Mangrove Jack or Red Bass
Submitted by PACEMAKER on Mon, 2008-03-03 19:59
Hello people, can anyone tell me if a Red Bass has teeth? Lately I have been catching alot of what appears to be mangrove Jack with the nasty looking teeth. The great book says that the two can be mixed up rather easily and in the pics they show them both and the Red Bass has no teeth. I went out for a fish today out around Rotto way and caught what appears to be Mangrove Jack at a tad over 40cm. Is it possible that they are moving southward from their normal temp waters??
Any info would be great
Cheers
Terry
milsey
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na i highly dought it was a
na i highly dought it was a mangrove jack, and red bass have huge teeth. do u have any pics
PACEMAKER
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I will try and get a pic of
I will try and get a pic of it. Can you eat Red Bass? I believe they have poisoness spikes or something like that. If so are they a good eating fish?
Cheers
Terry
milsey
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not a 100% sure but i think
not a 100% sure but i think they can get ciguatera Poisoning
PACEMAKER
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Ok, I was just looking
Ok, I was just looking through the "Perth off shore fishing" section and saw the same species being held up by one of the fellas. I did notice the black marking around it arse and it does look exactly the same as the Blackarse shown.
Terry
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Have a look at the 9th pic
Have a look at the 9th pic down in the bar on the right of screen (Fish Wrecked Tips) Titled "Perth off shore fishing"
Terry
Watto069
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Blackarse are good
Blackarse are good eating
Watto069
So many fishing spots. Not enough sickies!!!!!!!
SamC
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thats a breaksea cod mate,
thats a breaksea cod mate, commonly known as "Blackarse Cod" very common off our metro waters!
cheers
sam
Cheers,
Sam
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Oh good to hear, thought the
Oh good to hear, thought the day may have gone to waste. Thanks for your help fellas. Will enjoy it even more now.
Cheers
Terry
milsey
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how big was it, there not
how big was it, there not the bigest fish but there deffinently one of the nicest
PACEMAKER
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It was a tad over 40cm. Has
It was a tad over 40cm. Has some good size fillets on it.
Terry
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Here is a pic of a nice Red
Here is a pic of a nice Red Bass for comparison. Lots of teeth and bad manners.
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steve
From Cairns GBR
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Thanks Steve, definately a
Thanks Steve, definately a Black arse. The tail didnt have as much of a vee and the obvious black spot around the arse.
Cheers Terry