Is it just the spines on the dorsal fin that are venomous? Or do the spines on the other fins and on the gill plates do it as well?re-tyred wrote: ↑Tue Nov 17, 2020 9:12 amI have been stuck by bull eye gurnard many times. In my Danish seine commercial fishing days it was one of the common hazards. The things we found were. If you wear gloves, even though the spines go through , it reduces the slime and the effect is 90% less. If you do get one. Hot water and take a good look to see if the spine broke off in your hand. If it did get it out, even if it hurts like hell. The really bad cases often have a piece of spine in there.
8 Mile Reef - Lakes Entrance
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Re: 8 Mile Reef - Lakes Entrance 16/09/20
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: 8 Mile Reef - Lakes Entrance 16/09/20
They will all give you a bit of curry, but the top ones are the real bad ones4liters wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 3:03 pmIs it just the spines on the dorsal fin that are venomous? Or do the spines on the other fins and on the gill plates do it as well?re-tyred wrote: ↑Tue Nov 17, 2020 9:12 amI have been stuck by bull eye gurnard many times. In my Danish seine commercial fishing days it was one of the common hazards. The things we found were. If you wear gloves, even though the spines go through , it reduces the slime and the effect is 90% less. If you do get one. Hot water and take a good look to see if the spine broke off in your hand. If it did get it out, even if it hurts like hell. The really bad cases often have a piece of spine in there.
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Re: 8 Mile Reef - Lakes Entrance 22/05/2021
Don’t mind the 200 series/GK comboElmer Stratty wrote: ↑Sat May 22, 2021 9:26 pmWell, made it back off shore at Lakes today. Cracking weather after a pretty chilly pre-dawn run up the highway with the dash showing -1c for a lot of the journey.
Arrived in time for sunrise at Newlands, put in and cruised to the Entrance. Headed straight to 8 Mile past 8 or so boats near 6 mile. Had the reef to ourselves and was soon onto a good patch of pinkies.
Ended up with a dozen pinkies, a good sized flatty and a decent Ling. My other half landed a unknown fish which we released, later to find it was a silver dory and pretty good eating by all accounts.
Headed in shallower to try for a gummy but no luck. Lunch at the Barrier and back to Newlands to throw the boat on the trailer and head home.
Don’t mind it at all.