monster eel caught in pot

[calais_304]

will be putting up a pic in roughly an hour...but first the story.

Yesterday me n a couple of mates were out fishing/crabbing up the burpengary creek and just a general lazy day on the water, when we went to investigate the pots for nice big bucks we came across a little surprise...1 of the pots was stuck!!?? wtf we though, must be stuck on a log so tied off to front of boat and towed the pot out...as mate is pulling it up he comments on how heavy it is....good reason to it had a bloody 2.8m...yes meter...filthy slimy eel...he had gotten in the pot to snake the bait but got caught lol...got a video of it aswell for further proof...i swear its a record sized eel as i've never seen/heard of one this big before


anyway pics will be up in an hour...anyway else caught something overly big?

[xlr8_87]

where was this? fresh or saltwater?
is it like a moray eel? I've heard they can get well over 2m

[minux]

If its a freshy, I hope you are going to cook it up. So hard to find places over here in oz that sell it. Would even love to know of a place that cooks up elvers traditionally.

[Pub247]

If its a freshy, I hope you are going to cook it up. So hard to find places over here in oz that sell it. Would even love to know of a place that cooks up elvers traditionally.

Lol funny we used to have some greek friends up in qld who loved coming over to catch eels out of our dam. I would have been about 10 at the time so i cant remember if i ate it but i hear theyre good to eat

[calais_304]

ok peoples pics as promised...just gotta work out how to upload the vid now

didn't keep it...thought it would be better off back home...should of kept it now

[calais_304]

where was this? fresh or saltwater?
is it like a moray eel? I've heard they can get well over 2m

salt water and this thing was between 2.8-3m had 1 person either end trying to hold it straight as i stepped him out (do surveying so im pretty good with measurements :P) but i've never seen or heard of one this big before!! it was seriously a monster


will have video up soon...

[minux]

damn that was one big sucker!

[calais_304]

Video of huge eel caught at burpengary creek - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

heres the video

[Deutscher]

Nice Catch !! XD

[VT-565]

Freshwater Swamp Eels taste good cooked on a fire with some lemon squeezed on them. I used to catch them in the creek as a kid with offal as bait on 100 lb handlines.....

[Troy711]

Holy crap! That thing is huge! Too bad you didn't keep it and smoke the sucker!

[Pub247]

Damn thats a big eel

[VT-565]

Holy crap! That thing is huge! Too bad you didn't keep it and smoke the sucker!

There is a method for cooking saltwater eels, you but it in a large pot of boiling water, along with a red clay house brick (must be red clay!) add some pepper and salt to taste, when the eel is done, throw it in the bin and eat the brick, it will taste better.

[Philthy]

There is a method for cooking saltwater eels, you but it in a large pot of boiling water, along with a red clay house brick (must be red clay!) add some pepper and salt to taste, when the eel is done, throw it in the bin and eat the brick, it will taste better.

I heard that about cooking galahs or something like that.
Throw it in a pot with a rock, and when the rock is soft the galah is ready to eat.

Thats a massive eel by the way

[Troy711]

I heard that about cooking galahs or something like that.
Throw it in a pot with a rock, and when the rock is soft the galah is ready to eat.

Thats a massive eel by the way

Bahahah that reminds me of my Granddad! He always used to have good old jokes like that

[gopher]

i hope mine doesn't grow that big

i've got a freshwater eel in my fishtank that's grown to almost a half a metre long had him since he was only about 10 cm long

[LisnM8]

seen ones like that in the local waterways in geelong, Good old barwon river full of that many chemicals lol, cant catch em however just chomp through your line....good catch, for anyone who hasnt tryed smoked eel dont knock it, i mistakenly ate it once and i cant believe how juicy and suculent it was.....bloody wog neighbour handing meat over the fence lol

[Philthy]

Bahahah that reminds me of my Granddad! He always used to have good old jokes like that

I think I heard that from my Grandpa actually. We might be cousins!

[CSP]

*checks pants*


PHEW!!! Thought I was missing something for a second there!

[Rufus®]

will be putting up a pic in roughly an hour...but first the story.

Yesterday me n a couple of mates were out fishing/crabbing up the burpengary creek and just a general lazy day on the water, when we went to investigate the pots for nice big bucks we came across a little surprise...1 of the pots was stuck!!?? wtf we though, must be stuck on a log so tied off to front of boat and towed the pot out...as mate is pulling it up he comments on how heavy it is....good reason to it had a bloody 2.8m...yes meter...filthy slimy eel...he had gotten in the pot to snake the bait but got caught lol...got a video of it aswell for further proof...i swear its a record sized eel as i've never seen/heard of one this big before


anyway pics will be up in an hour...anyway else caught something overly big?

Is that up the end of Ulhman Rd? near the boat / ship yard? We found a monster cod there a few years ago, you could have probably stuck your head in its mouth.... possibly something in the water

[cxcxcxvcvcvc]

Reminds me of the hairtail i caught out of tingalpa river! Heres a pic of what they look like(pic is not mine just a pic off the web)! Sweet catch by the way mate

[stocky]

*checks pants*


PHEW!!! Thought I was missing something for a second there!

you have a tail?

[Rufus®]

you have a tail?

I was thinking more along the lines of, why does he have an eel in his pants? Surely he can't be that lonely?

[CSP]

Eel in your pants is SO much better than a gerbil in your pants!

[calais_304]

Is that up the end of Ulhman Rd? near the boat / ship yard?

thats the spot mate lol