Fishing Victoria Forum

Posted: **Thu Jan 12, 2017 2:40 pm**

Caught just now in 5m off sorrento, smashed a large soft plastic and is ugly as sin!

Posted: **Thu Jan 12, 2017 2:51 pm**

Can't help with the name but it sure is ugly.

Posted: **Thu Jan 12, 2017 3:00 pm**

Stargazer.

Posted: **Thu Jan 12, 2017 3:02 pm**

As above

Posted: **Thu Jan 12, 2017 3:12 pm**

skronkman wrote:Caught just now in 5m off sorrento, smashed a large soft plastic and is ugly as sin!

Star gazer eats fish alive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DqglF2ACQ0

Posted: **Thu Jan 12, 2017 3:59 pm**

We caught one of these when I was a kid. Emailed FishNet turned out to be a stargazer apparently they are normally in deep offshore.

Posted: **Thu Jan 12, 2017 4:12 pm**

That is one hideous nope. Wouldn't even want to touch it. Jeezus.

Posted: **Thu Jan 12, 2017 4:18 pm**

I don't know what it is but it could be a mother in law fish

cheers davo

Posted: **Thu Jan 12, 2017 4:22 pm**

stargazer. supposedly taste ok

Posted: **Thu Jan 12, 2017 5:04 pm**

Underwater roadkill

Fish ID please.