Lost Rankin?
Submitted by Belly Fish on Mon, 2016-03-07 21:32
Picked up this nicely marked Rankin Cod in 47m off Jurien Bay over the weekend. Just another example of northern fish moving further south. Happy to say it released very well, with no signs of barotrauma.
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Madmerv
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Date Joined: 24/01/15
Pretty fish
Nice markings on that little beauty. Hopefully catch him again in a few years time :)
Sometimes when the water is quiet, you can hear the fish laughing at you !
Chinbald
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Date Joined: 21/02/09
Thats a good looking fish
Conditions look good, was a pretty windy weekend midwest. Pure glass driving home this morning.
crasny1
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Date Joined: 16/10/08
Lucky Rankin
Rate them very high. Was he released due to already a boat limit reached because on my boat he'd be in the slurry in a hurry.
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Bodie
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Im with Cransy, Got one with
Im with Cransy,
Got one with John F last year in July off Mindarie... unusual but John rated it great on the chew!
uncle
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Date Joined: 10/02/07
Rankin
Is top shelf as long as their not huge
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
Belly Fish
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Date Joined: 09/03/12
Fishing Comp...
Nah, was in a fishing competition against the Marmion Angling and Aquatic Club. Mickc referenced it in a post in the Reports section. Unfortunately Rankin wasn't on the species list, so with a limit of two category 1's, it didn't make sense to keep it. I would have liked to.
ranmar850
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Excellent eating, right up there. Easily as good as Dhu.
As long as they are not too big. We've killed a couple of 10KG fish, too chewy. Our cut-off for keepers is now 7kg, just beautiful eating. There were always a few around Kalbarri, more common nowadays. Don't be put off by any encysted worms in the stomach cavity, they share these with both Coronation Trout and Coral Trout, do not affect eating quality