Scratchie Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 So the top one is a slimie. The bottom a yakka The middle???? Mackeral scad??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Blackfish Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 @Scratchie I asked the people who have far more knowledge than I and without a Fin/ Ray count ETC are calling it either a Slender Scad or a Mackerel Scad. So we will call it a "Scad" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Blackfish Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 (edited) Hi @Scratchie my guess would be "Common Jack Mackerel" Trachurus declivis Not possible to see but they have a different dorsal fin and they are more Cylindrical like that one seems to be. Edited April 9, 2021 by Blackfish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rickmarlin62 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Hybrids seen a few like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Scratchie Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 11 hours ago, motiondave said: put them on a hook and see what takes them 💯 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Blackfish Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 I take back my guess of a Jack Mackerel as they have a different Lateral line ...... Dohhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Blackfish Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 @Scratchie I recon its a Slender Scad "Decapterus macrosoma" https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1657 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 GoingFishing Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 On 4/10/2021 at 5:41 PM, Blackfish said: @Scratchie I recon its a Slender Scad "Decapterus macrosoma" https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1657 i dont know what fish it is but it certainly has more similarities with the yakka than it does with the slimey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yowie Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Have caught them before in Port Hacking, not many, but over many years pulled up the occasional few. There are yakka scutes from the tail, not as big or as sharp, and they do not extend as far as those on a yakka. Not the brown back colour of a yakka, but more of a green colour of a slimie. Whatever they are, they make great fillet baits. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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So the top one is a slimie.
The bottom a yakka
The middle????
Mackeral scad???
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