Passage Fish ID

[Mullet Musketeer]

Got this one yesterday on a worm in the Passage - thought I finally had dinner as it pulled quite hard. After it had been out of the water for a minute or so it started to change colour. I took a quick pic and then put the glove on and released it as I was not sure what it was. Can anyone help with an ID?

[foggy]

Happy moment

[Gazza.Boyne]

Yes, definitely a Happy Moment.

[jtpython]

DON'T GET SPINED BY THE BUGGAR.
refer to couple past posts of fish that sting.

[fishphile]

Have an Aunty in Singapore who loves eating these things, You can buy them in the fish markets with all their spines cut off. They slice two pockets in the flesh and fill them up with freshly crushed chillis before frying. Don't know if I would risk the spines as I've been done a few times , But they tasted pretty damn good.

Cheers Dave

[BR65]

Happy moment, but Ive seen them for sale at the local fisho under the name of Black Trevally.
They were swooped on by some asian shoppers, maybe they know something I dont??
Ive been wacked by one once and believe me there was nothing happy about the next 6 hours

cheers
Brian

[Mullet Musketeer]

Cheers - guys I will steer cleer - I almost faint when I get spiked by flatties!

[yakka]

have seen them targeted specifically off the rocks of kings beach up near the boat ramp and the rocks in the mooloolaba break wall.
some one likes them!!!!

[brrbear]

ahhhh. we all agree ,yes be careful handling them,but I believe the flesh is good.

[DaMaGe]

Happy Moment, though one wonders how that name exists as it's truley the opposite.

[seajay535]

lucky u had that glove and didnt get spiked or u would be finding out its not such a happy moment

[rockfisho]

u got that right mate, full of spines and bones those buggers.
(sorry if theres a double up on 2 posts from me)

[nuggstar]

thay fight wicked 'a' don't thay, i love getting my kids conected on them in maroochy, i just gotta get them off the hook 4 them (dont let your kids touch them) thay ar a lot of fun to catch, i find peeled prawn the best bait but i have pinned a lot on berkley 3in powerminnows (watermelon) fishing for bream, just when you think you have hooked a huge big blue nose it then it turns in to a happy moment.
you just gotta love em

[Mark-P]

Got hit with 3 spines in the guts at christmas time !!!!!!!! Sick as a dog 4 the rest of the day & I'm no nancy .......

Mark

[Cammy]

i was fishing the other night with my mate, and he got a happy moment off this guy next to us and he thought it would be funny to throw it at me. lol, i reacted and got a spine deep in my hand was bleeding for like 2 mins, but it didnt hurt much hardly at all, but i have been stung before by one and that hurt lol. definatly a happy moment.

cam;)

[fishplukka]

yep the happy moment lasts awhile ! dropped one on top of shoe and spike still went through !needed foot in hot water for a while !

fishplukka