what is this
Submitted by feucsy on Fri, 2012-07-20 17:16
Gday all went out with a mate off Dampier the other day we fished in about 55m of water and caught this fish. I dont know what it is looks like some kind of wrass can anyone help?
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Wes F
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Looks edible
Can't help with Id, but if ya don't know what it is why keep it? Have ya eaten it? if ya did alright on the chew?
Old fishermen never die they just smell that way.
hekser
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agreed
if you dont know what it is, dont take it... always great to get pinged for undersize fish at the ramp... :L
feucsy
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yeah mate very tasty, but
yeah mate very tasty, but then ill eat almost anything
hekser
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pigfish? some kinda trout? perch?
hopefully some one who fishes up your way can shed some light on it.
goodluck
Ben Derecki
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Saddleback pigfish.Never had
Saddleback pigfish.
Never had one but meant to be alright eating.
feucsy
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thanks for your help ben
thanks for your help ben
Ben Derecki
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No worries. We've got them
No worries. We've got them around Coral Bay before. I think I have tried them actually and from what I recall, while the flesh was nice and white and the flavour okay, I didn't find the texture particularly enjoyable.
GlennO87
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Still dont understand why
Still dont understand why people dont take fish if they dont know what it is. Take a photo and put it back.
I love fishing. It`s escaping reality for a few hours for me!
feucsy
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was nice white flesh
was nice white flesh
beachsoul
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spirit of adventure
i think it,s ok to take fish you cannot identify......if it was a speicies with a size limit then i would know what fish it was. I recall once we were struggling to get a feed down on the Sth Coast and i got a dark nondecript fish cooked him up and he tasted just like delicious abolone.....would have killed for a few more of those
Dhuvinile
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I was once told by an old
I was once told by an old bloke that any fish with scales it edible!