What is this fish?

[Mark80]

Hi everyone,

I went fishing late last week with a mate when he pulled this into the boat. Does anyone have any ideas of what fish it is? All i know is thta it was one ugly fish. [img size=345]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/Ugly_Fish.JPG

[Cowfish13]

A Stargazer. Odd fish. I havn't caught one yet, but I want to:D

[jeff f]

thats a stargazer mark80 good eating but a nasty sting in the dorsal that feels like an electric shock

they like to bury in the sand at the edges of sandbars where there is a fast clean current going by

they hunt like a flathead and mug anything that goes past

[Bommie]

jeff f wrote:

thats a stargazer mark80 good eating but a nasty sting in the dorsal that feels like an electric shock

they like to bury in the sand at the edges of sandbars where there is a fast clean current going by

they hunt like a flathead and mug anything that goes past

and they fight like a rock

[Mark80]

Thanks guys. We were going for flatties so that would explain the catch. It was like winding in a dead weight. Didn't fight at all.

[Bommie]

exactly, good eating though

[flathead]

yeh it is a stargaza my bro caught one while we were in marocheydoor they taste great

[Gazza]

not as ugly as this lmao

Gaz

[Brian D]

A cousin Gazza? or your mother in law?:S

[Gazza]

I dont have relatives got that pik from your album