longtom
Submitted by sickkkkkk on Wed, 2012-02-15 08:47
got this toothy bugger at woodies jetty last night while going for scales, it went over 70 cm :)
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Faulkner Family
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not a bad size. didnt know
not a bad size. didnt know you got longtoms down these parts. never hear of one being caught.
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beau
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There are hundreds around at
There are hundreds around at the moment, the flats in cockburn sound are packed with the pests. theres quite a few down mandurah way too
fishing fanatic
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i caught one about 2 or 3
i caught one about 2 or 3 months ago by hand while night diving for crabs down in safety bay. nasty jaws on them
John_M
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haha nice one man,
haha nice one man,
davmor
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Plenty along the coastline at
Plenty along the coastline at Bunbury also, Another warmer climes species down here!!!
Uluabuster
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Yeah...didn't expect to see
Yeah...didn't expect to see this down this way...This pest is good fun on light gear cos they love going airborne when hooked.
Try catching them on popper is ultra fun.
Redfin Wrangler
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use as bait?
anyone used them as bait?would be like a gardie wouldn't it?mackie bait etc
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davmor
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Sectioned them and put on a
Sectioned them and put on a gang, stayed intact for ages even after towing a couple of size blue manna in. Tried on the little hooks as well nothing touched it. Trolling could be different. Very acrobatic when caught like Uluabuster said. Brilliant aqua green colour also. Ed Grants Fish ID rates them as tablefish. I narrowed it down to crocodile longtom.
Mela_77
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Use to fillet them for bait,
Use to fillet them for bait, I remember it worked well, being a very oily fleshed fish! Wouldn't eat them though. As mention, nice on light tackle, and challenging setting the hook in such a hard peak
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Glenn Moore
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sikkkkk,It's hard to
sikkkkk,
It's hard to absolutely sure with this photo, but it looks very much like a Slender Longtom Strongylura leiura. They are tropical, but are not uncommon in the southwest in the summer between November and May. I love watching them skip across a flat sea.
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Vinesh87
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I have been seeing heaps
I have been seeing heaps swimming around with gardies while night snorkelling! Great catch!
beau
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I've noticed they have a
I've noticed they have a crazy sense of sight or hearing or something, because as soon as the plastic hits the water, you can see the V shape they make on the surface as the come screaming up to your line from up to ten meters away!
Ben82
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Hey mate I got one about 3
Hey mate I got one about 3 weeks ago down of long point have a look at the pic's in my thread.
http://fishwrecked.com/forum/rockingham-area
Brock O
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caught a few
in jurien years ago, we had been drinking most of the day but they tasted pretty good from memory.