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    Posted: 15 Jun 2009 at 5:33pm
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Gonna head out today and want to see if i can get me a elephant fish...since they are bottom feeders should i use hook and no sinker?
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in canterbury we normally get them in summer, I use a sinker and tuatua or small crabs for bait
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ah crap guess its back to red cod.
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You'll want a big cast off Seatoun wharf to get into elephant fish. Best wait for a southerly and float ya gear out with a balloon. Use a bit of candy cane to connect the balloon as it will disolve and release the bait to the bottom. They are around YF so it's well worth a go. If you use crab you possible pick up spotty shark as well

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They will also take pilchard trev and squid .
They dont seem to be overly fussy rig wise .
You will know about if you hook one as they put up a very good fight .
A recent survey has revealed that only one in seven dwarfs are happy.
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awsome never heard of the candy cane trick, how yould you connect it to the candy cane?
Probably just use squid  cause dont got no crabs.
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You tie a small piece of nylon from your sinker onto the candy cane and then tie another piece from the balloon to the candy cane. Keep the connection as short as possible as the closer the sinker is to the balloon the less drag there is...
 
 
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Elephant fish, I have caught them on pilchard only. Seatoun or the bays north from there on the sand.

Decent fillets, I think they are best in curries and soups as well as deep fried goujons.

I've caught them on ledger rigs and pulley rigs with 4oz sinkers.
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Hey Dekay what depth do you find them in and the viz around seatoun?
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Not even a bite tonight.
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try peanutsWink (jk)
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This is really interesting stuff to me, because not only have I not caught one of these creatures, but I have not even laid my eyes upon one in the real life as I have only seen them in the fishing books and have always felt that they are a cold water and south island fish...

So good stuff YF, you keep the post up and teach me what they are all about. As I come from the north where we never see these wonderful creatures, I also wonder if they are indigenious to NZ only...? Anyone??

Are they good to eat also?
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I have never seen one while fishing the Marlborough beaches, think I might head out to see if there is any around, never do much fishing at this time of year because I normally only catch Cod and Doggies. 

Would try using squid and crab with a slow retrieve across the bottom... 

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" The meat is of exellent eating quality" is what a google search showed me...my dad caught one years ago and i found a filleted carcass on the sand, i think they used to be used for fish n chips and they are also quite rare now. Good luck. Arnt doggies good eating?
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I had difficulty filleting them as I had expected the usual backbone and rib cage. I've been told that because they belong to the shark family, they don't have them. Eating wise I find them okay but prefer terakihi anytime :)

You can catch them on squid or baitfish, although I've caught both of mine on trevally.

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yeah they have boneless fillets, I dont rally like tarakihi its kinda flavour less.where abouts are you fishing?

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Originally posted by Youngfisherman Youngfisherman wrote:

" Arnt doggies good eating?


Doggies are plain, very white flesh and no taste. Probably needs ingredients added to enhance the flavor. 

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Originally posted by Youngfisherman Youngfisherman wrote:

yeah they have boneless fillets, I dont rally like tarakihi its kinda flavour less.where abouts are you fishing?

 
I caught mine off a boat near the harbour entrance. You can catch them landbased off seatoun wharf and greta point.
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anywhere theres abit of sand some of the bays  in evans bay are worth a look mostly at nite.
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i might give greta point a go tomorrow night... you keen YF? hey can anyone post a pic of a doggie?
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