morwong

[Damian Loosemore]

wondering if anyone could help with a spot in the bay for morwong. willing to trade

[Az]

now that's a first!!
why do you want to target morwong?

[kingtin]

There's plenty at Curtin Reef.................if you can get past the Happy Moments ;D

kev

[plaztix]

What are you willing to trade???

[Damian Loosemore]

I target the fish that hang around them.trade other fish mark

[PADDLES]

i'll second kev's reccomendation, we've caught em over the drop from curtain north to comby point. now we've done our bit damo, curiosity is killing me, what do you target that hangs out with them???????

[Leighton]

a healty population at Peel, but I to target there friends!

[plaztix]

I target the fish that hang around them.trade other fish mark

So you really want to know where to catch snapper::);D;D

or are you really a 'milf hunter' ;D;D;D;D;D;D;D


PM sent

[~Johno~]

Whats with all the Morwong hate? I've caught some monsters in the past and they taste terrific. Deep fried whole, mmmmmmm.

[webby]

Your not after blue fish by any chance, or how big do you want your mowies

[Damian Loosemore]

cant let to much out

[chief 1]

So you really want to know where to catch snapper::);D;D

or are you really a 'milf hunter' ;D;D;D;D;D;D;D


PM sent
nice one plaztix

[reddybayfisher]

Nothing wrong with Morwong....haven't caught one in the bay though....

[Nic]

Out of curiosity I kept a morwong once and fried it in cornflake crumbs. I took a bite and initially it tasted OK. Made me wonder why they were so maligned.

Then I tried peeling off some crumbs and eating the flesh on its own. It was mushy and tasteless and I ended up throwing most of it out. To anyone thinking about keeping a morwong (anyone who's used to keeping better fish, that is) for God's sake crumb it, preferably in cornflake crumbs!

[Dirtysanchez]

I thought you boiled them up in a pot with an old boot, and a rock.
After an hour you throw the boot, and the fish away and eat the rock ?

I know when I was on the charter off swains they made us throw them back. Siguatera perhaps ?

Surely they would be alright in a seafood casserole ?

[mangomick]

Yeah, I used to turn my nose up at them until a mate served one up straight out of the kipper box one night at work.
All saved these days for similar fate . Still give them a good bleed though

[jimbo59]

Ok you can have me grinner spot, hows that? fair swap i say

[jtpython]

Trade ya my mother in law and i'll give you all the marks ya want
LOL

[Damian Loosemore]

judgeing by the feed back there is only a small number of people that know what there on about.no i dont what to know how to cook them,or your grinner spot,or your motherinlaw. to the people that helped thankyou

[sharkymark2]

I told my Chinese lady that they were the fish that you gave to your mother-in law :). She said to me it looked like a big bream when it came aboard. I kept it for her and she cooked it whole with Ginger and garlic sauce........wow my eyebrows shot up when I had the first bite. It was fantastic. She said I must have really loved my mother-in law to give her such a fish. It was only a 2 kilo fish so maybe thats why. She keeps looking at those big ugly catfish that sometimes inhabit the reef after heavy rain. Haven't succumbed to taking one of those yet ;). Over in China my friends cooked catfish head soup for me. Man talk about a white guy going inscrutable :(. The heads popped out of the soup with some skin boiled off the bone and with little white eyes and those little whiskers pointing at me from the bowl........ catch the picture :).

[Mozza]

LOL JT!!

Thats FUNNY:D :D :D :D :D

Remember the guy who bought a house by trading a red paper clip? We could make this one go the other way!

...Now what's worse than a MIL??;)

Mozza

PS. Damian, I'm sure you pull some good fish from Slatey habitats but the post was just begging for a leg pull

[Damian Loosemore]

thought it was it was a site for fishing people to exchange information, didnt know i logged martha stewarts site

[Roo]

wondering if anyone could help with a spot in the bay for morwong. willing to trade


I target the fish that hang around them.trade other fish mark


cant let to much out


judgeing by the feed back there is only a small number of people that know what there on about.no i dont what to know how to cook them,or your grinner spot,or your motherinlaw. to the people that helped thankyou


thought it was it was a site for fishing people to exchange information, didnt know i logged martha stewarts site

Well go on.....why not tell us all what your really targeting? you might get a better response if you are more helpful yourself. you gotta give a little to get some lovin Damien.
you meant "Share" information didn't you?

Cheers Roo.

[slyman]

caught a couple jigging plastics along past myora light

simon

[mangomick]

According to grants the pros used to go over to the Lagoon near Heron Island from Gladstone to net them and big sweetlip that were there at the same time

[r3volt]

There are heaps around the wreck at peel

[Damian Loosemore]

which one there are four

[slyman]

wondering if anyone could help with a spot in the bay for morwong. willing to trade


There's plenty at Curtin Reef.................if you can get past the Happy Moments ;D

kev


i'll second kev's reccomendation, we've caught em over the drop from curtain north to comby point. now we've done our bit damo, curiosity is killing me, what do you target that hangs out with them???????


a healty population at Peel, but I to target there friends!


caught a couple jigging plastics along past myora light

simon


There are heaps around the wreck at peel

Got another from myora yesterday, 62cms on a berkley craw pumpkinseed, once I get the pics off my brothers camera I'll put up a post.
Theres a few that will help... now about that trade...;D

simon

[bayfisher]

There has to be some give and take, there are plenty on this forum that know what there on about (and a few that don't ) but you cant expect a whole lot of fisherman to be giving marks up with out you giving a little yourself.

Cheers Chris

[ddobson]

I got a good sized mowong at welly one morning but i am shure you want the snappery kind. If so they are all through out the bay. Good luck.

[plaztix]

There has to be some give and take, there are plenty on this forum that know what there on about (and a few that don't ) but you cant expect a whole lot of fisherman to be giving marks up with out you giving a little yourself.

Cheers Chris

I gave him one mark he gave me one mark. Theres a bit of give....... and a bit of take. i dont think he is gonna go coughing up marks for everyone to see.

Damian's mark came with more detailed instructions than i've ever had time to work out for my spots so i think i got more than i gave.

Cheers mate, will let you know how we go tomorrow.;)

[frank the tank]

i thought u just thro em straight bak.. id rather eat catfish almost the same

[ssab1]

can anyone tell me the difference between a morwong and a slatey.cheers alex

[blue_mako]

After a "P" fish ay Damian?

Troy

[plaztix]

can anyone tell me the difference between a morwong and a slatey.cheers alex

Same thing, i'm pretty sure. Common name is morwong which covers, painted sweetlip, slate bream etc. (as far as i know anyway:-/)

[michael_mad_fisho]

spot on ... only morwong ive caught believe it or not was in the raby bay canals went 58cm... some big fish in those canals

[slyman]

Yeah in Qld a morwong and a slatey bream are the same thing, thats one in the lower pic that webby posted. Down south a morwong is a different fish.

simon

[snelly1971]

Out of curiosity I kept a morwong once and fried it in cornflake crumbs. I took a bite and initially it tasted OK. Made me wonder why they were so maligned.

Then I tried peeling off some crumbs and eating the flesh on its own. It was mushy and tasteless and I ended up throwing most of it out. To anyone thinking about keeping a morwong (anyone who's used to keeping better fish, that is) for God's sake crumb it, preferably in cornflake crumbs!

They have recently changed there name Blue ??? i think to try and open up more of a market for them...

They do need bleeding asap, and we try and avoid keeping them in spawning seasons...normally april here as they have a kelpy taste...

But generally , if treated right they are a great table fish

Mick

[snelly1971]

Jackass is another name as well

Mick

[blue_mako]

Jackass is another name as well

Mick

I think they call 'em vermin as well? :P .Where has Damian got to? Must be hitting up some marks for 'P' fish... I mean Morwong.

Troy

[Damian Loosemore]

yes they do ,but what a way to find new ground , got u thinking, reasearch go,s hand in hand with the best results