ktan3235 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Weird day out at Botany Bay Boat Ramp... Went out to watch the planes land and brought around my fishing gear. Had 3 rods, one with plastics, one ganged on pillies and another on pillie cubes. Wind was ok, the current was quite strong but i used a heavier sinker to keep it down. Started off quite slow, and later the rod with the ganged pillie buckled, and seemed like 4 our 5 head shakes. By the time i got to the rod and reeled it in, all that was left was half a pillie (split straight down its spine.... weird). Anyways rigged up, and a bit later, my smaller rod rigged with the pillie cube got a strike, and pulled it up... and I got no idea what it is (please help me identify it), had some razor sharp teeth, but looked nice (aesthetically speaking). A bit later i saw initially some silver flashes, think it was bream (since it was right next to the rock wall), and started throwing the plastic out, but looking closer, pretty much 4 small sharks, maybe 1.5 ft long, circling each other (couldnt tell for sure what type of shark). Tried to land one but failed miserably. So yeah... weird day out at Botany Bay Boat Ramp.If anybody knows what fish is around there, can you just comment on it.Happy Fishing KTAN3235 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locodave Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Looks like a type of Wrasse fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_S Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Correct, it's a Gunther Wrasse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktan3235 Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 Looks like a type of Wrasse fish I was under the impression wrasse fish resides in reef area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquidMarks Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 tehy will live in any rocky/weedy area. it is a wrasse, im guessing gunthers wrasse (pseudolabrus guntheri) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_S Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Most of the time they are on reef, but they will travel over sand and short weedy areas looking for food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Some wrasse are also protected so make sure you check your DPI species chart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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