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eucaaron
28-07-2008, 03:13 PM
Probably an easy one as I am a noob. sorry for the poor camera quality used a pretty crappy one.

I was expecting a tailor, but thinking its pretty thin, it could be a whiting or a mullet?

if it helps it was cause just after sunset at about 5:30 (vic)

thanks guys.


http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e352/aaron_kurenai/P1010136.jpg
Local_Guy
28-07-2008, 03:22 PM
looks like a giant herring to me.
jackash
28-07-2008, 03:34 PM
Did think GH at first glance but jsut looks like a mullet to me. Bit of a skinny one but. Did well to catch him though mate... they can be elusive on hook and line.
eucaaron
28-07-2008, 03:43 PM
yeah dont think you get any herring where i was fishing. the photo is a bit crap so you cant really see the fins.

just looking at pics now. the colour and fins (from what i saw) looked different to a mullet. colour again looks different to a whiting. maybe just a thin skipjack?
Local_Guy
28-07-2008, 03:54 PM
2nd guess..... Yellow eye Mullet
marty+jojo
28-07-2008, 03:59 PM
It's not a whiting, looks lke a mullet to me, but it is a crap photo.
Marty.
eucaaron
28-07-2008, 04:18 PM
whatever the hell it was it tasted good. thanks for the help ill be ditching the cam and getting a new one!
wags on the water
28-07-2008, 04:34 PM
whatever the hell it was it tasted good. thanks for the help ill be ditching the cam and getting a new one!


Why would you take a fish (let alone eat it) if you don't know what it is, what the size limit is or whether it may be poisonous?

My 2c
eucaaron
28-07-2008, 04:38 PM
because, it was size. and it is obviously one of the fish i thought it could have been. so i couldnt have gone too wrong. i bled it scaled it and put it on the smoker afterwards. did i take a risk? i dont know. im new to this and probably irresponsible.
MEGA'bite
28-07-2008, 05:09 PM
the same reason you would go off shore in poor conditions Wags !!!
wags on the water
28-07-2008, 05:29 PM
the same reason you would go off shore in poor conditions Wags !!!

I think it's a leetle bit diffierent there buddy ;). You can't be fined for being in an undersized boat......
wags on the water
28-07-2008, 05:39 PM
"I'm new at this..." is a fairly poor excuse.
rubba
28-07-2008, 05:49 PM
look fellas we all had to start somewhere but wags never under estamate mother nature mate it can and will bite you buddy takecare
eucaaron
28-07-2008, 09:03 PM
"I'm new at this..." is a fairly poor excuse.

a poor excuse for what exactly. If your talking about taking the fish. Its a not undersize in all the different posabilities of fish that are in that particular lake. If your talking about me putting my own health at risk. well then thats just a personal choice now inst it?


anyway thank you for your help and constructive criticism.
dodgyone
28-07-2008, 10:10 PM
Sure looks like a Yellow Eye Mullet to me. Also known as Pilch in WA
Poodroo
28-07-2008, 10:25 PM
I tried to enlarge, brighten, and clear the photo up a little bit so we could have a decent look. Not much better but looks like it could be the yellow eye mullet.


http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t315/Poodroo/Mystery.jpg


Poodroo
wags on the water
29-07-2008, 12:32 AM
a poor excuse for what exactly. If your talking about taking the fish. Its a not undersize in all the different posabilities of fish that are in that particular lake. If your talking about me putting my own health at risk. well then thats just a personal choice now inst it?


anyway thank you for your help and constructive criticism.

If you were to take a picture of it and looked it up on your arrival home, then you'd be well aware what it is for the next time you catch it.

Anyway, enjoy your fishing.

Cheers,
Wags