Anyone help
Submitted by Trev.W on Sun, 2009-02-01 16:56
Thanks Schecky and the others that replied.
Maybee some of you can help me with theese?
As you may have guesed i am new to fishing in WA and have a fair bit to learn.
schecky
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1st one i am not sure of but
1st one i am not sure of but i know SOI caught one when we were chasing buffys
2nd one is a western king wrasse
crap fish but alright if filleted for bait
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Stevef
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Schecky, I find that the
Schecky, I find that the King Wrasse are pretty good eating if you get into them straight away. Leavethe skin on and fry the fillets up in butter after dusting them in som eseaoned flour. They are pretty good like this but dont even try to freeze them.
I agree that they are also bloody good bait out deep.
Steve
schecky
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must be cos i freezed him
must be cos i freezed him ey
cheers for that steve might have to try it fresh sometime
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hlokk
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Western rock blackfish for
Western rock blackfish for the first one I think. I caught one just like it and that was the closest I could find.
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schecky
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well ther ya go formerly
well ther ya go
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Daisy
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Not a Midnight Snapper is
Not a Midnight Snapper is it? Got that Damselfish tail thing goin' on.
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the wrasse are reasonable to
the wrasse are reasonable to eat, they have a soft white flesh with not too many bones in
invest some money on a book called Fishes Of Southern Australia from memory the book sells for $30 odd ,has helped us out heaps of times
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Blackfish
1st is as said, Western Rock Blackfish (well, looks like it from that pic)
2nd as said, Western King Wrasse.
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wopjrb
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1st one looks like a western
1st one looks like a western scaleyfin different tail 2 a blakfish
Chillaxin
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I think the first one looks
I think the first one looks like a drummer
sunshine
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McCullocks Scaleyfin
The first one is a mature female McCullocks (the males have striking blue line colouring around their head)
The second is the best dhuie bait going - can I have it please