Fish ID please?
Submitted by till on Wed, 2011-08-31 20:58
Steroidal Garfish? Toothless Longtom? Anemic Marlin? Short-billed Spearfish?
Its just amazing what you can pickup in 40m off Rotto these days with a good skipper ;)
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hlokk
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Holy crap! What an unusual
Holy crap! What an unusual capture. Looks like a shortbill to me. What did you get it on/depth?
Tim
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Spearfish
Nice work on the spearfish Jamie. Was that today?
You weren't blind casting stick baits again were you?
barcelona125
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nice fish!!would have fought
nice fish!!
would have fought all the way in.
nice job with that
grantarctic1
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No idea
No idea Jamie, it certainly looks like a couple different species got togeather and you caught the result .. Cool looking fish tho ..
beau
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how'd it fight?where'd you
how'd it fight?
where'd you jagg it?
interesting catch
till
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Jag it?
Jag it? *BURN*
I'd like to point out that it is clearly hooked in the mouth. That's a Gamakatsu SL12 in the top jaw.
It took a Richter Lures Soft Grassy in Pink/Pink.
crasny1
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Jamie
Just as an after thought. Those arent waders you are wearing are they? I cant see the bottom but they would worry the hell out off me if they were on my boat and you went MOB.
I even get scared with waders wafting the wand in mandurah walking out and wondering where the drop off is.
Obviously just checking because I would hate them if I fell over the side.
Neels
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fishnut
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looks like the standard
looks like the standard attire of any commercial boat - waterproof bib and brace overalls (no sealed boots)
MattMiller
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Yep,
anyone who's fished with Jamie has seen them. Overalls, no boots.
till
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Yeahs that the ones, Burke
Yeahs that the ones, Burke bib and braces waterproofs, and my special ninja shoes.
fishnut
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so Till, do you just use them
so Till, do you just use them on your boat, or are you working on a commercial boat? Great gear, but I never thought about wearing mine as a rec fisher - good idea in winter though
till
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Na I wear them all the time.
Na I wear them all the time.
Tony's boat is pretty dry, some aren't! In any case they keep you warm will the sun is up, or when the breeze is a cold one.
crasny1
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Cool Guys
Jamie is IMO an encyclopaedia on things I dont care to remember. Would hate to lose him OB.
Neels
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Adam Gallash
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short billed
I would have guessed short billed spearfish, but think I'll be going to the book before locking that in thanks Eddie. Impressive capture!
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mako magic
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my first thought also was a
my first thought also was a short billed spearfish, pretty confident, and a very suprised catch jamie well done, release or kept?
sea-kem
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Just checked it out, lock it
Just checked it out, lock it in Adam.
Love the West!
SHizz
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Gonna have to say shortbill
Gonna have to say shortbill speary here too. Great catch! V Rare.
Edit - Upon googling...unless its a mediteranean spearfish on holiday :P
alfred
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Top fish there Jame. I see
Top fish there Jame. I see you are playing in the 40-60s again.
milsey
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Thats siccccc, well done
Thats siccccc, well done mate.
grayzeee
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good stuff jamie. that's
good stuff jamie. that's something to add and then tick off the list.
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
allrounder
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Short billed spearfish
And i will go with you are near the murions or maybe at the lumps in the gulf.Either way good to see another one caught.They had been fished to very low numbers years ago.
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
alfred
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Tony, this out the back of
Tony, this out the back of Rotto yesterday.
allrounder
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I got filled in today Alfred.
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
Brody
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You crazy cat. Any Tuna
You crazy cat. Any Tuna hooked?
Lamby
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Nice one Jamie & I lol'd at
Nice one Jamie & I lol'd at the jagged... sorry mate
beau
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crasny1
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Looks like a "short billed Black marlin"!!!!
Well thats what I would claim If I captured it with a dumb crew onboard.
Nice fish and capture. Id even say that was jagged - ie a flucky capture. Dont you just love text interpretation??
Neels
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dkonig82
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Great work!Never seen one
Great work!
Never seen one before, but awesome capture. Is that 3 bill species this year?
Nice
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Swan River Fisher
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Wow interesting catch, i
Wow interesting catch, i would've immediately called it as a small black marlin without a sail... Awesome
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MattMiller
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Nice one Jamie
definatly a Short Billed Spearfish, pretty cool capture.
You guys on Tony's boat are getting some great captures this year, Well done
dkonig82
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Much aerial action from this
Much aerial action from this guy?
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till
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Ok I had my giggles with the
Ok I had my giggles with the ID thread, just popped it in my gallery now ;)
A few more stickfaces to tick off this year yet!
No tuna, hopefully tuna soon!
Ashram
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Great Jamie
Jamie that is one spectacular capture. The photo is pretty good and the capture/release makes it in my opinion a photo of the month contender.
Its bloody rare to get one of those in perth waters.
Well done to you and Tony
till
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POTM votes needed =)
Ahh not really sure my little metro oddity is going to stack up against brucesta's big boy in September's POTM.
Anyone can throw the skipper Tony a bone here though. Southcity104 needs just a few more votes to win POTM for his great metro Hapuka. Please just click here to go to the voting page!
Alan James
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It's all been said
without doubt a short billed spearfish. Well done guys on a great capture.
crasny1
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Come up here to Kcity mate.
If you wear that hot shot, you will swell up and end as berley. no pirate favours up here. But he goes beyond the call to help. i know and have seen massive triple tail under the cyclone moorings. Perhaps the stella 8 SW with locked drag leader 20 lb, might need 40 or 60 from what i have seen.
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Pete D
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Awesome capture - now get
Awesome capture - now get back to study slacka.
Cheers Pete
carnarvonite
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Short bill
There's only one in my books that comes near it and thats the short bill spearfish.
Good catch in any mans money
southcity104
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Definately unexpected!
But totally thrilled!! We did stick to the plan though, trolling skirts on the tide lines.
Those tunas are still elusive atm. I heard rumours of some hillaries captures??
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STEVE231
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Nice one bro!!
Nice one bro!!
J_D
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loved it
it was one of those "i will remember for a long time experiences"
it was totally unexpected and was great to see the billy jump next to the boat
thanks for the day boys...Good fun
soupster51
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Great Fish
Unusual metro capture but more than welcome I'm sure. Top pic and nice work guys.
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