Another day on the Fitzroy

[Douglas]

138cm barra caught in CBD area of Rocky this afternoon. Mate and I fished the CBD for a couple of hours catching, tagging and releasing a couple of small king and small barra. After 2 hours along came another vessel and started fishing close by.

Within minutes they'd hooked up to a big barra. Looked a lot more than 120cm when it stuck its head and shoulders out of water.

After 20 mins these guys managed to get some of it into a dinky little shallow landing net and then they couldn't lift it into boat.

They came over to us and we gave them lip-grippers, 140cm measure mat. They measured the fish in the water and it came up as 138cm.

Mate took cell phone photos which I'll put up when he sends them to me.

Net man on the boat videoed most of the battle and should be something to behold.

In all the excitement I forgot to tag the bloody thing.

No justice in this world.