Pigfish, have you caught one and how?

[leonardgid]

Hello everyone, its one of those fish that you can not really target it seems , have caught them over sand using a size 1/0 hook and pilled prawns, but never in any numbers , does anyone else have something else to add to where and how you have caught yours?thank you all.

[austral]

hi buddy, ive got about 5-6 over the last 6 months and they were all caught in 70m of water with a 3/0 and fresh squid or fresh yellowtail.. do you like them to eat or something??

[leonardgid]

Yes i do like eating then steamed with ginger and shallots,

[mimyo]

Can you put a pic up of this pig fish? If its what I'm thinking of,i get heaps at longy on the bottom in close at 20m.

[austral]

heres one..

[mimyo]

heres one..

Thanks Austral, that's not what I was thinking. Never caught one of them, they look tasty thou.