union Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 (edited) This is some weird shit. I picked this up from newcastle harbour today. have no idea what it is, looks poisionous to me, so i didnt touch it and clipped my line. As you may not be able to see, it has a large horn on top of its head, also it has small horn like lumps on its tail. Its a purple colour. Edited May 3, 2006 by union Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapn Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Thats a leatherjacket, pretty common, good eating to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrykrocker Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 a "large horn" theyre not venonous mate, that spine can stick you though ps has anyone kept jackets in aquariums ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbofisho Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 I have kept small chinamen jackets before, they go well, have some natural ribbon weed cause that's what they hang out in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beach Fisho Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Leatherjacket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
covanova Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 can't see the pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smole82 Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 yep thats a leatherjaket 4 sure good eatin and easy to clean! theve got no scales just a skin that comes right off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
union Posted May 4, 2006 Author Share Posted May 4, 2006 yep thats a leatherjaket 4 sure good eatin and easy to clean! theve got no scales just a skin that comes right off oh, damn so i chucked back something good? it was a good size too. Looked disgusting though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Soprano Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 oh, damn so i chucked back something good? it was a good size too. Looked disgusting though. Mate have you ever seen the sort of fish they get black caviar from?? Try punching LUMPFISH into google image search and see what comes up... As CFD said, looks can most certainly be deceiving, especially in the fish world... Ah well, now you know for next time and I'm sure he's hanging around somewhere waiting for you to catch him again... Cheers, Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingsRule Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 (edited) ahaha you think a leatherjacket is ugly? take a look at this thing smile... Edited May 4, 2006 by KingsRule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingsRule Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 how cute Maybe 30 000 leagues under the sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattieman Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Maybe 30 000 leagues under the sea Personally, I think I'm going to see my dinner again soon! Flattieman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maraudingmado Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Ok who's been taking photos of the missus. Bloody papparatzi!!!! Whoops here she comes gotta go............ouch!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingsRule Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Flatty Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 What IS this thing? Yeah you will find the raiders here have a love-hate relationship with leatherjackets. On one hand they are great to eat but on the other hand they are one of the main things that keep Berkley and other SP manufacturers in business because they can chew packs upon packs of SPs to bits in no time flat! I actually think they are quite cool looking fish when they are colourful...a bit wacko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keenandnew Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 This is some weird shit. I picked this up from newcastle harbour today. have no idea what it is, looks poisionous to me, so i didnt touch it and clipped my line. As you may not be able to see, it has a large horn on top of its head, also it has small horn like lumps on its tail. Its a purple colour. Yep, I'm pretty sure its a leatherjacket caught a 2kg one thursday near Boltons Reef. This one wasnt ugly at all lots of beautiful colours.yellows,purples and greens I put him in the fish holding tank. watched him swim around with his fins out really beautiful. He was also really smart too could swim backwards as well that was some party trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abiasin Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 nice leather jacket mate, good pic too captured the colours well. really tasty fish one of my fav's. cheer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caine Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 whats the biggest leather jacket you guys have got i once saw a old timer get a monster years ago on the south coast that was at least 60cm from the rocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danielinbyron Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 whats the biggest leather jacket you guys have got i once saw a old timer get a monster years ago on the south coast that was at least 60cm from the rocks i got my biggest one on my best ever miscast.. it was under the rock i was standing on at vaucluse.. don't know where my line hung up but my bait landed two foot in front of me {after my best effort to get it to manly.}and by the time i looked around to make sure no one had seen it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottyman Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 whats the biggest leather jacket you guys have got Hi Guys, This is about the biggest for me. They were in plague proportions that day, just look at how skinny this one was. They were attacking each other when hooked they were that hungry. Taken down south off Marley Wreck fishing with Geoff. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fliesentom Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 nice leather jacket mate, good pic too captured the colours well. really tasty fish one of my fav's. cheer. elvis presley fish so called and wearing leather jackets all the time and the horn is there to stick it up well good eating anyway .or chinamen 6 spine without jacket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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