Rotto Rankin Cod

Hi All, Went out a couple of weeks ago and picked up a small Rankin Cod off Rotto in about 26 meters of water. Anyone else pick up a Rankin Local?

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pics please

Thu, 2013-05-23 21:57

pics please

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 2 small ones just off south

Thu, 2013-05-23 22:20

 2 small ones just off south mole by a fellow yakker

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First I've heard of them this

Fri, 2013-05-24 10:16

First I've heard of them this far south. Haven't even heard of them at the Abrolhos which tends to be the most southern most northern species get usually.

Sure it wasn't a wirrah or some other kind of spotted or splotchy fish?

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100% rankin about 40cm

Fri, 2013-05-24 11:05

100% rankin about 40cm

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Yeah one was taken at lano

Fri, 2013-05-24 10:23

Yeah one was taken at lano about a month ago. Same as yours as it was a juvenile.

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yep pic would be good

Fri, 2013-05-24 10:28

yep pic would be good

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Saw an underwater pic from Augusta

Fri, 2013-05-24 10:44

A marine scientist sent me a pick of a juvi Rankin in Flinders Bay earlier in the year! Was definitely not a wirrah

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from leeman from south mole

Fri, 2013-05-24 10:52


from leeman

from south mole

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Why would a pic be required

Fri, 2013-05-24 11:04

Why would a pic be required when so much funky shit is being taken metro of late?

6kg coral trout was caught at Jurien way last Sat too.

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 Fark yeah! Let's hope they

Fri, 2013-05-24 11:08

 Fark yeah! Let's hope they populate.

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 Giggity, would love them to

Fri, 2013-05-24 11:11

 Giggity, would love them to continue to get bigger and reproduce!

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makes you wonder how much

Fri, 2013-05-24 11:53

makes you wonder how much small models make their way down this far south? Surely they could be offspring from larger rankin in the metro area somewhere.

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 Would love to find the nest.

Fri, 2013-05-24 12:02

 Would love to find the nest.

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Photo included by request...

Fri, 2013-05-24 14:27

I couldnt insert it down here so I edited the main post...

Unfortunatley it was dead and had lost most of the spots when Picture was taken.

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how big was it?

Fri, 2013-05-24 14:35

how big was it?

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Didnt measure...

Fri, 2013-05-24 14:46

 

At a guess probably 450 to 500mm max

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