Lakes Entrance Report
Lakes Entrance Report
With the full Moon I thought it would be a good chance to catch a gummy so I went down to Lakes for a crack. They should change the name to gurnard city because that's all I caught, I did not keep count but I must have caught 20 or 30, I ended up keeping a few for a feed because it looked like there was nothing else around (I got a few flathead as well but they were all too small to keep).
The photo is so anyone that does not know what they are will know for next time. Do not try to grab one or let them spike you, I have been told the pain is so bad you can just about pass out from it. When I plan to keep one I grab it in the mouth with flathead tongs & cut the spikes off with side cutters, than I gut them over the side of the boat while still holding them with the tongs, and fillet them on land. They are easier to fillet after gutting, I only keep them when I am desperate and can't catch anything else.
Cheer
Ango.
The photo is so anyone that does not know what they are will know for next time. Do not try to grab one or let them spike you, I have been told the pain is so bad you can just about pass out from it. When I plan to keep one I grab it in the mouth with flathead tongs & cut the spikes off with side cutters, than I gut them over the side of the boat while still holding them with the tongs, and fillet them on land. They are easier to fillet after gutting, I only keep them when I am desperate and can't catch anything else.
Cheer
Ango.
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Re: Lakes Entrance Report
I think that's a Common Gurnard Perch - not a Gurnard as such:
http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3340
http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3340
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Re: Lakes Entrance Report
There's heaps of species of gurnard. I think this type is the most comment in Victoria so it's just generalized as a gurnardbilby wrote:I think that's a Common Gurnard Perch - not a Gurnard as such:
http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3340
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Re: Lakes Entrance Report
What he said. Not from the Gurnard family, from memory, it's from the scorpion fish family.bilby wrote:I think that's a Common Gurnard Perch - not a Gurnard as such:
http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3340
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Re: Lakes Entrance Report
Just on the spikes, they do hurt, like getting hit on the finger with a hammer but for a few hours.
Dunno if the fish varies in strength but i know that people are effected differently.
Had a big tough mate of mine whine like a ***** all day..it was unbearable.
Another fella who is a bit of a sook got stuck and didnt complain at all.
Dunno if the fish varies in strength but i know that people are effected differently.
Had a big tough mate of mine whine like a ***** all day..it was unbearable.
Another fella who is a bit of a sook got stuck and didnt complain at all.
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Re: Lakes Entrance Report
Which direction and depth did you fish mate? Venture west few decent gummies about down there recently
Re: Lakes Entrance Report
I went west, fished 10 m out to 20m on the drift. around an area known as The Pines.
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Ango
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Re: Lakes Entrance Report
I’d rather fish in a puddle than fish around the pines. Try anchoring in 18 between the grange and the pipe if your after a gummy. And remember the early bird gets the wormango wrote:I went west, fished 10 m out to 20m on the drift. around an area known as The Pines.
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Re: Lakes Entrance Report
Simple solution, don't handle them imo! I'd rather just spend the dollar and buy another hookWebby wrote:Just on the spikes, they do hurt, like getting hit on the finger with a hammer but for a few hours.
Dunno if the fish varies in strength but i know that people are effected differently.
Had a big tough mate of mine whine like a ***** all day..it was unbearable.
Another fella who is a bit of a sook got stuck and didnt complain at all.