Top 5 pest fish

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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by 4liters » Thu Jun 07, 2018 7:39 pm

cobby wrote:Eastern Water Dragons.
Do they have a taste for cicada lures?
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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by rb85 » Thu Jun 07, 2018 8:02 pm

4liters wrote:
cobby wrote:Eastern Water Dragons.
Do they have a taste for cicada lures?
And poppers

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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by purple5ive » Thu Jun 07, 2018 8:55 pm

4liters wrote:
Fish-cador wrote:Bream
Bream
Bream
Bream
Bream
Bream are fine, it’s the perverts who fish for them that are the problem
Reminds me of the story about the fox and the grapes :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by smile0784 » Fri Jun 08, 2018 9:16 am

Sinsemilla wrote:1. Rock Fish
2. Stick Fish
3. Weed Fish
4. Tree Fish
5. Invisible Fish..

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Maybe you should learn to fiah better.mate lol

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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by smile0784 » Fri Jun 08, 2018 9:18 am

purple5ive wrote:Flathead (undersized ones)
couta
cuttlefish
gurnard
leatherjacket

i can almost guarantee an undersized flathead everytime i fish.
if squidding, couta and cuttles are my pest species.
Coota good bait
Cuttle fish eatable
Agree with the rest mate

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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by smile0784 » Fri Jun 08, 2018 9:19 am

Noony wrote:CARP, MIRROR CARP, SILVER BREAM, RED BELLY BLACK SNAKE, MURRAY CRAY WHEN NOT TARGETING EM.
So your saying every fish is a.pest at times lol

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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by smile0784 » Fri Jun 08, 2018 9:20 am

Fish-cador wrote:Bream
Bream
Bream
Bream
Bream
Do let steve see you say such blasphmey things lol

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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by purple5ive » Fri Jun 08, 2018 9:47 am

smile0784 wrote:
purple5ive wrote: Flathead (undersized ones) - spikes, plastic wreckers and annoying pest
couta - lure thieves
cuttlefish - no thanks
gurnard - spikes
leatherjacket - Plastic wreckers

i can almost guarantee an undersized flathead everytime i fish.
if squidding, couta and cuttles are my pest species.
Coota good bait
Cuttle fish eatable
Agree with the rest mate
Dont forget i rarely use bait, so pest fish to me is anything i don't want to catch on a lure...
i should have added toadies in there, but ran out of options.

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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by Lightningx » Fri Jun 08, 2018 9:54 am

I also ran out of options wanted to add wrasse as well.

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Re: Top 5 pest fish

Post by one2three » Fri Jun 08, 2018 10:20 am

Kimtown wrote:Just pinched this idea from another thread.

Post your top 5 pest fish when fishing for your target species.

1. Swell shark
2. Banjo shark
3. Parrot fish
4. Leather jacket
5. Gurnard

Almost guaranteed I'll catch the first 2 before I catch a snapper or gummy and the following 3 always seem to beat Whiting and pinkies to the hook lol
My mates said add one more this thread of pest fish, his ex wife.....
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