Brother caught it surfcasting at Cooks Beach. It's about 5ft long.
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Anyone recognise it?
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Brother caught it surfcasting at Cooks Beach. It's about 5ft long.
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Anyone recognise it?
dead.
maybe one of the new Japanese ocean hoki ..does it glow in the dark???
Frost Fish ?
A young ling?
Looks like a snake eel. We used to get them off Waihi beach where they lived in vertical hole with head only sticking out. Characteristics include sharp head with nasty teeth and their habit of twisting round and round your line when hooked. Beastly mongrel things.
nah...mouth all wrong and they sort of stay in proportion......I remember helping fillet a ling that long 35ish years ago..two of us held fillet while 3rd guy used knife to slice it off..... the toothfish from first few voyages were of similar size..didnt keep catching big ones for long,size dropped dramatically within two years....same story repeated over n over again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Billbob
Looking at Google I think you might have cracked it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ingrid 51
snake eel congrats to those who got it rightQuote:
Originally Posted by PaulNZ
No problem. I’ve encountered a few.Attachment 233342Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry the hunter
Sounds like there might be a story worth sharing there somewhere?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ingrid 51
Thanks to all who replied.
Yep snake eel...
