fat_souvlaki Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Hi fellas,a quick report of the other day,flatties were pretty quiet, only manages 2 keepers, got onto a spotted mackerel that was busting the surface next to the boat..hope they get bigger in the bay!Also there's lots of good size squid in around 5 - 6 meters of water too..they were loving my 6.5 inch gulp!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linc Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Not a bad effort mate, I struggle to find squid in the bay, do you mind giving some advice on which side of the bay you found them? ie. North, South, West. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat_souvlaki Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 Hey mate I was finding some around the red marker directly out from Ramsgate. .was drifting towards the beach West of that marker produces sometimes too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Williams Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 That's a Watson's leaping bonito mate, often turn up about this time of year, hardly ever see them above about 40cm. Wouldn't be surprised if a few spotties do turn up in Sydney pretty soon though, with the warm currents we've had of late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 (edited) Can you do anything with watsons leaping bonito when it comes to eating? Never really heard anything good or bad... Harry If it's to good to be true, it usually is... Edited March 12, 2014 by fishingphase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Williams Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Can you do anything with watsons leaping bonito when it comes to eating? Never really heard anything good or bad... Harry If it's to good to be true, it usually is... I've never actually tried them mate, but I assume that they'd be worth a try if you bled and iced them properly. I really rate regular bonito as a quality sashimi fish when they're bled/iced and prepared correctly, so will give a Watson's a try next time I get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 I've never actually tried them mate, but I assume that they'd be worth a try if you bled and iced them properly. I really rate regular bonito as a quality sashimi fish when they're bled/iced and prepared correctly, so will give a Watson's a try next time I get one. Same I also rate bonito...Bonny is a fantastic sashimi, and not to bad cooked either.Harry If it's to good to be true, it usually is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat_souvlaki Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 Oh really!? The closest I found on the fisheries site was a spotted mackeral ! Would u know the size limit for these? It was 50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw9635 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Oh really!? The closest I found on the fisheries site was a spotted mackeral ! Would u know the size limit for these? It was 50 no size limit same as normal bonito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linc Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Hey mate I was finding some around the red marker directly out from Ramsgate. .was drifting towards the beach West of that marker produces sometimes too. cheers mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest no one Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Can you do anything with watsons leaping bonito when it comes to eating? Never really heard anything good or bad... Harry If it's to good to be true, it usually is... My advice for this would be to: Cut them up, put them on a hook, catch a bigger fish, eat that instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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