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Fish ID

Post by mr smokey » Wed Aug 04, 2021 9:25 am

Okey dokey all you fishologists. Who can ID this little critter caught off Nungurner yesterday ? About 10cm long. Spiked my offsider which stung for a while but not a bad sting.
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Post by purple5ive » Wed Aug 04, 2021 1:05 pm

Looks like a fortescue fish.

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Post by re-tyred » Wed Aug 04, 2021 1:10 pm

There's nothing . . . absolutely nothing . . . half so much worth doing as simply messing around in boats.
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Re: Fish ID

Post by re-tyred » Wed Aug 04, 2021 1:11 pm

Very common around bass strait
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Post by Sebb » Wed Aug 04, 2021 2:22 pm

Caught one in warmies years ago. Weird looking fish, had no idea what it was, didn't even think about touching it. Long nose plier and off it went back. Now I know it's a cobbler.
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Re: Fish ID

Post by mr smokey » Wed Aug 04, 2021 4:18 pm

Correctomundo folks. Soldier, Gymnapistes marmoratus a variety of Scorpion fish. Lucky it was my offsider that got the spike not me :-D :-D :te: :o_0:

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Post by Pirkz » Wed Aug 04, 2021 5:27 pm

Did you catch anything else at Nungurner? Fished there Monday arvo for a solitary KGW which was returned.

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Re: Fish ID

Post by mr smokey » Wed Aug 04, 2021 5:48 pm

:dn: two small whiting. Coupla toadies. Tried off our usual mark at Nyeriminalng (I will get spelling right at some stage) for donuts. Moved around to Barrier for no luck. We had been out the front Saturday for donuts too :dn:
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