deep drop last Sunday
couple of fish from last sunday quick run out for deep drop put on brag board instead of reports. full report under that article.
Alan James: As promised another photo bigger fish is dark on one side but crap photo im sure it was a larger version of smaller Harpuku, once i took a fillet of him and his mouth closed up bottom jaw sticks way out like other Harpuka. Like you i thought maybe Bass groper but on refelection i did think big Harpuka went 46 kg didnt weigh the small one. cheers humpback.
ps// thanks to ryan and his boys from oceanside tackle his off the shelf rig stood up well.
photos not working sorry !!!
Try again with photo Alan: fish did have a colour change at top bit hard to see as its in the shade ?? like you not 100% on Species ??
Humpback
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deep drop
Hey Alan or any other boys that regularly deep drop. Believe bigger fish is a Puka but not 100% sure same eys same dark patch along back up close and when staight out of water they did look the Same ??
Your thoughts regards Humpback.
ps// had a few more phots to post of jaw when closed but cant upload over 4mb sorry
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Well done of the super deep fish, some nice fish caught and congrats.
ps// thanks to ryan and his boys from oceanside tackle his off the shelf rig stood up well.
Yes its a solid patternoster rig we make up and the left fish is a Hapuku and the right is a bass groper.
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t bone
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very nice indeed :)
very nice indeed :)
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Surely they are the same
Surely they are the same species. All the fins and bottom jaw identical. But Iam no good at species identifying
t bone
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I've sat here for for 15 minutes now trying to tell the difference between them also. They both half decent eating hey?
Humpback
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Hapuku
I did the Same t bone even cut the fish open insides also the same. You cant really tell by the shade but as i said before dark stripe all down top side of fish same as other Hapuku just faded abit as its got older. I have caught base groper before, there eye seams a bit bigger to me. I do have other photos but cant work out how to post as resolution to high but with his mouth closed bottom jaw way longer than ive sean on Bass. IMO i think its a hapuku.
Also did a taste test couldnt taste difference so all good. Daughter and boyfreind happy with 1st attempt at deep drop either way.
tight lines regards humpback.
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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As my staff said ...... left fish is a Hapuku and the right is a bass groper
Quality super deep fish and congrats on your catch..... both very nice eating also
terboz123
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Left HapukaRight Bass
Left Hapuka
Right Bass Grouper....
The puka has a different head shape, the distinct dark colouration line and bass are way fatter with puka being longer and slender..
Trust me seen plenty of them in the shallows of nz!
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puka
They are both puka for me bass have a way broader more powerful tail in my experience
Bryce Day
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U sure?
U sure?
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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Caught plenty of both over the last 6 years ..... left fish is a Hapuku and the right is a bass groper!!