claim it?
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Re: Specimen Thornback 18lb 11oz

Postby Dragonfly » Sun Sep 15, 2013 4:19 pm

Claim it ? Absolutely not: I dont fish for badges , just decent fish.

Second fish within two weeks that has spooled line from me !

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Re: Specimen Thornback 18lb 11oz

Postby garymaxima » Sun Sep 15, 2013 4:49 pm

Dragonfly wrote:Claim it ? Absolutely not: I dont fish for badges , just decent fish.


well at least that is something to be glad of.

might be an idea to have your scales looked at as well :wink: . I'm guessing they are digital? i once had a set of digitals that told me a 2.75lb hybrid was 12.25lb. i had the common sense to realise that the scales were way off the mark....
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Re: Specimen Thornback 18lb 11oz

Postby Dragonfly » Sun Sep 15, 2013 5:05 pm

Well, it was out club chairman and his scales. Leinster council member , EFSA Ireland etc, So, I had to trust him.. No matter though. it has gone to feed several families today.

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Re: Specimen Thornback 18lb 11oz

Postby fergal » Sun Sep 15, 2013 5:24 pm

Theres no way that is even over 10lbs.
4 or 5lbs maybe.
Nice catch all the same.
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Re: Specimen Thornback 18lb 11oz

Postby Jayball10 » Sun Sep 15, 2013 8:21 pm

Deffo more than 5lb but deffo not 18lb unless it had a good day on the beer and didnt break the seal...

Nice catch all the same mate.
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Re: Specimen Thornback 18lb 11oz

Postby lucky13 » Mon Sep 16, 2013 1:27 pm

nice ray dragonfly...i got caught out before with the weight issue with bullsh*t length-to-weight converters online as i did not have a scales with me... :oops:
maybe your lads scales took a few bad knocks and needs to be recalibrated? dunno...id have to say tho i woulda been happier to hear he went back alive,but sure at least he was eaten.tis a lovely fish tho... id say the kite resistance was mad off it during the fight...well done,tis a lovely catch.
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Re: Specimen Thornback 18lb 11oz

Postby JOHN1 » Mon Sep 16, 2013 3:43 pm

lucky13 wrote:nice ray dragonfly......id have to say tho i woulda been happier to hear he went back alive,but sure at least he was eaten..
he was a she, why would you prefer to see it going back alive they are a great eating fish,i would see no differance between that and a big cork cod been kept for the pan :wink:
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Re: Specimen Thornback 18lb 11oz

Postby ste c » Mon Sep 16, 2013 4:05 pm

give the chap a break he was goin by some1s scales not his fault to be fair mate looks around the 8lb mark though nice catch and fair play to you
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Re: Specimen Thornback 18lb 11oz

Postby paul skelly » Mon Sep 16, 2013 4:54 pm

Nice fish lad ;)
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Re: Specimen Thornback 18lb 11oz

Postby lucky13 » Thu Sep 19, 2013 3:41 pm

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lucky13 wrote:nice ray dragonfly......id have to say tho i woulda been happier to hear he went back alive,but sure at least he was eaten..
he was a she, why would you prefer to see it going back alive they are a great eating fish,i would see no differance between that and a big cork cod been kept for the pan :wink:


i wasnt quite sure i couldnt see her underside...shouldv known by the size..but thanks for pointing that out to me john 1.
im sure that they are good eating although i have never ate one.the reason why id like to have heard she went back is beacuse they arent as frequent as a big cork cod taking your bait anymore.but hey like i said at least he was eaten.excuse me she was eaten. :wink:

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Re: Specimen Thornback 18lb 11oz

Postby peakle » Sat Oct 05, 2013 3:10 pm

lucky13 wrote:
JOHN1 wrote:
lucky13 wrote:nice ray dragonfly......id have to say tho i woulda been happier to hear he went back alive,but sure at least he was eaten..
he was a she, why would you prefer to see it going back alive they are a great eating fish,i would see no differance between that and a big cork cod been kept for the pan :wink:


i wasnt quite sure i couldnt see her underside...shouldv known by the size..but thanks for pointing that out to me john 1.
im sure that they are good eating although i have never ate one.the reason why id like to have heard she went back is beacuse they arent as frequent as a big cork cod taking your bait anymore.but hey like i said at least he was eaten.excuse me she was eaten. :wink:

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Re: Specimen Thornback 18lb 11oz

Postby lucky13 » Sun Oct 06, 2013 1:07 pm

peakle wrote:
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JOHN1 wrote:
lucky13 wrote:nice ray dragonfly......id have to say tho i woulda been happier to hear he went back alive,but sure at least he was eaten..
he was a she, why would you prefer to see it going back alive they are a great eating fish,i would see no differance between that and a big cork cod been kept for the pan :wink:


i wasnt quite sure i couldnt see her underside...shouldv known by the size..but thanks for pointing that out to me john 1.
im sure that they are good eating although i have never ate one.the reason why id like to have heard she went back is beacuse they arent as frequent as a big cork cod taking your bait anymore.but hey like i said at least he was eaten.excuse me she was eaten. :wink:

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tis still a bit early for cod i'd be thinking,tis still very warm..are you landing alot of thornies peakle?
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