What's this fish

I've caught a few of these of Bunbury and again on Saturday night up near Binningup. Does anyone have any idea what they are?

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sea trumpeter

Mon, 2012-07-09 07:50

 taste like shit hahaha

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u ate one?

Mon, 2012-07-09 08:49

u ate one?

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i catch them all the time

Mon, 2012-07-09 08:33

i catch them all the time near busselton and i knew what particular type it was but its definatley a trump of some sort

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spiky bastards

Mon, 2012-07-09 09:10

very spiky bastards thats for sure!!  cheers

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TRUMPETER

Mon, 2012-07-09 09:44

Yes they are shite to eat. Trumpeter or sooty grunter

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Thanks guys.Are they any good

Mon, 2012-07-09 11:10

Thanks guys.

Are they any good as bait, or do the other fish avoid them too?

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 I've heard that the Mulloway

Mon, 2012-07-09 11:12

 I've heard that the Mulloway cream their jeans over them...

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 yeah they are good bait,

Mon, 2012-07-09 16:03

 yeah they are good bait, throw a hook in them and send them straight back swimming, if something doesnt grab them they last quite a while

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