help, missus got spiked by this bugger

[charlie bouy]

by the way.... they make good tucker if you wanted to get your revenge

have a HAPPY HAPPY TIME

[disorderly]

Gee ,who would think they could pack such a punch?
They look like pretty harmless critters.
Anybody know if they live up my way?(near Cairns)

cheers Scott

[FISHNICK]

Looks Like A Happy Moment To Me...i Actually Catch As Many Of These As I Can Around The Picnic Islands Near Fraser As I Find Them To Be Fantastic Bait To Use For Cod When We Go Out To Beaver Rock. Cod Seem To Love Happy Moments. Don't Know If I Would Be Game Enough To Eat One Them But!!!
Cheers,
Nick

[Poodroo]

And this thread seems an appropriate place to mention a pet hate of mine. Those "fish tongues". Please try and handle unwanted fish via some other manner such as a wet rag/glove. It is practically impossible to gauge how much pressure you are applying with these implements. I'm surprised, in these days of conservation, that they are even allowed to be sold. I suppose the thinking is that they will only be used to handle fish that are being kept. I do carry a pair, but they are used solely as a cheaper alternative to the tongues used for handling crab.

kev

For the records Kev I don't even own a pair of tongs. I do still use my hands but I handle with care making sure I never endanger my hands by going close to spines. Have learned the hard way in the past. Gloves are a great idea.

Poodroo

[aido]

So aido, how about a report on your wife's progress. Did she recover well with the hot water treatment? I hope so.

Regards,

Poodroo

hi, she had the hand in the hot water for about an hour, went to bed
with a painkiller and was fine in the morning.
thanks for your thoughts.

about being a good feed, she reacons her friend bought some in chinatown
and they were delicious. thats why she wanted to keep the one she caught.

[ssab1]

they are sold commercially,think they go under the name "black trevally" but dont quote me on that,beer does help but you have to drink heaps,bloody painful alright one got me at inskip, one day i'll meet the bloke who called them happy moments and let him know he got it wrong.cheers alex

[shaman]

I've seen Vietnamese eat them and I was told by a guy that owned a Thai Food Business that his cooks all love 'em. I've never been game, though if someone who knew what they doing prepared some I'd have a go.
When I used to live in Coffs (the day I got stung) I was told by an old Luderick fisho that thay were Black Trevally and I never knew them as Happy Moments until I moved to Qld.
P.s we were catching them on weed............Shaman