paggles Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 ive taken a few livce yellow tails lately and have found alot have a big white flea looking parasite inside it....alive.......what are they.....? can you use them for bait...?hmmm cheers pags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Soprano Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Also known as a 'doctor'... Just a little creature that lives in the mouth of various fish.. I don't think they really do much damage to the fish but I could be wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paggles Posted September 22, 2005 Author Share Posted September 22, 2005 Also known as a 'doctor'...Just a little creature that lives in the mouth of various fish.. I don't think they really do much damage to the fish but I could be wrong... 68480[/snapback] are all the fish it lives in small fish....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Soprano Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 I've seen a 50cm+ flatty with one in it years ago... Don't really think they're too picky with where they live... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iain Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 I've caught many baby Snapper with them in their mouth. Believe it or not the parasites work as bait!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youon? Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 (edited) when i was fishing the hawkesbury on a houseboat earlier in the year every yellowtail i pulled up had this THING in its mouth. After some exhausting research (typed in fish parisites in google) found this page a pic which explained everything hope this is what your after..... heres the link, http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/faq/tongue.htm Edited September 23, 2005 by youon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalliser Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 YUCKS! There were one time when I always catch leatherjackets and say in every 10 fishes, you'll find like 5 of them had these in the guts! And they look plump compared to those living in the tongues! No only that, if you're lucky, it might have a twin in them, disgusting.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paggles Posted September 23, 2005 Author Share Posted September 23, 2005 Thanx fellas that website had it all youon im gonna try them as bait next time.... would you guys eat say a flatty with onne of those suckers in its mouth....? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jethro Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 You get them a fair bit in blackfish as well. Never had any problems with eating the fish. I have heard of something similar that lives in the flesh of leatherjackets (I think it was) Not sure I would them then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phild Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 yeah not a prob I have found with species like trevally the flesh surronding the parasite can be soft but just cut it out and of you go. A bit like getting rid of a bruise from an apple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paggles Posted September 23, 2005 Author Share Posted September 23, 2005 the mouth i can handle but if theres something burrowing in its flesh im gonna remove the beast and give the fish a second chance damn parasites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewnut Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 almost every yellowtail and tailor i have caught have these things inside their mouths.if you put a yellowtail into a bucket of clean water and let it die the bug comes out on most occassions and you will also notice that a lot of smaller flea sized bugs are in the water from the fish. i caught a baby snapper once which had a parasite burrowed into its head, filthy. those things make my skin crawl. they have greenish clumpy blood (i have cut many of them out). absolutely disgusting creatures in my opinion 68549[/snapback] make me squirm also all the yakkas i caught the other night had em as well, i wouldnt be game enough to touch em to use as bait...ill stick to the yakka thanx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paggles Posted September 23, 2005 Author Share Posted September 23, 2005 make me squirm also all the yakkas i caught the other night had em as well, i wouldnt be game enough to touch em to use as bait...ill stick to the yakka thanx! 68569[/snapback] 1 might burrow under your finger nail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip_the_fisher Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 Last year i caught a 33 centimetre leatherjacket and inside its guts was a round white bug and we researched about it and found out it was a balmain bug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvie Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 was fishing at juno one night and using squid as bait. When we retrieved the bait the entire squid strip was covered in tiny 'witchdoctors' which made the bait have the appearence of being fuzzy looking. Weird and disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paggles Posted September 26, 2005 Author Share Posted September 26, 2005 Last year i caught a 33 centimetre leatherjacket and inside its guts was a round white bug and we researched about it and found out it was a balmain bug. 68850[/snapback] maybe thats what these things eventually grow into Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthefisherman Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 My God, I don't know if I'll ever eat fish again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip_the_fisher Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 Yeah it was alive but balmain bugs are supposed to be brown but this was white it had not really seen sunlight as it was much bigger than the fishes mouth so i think it was probably in the leatherjacket since it was alot smaller and was growing in there, we pulled it from brisbane waters at ettalong beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvie Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 thats disgusting...did you pull any fish from that water? 68996[/snapback] pulled the hooks on an absolute monster. Ok i will tell the truth. The knot undid at the swivel.. how amatuerish i know but it was one of the first times i tried to tie braid. I promise i will never make that same mistake twice. It still burns me to this day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landlubber Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Yes boys gotta agree that is freakin disgusting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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