KINGvirgin Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 caught it today on a pilly tail but am stumped for what it was, im guessin its in the bream family..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmoshe Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Looks like a sweep to me....not good for much unfortunately. Cheers, Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rzep Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Definately looks like a sweep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roosterman Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 sweep for me too.. not much good for anything like pete said..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Its a Sweep, penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KINGvirgin Posted May 16, 2007 Author Share Posted May 16, 2007 the jury is in then...... good thing i chucked it back in the drink! there were a few carcasses around where i was today, maybe whoever was there b4 me got sick of em! there were a few other interesting ones there too though.... im guessing whoever caught them a) really had to leave in a hurry or is an ignorant moron who doesnt deserve to fish deadset there was at least 6 ( 3 different species- no pesky rock fish either and i could of sworn one was a just legal tailor) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi waynie Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 the jury is in then...... good thing i chucked it back in the drink! there were a few carcasses around where i was today, maybe whoever was there b4 me got sick of em! there were a few other interesting ones there too though.... im guessing whoever caught them a) really had to leave in a hurry or is an ignorant moron who doesnt deserve to fish deadset there was at least 6 ( 3 different species- no pesky rock fish either and i could of sworn one was a just legal tailor) Yeah so it's only sweep but it's better than zilch n better than the c#*p at most take aways when battered. I've been on charter boats who will target them till we whinge loud enough. Wonder if there still going? Waynie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locodave Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 What is so bad about a Sweep? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Yeah thats a sweep....one of the crappiest bi catches.....we normally get plagues of them when targeting yakkas There also known as Newcastle Bream in some areas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyt Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 good for bait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondo Rock Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 A big jewie was recently taken off the northern beaches using a live sweep for bait - so they are not without their uses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankp Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 (edited) A big jewie was recently taken off the northern beaches using a live sweep for bait - so they are not without their uses. i heard jewie jim on no no no's new dvd mention exactly what you said mondo Edited May 17, 2007 by frankp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locodave Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zrealist Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 has anyone ate sweep before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPSGT Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 Sweep are fantastic to eat Thai Style: Thai Crispy Fish with curry sauce: Clean and scale fish. Coat whole fish in egg/cornflour Fry in a shallow pan of hot peanut oil until golden and crispy/ then flip over and do the other side. For the Sauce mix a can of coconut cream with either a spoon of red curry paste/laksa paste/tom yum paste depending on you taste preference. Heat up in a pan Place crispy fish on a bed of steamed rice, pour heated curry sauce over fish and serve. Sweep stay very white and solid in the flesh and like most reef fish taste good. You just need to catch one over 30cm to make a meal for two which is not to hard on the offshore reefs. This cooking style works very well on snapper/nannigai/morwong/bream and is my favourite way to eat reef fish. I have done it several times for dinner parties when I've caught a big sweep and the fish was sweet and tasty. Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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