Name that fish.

[Bri The Pom]

Fished the coomera with a mullet for a bullie,but got an eel 4-5 ft long with a snakes head and a row of teeth in his top jaw.

What was it.

Cheers

Bri

[pinkey]

Pike Eel, slimy evil mungrels.

[jeff f]

good shark bait bri

make sure you are carefull withe the bastards though

they WILL try to bite you

[mackmauler]

hope u smashed its head in mate

[Brian D]

Oh the mental picture of Jeff and pike eels. hahhaha he treats them so so well.

[Rocket75]

I hereby name that fish...Sharpus toothus Uglius from the family Donottuchus.:silly:

[STU]

Yeah had a couple today trying to bite us unhooking them there suss trying to play dead then launching at ya fingers

[Bri The Pom]

Thanks guys

Are they quite common on the GC canals,will i catch them before a bullie.

I looked in to the eyes of evil when he was hanging on my gaff.

Had to get my hooks back.

[Angus]

They are pretty common mate. In most river and canals. I have caught up to 6 in a night.

Angus

[Cowfish13]

jeff f wrote:

they WILL try to bite you

Jeff says it the best. They honestly intentially try (and usually succeed) to bite you, especially if you get your hands too close.

They are pretty common especially in the Brisbane river.

[Dan23]

I swear a toadie tried to bite me the other day. Nearly got me too.

[kriso]

i have a rule with these vermin greet them with many blows to the head with a blunt object, you don wont one to spit the hooks and land in your boat alive.

[Cowfish13]

Dan23 wrote:

I swear a toadie tried to bite me the other day. Nearly got me too.

Toadie's have been known to bite off peoples toes while they are standing in the water. But they are big ones on reef syetems up north I think:S

Our little estuary ones often bite us while we're cast netting

[pinkey]

ive been bitten by toadies while in the water at frazer, just glad they wernt sharks.

I got bitten by a bream the other day lol.

[pinkey]

pinkey wrote:

ive been bitten by toadies while in the water at frazer, just glad they wernt sharks.

I got bitten by a bream the other day lol.

PS, does my number of posts freak you out muhahahaha

dam pressed quote instead of edit it used to be on 666, i ruined it .

[flatty_catcher]

my GF caught one off the warf at yamba bay at night time, I caught a ray at the same time.

It was a big bugger way over a metre long, cut him off.

was interesting to read that they share some similarities with the huge conger eel.

[jeff f]

best way to deal with the bastards is with a good hardwood club 2 pairs of multi grips

and extreeme prejudice

[flatty_catcher]

sawn off shotgun ??

[Bommie]

:laugh: just remember to aim away from the boat

[shortie]

jeff f wrote:

best way to deal with the bastards is with a good hardwood club 2 pairs of multi grips

and extreeme prejudice

Jeff : this is the same technique you use on Grinners and Mutton Birds.

[maxi]

a mate ended up with the big fangs of a pike eel in his calf muscle for 2 days once... hahahahaha

[jd77]

still no need to smash its head in...just cut the line would be a good way to avoid gettin bit

[kriso]

yeah but if fishin at kookaburra park you would empty your tackle box in a night if ya did that,they make good bait too.

[jd77]

yeah point taken but there still a fish and if they didnt take a bait we would be sitting there very bored...all im saying is it should be avoided if possible..

[Angus]

I dont disagree with jd77's remark. If im not eating or using a fish for bait, it goes back as unharmed as I can whether its "vermin" or not.

I think I broke that rule a couple of time as a kid with toad fish though But you live and learn.

Angus

[jd77]

im sure we all did as kids angus..i just dont like the senceless killing of marine life