What fish is this ?

[bamm]

Some of my friends went fishing to the Gneerings last week and caught this fish,any ideas what it is ? And for all you fishing inspectors out there yes it was released to fight again another day.

[ifishcq1]

Hey Bamm

it is a crimson fusilier and when they die their belly goes red

they are only just okay to eat ,,better in Thai style

they hang around reef areas in big schools

SL

[Benno1]

thems good spanish mack bait

Mrs Benno1

[tailorboi99]

Don't know sorry, they've got beautiful colours and a nice tail too did he/she pull hard?

Cheers Tom

[bamm]

Thanks for your information,i normally work to a pollicy that if i don't know what it is then i let it go. Maybe try it for a live bait if i catch one some day.

[Cobia Kid]

i wouldnt be letting it go just yet unless it has 2 10/0s through its back.
but seriously, there a great spanyid bait or flesh bait,
cheers
jamie

[scuttlebutt]

Usually GT's, Spaniards and just about anything else big hangs around those fusilier schools. Good livie.

[jareyjareyjareyjarey]

i think its a mystical rainbow fish... :|

[Local_Guy]

yeah, definately a fusillier. they school up in their 1000's up here and i've got an image on my sounder of a big fish breaking up the school.

like the others said, they are suppose to be the bees knees for live mackeral bait.