pretty sure its a jawfish daz? i know there are afew species of them but yeh.. caught the odd one up pilbara way and we used to call em monkey fish or wilson fish after a mates staffy - heads looked similar lol... i could be wrong but
I got one bottom bouncing in about 30mtrs of water. As soon as it was on board it stunk all the time until I filleted it. Big mouth and reasonable fight but stink to high heaven. Haven;t eaten it yet but will tell you what it's like
fishcrazy
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Date Joined: 27/01/07
not stargazer
i dont think its a stargazer looks more like a devil fish
poddyfish
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Date Joined: 01/05/07
Jawfish
pretty sure its a jawfish daz? i know there are afew species of them but yeh.. caught the odd one up pilbara way and we used to call em monkey fish or wilson fish after a mates staffy - heads looked similar lol... i could be wrong but
Fear The Spear............!
flagpole
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Date Joined: 14/05/09
funny looking fish i never
funny looking fish i never seen them before. looks like something you get in real deep water
jay_burgess
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yep it's a
yep it's a jawfish..
interesting, coz we got a few on jigs last wk end.
aparantly not bad eating but I couldn't bring myself to eat one.
toneshort
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Date Joined: 21/08/09
jawfish?
I got one bottom bouncing in about 30mtrs of water. As soon as it was on board it stunk all the time until I filleted it. Big mouth and reasonable fight but stink to high heaven. Haven;t eaten it yet but will tell you what it's like
DazSamFishing
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Date Joined: 19/08/09
thanks fellas. Certainly not
thanks fellas. Certainly not the best looking fish in the sea.
Let me know how it tastes (not that I ever intend on eating one).
Faulkner Family
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bloody ugly and it looks
bloody ugly and it looks like it could turn itself inside out and swallow itself whole, definately different
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Redfin 4 Life
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Date Joined: 07/11/09
whatever it is its UGLY
whatever it is its UGLY