Cod on Jig

Cod on Jig

This is the First bottom fish that I have caught on a jig.

Anyone know what sort of Cod it is?

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A "big" one?

Wed, 2009-05-13 09:43

Its an Estuary Cod isn't it?

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We got 6 or so on monday but

Wed, 2009-05-13 09:50

We got 6 or so on monday but all smaller than that, I think they were called honeycomb cod.

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Yeah I have only caught the

Wed, 2009-05-13 09:52

Yeah I have only caught the smaller ones, didnt think they got that big

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It's not a honeycombe

Wed, 2009-05-13 10:56

they have a more even hexagonal blotching just like a "honeycombe" and don't grow that big as far as I am aware.

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estuary

Wed, 2009-05-13 11:48

Thats an estuary cod, the honeycomb cod don't have the bands through them and dont grow as large.

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Wed, 2009-05-13 12:45

Most certainly an Estuary cod.

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thanks for sorting out the

Wed, 2009-05-13 13:31

thanks for sorting out the ID guys, its my first estuary codSmile

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