Fish ID

[rixter]

rick, wait til you catch a southern sea carp. then you'll know what a carp of the sea is like :lol:
p.s. they stink

Fair enough ,I've never caught a southern sea carp or even heard of one. But I recon' those parrot fish are about the last fish I want to catch on a line , I put them up there as much as a pest as toadfish.

Cheers mate , Rick.

[CarlG]

Hi guys,

Anyone know what this is? Caught off Portsea


Cheers!

Wrasse. Turn to s##t when cooked, passable sashshimi allegedly..normally just a bloody pest, they grab your bait then head for their hidey hole. If your not quick off the mark, your rig is gone.
Did you keep this without knowing what it was, or throw it back...?

[agepora]

Threw it back to live another day

[elek1ng]

bluethroat wrasse.
minimum legal size: 27cm
bag limit: 5

[Krisstiglic]

Good gummy bait if you knock the fillets off them