WTF just happened at Awoonga Dam

[@Chronicstate187]

That was absolutely engrossing from start to finish. The teamwork was spot on. Well done guys

[@terrystickland]

One of the most exciting fishing videos I’ve seen well done you two, pure determination 👏👏👏👏👌

[@HookedOnBrooke]

🤣 yep the things you will do when you actually see the size of it. Well worth it 😁 very privileged to land such a fish.

[@Ckktopa]

Love having you guys back, looking forward to reno's and fishing!

[@HookedOnBrooke]

I hope my life isn't too boring but I'll try to film the best bits. 😉

[@omegaseamaster1550]

Nice Bara and Tight Lines from Vancouver Canada !!!

[@regkershaw]

What excellent and great workmanship. He must love you so much. Well done to you both

[@HookedOnBrooke]

He really does love me even though I ask a lot of him 😅

[@donaldandireneyoung3089]

That was awesome! Thanks for sharing and showing what good teamwork can accomplish...definitely a bucket-list fish! Blessings!

[@patrickbutler1715]

Huge effort ... great team work and an awesome fish

[@SilvermanAdventuresFishing]

Super great catch and fish. What a Hubby going in after it. Looks like our Saltwater Snook here in Florida. Peace.✌✌

[@davidritchie2727]

There’s a farm in Orlando Where they Raise these fish and I believe you can pay to catch them. Saw it on a KZbin video once. I snook fish over here in Tampa Bay

[@SilvermanAdventuresFishing]

@@davidritchie2727 I know the place you are talking about. Catch Barra there. Peace.

[@davidbonnell6601]

That's amazing. Dennis is awesome. He should buy you a kayak. Great video. Love how you cradle him as best you can to release

[@HookedOnBrooke]

Yeah I'm very lucky to have a great man. 😳 That would make for a great video, yakking around with a big girl hooked up. I'm all for supporting any fish under the belly so that their spine and neck doesn't get damaged. It really makes me sad seeing the way some people hold a fish 😭

[@ianrawlings2546]

Not HE! ALL BARRAMUNDI once they reach about 55 centimetres change from male to female.

[@bogart281]

thank you for returning the fish to the water, great job

[@charlesmorgan2309]

That was a beautiful catch !! Congrats. Can’t wait for more videos from your new adventures. Thank you again !!

[@randydominguez3289]

Wow beautiful fish! You two rock, Andrea and I are currently remolding an old home. Not much time for fun

[@JulianFoley]

Marvellous! A great day out for you and the fish!

[@Rene-up1dl]

Hot weather, air pressure dropping, cloudy & blowing. Perfect!

[@johnhidber4271]

Super team work, folks. Thanks for the vid. Congrats!

[@Nessyk01]

Just found your channel ! Real Aussies , love it 👍

[@remcovanvliet3018]

Lol I was just thinking too myself "That's brave, fishing for Barra with that little rod!" and boom!🎣 Folded over like a pretzel! That was some great teamwork, and what an awesome fish!

[@HookedOnBrooke]

Lol, this is actually a hand crafted dedicated barra rod from Matty Gates in WA. This rod has caught many a big fish including another metre Barra in Darwin. 😉

[@davidtolge9707]

A wonderful video about a healthy marriage that includes a fish. Loved it.

[@scottday4646]

G’day Brooke & Dennis. Welcome to CQ. I meant to comment on your last video. I live just over the hill from yours, I worked a lot of that country mustering on horses when it was bigger grazing properties many years ago

[@HookedOnBrooke]

Cheers Scott. Yeah we have a little slice of beautiful country here at home.

[@scottday4646]

Plenty of good fishing from here. Centrally located you have unlimited choices from salt to fresh impoundment. From Hervey Bay to Stanage Bay in couple hrs. Impoundments such as Awoonga, Cania, Callide, Monduran, Fairbairn, Theresa, Paradise, Gregory.... Nice 👍🎣🎣🎣 Might catchup for a 🍺 or ☕️ one day. Or some 🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣🍻

[@lesgaal4017]

Great catch and release Brook what a beauty. Melb.

[@HookedOnBrooke]

Naw thanks, yes this is what I live for. At least someone else can catch her another day.

[@nancysiow6262]

best vid in a while...you guys are the best!

[@brno2]

Great work you two, epic catch

[@vingreensill]

What a team you make! Amazing to see that huge fish come out of that dam.

[@landmark4928]

It was worth the wait A-1 impressive couple. Great fish wow!💥

[@landmark4928]

Thanks

[@dianequince8761]

That was a beautiful fish! Congratulations 👏👏

[@randallstackhouse5300]

Congratulations! Great team work! Beautiful looking fish! I'm a new subscriber from Vancouver BC Canada

[@donmartin7460]

Beautiful………the fish too! Great teamwork!

[@duncaninglis5407]

Well done fellas great team effort what a beauty

[@mayhem035]

Wow ! Good job mates! Cheers from canada! Awsome battle!🤘

[@tacocin]

I'm not sure if you had the fish or the fish had you! Amazing team effort! Great catch!

[@robertwaid3579]

Congratulations that was an Amazing Fish you Caught there. IT was a Bueatiful, Catch n Release experience. Hope You continue too have Good Luck 🤞🤠🤞.

[@chrisblenkinsopp8588]

I'm glad you put her back...!

[@sassyh154]

That was awesome... way to go girl... keep em coming Brooke!

[@HookedOnBrooke]

Thanks Sas

[@MichaelSmalleyMPA]

We mssed you Brooke - still hooked. PS - your mate is keeper, I'd say :)

[@HookedOnBrooke]

Naw bless you. Yeah I'm a lucky girl 😍 he's my swamp man.

[@andrewneale3266]

The most unluckiest Barra in the Australia. 😂

[@HookedOnBrooke]

Lol she totally was but she was released so very lucky at the same time 😁

[@andrewneale3266]

Which was wonderful to see 👍👍👍

[@glimmagma4551]

Woot 🎣 🐟 🌊 👋 ❤❤❤❤

[@eugenesteenhuisen4065]

Awesome teamwork. What a fish.

[@hellohello8556]

Awsome catch and release.👍

[@809klglklgl]

Omgosh excellent catch well done, great team work. 👍

[@michaelbryant9837]

That was awesome guys,well done

[@jackll7653]

So nice and so kind of you guys did not eat the fish.❤

[@MylesDeep617]

No worries about crocs? Great catch though

[@robertbigfishbourdon2771]

NICE FISH 🎣Great effort

[@aussiefishing4wdadventures370]

Love the commitment, bravo.👍👍

[@michaelbrown6241]

Great work Brooke. You dropped out of my sub list a fair way back so I just subbed again. Lookinf forward to many more fishing adventuers from your new home👍

[@jamesfaedtke2914]

Great video, hope to see Australia one day myself 😁 , also try a weedless plastic with more darker colors or shades with black on for the overcast cloudy days.... you'll probably have to cast less to get them to hit. 🎯

[@ussweeneyd]

Really great teamwork and video.

[@brentwall9786]

Great team work guys, now new subscriber🤙👍

[@dustinperez3816]

Beautiful catch young lady.

[@bigpuppytools4295]

Great Catch 👍👍🎣

[@bobmariano3731]

Awesome 👏 congrats 🍾 👍😮⚾️

[@rjochheim]

Well done and great team work guys 👍👍

[@jimc4839]

Beautiful fish. Must be tough too. Kept it out of the water for 5 minutes after playing out to exhaustion. Might want to work on that technique.

[@Grandpa-Chris]

What a fabulous fish, great angling skills too… a beautiful fish for a beautiful lady. @Grandpa-Chris in the U.K., the home of giant trout. Happy to subscribe…

[@HookedOnBrooke]

Naw thank you 🥰 I'll have to checkout your giant trout 😁

[@mikegauthier10]

must be hard at it on the house hopefully youre making alot of progress

[@carlgoss9406]

is that not far from boynedale bush camp? great video showing basic land based barra fishing

[@HookedOnBrooke]

Sure is. Just off the beatin track.

[@carlgoss9406]

@@HookedOnBrooke yeah nice. Looking forward to another trip up that way

[@kennymckown8603]

Wow , I thought you were going to bring it home and eat it !

[@skippyf.t.pfilmthepolice2358]

Wow your first Barra out of the dam? Is a massive one.

[@HookedOnBrooke]

Yes I'm so very lucky. I've fished the dam a few times before and caught nothing. Denis has caught a rat I think but yeah it's a tough dam to crack.

[@christamelzer565]

You are a legend 😉👌

[@HookedOnBrooke]

Why thank you xx

[@dbenci2071]

Crazy catch ,nice!

[@whoguy4231]

Glad u released her!!!

[@philbarrows424]

Nice catch👍🏻👍🏻🏁🏁🎣🎣

[@dirkvandermerwe6027]

Very well done! Wow...

[@geddon436]

This is the second video I have watched of yours. How far from city are you located?

[@ДенСоминин]

Hello. when and where will there be a video about building a new house in a pandemic ?

[@Mel-he1hg]

Wow now that’s what you call a Barra ,, wonder if they go any bigger in the Dam ? still a cracking fish by anyone’s standards well done Guys and what a first fish to catch trouble is you have to better it now 😂

[@HookedOnBrooke]

Yeah, I probably won't catch another fish in the dam for a long time 😭😭😂😂

[@MrStrokeIt]

They do mate i've got 3 in one session biggest was 122cm and smallest was 110cm.. That was 12 years ago

[@andrewoelofsen940]

Dennis came out looking like swamp thing nice fish

[@HookedOnBrooke]

🤣🤣 lol yes. I was hoping you guys love love that 🤣🤣

[@elaineblanchard4775]

Super nice fishin trip thanks

[@stevepierce3509]

Amazingly Awesome work on the Rod Slippery Nipples Brook. Fish of a lifetime moment right there. Well done.

[@nicksavage4763]

Keep your rod tip UP Catch and Release Great Video QUITE THE FISH 🐟 YEA 🎉

[@sonniesfishingadventures]

Long time no see!!!! Need more videos!! 👌

[@whogivemethishand]

As a Croc slowly swims towards the vibration ..... chivalry is not dead he's the Man

[@HookedOnBrooke]

There are definitely no Crocs in the Awoonga Dam. Are you from the Gladstone region?

[@HookedOnBrooke]

Yes, I'm very lucky to have such a willing lovely man. He's the best 🥰

[@whogivemethishand]

@@HookedOnBrooke way North West USA

[@evoxpop2088]

Wow...that's a fish!

[@frankammirati3385]

Very nice professional release .

[@chronicawareness9986]

lol nice fish, its huge... but hurry and let it go already lmao god damn

[@HookedOnBrooke]

Thank you yes she was beautiful. You must not know very much about barramundi? They are extremely hardy and can withstand handling out of the water. I actually didn't have it out for very long at all. I even said let's get her back in the water. I took very good care of her and made sure she was fine to swim off.

[@cootason]

What a catch!

[@สันติแก้วหมุน]

ความมุ่งมั่นที่สุดเลย เยี่ยมจริงๆครับ👍🤟🇹🇭

[@foodiediva1]

Why you did not keep it to cook and eat?

[@kaner4014]

Straight in the water, that's dedication lol

[@HookedOnBrooke]

He's a keeper, bless him. ❤️

[@andrewhondo]

this was great thanks for the video

[@judd0112]

Wow great catch. River monsters Jeremy wade went there in search of that same fish and had trouble getting one till the end but I don’t think it was nearly as big. And you are much better on the eyes to watch catching fish. Ok so your in Australia and are there crocodiles everywhere there and never go near the waters edge. And nevermind all the other wildlife that’s trying to kill your down under, deadliest snakes in the world, spiders, basically you name it. I would be afraid to walk in tall grass from all the shows I’ve seen. Great job!

[@MON-ud7sw]

No crocodiles in that area.

[@kezzaobee1462]

Wow THAT was amazing 😮

[@danielbowater1585]

What combination of jighead were you running? Looked like a unweighted ZMan?

[@HookedOnBrooke]

From memory it was a weedless 7/0 and a Savage soft plastic.

[@doc7535]

Great video

[@benmasterton4768]

As a local im jealous as hell, i years still haven't caught one and just an FYI there is absolutely no shortage of cat fish in awonga.

[@HookedOnBrooke]

Hey, I'd rather catch a cat fish at least some days. We've fished Awoonga a number of times before this and caught 0 but that's the game. 😅

[@brissiAU]

And eels, I think the best I seen is a 1.2 m Barra out of Awonga.

[@MrPaulviles]

Awoonga is always cold even in mid summer on a 40° day! Have you wet a line at the hot water outlet next to the Gladstone Power Station? Normally some ok fishing there.

[@HookedOnBrooke]

I have fished the power station about 8 years ago or so but I didn't really know what I was doing back then and it was a very short trip for the Hook up. There is so much to explore here, I'm very excited. 😁

[@willm5814]

Wasn’t going to give it a like…but then you let it go 🥰

[@ReptileAssylum]

Gladstone?

[@sams7655]

Looks like a great crocodile pond

[@carpetgolf5752]

well done brettie!

[@phillockwood8414]

Good teamwork!!!

[@carolleenkelmann4751]

And you didn't stick it on the Grill?

[@TheGrg120]

Great job Brooke

[@HookedOnBrooke]

Thank you!!

[@davemiller9314]

That took a lot of determination, good job...

[@ericluscombe3272]

when hooking big fish like that halibut are the biggest where i am on vancouver island they do same thing go sulk on bottom you want to put more pressure on them so they cant sit there resting you will never get that way always want to keep them moving

[@williamsporing1500]

Aren’t there crocs in every waterway in Australia?

[@Sloppyjoe7390]

Watch out for those snapping turtles!

[@HookedOnBrooke]

All good, we don't get snapping turtles down here at Gladstone.

[@ryanpatterson-kane7152]

Was your name peaches at some stage

[@jamesfox7057]

Well done guys 👍

[@maxinevanderzwet878]

Wow brilliant team work fab footage Maxine vdz nz

[@adeand4310]

Nice catch