Mystery Fish ID, please!!

[MoparKevUk]

Will post the pics later, but see if you can ID it from the description. I've done a cursory search around the internot and can't find it. No pics please, just have a guess. Winner gets a hearty "well done you!" next time I sees yer!!

Caught in Tingalpa Creek off Rickett's Rd Bridge on a raw servo prawn, no real fight to it.

Approx 35cm long, very thin, silvery, forked yellow tail, top and bottom fin yellow and quite small and way towards the back. Side fins small yellow and up the front. Single gills, big eyes, pointy nose, well gnarly teeth. I know it will be a common fish to you guys, but it's the first time I've seen one.

Released unharmed.

Thanks in advance!!

[Malcolm]

I guess Pike

[kriso]

yep i agree with mal

[MoparKevUk]

I guess Mal wins!! Photos to follow when I can be arsed to resize them.....

[MoparKevUk]

Here it is! "Don't tell him your name, Pike!" [img size=498]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/afo1.jpg

[MoparKevUk]

Dentally Challenged Ugly Muvva!

What do you do with them? Bit big for live bait, eat 'em? Any size limit? Just bung 'em back? [img size=498]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/afo2-c1a37d8df26e37b4588db855d67f0167.jpg

[MOC]

No size or bag limits. They are good live bait for most larger fish but are just as good as fresh cut bait for smaller fish. I have eaten them crumbed and fried but everything tastes good like that.

Watch out for the teeth as i witnessed a young bloke at woody point a few years back stick one under his armpit to steady the fish for hook removal and the fish latched onto his nipple and was not going to let go. Everyone standing by tried to help him get the fish off by laughing as loudly as we could as he was yelling which must have worked because the fish eventually let go after about 30 seconds.

[chandler130]

hahaha that would have been hilariuos

[planetfonz]

not only are pike great fun on super light gear, they are my flesh bait of choice for bream... night time, no sinker, pike fleshbait = bream bream bream (if the current allows)

[MoparKevUk]

That's what I couldn't understand, the fact that it felt like nothing was on me line 'til it got quite close, I've had small Bream that have fought harder. (6lb line) How would you target Pike, or is it just a question of a Bream by catch?