stone fish???

 is this a stone fish? caught in fremantle but didnt think they could be so far down??

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Scorpion Fish

Sat, 2013-04-13 16:19

 And they hurt like hell but are supposedly good eating IF you are game 

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  hmm i searched scorpion

Sat, 2013-04-13 16:23

  hmm i searched scorpion fish but looks nothing like it

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Scoprion fish i think! Fins

Sat, 2013-04-13 16:49

Scoprion fish i think!

 

Fins look wrong to be stone and it doesnt look like a stone.When we catch them they look just like a stone haha

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perch gurnard

Sat, 2013-04-13 17:01

Think it's a gurnard on page 4 if Id guide

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beached as bro! 

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Yep that looks correct for

Sat, 2013-04-13 17:04

Yep that looks correct for sure !

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gurnard

Sat, 2013-04-13 17:10

bloody beautiful eating!! if filleting use a welding glove

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so I hear

Sat, 2013-04-13 17:13

Threw one back the other day to later find out it's good eating

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beached as bro! 

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 Yeah I caught something that

Sat, 2013-04-13 18:32

 Yeah I caught something that looked very similar to that up in Exxy at the marina....... Very ugly and nasty looking to chucked it back

 

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Best thing to do with them is

Thu, 2013-04-18 19:06

Best thing to do with them is spike them trough the head. Then cut the spines off with pliers. and your safe to fillet :)

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Caught these out of

Mon, 2013-05-06 10:39

Caught these out of Dunsborough. Made the same mistake, threw 4 of them back, only to find out they are good eating.

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Gurnard for sure and yup

Sat, 2013-05-11 08:40

Gurnard for sure and yup tasty eating!