Davo 28-04-05

[Coast_Bloke]

Headed out to South Kincumber first for a flick with my mate.. but wind was gusting, and was a useless venture.

So headed round to Davo and with no wind, was a fun session. Pulled about 8 just legal bream.. (released), and a few leather jackets. Stayed for about 2 hours and finally got a feed, an over 40cm lizard. Headed back to South Kinny and yanked a few blue swimmer crabs of the 8cm or so range. So with the leather jacket from the day before, was a good feed

Plus we caught this other fish.. looks like a rock Cod.. but I have never seen it before.. is this what it is?.. (see pics)

[tyrone07]

Sounds like an alright session. I have caught 2 of those now on bass minnows at davo as well. They have real powerful jaws so i kept 1 to show a mate and he thought was a stargazer. They are like a stonefish but no spines. Very weird im keen to find out what they are. Good report Cheers Tyrone

[Thumperbream]

Not sure what that thing is But its one of the ugliest fish i have ever seen. Nice lizard though Sounds like u had a good time out on the water

[Guest Jewel]

Looks like a frogfish.

http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/bdubius.htm

[matt_nsw]

jewel is right.

its an eastern frogfish. i landed one last year in the georges. i sent the pix to fisheries and the conculsion was an eastern frogfish. my pix as follows:

certainly one of the ugliest fish i have ever seen

[Martin]

They are ugly and I assume dangerous id you get spiked.

Are they dangerous and to be avoided????

[matt_nsw]

not sure but im not keen to find out either

[tyrone07]

One of the 1s i caught which i kept for id stayed alive for 3hrs out of water. And that site said they have poisonous spikes. They have real powerful jaws