swamper95 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Im convinced that blades can catch any fish that eat other fish . Ive been fishing for tha good part of 30 years. Althought only 5 years with blades . Ive never caught let alone seen these two species of fish.Untill now(caught in middle harbour.) Im very interested if any one else has seen or caught one of these in Sydney? The red one is a Red Bullseye. Found from southern QLD northwards The yellow is a Maori cod found along the Great Barrier Reef . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamper95 Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 Here are the pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamper95 Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 I thought id throw this in the mix aswell for a bit of fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matyg Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 nice fish, i only started really using them this winter but they are fast becoming the first thing I tie on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svsolaris Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Subtropical species in MH... I wonder if the water has been warming or if they've always been here in small numbers? You should send the pics to a uni (the fish tagging folks?) and ask. On blades, how do you handle them on snaggy bottoms? I love them too but they're bloody expensive to lose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamper95 Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 Never realy loose them sv. I mostly virtical jigg them out of the kayak. I could understand loosing some from the shore Check out the DUO Score 78 poss the best looking vibe ive ever seen I got some from the US havent given it a good go yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussieflash Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Nice catch,very weird though....Then again,so is ugg boots on a yak lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kikila Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 very pretty fish i just love the colours perhaps you can enter the starfish in the lure records Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamper95 Posted November 27, 2013 Author Share Posted November 27, 2013 Ha ha yeah love my uggies not very waterproof though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adventureman Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I caught a Sampson fish in MH and when i asked around i was told others had caught Cobia!! Never seen your fish.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Squidy Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 First one is a red bigeye not a bullseye. Every year a few seem to show up and i've pulled a few from the Hacking on bait over the years. http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/index.php?showtopic=68989&hl=bigeye#entry482086 Second ones interesting. As for random catches on blades I had a mate on board one night who pulled in about 5 or 6 yaka's on his blade which i've never seen before or since. R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Got my first set of blades today. First cast tailor, second cast tailor, third cast whiting and fourth cast bream. Hmmmmm why wasn't I using them earlier. They are my new favourite lure! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AI fella Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Now I know why i'm not catching from the yak...Uggies!!! lol , might give them a go!, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish&chips Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 That's really interesting that you caught those fish in MH. The water temp in the harbour wouldn't be constant enough to keep a sustainable habitat for those species.... You should definitely send pics and info to the fisheries or DII... Cool catch though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 yeah mate thoes blade lures are awsome. they catch nearly everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamper95 Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 I have sent pics to fisheries apparently a Red bullseye and a big red eye are the same fish . The bullseye and the mauri cod are deep reef fish mostly caught in northern waters (QLD)but have been caught as south as javis bay Thanks for all you posts!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the producer Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Hi All I have caught 2 Red Bigeye in Middle harbour over the last 20 years. And I have also caught 1 Maori Cod in Bantry Bay. Both in deeper areas on bait. So they are around but not common. Good to see they are still turning up. andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Mckenzie Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Never used a blades before but might give them a crack in the bays after seeing this post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamper95 Posted November 29, 2013 Author Share Posted November 29, 2013 Macca youll love the range of species you catch with these thiings Try the tt swithblades . My fav colours are the dark red and golden Noggin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsaykali Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Have caught both species of fish in the harbour , so there there both been caught around 20-30 meters of water , the big eye is a tasty fish . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBCB Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Interesting, the EAC / global warming side effects probably. It is not so surprising I reckon, heaps of fishes are following the warm currents and as long as they find food they are happy. Last year I swam with a turtle in the harbour, caught 2 thick lip trevallies and a long spined emperor on plastic, the year before, an estuary cod. Every year seems to deliver its new lot of surprises. Well done anyway, there is always something exhilarating about catching a "new" species of fish, that red thing looks tasty as btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatte Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Definitely gotta try some blades. I hear nothing but good things and ways love looking new species. Any recommendations? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamper95 Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share Posted December 7, 2013 Gatts Try the tt switchblades gold noggin and red nightmare. I rig up with 16lb gell spun and a 14lb flurocarbon leader Fish just like SPs little jiggs and pulls off bottom with as little slack as poss. Good luck !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatte Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Gatts Try the tt switchblades gold noggin and red nightmare. I rig up with 16lb gell spun and a 14lb flurocarbon leader Fish just like SPs little jiggs and pulls off bottom with as little slack as poss. Good luck !! Thanks mate, will have a look for these and pick a few that look dangerous haha Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimira Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 We picked up a red bullseye in bantry bay middle harbour sat night on a live nipper amazing colour on the fish Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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