Caught this today, any idea what is it? Port kembla Harbour, shaped like a tailor but nice yellow colours (Longfin Pike)

[JayGee]

Really toothy too! 

Edited December 15, 2019 by Blackfish

[frankS]

Pike.

Frank

[noelm]

Yep, common old Pike, smell bad and scales fall off when barely touched, big teeth, OK for bait, some eat them.

[Blackfish]

I'm with Frank, Longfin Pike.

[noelm]

Just on the eating side, I knew a guy that used to fillet them and sell the fillets as "Sabre tooth Whiting" he had plenty of repeat customers.

[wazatherfisherman]

11 hours ago, noelm said:

Just on the eating side, I knew a guy that used to fillet them and sell the fillets as "Sabre tooth Whiting" he had plenty of repeat customers.

Pike -we called them sabre tooth as well- best live bait for big Kings and great for Jew as well, even when they play dead (usual "tactics")

[JonD]

8 hours ago, wazatherfisherman said:

Pike -we called them sabre tooth as well- best live bait for big Kings and great for Jew as well, even when they play dead (usual "tactics")

Have you actually caught kings and Jews on them or just heard they are good bait ?  I tried them once and just found they made my hands stink, not even the pickers would eat it!!!!

[rickmarlin62]

Personally i have caught both kings and jew on them  they are a fave on the breakwalls on north coast   ive also caught a couple of longtails on them as well

[noelm]

Caught plenty of Kingfish on Pike, it's hard to keep them alive after capture though, you need to have your gear ready, catch one, hook it on and put it back out as fast as possible.

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[bluefin]

Yes Pike for Kingfish .   Howard !!

 

[JayGee]

23 hours ago, wazatherfisherman said:

Pike -we called them sabre tooth as well- best live bait for big Kings and great for Jew as well, even when they play dead (usual "tactics")

It did exactly this! I released it quickly and it stayed at the surface upside down and drifted away from the boat. I felt bad and didn't want it to do to waste, so I started my boat and drove over to it. I turned it back up the right way and gave it a gentle push and it darted off to the depths.

 

Thanks for the replies all. 

[wazatherfisherman]

14 hours ago, JonD said:

Have you actually caught kings and Jews on them or just heard they are good bait ?  I tried them once and just found they made my hands stink, not even the pickers would eat it!!!!

Hi JohnD  yes caught plenty of mixed sized Jews and some decent Kings on them. Also been "destroyed" by massive Kings at both north and south Curracurrang on big Pike. At the "gulf" at south Curracurrang had awesome sized fish take Pike floating upside down on the surface- they know they're still alive, regardless of "floating" 

I believe one of the reasons larger Kingfish cruise the edges, is looking for Pike, as Noel says above you have to be ready when putting one out as they are fragile when handled. Jew on the other hand, seem to like "smelly" foods- Yakka's, Tailor, Luderick, Pike and Cockie's, Mullet and beach worms all have distinct strong smells.

Interesting RickMarlin has also caught Longtails on them

[New Signing]

I like them for jews. I dont bother trying to keep them alive for all the reasons listed above and instead butterfly them

[rickmarlin62]

I also get some of my good size reds on pike heads

[Tunastrike11]

On 12/14/2019 at 12:20 PM, JayGee said:

Really toothy too! 

On 12/14/2019 at 12:20 PM, JayGee said:

Really toothy too! 

 

[Tunastrike11]

Pike they stink alright but i cooked one up one day and was alright eaten alot worse fish.