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No worries fishlexic Though you inspired me to remove "Mahi Mahi" from the topic description so that I don't cop any more flak!!

Maybe catfish take 'em. Then when a Trev sees another Trev with no tongue he asks (wait for it)... "What's the matter? Cat got yer tongue?" Sorry.

I agree that it's a beautiful fish to eat - was just a friendly nod to Dani!o's surf fishing sessions for (supposedly) mahi mahi! And Dave - great idea with the sauce bottle, I will give it a go...though there's something deeply satisfying about defying the sizzling heat of the plate to spoon the marinade on!!

This is a great little recipe that was given to me recently. It’s designed for fish you don’t particularly like – I tried it on a couple of wrasse I caught the other day and it turned out terrific! I reckon it would work well too on the dreaded Aussie salmon.or even Mahi Mahi (hey Dani!o!!!). It’s relatively easy too. Anyway here it is In a saucepan, put in a tablespoon or two of grated ginger, 1 tsp of sesame oil, 1/3 cup honey and about 1/4 cup of soy and a little water. Heat until boiling, then put in a dish to cool. Once cooled, put fillets in and coat with marinade thoroughly. Leave in the fridge for around twenty minutes to two hours. Fire up the barbie and cook marinated fillets quickly, spooning over extra marinade as they cook. The marinade make a top-notch coating and completely disguises the falvour of the fish!! AND ON THE SIDE… Also last night going with the asian theme I got a couple of those stir fry packs (they were on quick sale for a dollar!) threw in some oyster sauce and stir fried it on the hot plate as well. I piled up the veges and put a little water on it as it cooked and put a stainless steel bowl upside down to let them steam a bit (I got this idea from the Sumo food shop in the food court in Parramatta) & it stopped them burning. Served with rice & the fish & a it was a great feed!!

After today's (limited) research I understand they remove the tongue (which is a bit gross) then attach to the muscles that operate the tongue From what I understand they only take what they need and let the fish have the rest so it doesn't get skinnier. In practice I've caught thumper bream with these inside (hence my original post) and eaten them (the fish that is not the bug). My internet research today tells me they're harmless to humans. Although people do say my tongue now has eyes ...

Shant - yep, they always make me jump too when I see them when preparing a fish to cook!!! And a little bit more... Common name: Tongue-eating louse Scientific name: Cymothoa exigua Order: Isopoda Suborder: Flabellifera Family: Cymothoidae Symptoms: C. exigua is the only known parasite which replaces the organ of its host. So much blood is removed from the tongue of the fish by the blood-thirsty parasite that the tongue atrophies and shrinks to a stub. The parasite remains in the place of the tongue and is used by the fish in the same way as its tongue was. Notes: All members of the family Cymothoidae are fish parasites and representatives occur in both freshwater and marine environments. Most attach themselves either to the buccal cavity, tongue or gill chamber. Over 400 species are known, many of which are found in the a shop basin where the family has undergone a massive radiation. The genus Cymothoa was described by Fabricius in 1787 and currently includes 43 valid species. C. exigua is most commonly seen on snappers members of the Lutjanus genus.

Thanks for that and thanks for the link timmytow - one of life's little mysteries solved!

Hi Ceph I recently discovered this method by accident myself!! Great minds eh? It is the only method I use now as well. It also works for trevally (but not for bream) Webby

Wow that top pic looks like its straight out of a Pixar movie! Absolutely incredible! Well done.

Mate keep trying - another good report though. I too am in the "can't catch a squid" boat (though at least you've caught them in the past so you're way ahead of me!!), I've got some Mako Pro jigs which are supposed to be good but haven't got around to trying them yet. Just wondered about this line though... i reckon mantle length 20cm it was a fairly good one... anyway, i jigged and jigged and EVERYTIME the little thing would just touch the jig with 1 tentacle and then run away... never seen a squid RUN away...was he wearing Adidas? I didnt have any luck with the Mahi Mahi on the weekend either.

I can't really say anything that hasn't already been said Very, very nice

I agree with the first three advantages plus with FISHLEXIC that you can cast further. As for the disadvantges... Disadvanges - Line buries into spool I guess, if you spool incorrectly - Hard to setup drag after using mono line for years That's called learning. I haven't had a problem with this, but then again I've only been taking fishing seriously for about 2-3 years - You need to run a mono leader (defeats the purpose of no stretch) Yes - Cuts hands and guide Don't know about this - but I've never experienced it I like braid overall but one MAJOR disadvantage that I've found is that if you get it caught up in some weed it tangles like nothing else and is a major pain in the bum to untangle!! So don't get it tangled!!

Hopefully out for a quick flik saturday arvo after all the weekend jobs are out of the way!! Invested in some new Mako squid jigs I'm dying to have a go of!!!

Yeah I had a quiet one on Monday too - I was off the beach at spot x. Nothing but rays and shovel nosed sharks. Good to see you at least came back with a feed Bill. Hopefully things will pick up for next weekend!!

Well done lads - always enjoy reading your reports very entertaining!!! Yakka power!!