Legal Size For Mack Tuna?

[tenzing]

I had a beautiful day outside the cape with some of my Kids yesterday. Among the many species caught were some mack tuna, which we returned as I do not know the legal size.
Can any one tell me what is legal for these? I couldnt find it on DPI.Is there a good way to prepare them? Sushimi??

Oh and many thanks to the kind hearted soul who ran into my trailer at the scarborough carpark. Anyone know where I can access Dunbier tandem plastic guards.

Brendan

[Gold_Coast_Chaser]

I had a beautiful day outside the cape with some of my Kids yesterday. Among the many species caught were some mack tuna, which we returned as I do not know the legal size.
Can any one tell me what is legal for these? I couldnt find it on DPI.Is there a good way to prepare them? Sushimi??

Oh and many thanks to the kind hearted soul who ran into my trailer at the scarborough carpark. Anyone know where I can access Dunbier tandem plastic guards.

Brendan

Hey, With the Mack tuna, i dont think there is a legal size, i googled it and the first few said, "Bag limit: N/A" and "Size limit: N/A" N/A to me = Not applicable. Please correct me if im wrong. as for the rest im not much help!

[coucho]

No size limit and i have not found a good way to eat them have tryed them but they have a very rich flavor tryed bleeding them doesn't seem to help a great deal. They are good bait but.

[frankgrimes]

Is there a good way to prepare them? Sushimi??

Good bait mate....that's about it, unless you're REALLY hungry!

Mick

[Keechie]

Yeah no legal limit but they are excellent bait for bream and trevally but comes off the hook pretty easy but these are also great for burley as they have a strong scent.

regards,
keechie

[sunny]

No legal limit and you can eat them, but you have to be really, really hungry
If you really want to know look up a post I did on Tandoori Tuna in the Recipes section. That is the only way I know that hides the strong flavour.

I've since realised that they are much better as a good snapper bait and I don't bother keeping them unless I want bait.

[coucho]

Yeah no legal limit but they are excellent bait for bream and trevally but comes off the hook pretty easy but these are also great for burley as they have a strong scent.

regards,
keechie

to make them firmer as a bait try filleting and salting the fillets down rub heaps of salt into them and let them dry out a bit

[tenzing]

Thanks everyone for your replies. Next time I'll know.
cheers
Brendan

[Noelm]

no real need to salt them to use as a cut Bait, just run a fillet off, and cut Baits leaving the skin on, or as I do, leave the Fish whole and cut the Baits off the sides, you do not need a bait the full thickness to the backbone, and when you are finished fishing, that frame becomes next trips burley, and not in a burley pot, just cut up into little bits and drifted over the side a bit at a time, so the burley is the same as the Bait you are using.

[plaztix]

What about legal size for Long tails? I cant find that anywhere.

Is there a comprehensive list of legal fish sizes (qld) that is better than the DPI one? The DPI table is a joke, so hard to find the fish you are looking for.