new dhuie limits
Submitted by petermac on Sun, 2013-08-18 20:21
I think new dhuie limits should be introduced after seeing the post on biggest dhuie you caught. if you are under 50yo all dhuies to bigger that 5 kgs should be returned to the ocean if your 50 plus you can take up to 10kg dhuies if your over 60 you can catch them as big as you can get another words 10 kg plus and before you young blokes get cranky us older blokes don't have as much time as you young blokes to catch them before we die hahah
catchalittle
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Nice try old man lol
Nice try old man lol
Nathan
carnarvonite
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Rubbish fish
They IMO are rubbish and not worthy of the praise or the price in shops they get.
There are heaps of better eating quality fish that blow them away like nannygai, boarfish, robinson sea bream, baldy, coral trout ,etc and a lot of the cod species.
Given the choice I would take a pink snapper of the same size in place of a dhuey
Chris fish
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THANKYOU!!!! haha i dont
THANKYOU!!!! haha i dont like dhuies at all, most overrated fish in the ocean in my opinion. boarfish or fresh pink snapper anyday, little sambos and spanish mack are very high up there as well. oh and breaksea cod ill swap a 40cm one of them for a small dhuie anyday.
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troy fuller
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I don't rate dhuy either,
I don't rate dhuy either, still not bad tho
Jorie
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Agreed dhuie way way over
Agreed dhuie way way over rated I would rather eat sea sweep. Still love catching them so want a big girl for bragging rights
terboz123
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hahahahhahahahahhaahahahahaha
hahahahhahahahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha....
youd rather eat sea sweep, my ass mate!
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yeh im going out for a
yeh im going out for a kingie right now !!
Versus
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My old man's view on dhui is
My old man's view on dhui is that its hard to f*** it up when cooking, kinda like chicken. It's overated but still a good eating fish.
Philly
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A very good chef told me
A very good chef told me that's half the reason it's so good,hard to f*** it up.give me dhuie over pink snapper anyday
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D_d_001
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As long as all you guys who
As long as all you guys who think they are "over rated" catch and release......then I'm happy you think they are over rated
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Versus
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Over-rated in terms of
Over-rated in terms of retail/restaruant price ;). I've had Dhuie, Coral trout and Baldie in one meal (at Abrolhos) and would put Dhuie below the other two, but above most other fish.
sea-kem
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I'm sure you guys wouldn't
I'm sure you guys wouldn't turn your noses up at my Dhuie pie.
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dant
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Save that up Sea-kem - 6
Save that up Sea-kem - 6 weeks mate, keep it in the freezer for someone that loves Dhuie (ME), il grab the carton from Dunno pub and we are set haha.
D_d_001
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Lucky country
honestly....We must live in the best country in the world if people are turning their nose up at Dhufish
terboz123
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I don't think people turn
I don't think people turn noses up to dhues...what I think people fail to realise, in terms of commercial selling, Dhues are a very very "non fishy" tasting fish....lets say compared to mackies that have that strong aroma and flavour of fish.
Also the whole iconic issue of the wa dhues only being able to be caught in the south west up to kalbarri and the publicity the fish species gets....
I can almost guarantee if you went up to a random (with no fishing sense, who enjoys eating fish) and said describe me what a coral trout and dhue looks like....99% wouldn't be able to tell you what a coral trout is.
a hard days fishing still beats work
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I must be that 1%
I can easily tell the difference between a fillet of Ctrout and Dhu. The reason dhuey is so easy to cook is the size of the muscle segments. If they are as big as a dhu its harder to overcook, whereas most oher fish have smaller segmentation.
Dhu fillets are almost white, Coral trout has a pinky sheen. The blood line on the skin side off the fillet is much more pronounced in Coral trout (due to the explosive speed they need) than the more docile Dhue.
But then I have to admit that I do look at filleted fish closely as I hate to overcook fish. What a waste, and I have converted almost all the inlaws to almost raw fish after cooking.
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Vinesh87
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I think it should be the
I think it should be the other way around. You people 50+ should release the big ones for us young guys to catch. Youve had your time to nailthe big ones. Its out turn hahaha
On the Dhu tasting. I agree theres lots i rate above it. But cooked properly its brilliant!!!
Dale
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Give me a nanny over a dhuie
Give me a nanny over a dhuie any day. Saw dhuie fillets for $92 a kilo in Coles Busso yesterday.
cheers
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squidder
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Dhuys
are bloody over rated as fighting fish offshore(different on shore ), over rated eating, but keep well in the freezer.
As for taste, I rate Rankins, Robinson Sea bream, baldys and some of our finer small fish way in front of those big, over priced vacuum feeders
sea-kem
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Hey Bruce bang on with the
Hey Bruce bang on with the Rankins. They ar an awesome fish to cook and eat. A good amount of oil in the flesh (not too much) And is another fave fish pie base of mine, nice chunky flaky flesh.
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petermac
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must admitt
a good size KGW are about my fav closely followed by smoked fresh cobia but I do love get a buzz when I see a Dhuie come up (not that I have got many) when I was in nsw for the new year my brother introduced me to the delicate flavor of Ludrick if we got them in WA I would just fish for them
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Luderick
are regularly caught near Walpole.
petermac
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didnt know
you learn something every day I didn't no that how do you rate them
petermac
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didnt know
you learn something every day I didn't no that how do you rate them
squidder
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Hard fighters
on lite gear, as for eating they usually go back, but have tried them many moons back and they were ok, although I don't mind most fish.
Shark1
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on my boat i swap any dhu i
on my boat i swap any dhu i catch for pinkie a 1/4 the size
i reckon theyre bland and boring, i dont rate them for the fight or the taste
if u ever tasted barramundi cod -now there s a fish coral trout , nannagai, whiting etc beats em everytime
i would rather catch a shark mac than a dhu
why couldnt sand whiting be the size of dhu s?
little johnny
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agree
dhues taste crap .freeze well ,disagree with fight 18 to 22,8 kg fight like troopers.i would swap dhues for mully anyday(if mully is bled properley. ) sand whiting dynomite ,big k.gs great dhue lollies . no taste to dhue great tophy fish ,my favorite of all is (robinson sea bream ) tried some other day dynomite in my books.
little johnny
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petermac
learn how to catch them
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petermac
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best we go
hey johnny best we head out together then so I can learn how to catch squid and dhuies invested in a duo squid jig and a messiah jig today from the boys at complete in rocky today
little johnny
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well done
be in touch ,more than welcome in my boat .good luck
Saulty2
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better still we follow u out John !
that way can wager on biggest & for bragging rights, promise will delete co ords once back on land
.... yes Dhui Hard to fault for non fishy taste , keeping qualities & cooking, also agree with post in regards to older u are bigger ur allowed to keep Dhui , IMO rankin is above all other fish
petermac
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talk about having a thread hijacked
you blokes are all good , my thread was about limits for us older blokes and more importantly you young pups , bloody hell I even hijacked my own thread buy making comment about fish taste haha love that I can get older knowing that there are the young blokes around that will look after our fisheries long after I am gone
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For all we know you are a
For all we know you are a teenager. I looked at your profile to see how old, but saw nothing.
Now own up and declare your "True" vintage
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