Wednesday Report
Hey All
Got out on wednesday and finally got some good weather, the last two times iv been out the weather has been completely wrong to the report so it was great to have such beautiful weather on wednesday. The plan was to go OVER THE EDGE but upon getting out there and doing a few drops the current got the better of us, we couldnt even hold bottom with 100oz. We decided to head in shallower and do some jigging for ambers and whatever else was around. I'v been jigging alot of ambers in the past couple of months and over the past 3 years have definatly noticed a big increase in the size of the fish and how much the fishery is growing out there which is great to see. Arriving at my mark the bottom just completely lit up. We jigged the spot for about 4 hours and resulted in over 20 sambos boated and about 10 ambers of good size, we also got some great pinkies on the bait and a few on jigs. We noticed Plenty of whales out there travelling in numbers along with heaps of dolphins, Water temp is still up around the 21c, Anyway here's a few pics of the day out.
We also caught this funky little red fish which i dunno what it is, iv caught one once before but not sure?
till
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Flame snapper maybe? Nice
Flame snapper maybe?
Nice pinks and some decent ambers there too.
MattMiller
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We've had this one before.
Could be difficult due to it being a juvenile. It's the mouth shape that makes it hard.
John_M
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jobfish
jobfish
MattMiller
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Thanks John
that narrows it down to about 40
John_M
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haha, i got one earlier in
haha, i got one earlier in the year, cant remember the name... smalltooth? ruby?
Leemo
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Ruby Jobfish to me.
Ruby Jobfish to me.
http://fishwrecked.com/image/team-fw-winning-jobfish-peted
bludgin' since 94'
till
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I wish! Its way too slender,
I wish! Its way too slender, they have some width in the shoulders.
MattMiller
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Yep,
too slender, wrong eyes and mouth shape.
Leemo
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true. see it now.
true. see it now.
bludgin' since 94'
markj
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Pale snapper
Caught a few of these around the 200m depth.
Best ID seemed to be Pale Snapper.
till
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Looks pretty close, the tail
This is the Pale Snapper:
Looks pretty close, the tail is a lot better. And another close relly.
sea-kem
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Male female maybe. Well done
Male female maybe. Well done fellas.
Love the West!
southcity104
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The amber in the 3rd
photo is a beauty!!
"Its a life style job"
till
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Its good, not sure those
Its good, not sure those elbows are bent though ;)
ricey
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top work
pardon my ignorance but how does one tell the difference between a sambo and an amberjack?
Wise man says - first take the plank out of your own eye before trying to take the speck out of somebody else's.
till
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Sambo v's AJ
There are a few ways:
1) fattest part of the fish is the body, its an AJ, if its the head, its a sambo
2) Soft Dorsal Fin ray count: AJ: 30 or more, sambo: 25 or fewer
3) The eye starts on an AJ before the jaw hinge, sambos after
4) Slimy = sambo, scaly = aj
and lastly, if its white inside, its a sambo, if its pink, its an AJ
ricey
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that is incredibly helpful
cheers
Wise man says - first take the plank out of your own eye before trying to take the speck out of somebody else's.
sea-kem
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Hey Till AJ any good to eat?
Hey Till AJ any good to eat?
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till
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Yeah they do taste ok, the
Yeah they do taste ok, the problem with them is that they're also susceptible to the same parasite that sambos, dolly and a few other fish get. Its not poisonous to people or anything, just the flesh turns to mush when you cook them.
The last few I caught off rotto has it, pretty disappointing.
Goodz
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Had some for dinner last
Had some for dinner last night, tastes good to me! Better than a sambo, will always keep one for a feed.
Markie
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Good stuff and that amber is
Good stuff and that amber is a ripperrrrrr. Defs going to have to head out to the deeper wrecks.
sea-kem
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Will have to try the Kay
Will have to try the Kay Biscane this year some time seeing as it's up my neck of the fishing woods.
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Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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Pale Ruby Snapper Luke!
Well done fellas, good day on the water and on the lighter jigging gear even better!
Sorry I couldnt make it mate, next time =)
Lucky Tim
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from a year or 2
from a year or 2 ago
http://fishwrecked.com/image/what-it-1
we caught these in Fiji too where they call them puka puka. Your's looks too skinny though
Nice day by the way, how deep was the jigging? The snapper look healthy for deep water fish (no blow outs)