What fish are on the top of your to-catch list?
I havent been fishing too long so havent caught a massive amount of species (and usually not more than one or so of each :p).
My list of fish I'd like to catch goes on for pages, but there are still ones at the top of the list:
1. Dolphinfish - for the aerial acrobatics, light line and great to eat too.
2. King George - never caught one or tasted one.
3. Sailfish - great fighting with aerial shows, tailwalking, and big fish to boot.
(wouldnt mind a dhuie over 3kg, a barra, or pink snapper, any size on some driftbaiting gear, and practically any pelagic).
So what are you guys top 3 fish you'd like to catch and why? Perhaps a species, bigger sizes, on different gear, lures/bait/SPs/jig or different styles/line classes perhaps. It would be interesting to see what fish are at the top of peoples list, especially those guys who've caught every species under the sun.
Colin Hay
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Anything but Skippy and blowies
Seriously I would love to catch a nice Dhuie, a Giant Trevally and marlin - in any order.
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Rodrat
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Date Joined: 13/01/07
Good topic
Top three yet to catch.
1. Red emperor
2. Rankin cod
3. Dolphin fish
Heading to exy in 9 weeks so fingers
crossed i may knock them of my list!
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Dreamweaver
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Date Joined: 01/12/07
Big V5 Fish!!
Especially during your closure period LOL
Seriously, from the top:
1) Dolphin fish.
2) Dhufish (down here)
3) Big YTK (caught smaller ones)
4) GTs - via poppers YEEHAH!
5) Barra - yum!
6) Big Billy (of any sort!)
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Adam Gallash
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ooh
I hope to get over karratha way for early season barra Oct/Nov sometime. Then in Nov I want to get a good sail on 6kg or there abouts, or even just film them chewing on the bait balls. Then Dec/Jan I will be targeting big blue marlin, anything over 100kg to 350kg range.
NoWorries
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Date Joined: 10/10/07
Me
1, Dhufish, It is my bogey fish never seem to get the sized ones.
2, Marlin, Never caught one.
3, YFT, Would like to catch a "big" one.
4, Rotto Spaniard, I have tried and failed many times but I have caught them at Steep.
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Shortly
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I have desperatly been
I have desperatly been trying to catch pink snapper of the walls to no avail
, think im going to have to go out on a charter lol.
So #1 would be Pink Snapper, #2 Mullaway and #3 a port jackson shark. (cos im a girl and think there cute
)
In all honesty after the snapper and mullaway, id like to catch any big fish that gives a decent fight.
Jas04
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Date Joined: 18/10/07
1. Mullas 2. Mullas 3.
1. Mullas
2. Mullas
3. Mullas
i loved to chase and catch them, always will be my favourite.
Dreamweaver
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Shortly...
I've never been called a mulloway before LOL
Good luck with the charter! Hope ya get a biggin girl
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boofhead
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took 10 seconds of head
took 10 seconds of head scratching to get that one col....lol
i wonder what #1 thinks about being likened to a pink snapper???? lolol
as for fish list..... pinky of the rocks, mullaway, and still waiting for harro to put me onto a nice dhuie
cheers Jes
Dreamweaver
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Cryptic Boof
YeahBoof, was a bit cryptic LOL
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Shortly
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lol Well from all accounts
lol Well from all accounts I think you would put up a good fight once hooked, and seeing as you live in Mt Barker, where lets face it, the sun hardly shines in winter and is as weak as you know what in summer, i would have to deduce that you would have to be close to the same colour as a mulla as well.
Daisy
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Date Joined: 24/01/08
Meter Barra on
Meter Barra on lure.
Wahoo
100 kilos+ Marlin
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Dreamweaver
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LOL Shortly...
I'm not too hard too hook, if you use the right bait LOL. I feel like a frozen mulla at the moment LOL.
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Feral
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Date Joined: 01/11/06
hmmm 1 .. big GT on popper
hmmm
1 .. big GT on popper
2 .. any large bill fish
3 .. maybe a black bass from PNG .... caught just about everything else
fishcrazy
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Date Joined: 27/01/07
spaniard
gotta get a metro spaniard, a billfish,20 kg plus dhue
Tony Halliday
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Date Joined: 14/06/07
top four goal fish
1, any bill fish will do
2, Spanish mackerel in Exxy
3, nice NT Barra to brag about
4, Metro Salmon
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Colin Hay
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Hey Boofhead
Not sure about being called a pink snapper (there are so many things I could say about that but the crudometer might go over the top).
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Colin Hay
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Hey Shortly
Shortly, you have got to get to Kalbarri if you want to have a good chance to get a good sized mulloway, or even Geraldton.
I have had great success at both places.
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Colin Hay
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Shortly, check these out
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=JPRWRfbRi64
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=ydj5xnavRV8
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Shortly
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WOW In that first video i
WOW In that first video i cant believe how fast they were catching them. Any idea where abouts they were fishing?
The 2nd vid is about the size of the fish im after
, I am thinking that they were at Wagoe perhaps, as there isnt much beach around kalbarri.
Thanks for posting those #1 or should I call you Pinky now.
7739ian
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Date Joined: 25/06/08
Favourite 3
Generally what i can catch with limited boat access and even more limited ability so with a well worn tinnie it would be:
1. King George
2. Flathead
3. Squid
I have in the past caught Barra, GT's, Queenies , a lone Dhuie and several other fish of decent size but generally my best eating fish have come from a fish shop and a mate at work - One Powerball AND a few more numbers
boogernissan
Posts: 23
Date Joined: 02/07/08
anything
im happy with anything as long as i can eat it
Carolyn
Posts: 146
Date Joined: 13/10/07
Favorite
To Catch would be:
Salmon
Mulloway
Tailor
To eat
Baldchin
King George
Dolphin fish
Andy
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Date Joined: 08/10/05
1000lbs black marlin
1000lbs black marlin
jay_burgess
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Date Joined: 18/08/05
Karratha WahooDogtooth Tuna
Dampier Wahoo
Dogtooth Tuna on jig
Red bass on stickbait
XOS GT on Popper
Ryan Thipthorp
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Date Joined: 24/08/05
hhmmmmm!
The few species that i havent got are Bluegroper/Red bass and dogtooth tuna. I'm still chasing but in saying that i haven't targetted them either!
I'm chasing sailfish on FLY soon so that will be a buzz also!
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mako magic
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yeah ryan the red bass go
yeah ryan the red bass go hard, i got a good one in exxy on the popper when we went to the islands looking for GT's, very suprised at its fighting ability the red bass.
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PilbaraBrad
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1. A meter barra on
1. A meter barra on Popper
2. A meter barra on SP
3. A meter barra on Fly
4. A meter barra on Hardbody
5. A meter barra on livie
Tim
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Variety
Nothing like a bit of variety Brad
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Ryan Thipthorp
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Yeh
Yeh Mathew they are rated as a good scrapper. I know where to get them but the problem (good problem) is too much to do and so little time in exxy but that will change with my other boat based up there. I'm gonna throw some stickbaits at em and probably get everything else but.....good fun anyway!
Ohh yeh, barra on fly.....i missed that off my list!
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Bloke
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Hmmmm
#1 on the list for me is a 1m+ sambo from the yak, on video camera.
Very good chance this season if I pick the right day, cant wait!!!!!!!!
Al.
Maverick
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Rod and reel
A sambo from a "yak" on a video camera ??
You will have better luck if you used a rod and reel to catch a sambo , I know they eat anything but I recon you will be hard pressed to catch one on a video camera.
And the strap will be too short to get down to the schools.
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Dean
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1 20+ kg dhuie 2
1 20+ kg dhuie
2 bluegroper
3 sailfish
Moohan
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Date Joined: 26/02/07
1. Land based Sambo. 2. Land
1. Land based Sambo.
2. Land Based GT on popper.
3. Land Based Spaniard.
SPESS
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Date Joined: 29/12/06
Ive been lucky enough to
Ive been lucky enough to catch alot of quality fish when i went around australia from barra to billfish but i think out of all the lists up already ill agree with ad,s and I WANT A 350KG BLUE MARLIN!
Keep it tight, reeeeeeel tight!
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Auslobster
Posts: 159
Date Joined: 03/05/08
Dolphinfish...fun to catch,
Dolphinfish...fun to catch, fun to eat. Salmon off the rocks on light gear, 'cause there's nothing like a bit of a challenge! Big winter tailor on poppers from a metro reef. And tuna...the bluefin/yellowfin/bigeye kind....beautiful fish to look at, and beautiful as steaks on the BBQ or sashimi!
Pete D
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Date Joined: 07/06/07
Like ya style Brad. Me; 1m+
Like ya style Brad.
Me;
1m+ Barra on Popper (Oh so close plenty of times).
Sailfish
Wahoo
Cheers Pete
flangies
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Date Joined: 11/05/08
Longtail tuna Yellowfin
Longtail tuna
Yellowfin Tuna
Giant ass mulla from rockingham
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Goatch
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A grander tops the list,
Black Marlin that is
100kg Yellowfin
Dhufish of any size
Crap it works sort of
flangies
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Date Joined: 11/05/08
Tuna fishing has to just
Tuna fishing has to just abbout be the most exciting :) sept like marlin and that but i dont fancy a 3 hour fight :)
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original teenage
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1.mulla 2.snapper 3.tuna,shar
1.mulla
2.snapper
3.tuna,sharks etc
the more u fish..the less stress u get....
wadetolley
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Date Joined: 27/06/08
kgs
Just would be happy in the next couple of months, to find a nice spot to catch some king George whiting of hillarys!
HuggyB
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Date Joined: 03/08/08
It's certainly a "wish" list
1. a big rampaging black marlin on fly
2. mahi mahi on fly
3. a wild trout on fly (NZ or Tassie) around the 10lb mark
harro
Posts: 614
Date Joined: 07/02/08
dolly
i never caught a dolphinfish, very keen to get out on someones boat in perth one day, or i,ll be forced to tow mine, not sure where they are though.. which fad..
apart from that another yft would be great, u can eat them things raw..
carnarvonite
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Date Joined: 24/07/07
Not sure
Decisions decisions,what to pick?have caught heaps of class fish over time including double header of 40lb dhues,68lb spaniad from shore and 62lb mulloway on 15lb .Would hve to say 1-marlin
2-barra
3-big wahoo
4-tailor over 20lb on light gear
fishoreub
Posts: 278
Date Joined: 25/08/08
1. landbased sambo 2.
1. landbased sambo
2. salmon
3. GT
4. big dhuie
5. BIG metro tailor
fishoreub
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Date Joined: 25/08/08
oh and a nice barra would be
oh and a nice barra would be up there aswell
reuben
Kasey L.
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upgraded wishlist:
On poppers:
1. Marlin on stickbait
2. 100kg YFT on stickbait/pencil
3. 60-70kg GT
4. 20kg Coral Trout
5. big sucker of a saily
Jigging:
1. 50kg Sambo (I have been trying to break this for almsot 5 years now - some people get it first drop)
2. 100kg Dogtooth
3. 50kg amberjack
4. 50 kg Yellowtail Kingie
5. 50 kg Bass Grouper or Hapuka