cogo44 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Out from Sydney and caught a fish that no one on board had encountered. The beardie was identified by referring to an on board book. The muddy water and strong currents made for a difficult day out from Manly and Freshwater. Nevertheless, eight of us weighed in a mixed bag of 22 kilos (cleaned). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyFil Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Hi cogo44 sounds like a good day out despite the conditions. What species made up the catch? I've seen one of those fish in your pic a long time ago when fishing with my Dad, he called it a Ling. Cheers Fil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Pretty common species, not much good for anything, very slippery and tend to poop out what looks like concrete when grabbed to remove hook, I do know a guy that eats them, but to me, they fit it in "ugly fish" category, and just get tossed back, along with old boots (Whirra cod) and butchers Red Rock Cod, Pike and other assorted vermin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Great report and Super photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61 crusher Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 I’ve caught a few years ago mainly at night off the rocks, called them bearded ling or beardies, if we felt like a feed & had a fire going we’d dispatch it & throw it on the coals then peel back skin & remove gut (shriveled & size of 10c piece) they had a succulent & delicate flavour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookwa Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Hi noelm, at Sydney fish market wirrah are same price as snapper😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Yep, but they sell Carp too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfish Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 58 minutes ago, bookwa said: Hi noelm, at Sydney fish market wirrah are same price as snapper😳 Wow, I know my preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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