Bloggsy Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Caught a heap of these out at Montague Island yesterday as soon as the burley was used kids had a ball catching them but what are they and can they be used for live or dead bait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 noelm Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Sweep, very common catch, the big ones are OK to eat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 noelm Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 OH, and they can be used for live bait, probably not a first choice, but, if it's all you have.....be OK for flesh bait too, almost any fish flesh is OK for bait, but, once again, not a first choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Bloggsy Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 PaddyT Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 They are actually pretty good chewing once they get big enough- but they are an absolute bugger to fillet and skin-and forget scaling , that seems impossible!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 noelm Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 (edited) Not to mention the razor sharp gill cover and the spike near their bum....but filleting is easy enough, they are quite thick when they get bigger Edited January 10, 2021 by noelm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yowie Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Caught some at Merry Beach many years ago from the rocks, bigger ones near 30cm, fillets tasted nice on a camp cookout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Caught a heap of these out at Montague Island yesterday as soon as the burley was used kids had a ball catching them but what are they and can they be used for live or dead bait.
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