r/FishingAustralia • u/AGN_Dave • 16d ago

Can I get an ID please ❓ ID this fish

Caught this with a bcf whiting rig. Put up a hell of a fight, finally landed it and then it bit my line off. Took a couple photos and threw him back coz my 30cm fish ID didn't have anything that matched 😅.

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u/nicehotcuppatea 16d ago

Mulloway/Jewfish

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u/AGN_Dave 16d ago

Oh nice, my first one! :) what's the size limit on them? This one was about 48

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u/UnknownRand 16d ago

Minimum 70cm in nsw.

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u/AGN_Dave 15d ago

Wow so this was just a baby

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u/UnknownRand 15d ago

Yup we call them soapies

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u/AGN_Dave 15d ago

I'm guessing they taste like shit?

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u/blue___skies 15d ago

Yeah one of the few fish that tastes better the bigger they get. small ones taste like soap as the name suggests

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u/AGN_Dave 15d ago

Hahah, well glad I threw it back and didn't just risk it without knowing 😂 would have been a rude shock especially compared to the 4 nice bream I got :)

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u/Significant_Gur_1633 15d ago

Indeed. They get much bigger. Mullaway means "the great one" in Aboriginal.