ID Please - Wirrah?
Submitted by TGMitchell on Tue, 2013-05-14 19:32
Caught this out in the sound today - is it a wirrah?
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The Black Baron
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Coyote_Dave
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Breaksea/blackass?
Breaksea/blackass?
blakey
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Breaksea cod
It's a Breaksea cod or a blackass
randall df223
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Good eatin!
Good eatin!
Fish! HARD!
sea-kem
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Kept or released?
Kept or released?
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opsrey
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Blackass
I ask the kids what it's called when I get them. A Blackass they say with a smile.
Justo82
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Black ass. Excellent
Black ass. Excellent eating. Definitely one of my favourite table fish.
TGMitchell
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Threw it back - 'don't know
Threw it back - 'don't know - don't keep'
What's the size limit - this one would have been 30cm
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funngames
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Size limit
Size limit for these are 30cm mate
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randall df223
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if you zoom in on the fish
if you zoom in on the fish measure in the background you can see "breaksea cod" at the 30cm mark. these are great eating, and very distintive by the black spot at their anal passage, hence the name black arse... they are also one of the four demersal species, along with dhufish, baldchin groper, and pink snapper that are threatened by over fishing atound the metro area, so make sure you are aware of the current regulations, size and bag limits. you should also have a release weight on board if you are targeting these types of fish. they have a high mortality rate if not released properly.
next time you catch one and can keep it, enjoy! they are superb eating, on the bbq with very little else done to them.
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TGMitchell
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Thanks
Thanks
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TGMitchell
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It was at 10m and he swam
It was at 10m and he swam away fine.
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