Greyband
Submitted by Langa on Wed, 2015-03-18 16:10
28.5Kg Greyband caught first drop last Friday morning. Double header with a smaller model about 5Kg.
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Madmerv
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Great Cod
Monster fish mate. Hows the arms feel on Sat.
Sometimes when the water is quiet, you can hear the fish laughing at you !
JohnF
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Chunky. Top fish Matt, PB
Chunky.
Top fish Matt, PB that may have been beaten a few hours later had it not been for a dodgy FG knot........may have mistaken an FG for a double granny........
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
baron
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Great fish
Awesome fish great to watch it come to the surface had a great day.
paul d
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Great Fish ! 2 Questions 1)
Great Fish ! 2 Questions 1) How good are they to eat? 2) Did you have a look in the stomach and what was he eating ? Just curious.
Cheers Paul
Langa
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Paul We find the GB best
Paul
We find the GB best eating in 5-15kg bracket. They have a firm texture on the chew, pure white flesh, mild taste. I'd rate them equal/better to a pinkie. At least one of the FW members prefer GB to Blueeye Trevalla if that's any guide but then I haven't caught a BET myself.
They usually blow their guts/bladder on way up so stomach empty but we've had them cough up various small fish on deck. Often get yellow eye red snapper as a bycatch when fishing GB ground so would not be surprised if they hoover a few of them.
Cheers
Belly Fish
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Agree with Langa
I've caught and eaten quite a few Blue Eye Trevella and Greyband now. BET up to 22kg and GB up to 37kg. The smaller the better.
What I have found though is if you cut the fillets down (like a cutlet) instead of across, they are more tender. Must have something to do with the grain of the flesh.
I still have Rubys, Hapuka and Bass Groper on my bucket list
JohnF
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Yep Belly, spot on. I had
Yep Belly, spot on.
I had some of this 28.5 kg GB on the weekend and it was very nice, I did cutlets as the fillet was very thick, cut across the grain as you suggested, it makes all the difference to the bigger fish. Very firm flesh, more like a white steak than fish, once you get used to this different texture, it is great.
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
whaler235
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Depth
Wats a good depth for these
Langa
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Depth
200m to 300m