ID on something i caught last night

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ID on something i caught last night

Post by TimboYak » Tue Sep 11, 2018 8:49 am

Caught this guy last night from a Kayak out in the wooden pilons at the end of Princes Pier. It was about 35-40cm long and put up an epic fight for the size - i genuinely thought it was a good size snapper it pulled so hard.

I asked around to a few other folks in boats and nobody had any idea, so i photographed it and chucked it back.

A bit of googling this morning didnt show up anything conclusive but the closest thing i could find was a Black-Banded Kingfish:

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Thoughts?

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Re: ID on something i caught last night

Post by Bayrock » Tue Sep 11, 2018 9:01 am

It does indeed look like Seriolina nigrofasciata - Black banded trevally or Blackbanded amberjack
Congratulations, rare catch.
Sounds like it went hard, like all the Seriolina/ Seriola's do

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Re: ID on something i caught last night

Post by Freshfishin » Tue Sep 11, 2018 9:03 am

Just had a look at the Vic Rec Fishing guide and I reckon it’s a Warehou

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Re: ID on something i caught last night

Post by hornet » Tue Sep 11, 2018 9:05 am

He who has the most fishing rods WINS ! :ts:

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Re: ID on something i caught last night

Post by Nude up » Tue Sep 11, 2018 9:10 am

Blue warehou or snotty trevally

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Re: ID on something i caught last night

Post by hornet » Tue Sep 11, 2018 9:15 am

Nude up wrote:Blue warehou or snotty trevally
Geelong warfs have schools of them holding up around the pylons at times through the year.
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Re: ID on something i caught last night

Post by TimboYak » Tue Sep 11, 2018 9:17 am

Bayrock wrote:It does indeed look like Seriolina nigrofasciata - Black banded trevally or Blackbanded amberjack
Congratulations, rare catch.
Sounds like it went hard, like all the Seriolina/ Seriola's do
I tried to work it out last night using the "My Fishing Mate" app and the closest match i could find was the Warehou (as some have said), and i showed the mrs asking her if she thought the 2 fish were the same in the photos and she said close but not quite, which was also my feeling.

Then a fresh google search this morning showed up the Kingy which is the closest thing i could match it to.

And yes this thing pulled real hard - was peeling a lot of drag and i had to lock up before it took me into the pylons with no chance to get it out.

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Re: ID on something i caught last night

Post by hornet » Tue Sep 11, 2018 9:30 am

TimboYak wrote:
Bayrock wrote:It does indeed look like Seriolina nigrofasciata - Black banded trevally or Blackbanded amberjack
Congratulations, rare catch.
Sounds like it went hard, like all the Seriolina/ Seriola's do
I tried to work it out last night using the "My Fishing Mate" app and the closest match i could find was the Warehou (as some have said), and i showed the mrs asking her if she thought the 2 fish were the same in the photos and she said close but not quite, which was also my feeling.

Then a fresh google search this morning showed up the Kingy which is the closest thing i could match it to.

And yes this thing pulled real hard - was peeling a lot of drag and i had to lock up before it took me into the pylons with no chance to get it out.

Quote from earlier link:

"Being soft fleshed and having soft mouths, small hooks are required and drag sets should be minimal, but they can also go like freight trains when hooked."
He who has the most fishing rods WINS ! :ts:

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Re: ID on something i caught last night

Post by fishnut » Tue Sep 11, 2018 9:59 am

Definitely a warehou

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Re: ID on something i caught last night

Post by fishnut » Tue Sep 11, 2018 10:01 am

Those warehou do pull very hard and great table fish

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