Fish Id - Caught At 12Mile

[Chewy]

Me mate Mo caught this beauty off 12 mile while jigging.

I have an idea of what it is - but he is doesn't agree....

So - I open up the forum:

Anyhow - well caught Mo!!

[Jewhunter]

Looks like a Barracuda to me.

A bit hard to tell from the pic but there are plenty around in winter.

Cheers,

Grant.

[jordan.widz]

yep thats a barracuda you can tell from the black and white dorsal fin. And its a big one too i've never caught let alone seen one that size.

Edited July 28, 2010 by Prawn Star

[framedtrash]

as soon as you said caught at the 12 mile i knew it was a barracutta

its all thats out there at the moment sadly

[The Iceman]

Barracouta not to be confused with the tropical barracuda

Edited July 28, 2010 by The Iceman

[taloyoak]

Terra Australis...Esox lucius...LOL

[Red]

Indeed it is the dreaded Barracoota.

[Chewy]

Guess Mo was right.....

I'll eat my hat now.....

Thanks all....

Chewy

[Chewy]

ps - I thought it was a gemfish

so - according to google :

barracouta is a relatively short-lived species that is related to gemfish. It is widely distributed in the Southern oceans and whilst abundant in New Zealand’s cooler waters south of Cook Strait, they also occur in our northern waters, ranging from shallow inshore areas to depths of 200m. Once an undesirable bycatch species, barracouta are now an important part of trawl fishery catches.

He said it was a barracuda!

So I vote that we split the hat 50/50 and each have a portion...?

ps Moski - In some areas its South African name of "snoek" or "snook" is also used.

Edited July 28, 2010 by Chewy

[FISHARK]

yep its a cuda

[Penguin]

yep its a cuda

Not a cuda,

but a coutta,

cheers

[tuffy]

Disregard whatever it's called - is it edible?????????????

Tuffy

[Penguin]

Disregard whatever it's called - is it edible?????????????

Tuffy

The ones I used to catch years ago had worms, that was in NZ though,

dont know about the ones here.

cheers

[puppydawg]

The ones I used to catch years ago had worms, that was in NZ though,

dont know about the ones here.

cheers

boil it up in a big pot with lots of herbs and spices, and throw in a gumboot

after an hour or so of boiling, throw the coutta in the bin and eat the gumboot!!!

[Aqua Naut]

Yep a Barracoota there mate!! You will find heaps of them this time of the year in the South especialy.

[Jiggy]

There used to be a pretty big coutta fishery in Vic years ago and some mexicans are still keen on them. On the basis of a science experiment I filleted and ate a small one I caught off Merimbula a few years ago; it was a bit boney but OK. So I think that they fall into kind of the same category as salmon or sargeant baker, if prepared properly they may be alright. That said I'd rather eat a flatty than a coutta any day.

The big ones can get worms so if you want to try one maybe stick to a small one.

Cheers

Jiggy.

[Basil D]

boil it up in a big pot with lots of herbs and spices, and throw in a gumboot

after an hour or so of boiling, throw the coutta in the bin and eat the gumboot!!!

[fishgod]

they are edible even if they have worms they dont affect the flesh of the fish but yeh up to you i wouldnt be touching anything with worms in it