bat fish at otters rock, bramble bay

[neilspeil]

Went fishing out at otters rock in bramble bay today. Caught a few "bat fish" (or i think they are bat fish) around the 50-60 cm mark. Apparently they are not good eating so all were released but still great fun catching on fairly light gear.

[chief]

g*day mate, those things sure have a tail on them, if i remember correctly they pull like a freight train ,great fun on light line

[outsiderskip]

hi neilspiel
they fight like hell good to catch
to boney to eat

cheers pete

[Lone_Wolf]

interesting catch, sizeable little suckers. "to the bat cave, robin!!"

[Freeeedom]

Hi NeilSpeil
That's an unusual catch - what did you catch them on? They are pretty common around structures like buoys and beacons but they very rarely take a bait.
Cheer Freeeedom

[neilspeil]

caught the batfish using a paternoster rig and just a bit of squid on some small snapper hooks.

[cuzzamundi]

there are also a heap of them in the pine near deep water bend. never line caught one but heaps in the castie. very bony as has been said. bloody sharp fins too.

cuzza

[Vic1]

Generally heaps at the 4 beacons off Tanga's. Tried to entice them with all manner of baits and lures in the past to no avail... often see schools of 50 or more near the surface