Snook - Fines- Eating
Submitted by Sisterfish on Mon, 2012-02-20 12:32
I was talking to a guy at Dawesville the other night and he had been done by fisheries for 7 undersize Snook, he was very embarrassed as he didnt realise they had size limit. He was told by fisheries that it would be a $100.00 - $120.00 but they didnt specify if this was in total or per fish. Does any one know how the fine system works?.
He said that he eats the Snook he catches which surprised me as I was under the impression they werent very good to eat so I guess my second question is has anyone else tried eating them and are they Ok?.
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glastronomic
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Very nice to eat the legal
Very nice to eat the legal sized ones!
Mick71
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Smoke them
They are good smoked, lovely eating
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Dicey
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Awesome eating quality and
Awesome eating quality and great for making fish balls.
sunshine
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Never seen a snook in metro waters
Plenty of sea pike but nothing like the snook we used to catch in SA .........and the snook were really good eating. I have to admit that I have used what I call pike as bait but I was sure whilst they might be a relative they were not baby snook - colouration entirely different ??
Houlty
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Snook/Pike
Heaps of big Pike in Winter in the metro area. Drift along the weed areas close to shore with a unweighted mullie with a good burley trail and you will get them.
Colour depends on the weed colour they are in normally.
Cought heaps of snook/pike north of mindarie over the years.
They are ok to eat.
Tony Halliday
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local snoek or snook as you
local snoek or snook as you call them
are great eating fish. biggest we have caught so far has been about 45cm to 50cm here, back in SAFFA land they get to about 9kg and over 1,3m and longer!
I have caugh all of mine off Freo towards the shipping anchorage at dusk to early night fall.
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quadfisher
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fines
Have heard for fishery offences they can fine you for the offence itself ie, over bag limit, too small a size
and then for a additional fine of 10x the market value of the fish, ie 1 10kg dhu over bag limit
200 bucks for first offence plus 10x say $50 a kg, = 200+500=$700 fine, just a made up example
they can also confiscate gear, boats etc depending on the offence.
may seem harsh , but lets face it , if the fine for a 10kg dhu was 50 bucks , people would just take it and
even if caught would still be happy.
The only ones I dont like to see are the mum and dad once a year fishos being done for a couple of undersize crabs,
in these cases , with no prior offences , education and a warning would be better, I think , just a opinion.
quadfisher
soupster51
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Have to agree
I have to agree with ya, kind of. I'm all for making it a persons responsibility to know the rules when they undertake a fishing activity (or any activity that has regs attached). However there is always going to be the Mum and Dad case where people just having fun with their family and are oblivious to the rules. Lets be honest, it's not as if the rules are readily available. The government/reglatory bodys don't publise the rules often (if ever) in the paper or on TV. Sure they are available if you want to look hard enough, but as you often see on this discussion database even some rules seem to be open to interpretation (unless you're the guys that wrote them). A once a week advert on all TV channels stating that people should be aware of the rules prior to going fishing/crabbing/diving would go a long way to increasing public awareness and increasing the longterm sustainability of WA Fisheries. JMO.
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jighead
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There are no excuses for
There are no excuses for taking undersize crabs.
quadfisher
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not what I said
Agreed jighead, but I never said its a excuse , simply a better way of dealing with the issue.( once someones been caught)
whats the difference between most of us now, and the freezer fillers and rape and plunders of yesteryear?
Education, in my opinion, thats why W.A does have a great run ( not perfect ) rec fishery.We all have learnt so much more than
the people before us, and we take it on ourselves most of the time to fish substainaly.
You cant have a fisheries officer looking over every anglers shoulder, so by explaining to the mum and dad fishers WHY
undersize and over bag hurts the fishery , rather than blanket fining, the education continues.
look forward to your ( and everyones response) hey Im hijacking again , apoliges to the poster
quadfisher
quadfisher
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hit the button twice
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ealzee
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defo agree with that snook
defo agree with that snook are good eating. They are very tasty
kill it??? eat it!!!!
Righteo
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got an 83cm speciman last
got an 83cm speciman last year off rotto, couldnt get past em to the kings, was quite surprised at how they tasted and wouldnt hesitate to keep one again on a lean day.
Here we go again.
grayzeee
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are you guys having a
are you guys having a laugh
the one i had , had grey flesh with little dark veins running through it.
1 bite and into the bin. still , got to try.
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
Leemo
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my biggest was just over
my biggest was just over 80cm. turned it into numerous ray baits. Good live/dead baits for mulloway ;)
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Sisterfish
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Thanks
Thanks for the replies guys. Caught a whole heap of Snook at E Shed a few weeks back and put them all back but will definitely keep the next legal one I get and try eating it
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ealzee
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dont spoil it though with a
dont spoil it though with a just legal size, if ya get one around 50cm+ try that, Just get a bit more meat for ya effort of cleaning the slimy things. Plus be gentle with handling them as they have very soft flesh and will bruise easily. Enjoy!
kill it??? eat it!!!!
JohnF
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Sea pike = terrible Snook =
Sea pike = terrible
Snook = quite edible. They smell a bit Barracuda'ish but taste quite good, but better fish in the ocean.
We have got them regularly over 80 cm on the 3 mile, most released.
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