Whiting or Wrasse?

Post by **poodoo** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:35 pm

Pulled this pretty fish from the pier the other day. Is it a wrasse or whiting? :doh1:

raco09 · Post by **raco09** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:36 pm

Not sure if thats a whiting. but very pretty as you say. lol

Messiah · Post by **Messiah** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:41 pm

Whiting, I used to catch them at flinders pier, wrasse are also a lot fatter.

Post by **CarlG** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:42 pm

Grassy is what it looks like..(Grass Whiting)..
Carl..

Post by **poodoo** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 10:04 pm

Thanks guys thought it was a grass whiting....it took a squid strip.....

Post by **Fish-cador** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 10:13 pm

grass whiting. If it took a strip of squid, it was simply trying to get even as squid loves to nail them over the weeds.

Post by **cheaterparts** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 10:32 pm

Fish-cador wrote:grass whiting. If it took a strip of squid, it was simply trying to get even as squid loves to nail them over the weeds.

yep good bait back on a squid spike

Post by **fishingvic** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 10:44 pm

very pretty fish and flesh with a light greenish/blue tinge...apparently tastes like crap!

Post by **poodoo** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 7:53 am

The flesh is smooth and white, texture is like a wrasse.

Berto Pescatore · Post by **Berto Pescatore** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 11:06 am

It is whiting, and it does not taste as good as (not even close to) how the KGW tastes
The Wrasse is different and has much better taste than Whiting in my opinion.

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