ID please

[xnomad]

These kept nibbling my squid strips. Sorry for the bad pic.

[Smylea]

http://australianmuseum.net.au/Pelates-sexlineatus-Quoy-Gaimard-1824/

Eastern striped grunter.

Ray

[xnomad]

Thanks but I think the Grunter might be too big, I just found this one:

http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/family/237

Family KYPHOSIDAE
Common name: Drummers, Halfmoons, Knifefishes, Microcanthids, Nibblers, Sea Chubs



That web site has really improved with it's fish identification!

[xnomad]

Here we go:

Australian Mado

http://australianmuseum.net.au/Australi ... -strigatus

[deegs]

Yep looks like a mado can be used as a livey if struggling to find other bait fish.

[xnomad]

I got fed up with these guys nibbling my squid so pulled one in on the hand line and sent him back on the downrigger. No hits though. Apparently they are good live bait for John Dory?

[uttukaos]

i remember catching loads of these around the swansea nsw area, at the time they use to call them trumpeter cos of the noise they made when handled, they also made great jewie bait as alot of the jewie fishos around that area swore by them..dave..

[xnomad]

at the time they use to call them trumpeter cos of the noise they made when handled

So I wasn't hearing things when the fish made a little burping sound. I thought I had squeezed him too hard by accident. I've never heard a fish speak before.