Guest Guest123456789 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Headed out late this morning and missed first light tried a few spots. Saw a good bust up - I had to cast a lure and work out what it was. Turned out to be Bonito. caught the squid on a jig, bonito on a 20 gram metal and the rest on squid strips. Happy to get two good sized meals for the family, tomorrow we will have sashimi with fried squid and the next night will be the trag, snapper and flathead beer battered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Nice effort there FHL, will make a tasty feast  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Great day out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordoRetired Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Nice feed for the family.... a good day out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 You might have missed first light but you still had a productive day! Nice work 👍 cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmk1962 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Sounds awesome Luke !  Lots of tasty variety in that mixed bag. cheers Zoran  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobycb Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Nice work Luke, Sashimi the Bonnie or the Trev? regards, Toby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterfisho7 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Nice mix bag there well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, tobycb said: Nice work Luke, Sashimi the Bonnie or the Trev? regards, Toby Thanks Toby. Both make fantastic sashimi. You don’t get much meat off the trevs though - normally I release the smaller ones for that reason but with one bonito in the esky I kept these two. to show you here is the total yield. The darker sashimi is the bonito. Edited June 8, 2020 by Guest123456789 Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 A nice mixed bag, with a trag as a bonus. Good sized squid as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Yowie said: A nice mixed bag, with a trag as a bonus. Good sized squid as well. Thanks Yowie, I measured the hood it was 40cms! i had to move around a lot - first few spots were barren. Edited June 8, 2020 by Guest123456789 Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61 crusher Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 That’s a great green eye & mixed bag of fish Luke, some tasty feeds in that lot, good effort for gentleman’s hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 9 hours ago, flatheadluke said: Thanks Toby. Both make fantastic sashimi. You don’t get much meat off the trevs though - normally I release the smaller ones for that reason but with one bonito in the esky I kept these two. to show you here is the total yield. The darker sashimi is the bonito. That Bonito looks a nice colour! Looks like you kill & bleed straight away & put on ice?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 1 hour ago, kingie chaser said: That Bonito looks a nice colour! Looks like you kill & bleed straight away & put on ice?? I’m going to sound like a wanker as I explain this but here goes. Brain spiked it, bled, ice slurry then at the cleaning table I gut it, knock the fillets off, remove the belly flap then wash down in salt water only (no fresh ever touches the fish) and put in a zip lock bag in an esky. Then home to the fridge then the next day gently remove the skin and bloodline. I use a razor sharp fillet knife. Pedantic I know but every step is important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 1 hour ago, flatheadluke said: I’m going to sound like a wanker as I explain this but here goes. Brain spiked it, bled, ice slurry then at the cleaning table I gut it, knock the fillets off, remove the belly flap then wash down in salt water only (no fresh ever touches the fish) and put in a zip lock bag in an esky. Then home to the fridge then the next day gently remove the skin and bloodline. I use a razor sharp fillet knife. Pedantic I know but every step is important. Doesn't sound wankerish to me at all. The colour shows what your doing is working 👌  I cringe seeing people's catches just getting thrown into an esky with a few beers in it Or similar. Even on some fishing shows you see hosts not looking after the catch there taking home well 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Signing Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 I'm a real convert to looking after my catch more than in years gone past. I've haven't yet got to the point of brain spiking but where time allows i like to gut and gill my fish straight away before throwing into the ice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple G Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Hey FHL, The bottle of water you used with the small esky now makes sense as you never did use the freshwater taps at the cleaning tables! Honestly, I thought it was a bit weird as most fishos there were rinsing and washing their catch with tap water. Then I remembered when I was kid on camping down South at Kioloa Beach, We were always told and taught this method by the locals to only rinse your fillets with salt water. However It was a lot easier there to rinse as the rusted fillet table was basically concreted into the rock and not accessible at the high tide mark! The photo definitely shows the end result and quality of the fish.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingFishing Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Great mixed bag, some good eating there ! I saw a local fishshop selling trag as jewfish the other day ! How do you eat the Trag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, Triple G said: Hey FHL, The bottle of water you used with the small esky now makes sense as you never did use the freshwater taps at the cleaning tables! Honestly, I thought it was a bit weird as most fishos there were rinsing and washing their catch with tap water. Then I remembered when I was kid on camping down South at Kioloa Beach, We were always told and taught this method by the locals to only rinse your fillets with salt water. However It was a lot easier there to rinse as the rusted fillet table was basically concreted into the rock and not accessible at the high tide mark! The photo definitely shows the end result and quality of the fish.  Thanks mate - were you part of kill tank’s crew? I can’t remember seeing you. That little 5 litre esky from Kmart cost me $10 and it’s made a big difference. I use it for keeping bait cool and seperate from ice slurry. Then before the ramp I wash it out and half fill with sea water. The milk bottle I also fill with sea water. Basically the fillets go in the little esky then when I have enough for a portion that then goes in the zip lock bag. After a while the water needs changing and that’s what the 2 litre bottle of seawater is for. Here is a picture. Im thinking of getting a cheap wooden chopping board, not just to protect my knife but also the static electricity from everyone working that metal table was pretty annoying. Also the fresh water was pooling a bit on the table so I’d like to keep it elevated. Then there is the hygiene factor of not wanting my fish touching pelican shit and other matter. Edited June 9, 2020 by Guest123456789 Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 19 minutes ago, GoingFishing said: Great mixed bag, some good eating there ! I saw a local fishshop selling trag as jewfish the other day ! How do you eat the Trag? Thanks Sam, I just fried the fillets skin on in butter. Bloody delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple G Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 4 hours ago, flatheadluke said: Thanks mate - were you part of kill tank’s crew? I can’t remember seeing you. That little 5 litre esky from Kmart cost me $10 and it’s made a big difference. I use it for keeping bait cool and seperate from ice slurry. Then before the ramp I wash it out and half fill with sea water. The milk bottle I also fill with sea water. Basically the fillets go in the little esky then when I have enough for a portion that then goes in the zip lock bag. After a while the water needs changing and that’s what the 2 litre bottle of seawater is for. Here is a picture. Im thinking of getting a cheap wooden chopping board, not just to protect my knife but also the static electricity from everyone working that metal table was pretty annoying. Also the fresh water was pooling a bit on the table so I’d like to keep it elevated. Then there is the hygiene factor of not wanting my fish touching pelican shit and other matter. No I was on lazy weekend away with no fishing, accept for stalking the cleaning table@! I was there with my boys and wife "Greg - Triple G". Hope it all makes sense now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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