Top 5 pest fish

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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by Lightningx » Thu Jun 07, 2018 4:26 pm

Toadies, banjoes, pj’s, swell sharks, coutas.

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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by cheaterparts » Thu Jun 07, 2018 4:43 pm

Kimtown wrote:Just pinched this idea from another thread.

Post your top 5 pest fish when fishing for your target species.

1. Swell shark
2. Banjo shark
3. Parrot fish
4. Leather jacket - Good eating
5. Gurnard -- also good eating

purple5ive wrote:
Flathead (undersized ones)
couta - great bait
cuttlefish - also bait
gurnard - good eating
leatherjacket - good eating

i can almost guarantee an undersized flathead everytime i fish.
if squidding, couta and cuttles are my pest species.
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Gummy shark 128 Cm - Elephant fish 85 Cm - Snapper 91 Cm - KG Whiting 49 Cm - Flathead 55 Cm - Garfish 47 Cm - Silver Trevally 40 Cm - Long Tail Tuna 86 Cm - snook 64 Cm - Couta 71 Cm - Sth Calamari 44 Cm hood - Cobia 117 cm


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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by crumpet_avenger » Thu Jun 07, 2018 4:48 pm

Toadies, spiky puffer fish, swell shark, port jacksons, Parroties.

Top 5 so called pest fish i like to catch are couta, gurnad, leatheries, bluethroat wrasse, sandcrab

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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by bowl » Thu Jun 07, 2018 5:28 pm

Banjo
Rays
Port Jackson
Undersize pinkies.
Starfish

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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by Lightningx » Thu Jun 07, 2018 5:35 pm

Fish-cador wrote:Bream
Bream
Bream
Bream
Bream
:rofl:

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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by Texas » Thu Jun 07, 2018 5:43 pm

Sinsemilla wrote:1. Rock Fish
2. Stick Fish
3. Weed Fish
4. Tree Fish
5. Invisible Fish..

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X2, but, some people say they are my target species
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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by Nude up » Thu Jun 07, 2018 5:53 pm

Banjo’s, swell sharks, toadies, some parrot fish, port Jackson’s

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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by Kimtown » Thu Jun 07, 2018 6:41 pm

cheaterparts wrote:
Kimtown wrote:Just pinched this idea from another thread.

Post your top 5 pest fish when fishing for your target species.

1. Swell shark
2. Banjo shark
3. Parrot fish
4. Leather jacket - Good eating
5. Gurnard -- also good eating

purple5ive wrote:
Flathead (undersized ones)
couta - great bait
cuttlefish - also bait
gurnard - good eating
leatherjacket - good eating

i can almost guarantee an undersized flathead everytime i fish.
if squidding, couta and cuttles are my pest species.
The effort outweighs the edibility my friend

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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by cobby » Thu Jun 07, 2018 7:33 pm

Eastern Water Dragons.
Seals.
Pike.
XOS Salmon.
Snapper.

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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by 4liters » Thu Jun 07, 2018 7:37 pm

Fish-cador wrote:Bream
Bream
Bream
Bream
Bream
Bream are fine, it’s the perverts who fish for them that are the problem
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Brown Trout: 37cm
Flathead: 51cm; Squid: 36cm; Australian Salmon: 51cm; Snapper 46cm; Silver Trevally 23cm; KGW: 45cm
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