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Author:  creative1 [ May 27th, '08, 12:56 ]
Post subject:  What lurks in the deep of the swan river
This Sturgeon was caught on the Swan just near Fremantle City two weeks ago. It weighed out at over 1,000 lbs and measured out at 11'1'. It was 56'' around the girth and took over 6 and a half hours, and 4 dozen beers, for the 4 guys taking turns at the reeling it in. Tony Harben did a fantastic job of reeling it in which took just over four hours.

Any Sturgeon OVER about five feet has to be released unharmed and cannot be removed from the water.

They are brood breeding stock and probably older than most of us. This one maybe 100 years old.
Admin: Interesting story, but not quite true. Sturgeon do not grow anywhere in Australia. Seems this picture has been making the rounds of the internet for quite a while claiming to be from a few different places

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Author:  Outbackozzie [ May 27th, '08, 13:08 ]
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Think it would have learnt not to be caught
Author:  creative1 [ May 27th, '08, 14:46 ]
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mmm... poor bugger 6 1/2 hrs must have been shagged by the end of it!
Author:  monya [ May 27th, '08, 15:00 ]
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:shock:
Author:  steve [ May 27th, '08, 18:56 ]
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:shock: :shock:

i want to know what lies in the deep of monyas dam ;)
Author:  steem [ May 27th, '08, 19:19 ]
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steve wrote:
i want to know what lies in the deep of monyas dam ;)


Nothing...if it stay still, the cod eats it ;)
Author:  steve [ May 27th, '08, 19:23 ]
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lol.

steem, in monya's absence do you have any idea what temperature the pond with the cod in it is?
Author:  monya [ May 27th, '08, 19:32 ]
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currently about 13 degs I reckon. In summer it hit about 26 in the shallows I reckon.
Author:  steem [ May 27th, '08, 19:33 ]
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nope...definitely wetsuit temps I'd say. I'm off now, I'll leave you to guess on your own :support: :wave1: :walk:
Author:  Axl [ May 27th, '08, 19:40 ]
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Hey C1, if they can't remove it from the water , how did they weigh it accurately?
Author:  steve [ May 27th, '08, 19:46 ]
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thanx mon, i only ask because muzza had a near death experience last night. apparently i turned off the air stone sunday and the cannister filer was 90% blocked............... saw him by chance.........was breathing heavily at the waters surface, almost completely white............

think it may be time to move him to an outside tank.................
Author:  creative1 [ May 27th, '08, 21:16 ]
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Axl wrote:
Hey C1, if they can't remove it from the water , how did they weigh it accurately?

buggered if I know I am smashed!
Author:  Outbackozzie [ Jun 22nd, '08, 20:59 ]
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Who's been telling stories then :roll:
Author:  monya [ Jun 23rd, '08, 07:35 ]
Post subject:  Re: What lurks in the deep of the swan river
never let the truth get in the way of a good story. In fact, i thought the fish was caught in our river torrens, which makes the swan look like a skanky creek backwater :P
Author:  KudaPucat [ Jun 23rd, '08, 14:41 ]
Post subject:  Re: What lurks in the deep of the swan river
Was sent this the other day... sure beats the hell out of a Cod ;-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqJrH9Vhnbk

Truly scary.
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