Big Estuary Cod

 Took a half day off yesterday afternoon to do some miles in my little runabout with the perfect weather and before the wind kicks in in coming days. Was fishing in 50-60m off the north Muiron and was getting obliterated by sharks. Got a few red throat and was about to pack it in after losing a good fish + half rig but chucked another bait on my remaining hook and dropped down and pulled a big estuary cod  ~95cm and no idea on the weight. 

Blew its guts after skull dragging it off the bottom and highly doubt it was going to release so I took it home and slabbed up last night. Have really rated the smaller models on the plate that I have caught but interested to know what I can expect from a fish this size. Are they still good chewing? Fillets looked lovely. 

 

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 Absolutely beautiful eating,

Thu, 2023-08-31 09:31

 Absolutely beautiful eating, big flaky flesh. I usually use for fish pies etc 

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Good to know!

Thu, 2023-08-31 10:49

 That's good to know that they still eat well! 

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 Great fish, and pic. Well

Thu, 2023-08-31 12:02

 Great fish, and pic. Well done! 

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 Think its a malabar rather

Fri, 2023-09-01 09:27

 Think its a malabar rather than an estuary...

 

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 Think its a malabar rather

Fri, 2023-09-01 09:27

 Think its a malabar rather than an estuary...

 

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 Are Malabar also known as

Fri, 2023-09-01 10:07

 Are Malabar also known as Blackspot Estuary Cod? Or are only the Goldspots considered estuary cod?  

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Yeah interesting point.

Sun, 2023-09-03 23:10

Yeah interesting point. Common names mean nothing admittedly. It’s latin name is malabaricus so should be called malabar groper really. 

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 I think it's a malabar too

Fri, 2023-09-01 11:11

 I think it's a malabar too Jamie. Caught a couple at the Mackerel Islands last year. We used them in curries etc. as they were a bit course in texture for us to pan fry.

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