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Puffer fish ID

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Topic: Puffer fish ID
Posted By: Uncle
Subject: Puffer fish ID
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2020 at 8:27pm


Caught this today off Tauranga. Can't say I've seen one like that before so wondering if it's common.



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Posted By: FishMan
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2020 at 8:46pm
Well done Bill! I've never heard of one being caught on a line before. They're usually out in blue water and not often seen if you haven't got your head underwater. How did you catch this one?

Starry toado (Arothron firmamentum)



Posted By: Uncle
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2020 at 9:01pm
Cheers Craig.
I caught it in 30 mtrs off Rabbit Island, Tauranga.
On a GULP! grub.
Thanks for the ID

 


Posted By: CrayZfish
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2020 at 10:36am
How'd it taste Uncle, Be pretty hard to fillet i imagine. LOL

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Posted By: Uncle
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2020 at 10:51am
Originally posted by CrayZfish CrayZfish wrote:

How'd it taste Uncle, Be pretty hard to fillet i imagine. LOL

LOL I handed it on to Kitnofish as he wanted to lick it's underbelly.
Reckoned it was akin to taking LSDLOLLOLLOL


Posted By: kitno
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2020 at 7:37pm
Got 3 marlin in the harbour today Bill

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Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 23 Mar 2020 at 3:40pm
Originally posted by kitno kitno wrote:

Got 3 marlin in the harbour today Bill
 
Yepp Kitno licked the Toado


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Posted By: Uncle
Date Posted: 23 Mar 2020 at 4:08pm
Originally posted by smudge smudge wrote:

Originally posted by kitno kitno wrote:

Got 3 marlin in the harbour today Bill
 
Yepp Kitno licked the Toado

Good "spotting" smudge~~LOL


Posted By: kitno
Date Posted: 23 Mar 2020 at 5:28pm
I started the first lick too close to the tail, just tasted like ****.

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