Exmouth Deep Drop Oddballs
Submitted by Bucko on Tue, 2018-05-01 15:30
Just been up in Exmouth for 2 weeks and got a few fish we have never caught before. I think I know what they all are, but lets see how you guys go.
The first one was taken in approx. 100m, the rest over 200.
slugger
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tang snapper 2nd from the bottom
bloody good eating
Bucko
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Yep, agreed. Fillets looked
Yep, agreed. Fillets looked the goods, but not tried it yet.
Regs
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Awesome looking fish!! How’d
Awesome looking fish!! How’d ya go the rest of the trip deep dropping, I’m up their next week can’t wait !!
striker
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Third is
a Japanese squirrel fish I reckon
SEAFORCE CORAL BAY
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Top is blunt nose cod (we
Top is blunt nose cod (we call them 6 bar), and other than the tang I would have to check the books to refresh my memory.
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Bucko
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Regs, Lets just say the deep
Regs,
Lets just say the deep drop was not as kind to us as last year but we did ok.
Got some jumbo greybands and bagged out on rubies one day. No monster rubies but still solid fish.
Current was a problem at times, sharks left us pretty well alone other than chomping the tail of a 25kg greyband cod.
Weather also slowed us down a bit.
My brother got most of these fish, he likes to strike at every little bite he gets.
Bucko
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Seaforce, I believe the
Seaforce,
I believe the first one is a banded grouper. Epinephelus amblycephalus.
Can be found on page 4 of this:
http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Documents/occasional_publications/fop080.pdf
SEAFORCE CORAL BAY
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Yeh that’s it, def same fish
Yeh that’s it, def same fish just depends on what book you read for the name. Not sure where I found blunt nose from but when I first looked it up years ago that’s what they called it. I prefer 6 bar anyway. That is the best I’d book for up our way, found a paper copy last year for the boat but never seen it since. All the photos are of actual fish off commercial boats that have been on ice. Not like a lot of books that just have painting of the fish with a mix of fright colours and what they look like dead.
50ft Westcoaster "Valiant" - Coral Bay - Exmouth - Gnaraloo - Botton - Game - Sport - Deep Drop - Swordfish
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Regs
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Haha beauty bucko, still did
Haha beauty bucko, still did well then getting into a few fish, good stuff mate !!
Bucko
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The way I see them is: 1)
The way I see them is:
1) Banded Grouper
2) Yellowback Bream (or deepsea Snapper)
3) Not sure on this one, I have heard them called Northern Roughy, but I think it might be a deepsea Squirrelfish.
4) Tangs Snapper
5) Sunrise Perch (ID by fisheries in exxy)
Cheers