Sea Worm ID
- Laze
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Sea Worm ID
Hi all, anyone know what this is?
Saw it swimming topwater in docklands at night. Netted one as they don't appear to have any eyes (no reaction to disturbances from my lure or torchlight. Looks like a big polychaete. Rather big worm swimming topwater. Released it back into the water.
Saw it swimming topwater in docklands at night. Netted one as they don't appear to have any eyes (no reaction to disturbances from my lure or torchlight. Looks like a big polychaete. Rather big worm swimming topwater. Released it back into the water.
Rock hopper, sand dragger, mud slinger.
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Re: Sea Worm ID
Look like tube worm.
Great bream bait.
Great bream bait.
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Re: Sea Worm ID
I found something similar in one of the whiting I cleaned yesterday
2015/16 Fisting Victoria Species comp total: 289cm
Brown Trout: 37cm
Flathead: 51cm; Squid: 36cm; Australian Salmon: 51cm; Snapper 46cm; Silver Trevally 23cm; KGW: 45cm
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Brown Trout: 37cm
Flathead: 51cm; Squid: 36cm; Australian Salmon: 51cm; Snapper 46cm; Silver Trevally 23cm; KGW: 45cm
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Re: Sea Worm ID
I saw something swimming topwater as well late on Friday night at North Wharf. It was big enough that I thought it was an eel but it didn't react one bit when I dropped my bait right in front of its nose. Even when I gave it a nudge with my rod tip it just kept on swimming about as it had before. I wonder if this is what I saw.
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You must have been around during, before or after, it was in the same area and I thought the same thing and then netted it. Pretty gross creature though, not my proudest catchCharles7 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 7:14 amI saw something swimming topwater as well late on Friday night at North Wharf. It was big enough that I thought it was an eel but it didn't react one bit when I dropped my bait right in front of its nose. Even when I gave it a nudge with my rod tip it just kept on swimming about as it had before. I wonder if this is what I saw.
Rock hopper, sand dragger, mud slinger.
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Re: Sea Worm ID
How big was it? I would've guessed about 40-50cm, but I was a little drunk at the time so maybe that's an overestimation. Definitely seemed big enough to catch on hook and line though.Laze wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 8:26 amYou must have been around during, before or after, it was in the same area and I thought the same thing and then netted it. Pretty gross creature though, not my proudest catchCharles7 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 7:14 amI saw something swimming topwater as well late on Friday night at North Wharf. It was big enough that I thought it was an eel but it didn't react one bit when I dropped my bait right in front of its nose. Even when I gave it a nudge with my rod tip it just kept on swimming about as it had before. I wonder if this is what I saw.
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I would have thought 40cm but I think that was my imagination, probably more likely 20cm. Fairly certain it is a pile worm (Alitta succinea) from some research online which is invasive to Aus. Common around ports due to cargo shipping, apparently good bait too not that I'd touch it. Swims in the open when looking to reproduce.Charles7 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 11:13 amHow big was it? I would've guessed about 40-50cm, but I was a little drunk at the time so maybe that's an overestimation. Definitely seemed big enough to catch on hook and line though.Laze wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 8:26 amYou must have been around during, before or after, it was in the same area and I thought the same thing and then netted it. Pretty gross creature though, not my proudest catchCharles7 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 7:14 amI saw something swimming topwater as well late on Friday night at North Wharf. It was big enough that I thought it was an eel but it didn't react one bit when I dropped my bait right in front of its nose. Even when I gave it a nudge with my rod tip it just kept on swimming about as it had before. I wonder if this is what I saw.
Rock hopper, sand dragger, mud slinger.