Pongrass18ft Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Hi Raiders Hit the water with Meng (gonfishing)today. Both of us have been off the water for a few months and we were both very keen to get out there amongst them. Started with a slow troll down the coast stopping and trying several flathead grounds on the way to do some drifts. Plenty of small flatheads to be found but no keepers amongst them today, no hook-ups on the troll either. Headed back up to Bate Bay and fished around the bay for the rest of the day. The bay seemed pretty quiet but we still managed to gather a few nice fish for the table amongst the throw backs. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconnolly Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 well done. That squid must be a monster. Reeltired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Am I seeing things, or is there some sweep in the picture? Fishingphase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cut_loose Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Nice Snapper Why did you keep the sweap ? do you eat them ? are they any good ? I always throw them back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adfrew Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Nice squid mate, that looks a whopper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongrass18ft Posted October 21, 2012 Author Share Posted October 21, 2012 Am I seeing things, or is there some sweep in the picture? Fishingphase Hi fishingphase and quintrex 101 i take the fillets off the larger ocean sweep skin and de-bone them same as a blackfish. Fried up they can be very tasty. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 A reasonable reddie there Chris. Last time I fished outside, during September, there were a few legal blue spot flatties about, but they were scattered amongst the many little spikies. Some should be on the bite shortly. Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redpump Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 (edited) Is that also a leatherjacket? Are they also nice to eat? Congratulations on the nice snapper and monster squid! How long is the hood? Edited October 22, 2012 by redpumpkin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongrass18ft Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 Is that also a leatherjacket? Are they also nice to eat? Congratulations on the nice snapper and monster squid! How long is the hood? Hi redpumpkin definately a leatherjacket. They make good eating fryed and great for the kids as they have very minimal bones. Mate the squid hood was 37cm and 1.6kg total weight. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keflapod Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 (edited) Chris me old mate me old pal, Long time no hear from you. I see you finally got out into your favourite spot with your old mate Meng. As usual, lovely red you got there, and that squid is a real stonker. Have you had a chance to use that light I gave you on the boat ? I hope it worked out OK. Those people who throw back sweep - all they need to do is a bit of experimenting with cooking them. As you stated, skinned, filleted and deboned is the wy to go. I add them to stir fries as the 'meat' ingredient with some soy sauce - utterly delicious with all those other ingredients in the rice... By the way - my fridge is empty again and I'm on the hunt for some bream and whiting in the bay.... See how I go. Tony Edited October 23, 2012 by Keflapod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw9635 Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Wow great work lovely snapper!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 well done on the snapper again, you always seem to get em, cant wait to get out again, been working. Talk soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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