Random fish at shady.

goldfish · Post by **goldfish** » Mon Jun 12, 2017 10:54 am

Was looking through some of my old pics and found this one, does anyone know what this fish I got a fair few years back is ?
How big do they get? Are they any good to eat?

It's nearly transparent like a paper fish. Not much of a fight on 20lb fireline though...

Took a 5 in blue storm placcy on shady camp barrage no 2 salt side if memories serve me correctly.

jabsy · Post by **jabsy** » Mon Jun 12, 2017 2:16 pm

by the look on your face it must be a black and white minstrel fish.

Bacon · Post by **Bacon** » Mon Jun 12, 2017 8:14 pm

It's a nursery fish.

Post by **Matt Flynn** » Mon Jun 12, 2017 8:37 pm

Hope that face paint doesn't break some sort of political correctness law ...

Bacon is right. Dunno if they are tasty but if John West canned them I am sure they would be nice smashed on toast

goldfish · Post by **goldfish** » Mon Jun 12, 2017 10:23 pm

Thx ... fk the pol correctness rules...

grumpy · Post by **grumpy** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 6:19 am

They are good to eat when I worked with the pro out there in the 70's we used to get a few hooked up in the nets from the river. The male has a hook on the top of their head so were more proned to getting caught. The male carries the eggs on their hook.

Dipped in flower and placed into hot oil in a pan they come out crunchy, yumo.

Cheers grumpy

theodosius · Post by **theodosius** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 8:31 am

Yeah, nursery fish. Rare on lure! There's an american guy who studies them on the Adelaide River, fascinating fish.

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