Does that Kahawai spawn in rivers or is it a strictly ocean species?

Those are some big mullets!

That kingfish looks alot like our amberjacks.

Same looking snapper here.



I'll dig up some pics later.

 

Does that Kahawai spawn in rivers or is it a strictly ocean species?

Strictly ocean fish, and highly underrated here, a lot of people consider them a rat fish.

I'll dig up some pics later.

Good one mate, I've changed the pic of the Kahawai for a different one that I caught recently.

 

This'll be an interesting thread seeing all the different fish of the world.

I'll get back to you Te Hopo.
After 1am here and I've got to get some sleep.
I'll post some pictures soon.

 

This'll be an interesting thread seeing all the different fish of the world.

Yea, thats what I'm hoping for.

I'll get back to you Te Hopo.
After 1am here and I've got to get some sleep.
I'll post some pictures soon.

Forgot you guys are about 12hours behind us.

 

3 or 4 years ago on the Leeds Liverpool canal.

Last year in Japan.

This year in England (since March 15th).

YB.

 

Last year in Japan.

YB.

MATE, the resemblance .... thats just too uncanny! :


How'd you end up fishing in Japan?


I've been fishing in the Chinese industrial belt (no photos unfortunately), ... man talk about "Binky the three-eyed fish" ... the Chinese guys I was with were all taking the fish home to eat, ... I wasn't so sure they wouldn't glow-in-the-dark themselves afterwards!!

 

 

Damn they're an impressive fish mate, next time could you take a close up of the mouth, I want to check out the teeth.

 

Sure no problem, I'll need to get one of my volunteer cameramen to take that kind of picture, doing it one handed will prove quite difficult.

 

All good, It's just I was reading they're like the shark of the rivers, very aggressive.

 

Imagine a freshwater barracuda, that's how I think of pike.

 

Eh, I don't have any pictures of it, but the biggest fish I've caught was a 22 lbs catfish, behind a dam down the road from my house, Oddly enough was cought on 6lbs Mono line, I pulled, and it only struggled Half-ass. My dad had to grab the pole and real it in. I was 6.

 

Nice one, but any pics would be fine mate, post ya smallest fish then if you have a pic of it.

 

Actually, in this thread we should have a competition for the smallest fish caught on rod and line.

I'm winning so far with that tiny brown trout.

 

Well, I didn't take any pics of the one I caught recently, was only about 2inches long and I managed to foul hook it with a bait the same size, so I left it on and caught a much bigger fish.

 

Good work!

 

Some fish caught by my wifey and me...

largemouth at a local lake - dropshot Senko:

halibut in the surf - suspending jerkbait:

yellowfin croaker - same bait/day as halibut above:

barred surf perch - Gulp! sandworm:

calico bass, Catalina - swimbait:

dorado, Mexico - live bait:

yellowtail, Mexico - live bait:

bocaccio (rockfish) - cut squid:

other assorted rockfish - cut squid:

sheephead, Catalina:

garibaldi (California's state fish), Catalina - cut squid:

I have more that I'll post later - have to scan the prints first

 

Cheers man, theres some truly beautiful fish there, thanks for sharing!

 

Got 16 Kahawai today, heres my mate with his first Kahawai, which weighed in at 3.5lb:

 

meangene, that garibaldi is stunning!

The two tone coloured sheephead is amazing as well.

They have rockfish like that in Japan, they catch them on small lures and ultra light tackle (like trout rods).

Te Hopo what's does that kahawai taste like? Is it like tuna?

 

Te Hopo what's does that kahawai taste like? Is it like tuna?

Tastes very much like tuna, but it goes off faster.

About a dozen that we got yesterday will be frozen ready for Andrews (/\the guy holding the fish above/\) 21st birthday at the end of this month, on the day before I will defrost them and hot smoke them ready to be eaten.

 

Here's a Big Ugly (black drum) caught and released in the Intracoastal Waterway. And my largest flounder, gigged at San Luis Pass.
Hopefully I have some new fish pics from fishing with the kayak soon.

 

Nice fish!! Your drum looks a lot like our spotfin croaker.

Is that a summer flounder? If it is, it's very similar to our California halibut - same Genus

spotfin:

California halibut:

similarities to summer flounder include the large mouth with large teeth and 3-pointed tail

 

Cracking fish mate!!!

What bait/lures, rods, line did you use???

They catch flounder like that in Japan from the beach on plugs (crankbaits).

 

The drum was caught on cracked blue crab half using a med heavy boat rod, 30lb braided Power Pro line.
I think I caught 3 that day and my arm gave out.

We catch flounders on plastics, spoons, and finger mullets mostly.

 

What depth of water are you in, what's the tide run like? Do you have to use heavy leads?

Surprisingly to me, Britain has some of the largest tides in the world.

 

The Intracoastal WW is prolly 15 to 20' deep there, and there is tidal currents. I think we used 1/2 oz egg slip sinkers to get the bait down.

 

Here's the fish that we chase the most.
Bull reds.
Moonpie is one of the luckiest or more likely the best at fishing for them.
His strikes to hookup ratio is unbelievable!
Here he is doing a Wilson impersonation with a bull at San Luis pass.

 

It's a southern flounder, the left side is the top. All others are right side top.

 

Cheers for the pics guys, those really are some beauty fish right there.
I would love to catch Halibut/Flounder, the big flounder here are only about a foot long.
And that Big Ugly, that looks like a fun catch.

 

Hi Te Hopo.

This is an old picture of a very small pike that I caught, it can only be a couple of pounds.

Maybe you can get an idea of a pikes tooth structure from this. When I catch a bigger one I'll take some mouth and jaw shots for you.

p.s. I think the photo looks a bit phallic, sorry about that!

 

Maybe you can get an idea of a pikes tooth structure from this. When I catch a bigger one I'll take some mouth and jaw shots for you.

Cheers man, I can see the size of those teeth, makes them an even more impressive fish.
Do you use a trace to catch them, and if you do, wire or heavy mono?

p.s. I think the photo looks a bit phallic, sorry about that!

Trust you to think of that, the thought never even crossed my mind.

 

Alaskan King Salmon, about 40 lbs worth.

 

Dude, that is freakin awesome!!!!!!

We get salmon here, personal best for me is 8lb and I have seen them at 20lb, but 40!

 

On my ultra light spinning setup I generally use 10lb wire trace and crimp on a swivel to one end and a lure clip to the other (I make them myself). If I'm using this setup I'm usually catching chub and perch but sometimes a pike might take the small lure (1-4grm lure weights). If I get a pike I check the wire, if it's kinked I'll change to a new one so the lure still runs "true".

On my medium outfit I use a 20lb~30lb (usually 30lb) wire trace because I use 1oz (28grm) lures and I'm more likely to get pike. I can also catch pike quiet a few pike on them same trace without having to change over (I usually buy traces in this strength and change the lure clips for better ones).

On my jerkbait rod I use 60lb wire traces, that probably sounds excessive but I use 80lb braid, which sounds even more excessive!!! (I always buy my extra heavy traces).

Generally pike aren't line shy, they're just keyed into killing your lure.

Using the heavy braid and trace mean that if you're snagged you stand some chance of getting your £10-£15 lure back!

The heavy braid also helps stop over runs on your baitcaster, any "birdsnests" you do get can be easily unpicked.

I started using titanium traces (very hard to kink and so lasts much much longer) but to be honest I only see a use for them in the lighter lure setups. Normal 60lb 49 strand wire is pretty tough!!!

If you fly fish for pike you can use a 40lb section of mono and change over to a new section after catching a fish.

However, this pike was caught on my ultra light rod without a wire trace and just an 10inch length of 15lb mono for a bite leader.

YB