Fish ID request

[ubdkdd]

Hey All,

Fishing over easter in all the rain resulted in a few strange catches, like catching half a dozen Cat Fish whilst tailor fishing off south wall ballina, but this one i cant work out.

I caught this fish in about 5 meters of water in the pumicestone passage. It was caught on a pilchard, and kinda just sucked up the bait, no bite, no run, no fight.

anyway, i have no idea what this thing is. Can anyone name it??

thanks.

[Benno1]

that be a grinner...bait botherer
you catch anything else???

Mrs Benno1
Sunny

[ifishcq1]

it's a grinner mate

cheers

SL

[BLOOEY]

DIRTY , STINKIN, SLIMY, GRINNER. Ben

[ubdkdd]

A grinner eh?

Are these things common in Moreton Bay?

and Benno1, lots of tailor, catfish and one missed Jewie run down in ballina, and plenty of small snapper out in the passage.

[Cobia Kid]

appently the best spanish mackrel bait u can get???
any confirmation on this??

[Angla]

Yep. Lots of them in the bay. Vermin, every single one of them. Bait snatchers and they would eat their own kind.

Try them as bait for others if you dare

Cheers
Chris

[marty+jojo]

A grinner eh?

Are these things common in Moreton Bay?

ubdkdd,
Yes very common around the bay islands, if you are fishing over sand close to reef edges.
Marty.

[salty holty]

Are they also known as rock whiting ?

[tailorboi99]

[QUOTE=ubdkdd;1002345]A grinner eh?

Are these things common in Moreton Bay? QUOTE]

There's heaps of Grinners in the Bay. Also they make top crab bait I've heard

[hooknose]

yeah mate, they are good spanish bait, in C.Q. anyhow !!

[oldboot]

All those little sharp teeth can make a mess of you line too.

No body has been game to report back on the eating qualities yet either

cheers

[Braddles]

pop a 4/0 - 6/0 in his back and send him back down..... Spottys around the back of mud love them..... I have even taken a fillet of the sides, popped it on a hook and caught squire, and a lovely baby snowflake eel - $200+ in a marine aquarium shop :-)

[fez]

They have wonderful eating qualities.

Recipe as follows:

Bring to the boil a large pot of water.
When at boiling point throw in two larges rocks and the grinner.
When the water has boiled away to nothing, throw out the grinner and eat the rocks.

fez