Reply With QuoteGood solid fish. Must have ran like a bugger around that structure. Taste awsome to. Cheers DD.....
Hi all. Caught this drifting the drop off near the numbered pylons on a strip of mullet. Went just under 120cm and very solid.
Cheers.
Good solid fish. Must have ran like a bugger around that structure. Taste awsome to. Cheers DD.....
Great fish mate top effort
It put up a good fight. Forgot to bring the gaff and broke the landing net trying to get it into the boat as I was fishing solo. Very nice on the plate too. Cheers.
Nice fish mate- well done. What time of day were you fishin?
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Pete
They taste like crap in MHO!!!!!!!.... flesh is mushy and muddy tasting (like old dusky flathead only mushy). I have been told the larger ones 1m+ are firmer when cooked, so I will cut strips of flesh off uncooked fillets and use as bait. Might be secret/weapon bait for bream at the Pin!
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^^^^ totally disagree with ya there gruntahunta! I've only eaten a couple but one in particular which was cooked on the coals in foil at channel point NT was in my top 5 best fish meals eva.
IMO that is such a waste of prime sports fish. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of big metre + threadfin left in the Brisbane river since the floods so swapping one for a few bream doesn't seem right to me. Just my opinion though...Originally Posted by gruntahunta
Sorry Live2 Fish.... I didnt mean I was going to go and catch them just for bait...I was talking about the leftover fillets I have now, I totally agree about them being prime sports fish and will only release them now I know I hate to eat them.... And there are heaps of big ones in the river mate..... just need live prawns (sssshhhhhh) dont tell everyone.
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since threadybusters were invented the brisbane river has almost had its threadfin wiped out,threadfin are all born male and turn female at approx 110cm length and 10 years old.
there is a good argument to let the big girls go
they do taste like freshwater fish with soft mushy flesh, its no red emperor
Don't need a Threadie Buster to catch threadfin... At $26 a pop you won't find them in my tackle box, cheap plastics are just as good IMO
Richo a mate of mine got one that went 98cm not long back from near the wharfs. He got it on a little 2" grub looking plastic he found on the bank near the ramp.
I think you'll still find theres a sh#t load in there even right up the system.. I must admit I rate them on the chew.
Got no doubt the numbers are still there, just seems the larger ones which are normally prevalent at the mouth of the river are missing a bit.
Good catch mate and as far as creek fish go top eating!! Well done..
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