Parrot Fish - Western Port

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Re: Parrot Fish - Western Port

Post by Bar002811 » Thu Jan 26, 2017 6:43 pm

Nude up wrote:I have caught some big blue throat wrasse at the pinnacles jigging I have tried eating them they are not for me. Highly valued by the asians I have seen plenty being airfreighted out of melbourne

They are ok to eat if you cook them properly but I'm getting so sick of them. The other day at kilcunda there were some Japonese people fishing next to me and the kept all the undersized wrasse and sweep. :(

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Re: Parrot Fish - Western Port

Post by 4liters » Thu Jan 26, 2017 7:30 pm

Nude up wrote:I have caught some big blue throat wrasse at the pinnacles jigging I have tried eating them they are not for me. Highly valued by the asians I have seen plenty being airfreighted out of melbourne
I've seen them in the fish shop costing more than flathead
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Re: Parrot Fish - Western Port

Post by Bar002811 » Fri Jan 27, 2017 7:56 am

4liters wrote:
Nude up wrote:I have caught some big blue throat wrasse at the pinnacles jigging I have tried eating them they are not for me. Highly valued by the asians I have seen plenty being airfreighted out of melbourne
I've seen them in the fish shop costing more than flathead
What!!! That's not right wich fish shop?

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Re: Parrot Fish - Western Port

Post by one2three » Fri Jan 27, 2017 8:24 am

Aren't they known to be the rats of the sea? :bite:

Every time I catch "Parrot Fish"I seem never to catch anything else, do they scare off all other fish?
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Re: Parrot Fish - Western Port

Post by Bar002811 » Fri Jan 27, 2017 9:45 am

one2three wrote:Aren't they known to be the rats of the sea? :bite:

Every time I catch "Parrot Fish"I seem never to catch anything else, do they scare off all other fish?
True! But it depends were you are fishing when I'm rock fishing for big leatherjackets the always go at the bait even of newhaven pier there is tonnes!! :down:

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Re: Parrot Fish - Western Port

Post by one2three » Fri Jan 27, 2017 9:50 am

Can you catch and use Parrot Fish for bait fish?
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Post by 4liters » Fri Jan 27, 2017 10:13 am

one2three wrote:Can you catch and use Parrot Fish for bait fish?
If it lives in the ocean there's a fair chance something eats them
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Post by one2three » Fri Jan 27, 2017 10:20 am

4liters wrote:
one2three wrote:Can you catch and use Parrot Fish for bait fish?
If it lives in the ocean there's a fair chance something eats them
What the best way to hook them onto the line?
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Re: Parrot Fish - Western Port

Post by 4liters » Fri Jan 27, 2017 11:38 am

Same as any other fish I guess, I've never used them before
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Brown Trout: 37cm
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Re: Parrot Fish - Western Port

Post by rb85 » Fri Jan 27, 2017 12:29 pm

one2three wrote:
4liters wrote:
one2three wrote:Can you catch and use Parrot Fish for bait fish?
If it lives in the ocean there's a fair chance something eats them
What the best way to hook them onto the line?
Gummies will eat them but I'd prefer trevally yakkas or slimies

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