Please assist with Fish ID

[Scotth]

Hi Chaps,
Would someone please assist a greenhorn with an ID of this fish. Also can you tell me their catch style?

[stevedemon]

Hi scotth mate we need a photo to id it

Cheers
Steve

[coelacanth]

white bait in the foam , (lol), are you having trouble with attaching pics.Ian

[marty+jojo]

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[BGG]

That would be a Acanthopagrus australis invisibilus

[Outsider1]

He posted the pics in his report over here;

http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/sho...d.php?t=131004

Hard to tell in those pics, looks a bit like a Luderick to me?

Cheers

Dave

[stevedemon]

(He posted the pics in his report over here;

http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/sho...d.php?t=131004

Hard to tell in those pics, looks a bit like a Luderick to me?

Cheers

Dave)

Hi Dave and scotth
I am sure it is not a ludrick (Black Fish) as I cut my Teeth on them in Woy Woy, Gosford when i was a boy it looks like a silverbitty however saying this photo does not do this image justice
Question scotth where did you catch it on what bait was you using or did you catch in a castnet

Cheers
Steve

[BrandonH]

Sweep?? could be a contender if caught south of the border.

where did you get it Scotth?

Cheers
Brandon...

[Hot_Snappa]

Agree with you Brandon, could be a sweep. But definitely not a luderick!

Dave

[stevedemon]

Hi guy's another thought of the fish id is a boney bream very similar to both Silverbitty an a sweep

Cheers
Steve

[philde]

Silver Drummer maybe, how where did you catch it from?

[BrandonH]

Not a boney bream or silverbiddy, silver drummer might be on the money.. Noel said in your other post he didn't think it was a sweep...

cheers
Brandon...

[Scotth]

Caught it at happy valley

[Scotth]

I really think that it is a Luderick, after reviewing pics on Google but it different have any grey or dark bands that I could make out. Mainly just a slatey grey with a fat soft belly and rather large eyes. I didnt have the heart to kill it and let it go as I thought it looked loaded with eggs.
It was not easy to catch and didnt hit the bait. It seemed like it was just bumping the crusty prawn head I had on the hook. I think they just hang on the line mouthing the bait. After around 30secs of bumping the bait I grew patient went for the strike and then just felt pretty well a dead weight

[revs57]

Hi Scott,

I'd jump on the sweep wagon - smallish mouth, silver under, slatey grey upper about bread and butter plate size - get enough and you have a reasonable feed

Cheers

rhys