Top 5 pest fish

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Danny2001
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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by Danny2001 » Thu Jul 05, 2018 9:24 pm

crumpet_avenger wrote:
Danny2001 wrote:Bloody banjo shark is second on my list, top is any snag. Not many things in this world annoy me more than when youve been fishing the surf for gummies since sundown, not one bite the while night but at 2am the rod bends only to reel it in a find out youve caught a fkn banjo :(
Nothing wrong with a banjo tail. Easy to catch clean and cook. The body is awesome crab bait so its not really a waste.
I spearfished about 5 weeks ago. Caught 2 banjoes and 2 salmon. Used the banjo carcassaes in crab nets under a float between the boat moorings and got some nice sandcrab
I thought they made it illegal to kill banjos and rays?

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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by cobby » Thu Jul 05, 2018 9:54 pm

Danny2001 wrote:
crumpet_avenger wrote:
Danny2001 wrote:Bloody banjo shark is second on my list, top is any snag. Not many things in this world annoy me more than when youve been fishing the surf for gummies since sundown, not one bite the while night but at 2am the rod bends only to reel it in a find out youve caught a fkn banjo :(
Nothing wrong with a banjo tail. Easy to catch clean and cook. The body is awesome crab bait so its not really a waste.
I spearfished about 5 weeks ago. Caught 2 banjoes and 2 salmon. Used the banjo carcassaes in crab nets under a float between the boat moorings and got some nice sandcrab
I thought they made it illegal to kill banjos and rays?
Only within 400m of man made structure. Outside of that they're fair game

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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by Kimtown » Thu Jul 05, 2018 11:13 pm

cobby wrote:
Danny2001 wrote:
crumpet_avenger wrote:
Danny2001 wrote:Bloody banjo shark is second on my list, top is any snag. Not many things in this world annoy me more than when youve been fishing the surf for gummies since sundown, not one bite the while night but at 2am the rod bends only to reel it in a find out youve caught a fkn banjo :(
Nothing wrong with a banjo tail. Easy to catch clean and cook. The body is awesome crab bait so its not really a waste.
I spearfished about 5 weeks ago. Caught 2 banjoes and 2 salmon. Used the banjo carcassaes in crab nets under a float between the boat moorings and got some nice sandcrab
I thought they made it illegal to kill banjos and rays?
Only within 400m of man made structure. Outside of that they're fair game
Wtf really?
Do channel markers count?

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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by brybry » Fri Jul 06, 2018 12:19 am

Can’t think of too many but those little brown gudgeon things and two inch plague bream do annoy the cr@p out me.

Most of the time I’m just happy to catch a fish... any fish.

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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by smile0784 » Fri Jul 06, 2018 4:35 am

Danny2001 wrote:
crumpet_avenger wrote:
Danny2001 wrote:Bloody banjo shark is second on my list, top is any snag. Not many things in this world annoy me more than when youve been fishing the surf for gummies since sundown, not one bite the while night but at 2am the rod bends only to reel it in a find out youve caught a fkn banjo :(
Nothing wrong with a banjo tail. Easy to catch clean and cook. The body is awesome crab bait so its not really a waste.
I spearfished about 5 weeks ago. Caught 2 banjoes and 2 salmon. Used the banjo carcassaes in crab nets under a float between the boat moorings and got some nice sandcrab
I thought they made it illegal to kill banjos and rays?
To a point yes and no
https://vfa.vic.gov.au/about/news/bette ... and-banjos

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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by Lightningx » Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:26 am

crumpet_avenger wrote:
Danny2001 wrote:Bloody banjo shark is second on my list, top is any snag. Not many things in this world annoy me more than when youve been fishing the surf for gummies since sundown, not one bite the while night but at 2am the rod bends only to reel it in a find out youve caught a fkn banjo :(
Nothing wrong with a banjo tail. Easy to catch clean and cook. The body is awesome crab bait so its not really a waste.
I spearfished about 5 weeks ago. Caught 2 banjoes and 2 salmon. Used the banjo carcassaes in crab nets under a float between the boat moorings and got some nice sandcrab
First time hearing about using those as bait for sand crabs.
I love eating sand crabs so might keep that in mind!
Cheers mate :thumbsup:

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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by crumpet_avenger » Fri Jul 06, 2018 5:39 pm

[/quote]
First time hearing about using those as bait for sand crabs.
I love eating sand crabs so might keep that in mind!
Cheers mate :thumbsup:[/quote]

All good mate. Where abouts your from? I get lots of crab most winters. Cant freeze them cause they end up mushy.
Might be able to swing you some if you arent far away from me

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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by cantcatchem » Fri Jul 06, 2018 6:18 pm

My top 5 pests are:

1-LightningX
2-Smile0784
3-starfish
4-Banjos
5-Puffer fish

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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by davek » Fri Jul 06, 2018 6:33 pm

cantcatchem wrote:My top 5 pests are:

1-LightningX
2-Smile0784
3-starfish
4-Banjos
5-Puffer fish
:rofl: :rofl: , cheers davo
It's an exhilarating feeling catching a fish
But it's an even better feeling releasing them

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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by Jucfishing » Fri Jul 06, 2018 7:27 pm

1. Toadies
2. Puffers
3.Mullet
4. Tiny bream
5. Divers/swimmers/surfers

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