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Hit a duo jig . I know it’s not , but it so looked like a Barra . ( brown one) any ideas?

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Sand Bass

Sat, 2024-02-17 13:58

Looks similar to a Sand Bass?

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Where

Sat, 2024-02-17 16:13

 Where was it caught ???

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+1 sand bass

Sat, 2024-02-17 16:18

 On the fishes of Australia there are 3 photos of the sand bass. The distribution map shows them mostly n in the warmer coastal arras. The middle photo here  https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Images/Image/PsammopWaigiensBillMark.jpg  looks a lot like yours

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+1 Sand bass link

Sat, 2024-02-17 16:50

 That last link doesn't seem to work. Here is the link to the whole page on Fishes of Australia about the blavck sand bass. https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/4644 . On that page there are 3 photos of the species and the middle one looks just like your catch.

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I agree. sand bass

Sat, 2024-02-17 17:15

 Sand Bass.

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PS . get any squid?

Sat, 2024-02-17 17:19

 Been getting a few in the sound. North.

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Was caught cockburn

Sat, 2024-02-17 17:28

Yeah got squid pretty easy

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 100% sand bass

Sat, 2024-02-17 18:55

 100% sand bass

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Use to get a few of them out the heads in freo

Sun, 2024-02-18 09:04

Kept a couple nice flesh, pretty delicate lightly crumbed comes up good. I remember the first one I caught I legit thought I caught the southernmost Barra hahah

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Red eyes

Sun, 2024-02-18 09:54

 Looks to have the ruby red eyes of a sand bass

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Sand Bass.  I have seen a few

Mon, 2024-02-19 08:59

Sand Bass.  I have seen a few on a spot that i swim at at inside Garden Island and a mate caught a big one beind the island a few weeks

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Known as night barra when I

Mon, 2024-02-19 09:24

Known as night barra when I lived in Darwin, quite a common bycatch up there and they seem to be plentiful everywhere i have travelled around the NT and WA.

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Sand Bass

Wed, 2024-02-21 17:14

Psammoperca waigiensis......I know where a couple live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJjfFX5bTnQ

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Pretty cool

Thu, 2024-02-22 07:13

Video fathom .