A 249lb Record PERCH!

[Simp]

Check out this great story.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1220924/Fisherman-reels-monster-6ft-perch--battling-CROCODILE.html

These things look so much like a LM bass it's crazy. I wonder if Big O has any Giant Rage Lobsters? ;D

[Wayne P.]

Here is another one of those fish------Looks like a LARGEmouth to me

[Dan:]

tackle warehouse shirt in the pic!

[frogtog]

Sharp eye Dan. That is a nice LM in any part of the world.

[chubaka]

WoW!!

[cart7t]

Ha!  Using the length x girth / pi,  that fish won't even go 220lbs.

Where's the CA guys at to dispute it?  

[Mattlures]

I have seen a couple fishing shows where they are fishing for nile perch. They were trolling large saltwater rapalas and the huge fish jump and do head shakes just like bass. It was awsome. I bet they would a swimbait good.

And Cart there is now way that fish went 249lbs. From my estimate it was 245  

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

Quote from the comments on the article:"That's an average to small Nile perch. I've seen much larger ones."

Thought it just said that the record was 230 lbs?  : :

Anyways that fish is pretty darn spectacular! I have never seen or heard of those before until now.We all know how much a LMB can eat but can you imagine how much food it takes to feed a monster pig like that?!?!

[Dan:]

Quote from the comments on the article:"That's an average to small Nile perch. I've seen much larger ones."

Thought it just said that the record was 230 lbs? : :

Anyways that fish is pretty darn spectacular! I have never seen or heard of those before until now.We all know how much a LMB can eat but can you imagine how much food it takes to feed a monster pig like that?!?!

Yeah, I saw that one too. Those people who comment are usually idiots.

[mac]

Hi Guys some of the guys in my bass club fish for nile perch often that is an above average nile perch.The will definately take a swimbait matt.I have seen them been caught by the side of the boat after chasing a crankbait to the boatside and the guy has moved the bait in figure 8 movement by the boat side.One of my friends went on a trip to Nasser in egypt and they fished a huge underwater rockpile and started catching a lot of fish 15 pounds to about 40 pounds and the guide decided to move as the fish were too "small". :- They make excellent eating and are even expoterd and fish farmed in australia for eating purposes.The eat huge amounts of baitfish and tilapia populations are severly depleted in lakes that have nile perch.

[Redlinerobert]

What an awesome catch.  Imagine of bass grew that big...they'd eat us!

[Carmen J Bernardo]

  All I can say to this is, "Son of a -----!!!"  Somebody book me a flight to Africa.  I want to try getting one of these monsters!

[Raul]

Fishing for those is in my "bucket list" ( things I have to do before I kick the bucket ).

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

Fishing for those is in my "bucket list" ( things I have to do before I kick the bucket ).

Agreed LOL! LMB fishing just lost a little bit of its appeal.

[Jay Dubya]

...They make excellent eating and are even expoterd and fish farmed in Australia for eating purposes.

Australia doesn't farm Nile Perch. We farm Barramundi (Lates Calcarifer), a purely Australian fish that is very very closely related to the Nile Perch, but has some differences (needs further research, an silghtly incorrect article is here if you look at nativefish DOT asn DOT au SLASH barramundi

Unlike the fat lazy fish in Egypt, Australian Barra are one of the hardest fighting sports fish you can encounter. Salt water barra assemble in the ocean, go upstream to breed during the wet (tropical rainy) season.  Occasionally they get landlocked, fat and lazy. 

Salt water Barra will leap, shake, buck.  I had a lure thrown nearly 100 yards by a monster Barra; all she did was shake her head when she came up.

The picture you see is a big breeding female Nile Perch; Barra are born Male and change to Female.

Barra will take anything including other Barramundi if they are in a feeding mood. Most of the time they aren't, and its very frustrating. We usually fish for them with lures simply because bait attracts crocs, and because Barra are territorial, and will strike at fish that invade their space (so bright flashy colours invoke a response). We fish from aluminium  boats with hardbodied and softbodied lures and bait. Mainly because the crocs find it harder to get the aluminium out of their teeth afterwards instead of cleaning their teeth with toothpicks from timber boats. Mind you, there are plenty of idiots that are happy to wade in and tempt fate, and thankfully the crocodile participates in this natural human  process selection, weeding out the stupid and ignorant.

Two weeks ago there was a 4.7 metre croc (thats around 17 footer)  removed about one km downstream from one of our favourite swimming holes.  Estuarine Crocodile, or Saltwater croc.  Crocs over 3m will take horses.

Mind you, no matter where we are, we are always polite enough to let the visitors get in the water first; can't be too careful. ;D

Anyway, book your flight to Australia mate, plenty of fishing, none of the hassles

[Grey Wolf]

...They make excellent eating and are even expoterd and fish farmed in Australia for eating purposes.

Australia doesn't farm Nile Perch. We farm Barramundi (Lates Calcarifer), a purely Australian fish that is very very closely related to the Nile Perch, but has some differences (needs further research, an silghtly incorrect article is here if you look at nativefish DOT asn DOT au SLASH barramundi

Unlike the fat lazy fish in Egypt, Australian Barra are one of the hardest fighting sports fish you can encounter. Salt water barra assemble in the ocean, go upstream to breed during the wet (tropical rainy) season. Occasionally they get landlocked, fat and lazy.

Salt water Barra will leap, shake, buck. I had a lure thrown nearly 100 yards by a monster Barra; all she did was shake her head when she came up.

The picture you see is a big breeding female Nile Perch; Barra are born Male and change to Female.

Barra will take anything including other Barramundi if they are in a feeding mood. Most of the time they aren't, and its very frustrating. We usually fish for them with lures simply because bait attracts crocs, and because Barra are territorial, and will strike at fish that invade their space (so bright flashy colours invoke a response). We fish from aluminium boats with hardbodied and softbodied lures and bait. Mainly because the crocs find it harder to get the aluminium out of their teeth afterwards instead of cleaning their teeth with toothpicks from timber boats. Mind you, there are plenty of idiots that are happy to wade in and tempt fate, and thankfully the crocodile participates in this natural human process selection, weeding out the stupid and ignorant.

Two weeks ago there was a 4.7 metre croc (thats around 17 footer) removed about one km downstream from one of our favourite swimming holes. Estuarine Crocodile, or Saltwater croc. Crocs over 3m will take horses.

Mind you, no matter where we are, we are always polite enough to let the visitors get in the water first; can't be too careful. ;D

Anyway, book your flight to Australia mate, plenty of fishing, none of the hassles

Welcome and thanks for the correction. Why don't you introduce yourself to the forum ? We have a board that you can introduce yourself on.

[senile1]

That is one huge fish! 

To Jay Dubya:

Thanks for the excellent information.  I would definitely be wary and take precautions fishing in croc-infested waters.  How big are the aluminum boats you guys use around these crocodiles?