SPOT THE DHUIE......Please read before watching
Went out today to have a quick go with the plastics as we couldn't be bothered with the dive.
Well the sounder was showing good fish so we tried all sizes and colours and stuff me not a bite .mmmmmmmmmmm so down with the camera for a look see. Bloody dhuies were everywhere and they would not take anything we put down. LOOK INTO THE BULLS EYE SCHOOL AND PLAY SPOT THE DHUIE. The camera does spin around a bit as it was tied to the release weight, (stand your laptop on its side as the camera was sitting on its side) so be patient as it does stop for a time to see plenty of fish. baldy,snapper, bb and dhuies.
Now the white spots on the dhuies, well believe me or not, these are the fish we released on Thursday all in good health. The white is where we have handled the fish when getting pics. This is where the slime has been removed and a white fungus is growing. All these fish were released without a release weight and all swam down by themselves. So there is a small bit of trivia to think about.
And as I have said before with the right care we can release fish successfully and at the moment all fish look to be in good health. WE WILL BE DIVING TOMMORROW IF CONDITIONS ALLOW. Will take some mulies down and try for some good still vid.
thanks for reading and watching http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptrTvIY_2iY
ps: you might have to watch it hd/fullscreen
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stilly
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good footage looks like a
good footage looks like a great spot
Dicey
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shallow water under 10
shallow water under 10 meters? what camera were you guys using to film?
Paul G
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No it was 28m 5mile out
No it was 28m 5mile out camera is a $300 intova digital in a casing got it at the dive shop.
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Dicey
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ahh i see nice, looks like i
ahh i see nice, looks like i got to get myself a waterproof casing cheers.
synthos
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nice
U can see that much in 28m woulda thoughbt it be darkish down there loads of fish evne saw a baldchin
chrisp
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Cool footage Paul
Makes me want to get my dive ticket..
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good footage there Paul.
good footage there Paul. some nice ground there.
If you want to get a better bit of footage, try using a sinker on the bottom and just above the camera set up a float to keep the camera upright. we have done that with a camera we have got , when anchored it will just sit there about 300mm off the bottom as the sinker is sitting there and float is holding it off the bottom. it can take a bit of time to get the float and sinker weight right but its worth it in the end. even on a rough day you can get a still camera just let out a bit more rope
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westline
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very interesting
footage and report paul thanks for taking the time to share it.
Look forward to hearing how the dive goes today and have to agree with u on the theory about the white spots aswell, Hope they can kick the fungus im pretty sure they will..
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I think that leather jacket
I think that leather jacket liked the camera - sounds like he attacked it a few times.
Lots of activity at that spot. Good info on the dhues too Paul.
Cheers Pete
fishfish
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releasing dhuies !!
Fantastic info Paul congrats on doing your homework to dispell and prove the correct techniques ...
This obviously proves the theory of using wet hands or towel to handle fish when releasing or even better if you have a transom door leave them in the water ..
Cheers fishfish..
Deckie
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Same
Looks exactly the same as where we were fishing yesterday Paul. In 31mts & the sounder was covered in fish to 5 mts from the bottom. Lots of large arches near the bottom & a massive shool of bait fish that went for around 30-40mts long. managed to pull out a few just undersize pinkies that went back. We also threw everything at them that we had but we realised they must be very well fed so we moved. A bonus we had was hand feeding mulies to an exceptionally friendly dolphin. Kept us entertained for around 30 mins untill we realised it wasnt getting us any fish so the food stopped & he disapeared. lol. Anyhow let us know how ya go with the dive & i hope ya get some more great vid of the area. Cheers. Rob
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I think rubber gloves would
I think rubber gloves would be the go for the handling the fish ,towels and rags would still remove the slim .I think its more the acid off you skin that has a reaction .we dived today and all fish were in great condition not one fish looked to be swiming odd ,im sure if the fish we released had died there would not have been so many dhuies swimming there today.
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Very interesting vid Paul
Just shows to perfection the importance of good fish handling. I am sure the fish secrete / replace the slime constantly so after several weeks they will be just fine. The white spots are as you say fungus probably and likely to disappear over time.
Would love to see another vid of that spot after a few months to see what their condition is like then.
Can you imagine what that spot will be like in a few years when those dhuies have had a chance to cull that massive herd of bullseyes. There will be a herd of 20 kilo dhufish by then (hehehe).
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Kasey L.
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Wow, thats a really great
Wow, thats a really great video Paul!
Hope the camera didn't get bashed too much on those rocks
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Top vid
Great work on the cam, I REALLY want to go diving now.
The white spot is called Flexibacter Columnaris I think, a great killer of aquarium fish. I reckon the Dhuhies would get over it in a week or so.
From memory all fish have some of it (flexibacter) growing on them, it is only when the slime they produce gets rubbed off that it can grow visibly. Most fish recover quickly, it has been called the common cold for fish.
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Nice stuff Paul -
Nice stuff Paul - interesting vid
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Will be out there again soon
Will be out there again soon keep an eye on it Am keen to see how long the fish stay there .
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