ID please barwon banks fish

[piscione88]

got this a while back when i whent out the banks have no idea what it is

finally uploaded the pick off my phone. I threw it back as didnt know if it was good eating.

any ideas?

[aussie123]

It looks like fusilier

[Guest]

What a great looking fish, wow and the colours stand out

Cheers

Darren

[tugger]

To identify a fish properly you need it lying flat to get its tail shape etc and remove anything from its mouth to see all its features but having a stab at it i would also call it a fusilier and 1 of my favourite live baits for the surface

[jeff f]

yep its a fusilier

great live bait

[Old Scaley]

Also known as a banana fish. Pretty average on the chew!

[kmcrosby78]

To identify a fish properly you need it lying flat to get its tail shape etc and remove anything from its mouth to see all its features but having a stab at it i would also call it a fusilier and 1 of my favourite live baits for the surface

Just googled fusiliers for interests sake as the ones we call fusiliers around Mackay are totally different colours to this one - turns out there are heaps of differnet varieties. Agree with Tugger - we use them around the islands off Mackay for Spanish Mackeral (along with Stripeys) and they swim strongly and seem to work. With regards to their taste, the variety we have caught have tasted quite good. My brother used to catch heaps when bottom fishing for coral trout etc was quiet or when they were picking our baits to shreds on the way down. Tiny hook required but they fight really well and all seemed a decent size. Was better than going home with nothing .....