species identification off Brighton pier

[andyk]

Well... the question I must ask is "Are zebra fish edible?" Not that I am willing to target and try them, it is just my curiosity if they taste any good. Has anyone tried them before?

Yes , and imo (to me anyway), i would put them close to eating trevally, very much the same texture and taste. Although if i caught one these days i would release it, rare around the bay to catch !.

Millions of em in the bay go for a dive and you will see.

[rogs]

it really depend on what bait you are using.

[rixter]

, rare around the bay to catch !.
Really??? I have been catching plenty off Brighton pier as a by Catch for whiting

Allways been plenty while diving , but 'were' rare to catch while fishing years back , you've done well if your hooking heaps of them , what rig and bait are you using ? (whiting rig with pippie ?) cheers.

[iliketurtles]

Yeah, I bought these black magic circle hooks specially made for whiting, unfortunately I think that the hooks may be to big for a whiting's small mouth but I am pulling up plenty of zebras

[iliketurtles]

For bait I have been using small pieces of prawn, pipies and squid

[Scarecrow]

My most effective bait is scrubworms, other worms next best, then prawns.

Maybe marine worms would overide the above, but live fresh marine worms are hard work and hard to come by.

Rob