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.
sea-kem
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Absolutely beautiful eating,
Absolutely beautiful eating, big flaky flesh. I usually use for fish pies etc
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tcarroll
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Good to know!
That's good to know that they still eat well!
rob90
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Great fish, and pic. Well
Great fish, and pic. Well done!
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Jamie-Chester
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Think its a malabar rather
Think its a malabar rather than an estuary...
Jamie-Chester
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Think its a malabar rather
Think its a malabar rather than an estuary...
tcarroll
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Are Malabar also known as
Are Malabar also known as Blackspot Estuary Cod? Or are only the Goldspots considered estuary cod?
Jamie-Chester
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Yeah interesting point.
Yeah interesting point. Common names mean nothing admittedly. It’s latin name is malabaricus so should be called malabar groper really.
davewillo
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I think it's a malabar too
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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