I'm not convinced its a rankin, the black spots behind the fins indicate that it would be a malabar groper and they do also have fright blotches, similar to those displayed. The pectoral fins also appear to be different from the rankin, but very difficult to tell from the photo.
Haven't had contact from neighbour since photo, his wife said they released the fish then caught caught another a bit bigger also released. Will try and find out what it was.
Pretty sure rankin are distributed in the nth west of australia and south east asia. Must have got lost on his way to ocean park fish ponds in shark bay
With Dumper and Adam. Looks too big to be a Rankin Cod.
I've found when Rankins get big, their spots aren't as defined as the smaller ones, going blotchy, rather than spoty. This one has very defined spots, and as Adam said, darker fins.
However it is an impressive fish nontheless, and if it is a Rankin, it is one to be envious of.
Not the best pic but from what I can see it looks like a very BIG Rankin. Here's a malabar I got a few months back.. http://fishwrecked.com/node/14933 definately looks different.
If your looking for the best tasting fillets, then I've found rankins and other cod species are best taken for the table in the 600-700mm range. I try to release the larger size specimens.
Good size fillet off a 600-700mm fish but not sinewy like the larger cod fillets can sometimes be.
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Cracking fish alright
Good on him
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carnarvonite
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Nice
Thats one good rankin
andrewm
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Great catch
Great catch that would have been a tug of war,what depth?, looks like it would be over that 1 metre rule.
Pete D
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Solid rankin (might be
Solid rankin (might be better then Renae's).
This pic just doesn't do the fish justice though. Any others?
Cheers Pete
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I believe so
That is worth bragging about
Faulkner Family
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monster rankin,well done
monster rankin,well done
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CURT
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wow
do rankin cod get much bigger than trhis?
dumper
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Bloody big fish I wouldnt
Bloody big fish
I wouldnt call it for a rankin though, estuary or flowery?
Wheres halliday? not a malabar?
cammmo
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Of coarse its a rankin
Of coarse its a rankin cobba.... Good size!!
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bluebagger
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Looks like a Rankin to me
Looks like a Rankin to me and a bloody good one.
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Would have been like
Would have been like fighting a bus. nice fish
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horse..not sure what species
horse..not sure what species defo not a carp!!
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cant really tell by the pic,
cant really tell by the pic, but it looks too brown to be a rankin.
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100% pos its a rankin ,
100% pos its a rankin , those white spots give it away
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Agree on the Rankin.
Agree on the Rankin. Absolute horse of a fish but even a better neighbour for sending you the fish
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not convinced
I'm not convinced its a rankin, the black spots behind the fins indicate that it would be a malabar groper and they do also have fright blotches, similar to those displayed. The pectoral fins also appear to be different from the rankin, but very difficult to tell from the photo.
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Col-670
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Caught out of Gove
Haven't had contact from neighbour since photo, his wife said they released the fish then caught caught another a bit bigger also released. Will try and find out what it was.
dumper
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Pretty sure rankin are
Pretty sure rankin are distributed in the nth west of australia and south east asia. Must have got lost on his way to ocean park fish ponds in shark bay
terry.toughguy
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I agree
With Dumper and Adam. Looks too big to be a Rankin Cod.
I've found when Rankins get big, their spots aren't as defined as the smaller ones, going blotchy, rather than spoty. This one has very defined spots, and as Adam said, darker fins.
However it is an impressive fish nontheless, and if it is a Rankin, it is one to be envious of.
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Not the best pic but from
Not the best pic but from what I can see it looks like a very BIG Rankin. Here's a malabar I got a few months back.. http://fishwrecked.com/node/14933 definately looks different.
CURT
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COD RULE??
could u legally keep a rankin over 1m or is it just estaury cod which that rule applys??
hlokk
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Cant keep any cod over 1m or
Cant keep any cod over 1m or 30kg. Cods are defined as all Epinephelus sp. so that would include rankins.
till
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Probably just as well I've
Probably just as well I've never caught one over one metre then.
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Yip
Fully agree matt. As I said below that if it a rankin >1m 2 things. I would like to see it, and then it has to go back.
Cheers mate
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till
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There is no size limit for
There is no size limit for rankins at all, min or max IIRC.
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i thought i was all cod over 1 metre long
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crasny1
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I am with jay
It is a rankin monster. I think the 1m rule is for all cod, but I dont think rankins ever approach that mark, hence no problem! JMO
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crasny1
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This one would be close
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Best fillets
If your looking for the best tasting fillets, then I've found rankins and other cod species are best taken for the table in the 600-700mm range. I try to release the larger size specimens.
Good size fillet off a 600-700mm fish but not sinewy like the larger cod fillets can sometimes be.
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