Tagged snapper capture. 10-10-13
Submitted by Scotte on Sat, 2013-10-12 20:40
Had a first the other night when a mates 11 year old son (Ryan)caught one of the tagged pink snapper just outside cockburn sound.basically the fish had grown roughly 65mm in the 3 years since it was initially tagged, giving it an overall length of around 790mm.it was initially tagged inside the sound by a fisheries tagger. But who knows where it has been in between those times.
The snapper was dispatched and upon filleting a circle hook was found inside its gut cavity which i found interesting.Ryan also got a pb of 850mm that night before the sharks moved in.
The carcass is now in the hands of fisheries for their research..
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spongeguts
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Did you think of measuring
Did you think of measuring it recording number and releasing it? Not that often fisheries would get that sort of info......
naylor_1
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frame is with fisheries
frame is with fisheries spongeguts, they will get all the info they need.
Everyone entitled to bring fish home mate.
Scotte
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what for sponge guts?
what for sponge guts?
opsrey
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If you catch a fish and it's legal, then eat if you wish.
Great post, good pics. Nice to see the youngins doing well. Is that circle hook pint corroded?
Spence
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Send in the frame...they give
Send in the frame...they give you some history on the fish and you get a FREE shirt.
I've had those hooks before also.
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Scotte
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yeah as i said above the
yeah as i said above the frame is in the hands of fisheries and i have been passed on the history of the fish. Its all at the top Spence.thanks guys.that hook was in bad shape .probably could have snapped it by hand and who knows how long it been in its stomach for.
Spence
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All good, just saying. Post
All good, just saying. Post the results here when you get them.
Seen those same hooks like i said, i think they might be what the taggers use. Gut hooked fish just get cut off and released I'm guessing.
-Spence
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bitten
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was it in the stomach or in
was it in the stomach or in the gut cavity?
grantarctic1
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Great post
Great post, the young fella looks stoked with a very nice snapper. You should pick the best picture and post it in " latest image " for a chance at photo of the month.
Would be great if you can post up the results from fisheries when they come back.
And i wouldn't worry about spongeguts comment, not like he ever contributes to the forum much anyway. Nothing wrong with a feed of fresh snapper, yum, yum .
Cheers Grant .
scottnofish
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Do any of you guys read the post or what
He told us that it was originally tagged in side Cockburn sound 3 years ago and had grown 65mm .
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MattMiller
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Yep,
unbelievable sometimes
NOHA
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tag length
Interesting to see how much the tag has been reduced. Is that other fish chewing on it?
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Scotte
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Yeah and the second tag was
Yeah and the second tag was missing altogether, can see the darker red area to the rear of the 1st tag.
Cheers guys