olitay Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Hi All, i was fishing my fav flathead spot with a friend and he landed this fish on a squidgie!!! any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stricko4 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Grinner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olitay Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 Grinner Interesting, are they common in sydney harbour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmoshe Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Interesting, are they common in sydney harbour? Yes, they are found all down the East Coast of Oz. The old grinner question is a perennial on Fishraider. Take a look at the previous posts asking the same question Here Cheers, Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylo Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Grinner you referring to the fish or the smily dude holding it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olitay Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 you referring to the fish or the smily dude holding it Ha, the smiling dude holding it is no longer in the harbour!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkymalinky Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Found in the North too... my wive caught one on a 40g raider on a charter trip with Carpentaria Seafaris in Cape York. At the time I was fighting a longtail tuna also hooked on a 40g raider from the school blowing up all around the boat. And wasn't Mrs Slinky p*%%#d. lol. Cheers, Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Grinner Made me laugh mate. I thought you were referring to grinner as in made you grin which would be the first reaction after looking at the size of the fish compared to the squidgee it took Cheers jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frangkie Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 (edited) these grinners are the scorn of the inshore reefs in southern queensland. they have become that thick in the last few years that they decimate entire reefs, eating all resident fish. a definate pest. that one is a quite small oneby the way. the bigger the uglier! it's amazing what lures they hit sometimes! Edited January 31, 2008 by frangkie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPL Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Hi All, i was fishing my fav flathead spot with a friend and he landed this fish on a squidgie!!! any ideas? Yup that is a grinner, i got one on a 2.5inch Gulp! shrimp the other day, a real pest they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemmm Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Has anyone eaten one? They look like they have good clean white flesh but the ones I have landed have all gone back to Neptune so I dont know about their eatability (good word). Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stricko4 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Made me laugh mate. I thought you were referring to grinner as in made you grin which would be the first reaction after looking at the size of the fish compared to the squidgee it took Cheers jewgaffer Jewgaffer, Only reason I know what it is is because one day a few years ago while trolling a CD9 Rapalla in Botany I jagged one about the same size as the one in the pic. I had no idea what it was & at that point had never heard of Fishraider so I emailed Gary Brown & said mate whats this ugly bugger..... grinner was his reply. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james7 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 This thread has answered my question about what this fish is. I can now assume it was a grinner my mate Syd caught at SWR a few weeks ago. What surprised me was the set of dentures it had. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stricko4 Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 yep toothy little buggers aren't they..... and they'll eat anything too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olitay Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 (edited) Thanks for all the feedback raiders......... so i think i can confidently say it was a Grinner!!!!!!! Edited February 1, 2008 by olitay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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