Barracouta

[hellcorner]

Hi Raiders!

Are Barracouta good for bait or the plate?

 

[Tag117]

In my experience, pretty good bait, smell strong and go alright for the bigger species. As far as eating, i find em delicious but really bony.

 

[Green Hornet]

This topic was raised not too long ago. There was a bit of confusion in the name of the fish but it ended up being barracouta.

Have a look here http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/topic/85171-barracuda-eating-quality/

 

Edited September 23, 2017 by Green Hornet

[jeffb5.8]

They are everywhere at the moment in the Harbour and Hawkesbury, near the heads.

[sam bros]

They have a really strong smell, I feel like their flesh is very similar to hairtail

Just be careful as the may contain parasites (so dont eat sashimi) 

They are good bait though

They are becoming so hard to avoid, they are all over the harbour

[hellcorner]

Thanks for your input guys, I  caught one around the 50cm mark the other night. It had that oily smell similar to that  of a Pike, hence my question about them being any good for bait, maybe for Snapper. It didn't look appetising anyway, so it was put back where it came from.