black_sheep
19-09-2006, 02:05 PM
Ausfishers,
Just wondering if anyone can share advice/experience on dam barra they have filleted.
Firstly, most fisho's know that barra change sex from male to female at a certain size. I have also read that although barra do come in spawingin the dams, they never lay their eggs or release melt and reabsorb it back into their system.
Through further research I have also discovered that stocked barra should never turn into females in the dams as their hormones only react and allow them to meta-morph in saltwater. Therefore, only remnant wild barra that existed in the system prior to the dam being built would/could be female (when they still had access to saltwater).
I know most fisho's refer to big barra as "she, her, big mamma's" etc but are they???
Has anyone filleted a dam barra that had row or melt in it???? Where did you catch it and what size was it and do you remember the month?
Most importantly, was it melt or row????
Any other opinions or theories would be welcomed and appreciated - it's been bugging me for years.
Just wondering if anyone can share advice/experience on dam barra they have filleted.
Firstly, most fisho's know that barra change sex from male to female at a certain size. I have also read that although barra do come in spawingin the dams, they never lay their eggs or release melt and reabsorb it back into their system.
Through further research I have also discovered that stocked barra should never turn into females in the dams as their hormones only react and allow them to meta-morph in saltwater. Therefore, only remnant wild barra that existed in the system prior to the dam being built would/could be female (when they still had access to saltwater).
I know most fisho's refer to big barra as "she, her, big mamma's" etc but are they???
Has anyone filleted a dam barra that had row or melt in it???? Where did you catch it and what size was it and do you remember the month?
Most importantly, was it melt or row????
Any other opinions or theories would be welcomed and appreciated - it's been bugging me for years.