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Post by adamk » Sat Feb 28, 2015 5:19 pm

Was a zippy lil thing.
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Post by bubuli » Sat Feb 28, 2015 5:26 pm

Looks like a soldier fish?

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Post by adamk » Sat Feb 28, 2015 5:43 pm

it come up with my bait cage then was in an aerated bucket for all of 2 mins for pic then in the container an then back to where he come from.
i'm just wondering do cod have abnormal sized blochs in jev stage, because it would make sense, but being this close to the bay.

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Post by Allan tarr » Sat Feb 28, 2015 5:53 pm

don't eat it

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Post by sloth » Sat Feb 28, 2015 6:17 pm

I'd say soldier fish too

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Post by adamk » Sat Feb 28, 2015 6:35 pm

it went back, along with everything i catch.
thank you all for your replys. that was in the yara

Gymnapistes marmoratus

Summary:

A scorpionfish relative with venomous head and dorsal-fin spines.

Head with prominent spines, including a large spine below eye that can be erected forwards; dorsal fin long-based, spinous and soft-rayed portions separated by a notch; lateral line scales present, body otherwise naked. Body and fins overall pale to light brown with a mottled or marbled pattern of irregular darker blotches and spots; underside pale. To 23 cm, although most smaller.

The Soldier is responsible for many stings received by net fishermen and others wading in shallow estuarine waters, especially through seagrass beds.
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Post by Brett » Sat Feb 28, 2015 6:35 pm

yep, Soldier Fish. Wrap ya hands round it and see what pitch your voice gets :)

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Post by adamk » Sat Feb 28, 2015 6:45 pm

Brett wrote:yep, Soldier Fish. Wrap ya hands round it and see what pitch your voice gets :)
nar. . . think i'll pass lol

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Post by sloth » Sat Feb 28, 2015 7:53 pm

They are utter #%&$@&$ without a doubt. First one I caught I tried to use lip grips on it and the thing swung it's eye spikes at my hand. Eye Spikes. What sort of nasty, piece of work has eye spikes? Venomous little %#£%$ they are. Now they get carefully pinned by the forceps on a dorsal fin and flicked back in.

From the yarra as well

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Post by adamk » Sat Feb 28, 2015 9:08 pm

sloth wrote:They are utter #%&$@&$ without a doubt. First one I caught I tried to use lip grips on it and the thing swung it's eye spikes at my hand. Eye Spikes. What sort of nasty, piece of work has eye spikes? Venomous little %#£%$ they are. Now they get carefully pinned by the forceps on a dorsal fin and flicked back in.

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you mean satanfish lol.

had a fair sized bream an hour later guessing 40cm+ he was angry too busted 20lb braid, i don't keep nothing i catch, always goes back.
shame i didint get a chance to take a pic, but still no donuts so i can't complain :)

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