Camo1808 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Hey everybody i went for a quick beach session the other day. Caught this little guy was max 20cm. Obviously quickly released very healthy. Think its some sort of cod but need some helpm cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Blackfish Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Eastern Kelpfish Chironemus marmoratus. Very common little critter, pretty sure its come up on here before a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 nbdshroom Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Looks like a rock cale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 NaClH2OK9 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) I'm going eastern frogfish Batrachomoeus dubius But reserve the right to change my mind once my wife gets off the bloody computer Any other angle photos? Edited February 23, 2015 by NaClH2OK9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Camo1808 Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Yeah i do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Camo1808 Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Hope this helps guys... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 NaClH2OK9 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) Or three-spined frogfish Batrachomoeus trispinosus looks a better match but can't find any ref to Nsw only qld I'm not 100% on this one Edited February 23, 2015 by NaClH2OK9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Davemmm Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Rock Cale for mine. Those frogfish have a much larger uglier head and taste a hell of a lot better Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Camo1808 Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Cant comment on the eating quality as i released. Be very interesting to find out the species. Cheers for all your opinions hope to get an answer shortly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 NaClH2OK9 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 It's difficult to disagree with Davemmm the head shape says rock Cale but the pectoral says frog.. The photos are too fuzzy to see if there is any beard. Looking forward to other opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Camo1808 Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Yeah so am i. Cheers for your input thiugh. Still very much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Camo1808 Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Eastern Kelpfish Chironemus marmoratus. Very common little critter, pretty sure its come up on here before a few times. Awesome. Thanks for the heads up. Yeah it was a pretty cool looking fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Zacnoel Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Yep ,Kelp fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Camo1808 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 How big do the buggers grow and what are size limits and eating quality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Blackfish Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 How big do the buggers grow and what are size limits and eating quality? They seem to be a pretty common by-catch when fishing off the stones for Pigs and Bream ETC. I've never seen one that I would consider big enough and never heard of any body eating them. But anythings possible. Catching one off the sand is certainly a surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Camo1808 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 Nah he was in the stones mate. Just how the photo is taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yowie Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 How big do the buggers grow and what are size limits and eating quality? Camo, a shit sandwich would be tastier than eating one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Camo1808 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 Well that answers my question hahahahahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 night_rider Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Camo, a shit sandwich would be tastier than eating one of those. I'll second that Yowie. These are bait stealing pains in the back side! There are plenty of nicer fish to target off the stones or sand that are delicious to eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hey everybody i went for a quick beach session the other day. Caught this little guy was max 20cm. Obviously quickly released very healthy. Think its some sort of cod but need some helpm cheers
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