Caught cod with bream on line

[tjaartn]

While reeling in the bream I felt a sudden pull on the line, after playing with it for a while I brought it to the bank expecting to see a silver fish, instead I saw a brown fish (the cod). This took place at Raby bay, 12 Jan @ about 16:00. I used prawn as bait.
(http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=455)

[BrettA]

Tjaart also caught a shovelnose and a hammerhead at the same spot I believe. Meanwhile, I was out in the boat wasting petrol for not a sniff of activity.

[Scott nthQld]

and who says bream are no good for live bait??

[Cammy]

very nice and lucky catch there mate, how big was the cod compared the bream?

cam

[Thirsty work 2]

thats awesome mate

[ddobson]

Note to self to catch a cod use a small brim for bait. Freaky man freaky.

[jez and suze]

they are hungry little basterds........once something enters that "bum hole" down their throught it sure as hell isnt comming out!

[jez and suze]

throat......not throught

[Local_Guy]

nice catch what looks like an undersize bream, but a legal size cod.

did u keep the cod?

[choppa]

similar event happened a few years ago drifting over buckleys hole here on the island,,,, albeit the bait was a smaller bream and was terrorized by the mother of all flathead,,,,,,

the bream was foul hooked,,, and when the flattie grabbed it she was hooked thru the bottom lip

got her up to the side of the boat,,, and a twist of the pliers had her on her way again

not surprising that a cod would grab something in distress,,,, i bet the old adrenalin was pumping a bit,,,,,,,,,,

good catch

choppa

[Poodroo]

Quite a long time ago I had a similar experience but in this case it was a flathead that took my poor bream. Nice cod.

Poodroo

[tjaartn]

Thanks for the replies, the cod was about 50cm to 55cm and the bream about 15cm. Both fish survived and I released them back into the water.
I have attached the photo of the hammer head my friend's daughter caught using prawn ;D.

[tailorboi99]

Was the Hammerhead released? :o

[codz22]

Those cod are so greedy ive had them eat plastics bigger than themselves they will have a go at anything.

[loophole]

nice hammer head shark there