Mooloolaba In Close

[gunna]

Thought I would poke outside this morning for a look at the close reefs. I think I managed to catch my first mackerel. Is this a little spottie ??

Managed a feed as well. Nice sweetlip and parrot for dinner tonite.

[gunna]

And whats this crap ?? It was on the surface everywhere. I wonder if it has any effect when fishing floaters - whether the fish won't swim right up into it ??

[BrandonH]

That’s a schoolie mate check for a white spot on its dorsal fin. The spotties don't have it (They also tend to have more spots)...

That crap is coral spawn I think.. Saw it out there about a month ago when i nailed my first cobia


Cheers N
Tight Lines

Brandon...

[gunna]

Thanks Brandon. Just looking at the book the two are very similar. Except the legal for the schoolie is 10cm less. Probably could have kept the bugger. Oh bugger . Also had a big batfish in the berley trail for the whole time I fished.

[marlinqld]

A schoolie and yes looks like a good keeper..bummer.................

Mike

[BrandonH]

yeah the batfish are very impressive in the water we had about 10 of them around one of the 4 beacons on sunday! not one Mac to the boat though we were a little late getting there as we looked out wide first...

I may get attacked for saying this but the spotties are soooooo much nicer chewing to the schoolies. probablly why they aren't as common anymore

Here is a link to a report posted last week by Biff. He has a pic of 3 schoolies and one spottie on top of the eski. May help identify next time for ya

http://www.ausfish.com.au/forum/YaBB.cgi?num=1164104891


cheers
Brandon...

[snapperm8]

hey nice mac mate but i dunno if that stuff is coral spawn coz the stuff i have seen looks alot different, but maybe i am wrong



cheers dave