Leather Jackets Required

Photo makes it look a lot smaller than it is.

Caught quite a few of these, kept one - tackle snafflers!

More in report later

Leather Jackets Required

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Excellent

Sun, 2008-09-07 18:00

 Very nice to eat hubbie says, he's caught them very deep, looked ok Colin2 for today?

 damn cold wind here in Perth todayFoot in mouth

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Roberta

Sun, 2008-09-07 20:16

We caught tons of them in 50m, first time I kept one to be honest, tea tonight!

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looks to be a good size lj

Sun, 2008-09-07 20:33

looks to be a good size lj to me colin.... and damn fine eating too... enjoy mate

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Cheers Luke!

Sun, 2008-09-07 20:41

In about 15 mins, I'll let you know. Mate, there's tons of them down here! Like blowies!

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Might

Sun, 2008-09-07 21:36

 be making babies Colin 2, I've never eaten one but hubbie has.  Ugly looking though

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Babies

Mon, 2008-09-08 07:48

LOL Roberta, it was the way the jumper was sitting. Innocent

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very underated eating fish,

Sun, 2008-09-07 21:40

very underated eating fish, alot of people cant be bothered, dont know how to clean and cook them etc, and are missing out on a very nice eating fish for sure.

good job colin, glad you got out and had a fish today

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You're right Matt

Mon, 2008-09-08 07:52

It probably sounds silly, but in the past, because they 'don't look nice' and we've been preoccupied targetting queens, reds and pinks, we just released them.

We had the one I kept last night, Sandra skinned it, stuffed it and cooked it whole and it was delicisious! Very sweet firm flesh and (from what Sandra said) extremely easy to skin.

We'll me keeping some more for sure!

Yeah, was fantastic to finally get out again. We would have stayed longer, but someone got seasick Embarassed 

 

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Leatherjackets are great to eat

Mon, 2008-09-08 09:22

They charge big bucks on the east coast for them. I wouldn't mind a few decent sized ones myself Colin.
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There's plenty down here #1

Mon, 2008-09-08 09:52

4 caught in an hour, and lost at least another 6 when they bit though the rigs Col.

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They have big choppers alright Colin

Mon, 2008-09-08 10:15

I have heard of people having the tips of their fingers bitten off.
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Colin - I'd believe it

Mon, 2008-09-08 10:37

We were using 7/0 Gammy circles and I had a hell of a job getting the hooks out because they kept biting down on them. Biting force better than a stong handed pair of pliers I reckon.  Foot in mouth

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