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what sort of eel(?) is this ?

Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 12:34 am
by Toady king
what is this? caught it going for gummys. silly bugger didn't want to let go off the squid that's how I caught him haha :banana:

Re: what sort of eel(?) is this ?

Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 12:35 am
by Toady king
Toady king wrote:what is this? caught it going for gummys. silly bugger didn't want to let go off the squid that's how I caught him haha :banana:
was thick as a permit marker if that helps. oh I put him back in the water safe and sound Incase anyone is wondering

Re: what sort of eel(?) is this ?

Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 7:36 am
by davek
That's a permanent marker eel, ;-) cheers davo

Re: what sort of eel(?) is this ?

Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 8:51 am
by Kenle
"Scolecenchelys breviceps" aka shorthead worm eel. Theyre everywhere in port phillip bay and Corio bay and they love squid. Usualy makes a big mess of your rig and twist n twirl like a washing machine. Mistaken for sea snakes sometimes too by many

Re: what sort of eel(?) is this ?

Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 8:29 am
by TheLoneTurtle
Toady king wrote:what is this? caught it going for gummys. silly bugger didn't want to let go off the squid that's how I caught him haha :banana:
i caught one recently as well at stockyard hahaha i thought it was a sea snake, lol

Re: what sort of eel(?) is this ?

Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 6:04 pm
by Tim399
I had a flathead at Altona spew up a short one about 150mm long on me once

Re: what sort of eel(?) is this ?

Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 5:25 pm
by crumpet_avenger
Same sort of deal. What sort of eel are these? Caught at corinella last weekend

Re: what sort of eel(?) is this ?

Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 5:27 pm
by Lightningx
Not a bad catch there :thumbsup:

Re: what sort of eel(?) is this ?

Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 5:42 pm
by mingle
A couple of small conger eels - nice...

Re: what sort of eel(?) is this ?

Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 6:01 pm
by smile0784
Are they cod in the pic?