scaling bags - do they work?
Submitted by randall df223 on Sun, 2014-12-28 18:38
I have never used a scaling bag, the ones you put your catch in and tow behind the boat on the way in.
Are they effective?
Are they probe to attack by the taxman?
Do they work on bigger fish? snapper etc?
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beau
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Don't put tailor in
Don't put tailor in there.
Actually don't put any fish in with sharp teeth, I learnt the hard way
Tim
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Yep
Work well on smaller fish like whiting and squid as well Randall. We chuck squid in then run it for a few minutes pull it in take heads off and turn the tubes inside out and run it again. Come out clean and tender.
Don't think big fish will work as they wont roll around in the bag enough for it to rub the scales off
randall df223
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so whiting, yes. small
so whiting, yes. small emporer? like 32+cm blue lined emporer? not so sure on the bigger scaled fish like snapper and baldie??
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Whiting
head first for whiting
I put 10 at a time just incase it opens you don't loose all your catch.
works a treat
just wip 2 fillets of em when i get home and job done.
there is no difference in the 20 buck ones vs the 6 buck ones.
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Cheers.
Cheers.
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Broady
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Make sure it's tied on well
Did learn that the hard way....
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Great for whiting a smallish
Great for whiting a smallish fish - get the $20 one I' know a few cheap ones have failed - trick is to get it sitting on the front of the first wake wave so it rolls and tumbles.
-Oh and don't put any fish in that are right on the limit - they'll lose a bit of the tail and be under if measured at the ramp
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Good tip. thanks
Good tip. thanks
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I was using mine today on
I was using mine today on some king George and thought the same thing after looking at was left of the tales, works a treat, quite a few were 40 - 45cm and scaled up well, one also lost its head.
also in relation to another post they were all caught in Middleton bay in albany
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trymyluck
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And dont it up north or
And dont it up north or where mackeral are likely to be around, they will slice into your bag and you will lose everythnig !
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Cheers for that. One area I
Cheers for that. One area I was considering was monkey mia..... perhaps not
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great for getting the slime
great for getting the slime off the fishing towels/rags before going into the washing machine as well
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Excellent tip. I've heard
Excellent tip. I've heard that's how the sailors used to wash their clothes in the old days.
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LOL
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Tim
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Same
Was thinking the same thing. I just get new ones. Much safer that way
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Whiting
Have used one a few times for whiting. Worked really well except the one time when it ripped somehow and we found ourselves scooping floating fish off the surface with a landing net.