what the hell is a grinner

[kriso]

okay im sheltered in fish species can some one tell me what a grinner is where you get etc any photos would be good to

cheers

[Plastic Man]

the crap of the sea good for nothing

[xerubus]

Take a look at the following for details mate:

/>http://www.amonline.net.au/FISHES/fishfacts/fish/sgracilis.htm

Grinner is almost emdemic to the passage at bribie, as well as a lot of other places around moreton. It has an unmistakable 'grin' and one hell of a set of choppers.

Nice fine scales which make it great for trolling. excellent as a flesh bait also.

hope this helps.

cheers

[Cowfish13]

Think of a Catfish cross bred with a Pike Eel. What comes out is a Grinner.

http://www.reelchase.com/images/RC%20grinner.jpg

This is a good picture

[James W]

grinners are a delicacy in india and is sold as\"bombay duck\"....but il stick to butter chicken;)

they are supposed to be rarely found in estuaries..but i reckon they are everywhere as i have got em pretty far up ningi creek...annoying buggas..love to tear soft plastics up ya [img size=336]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/f-e5eca1012f25b396e4ead060ed6ad418.JPG

[kriso]

thanks guys

[rayke1938]

Excellent as flesh bait,schnapper love it. Too boney to eat may be ok if minced . I just couldnt be bothered.

They have only become prevalent on the bay over the last 5 years before then I hadnt seen one.

Ray

[James W]

my brother in law swears he has got them up to 60-70cm out off bribie in the shipping channels...the biggest i have seen would have been pushing 45cm...anyone else seen that big or bigger?..should i belive him?

[ellicat]

jb, I pulled a 50cm one in the bay the other week. I've never caught the biggest anything so I would have to say 60-70cm is probably realistic.

[James W]

there ya go hey..cheers ellicat:)

[ellicat]

jimmybob wrote:

grinners are a delicacy in india and is sold as\"bombay duck\"....but il stick to butter chicken;)

I wonder what fish the chicken is then ?:S

Post edited by: ellicat, at: 2007/05/17 21:23

[Cowfish13]

rayke1938 wrote:

Excellent as flesh bait,schnapper love it. Too boney to eat may be ok if minced . I just couldnt be bothered.

They have only become prevalent on the bay over the last 5 years before then I hadnt seen one.

Ray

They say that Snapper used to keep the Grinner stocks down but overfishing of Snapper has lead to a major increase in Grinner Numbers

[James W]

ellicat- i knew someone was gunna say that:lol:

[chooka]

we get a lot of them on the reefs up this way (maryborough) and are good bait but it is very anoying when they keep taking your trolled lures. they will attack a lure nearly there size and the first u know of it is when you see it splashing on the surface out the back

chooka

[Mob Cat]

Caught one trolling off Peel island the other day, one hell of a smile on it especially when I threw it back

[Old Scaley]

35 minutes ago, Mob Cat said:

Caught one trolling off Peel island the other day, one hell of a smile on it especially when I threw it back

Glad to hear you threw it back, considering how endangered they are.  Did you get a pm from @kmcrosby78 yet, asking for the GPS coordinates?

[Drop Bear]

45 minutes ago, Mob Cat said:

Caught one trolling off Peel island the other day, one hell of a smile on it especially when I threw it back

They sure are a happy fish haha. 

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

I am still yet to catch one... Though when I do I think it's only going to be one of us smiling!

[kmcrosby78]

On 13/07/2021 at 5:44 PM, Old Scaley said:

Glad to hear you threw it back, considering how endangered they are.  Did you get a pm from @kmcrosby78 yet, asking for the GPS coordinates?

I didn’t realise you were happy for me to share all the secret grinner spots you gave me Steve .....

Edited July 14, 2021 by kmcrosby78
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