FISHING

[beeroclock]

A piccy.

[Squids]

Yellowfin whiting are goldbars beero


still nice fish none the less

[beeroclock]

Is that right.
All gold.

[Goat Herder]

I see you got your resizing issue sorted mate..

Some monster diddlies & chunky 'tinga's on that legless table of death, Barcs!

[Westsider]

LOL they're King George Whiting

[Swamp Donkey]

If that snapper is legal then those squid are bloody huge i.e. tubes of 35 cm +. Great effort.

[Westsider]

If that snapper is legal then those squid are bloody huge i.e. tubes of 35 cm +. Great effort.

38cm now for a legal snapper... that snapper is not legal

[Squids]

I reckon its just legal.

[Goat Herder]

I reckon its just legal.

Spot on Squids. If the biggest KG's are 44, that panny woulda gone just legal with a tail fold. I know the beer man well and he wouldn't take anything but legal fish, let alone be stupid enough to post a pic of an undersized fish on a public forum. Lots of pannies around just legal in the area he was fishing too, ATM. And yes, those squid are honkers!!

Pretty serious accusations to be flinging around based on a pic Westsider.

[beeroclock]

If that snapper is legal then those squid are bloody huge i.e. tubes of 35 cm +. Great effort.

You are correct swamp those squid were massive and yes that snap was just legal about 1mm over the limit,had to chuck 2 back 1mm under.
Never take anything under Westy there are enough of those tossers around.
My son measures everything abit suss anyway and chucks em back.

[Westsider]

Must be the angle of the camera, because that snapper looks a lot smaller than some of those Whiting.

[beeroclock]

Must be the angle of the camera, because that snapper looks a lot smaller than some of those Whiting.

No worries Westy.
Can assure you its a keeper.
As Herder said it would be pretty dopey to whack it up for all to see if not.

[beeroclock]

I see you got your resizing issue sorted mate..

Some monster diddlies & chunky 'tinga's on that legless table of death, Barcs!

That table got destroyed by some over indulged nutter one night when smoking some tommies.
Placed the metho bowl on the table with the smoker on top and guess what happened?
Correct, it melted the middle when it caught fire
Idiot.

[Mythical Creature]

A good way of cleaning those squid would be to cut the tubes up the middle and whack them in a scale bag and drag it in your wake for 5 minutes. Seperates the head/tentacles from the tubes and gets rid of all the black ink.

Then all you need to do when you get back to shore is seperate the flaps, cut the bone from the back flap and your done.

Downside is you obviously won't get your squid rings, just strips, but its a shit load easier way of cleaning them!

[Goat Herder]

A good way of cleaning those squid would be to cut the tubes up the middle and whack them in a scale bag and drag it in your wake for 5 minutes. Seperates the head/tentacles from the tubes and gets rid of all the black ink.

Then all you need to do when you get back to shore is seperate the flaps, cut the bone from the back flap and your done.

Downside is you obviously won't get your squid rings, just strips, but its a shit load easier way of cleaning them!

You'll never look back after doing that just once, as MC mentioned. Saves a LOT of time around the cleaning table! Scaler bags are great inventions, both for KGW (use an 'inner' bag as well - the fish have a habit of sneaking towards the top of the bag, maybe even out of it if there's a hole or two..) and squid. 10-15mins @ around 7-8 knots is perfect for KGW's, as you want them swirling around in the wash, not bouncing up and down vigorously (unless you also want your squid tenderised and your whiting pulverised? ). It removes the slime & scales and makes them a lot easier to flick the fillets off. Just be careful with just legal KGW's though, as it does tend to take a bit of a toll on the tail fins, and Fisheries don't care whether they were legal when you caught them - hence why I have a rule in my tub that they've got to be 32cm or above to find their way into the esky.

Good tip about slicing the tubes up the middle MC, I usually just cut the end off the tube & remove the backbone. But I end up slicing my tubes open anyhow, as they store a lot better in the vac-seal bags flat. So I'll give 'em that extra step next time, cheers mate. Unless you're real precious about your squid rings as you say, although I reckon it's easier to flour/egg/crumb them as strips - all tastes the same.

[Mythical Creature]

A good way of cleaning those squid would be to cut the tubes up the middle and whack them in a scale bag and drag it in your wake for 5 minutes. Seperates the head/tentacles from the tubes and gets rid of all the black ink.

Then all you need to do when you get back to shore is seperate the flaps, cut the bone from the back flap and your done.

Downside is you obviously won't get your squid rings, just strips, but its a shit load easier way of cleaning them!

You'll never look back after doing that just once, as MC mentioned. Saves a LOT of time around the cleaning table! Scaler bags are great inventions, both for KGW (use an 'inner' bag as well - the fish have a habit of sneaking towards the top of the bag, maybe even out of it if there's a hole or two..) and squid. 10-15mins @ around 7-8 knots is perfect for KGW's, as you want them swirling around in the wash, not bouncing up and down vigorously (unless you also want your squid tenderised and your whiting pulverised? ). It removes the slime & scales and makes them a lot easier to flick the fillets off. Just be careful with just legal KGW's though, as it does tend to take a bit of a toll on the tail fins, and Fisheries don't care whether they were legal when you caught them - hence why I have a rule in my tub that they've got to be 32cm or above to find their way into the esky.

Good tip about slicing the tubes up the middle MC, I usually just cut the end off the tube & remove the backbone. But I end up slicing my tubes open anyhow, as they store a lot better in the vac-seal bags flat. So I'll give 'em that extra step next time, cheers mate. Unless you're real precious about your squid rings as you say, although I reckon it's easier to flour/egg/crumb them as strips - all tastes the same.

Yep, top tip that one!

[beeroclock]

I actually put the Kgs in the scaling bag, takes that slimy crap off and most the scales. Great invention.
I had done squid before without slitting them and got a so so result so never did it again.
Great tip, thanks for that one boys.
Just as well there is no size limit or Westy would be telling us off for that.

[Westsider]

Just as well there is no size limit or Westy would be telling us off for that.

Hang on, I just said the snapper looked undersize. You said it was legal and I said it must be the angle of the picture and left it at that.

[beeroclock]

If that snapper is legal then those squid are bloody huge i.e. tubes of 35 cm +. Great effort.

38cm now for a legal snapper... that snapper is not legal

You sure?

[Westsider]

If that snapper is legal then those squid are bloody huge i.e. tubes of 35 cm +. Great effort.

38cm now for a legal snapper... that snapper is not legal

You sure?

Yes.

http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/fisheries/recr ... al_lengths
http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/fisheries/recr ... es/snapper

Catch Limits & Legal Lengths

Minimum legal length: 38 cm measured from tip of snout to tip of tail

In the waters of Gulf St Vincent, Investigator Strait, Backstairs Passage link to map

Small snapper, 38 cm to 60 cm in length
Personal daily bag limit: 5
Daily boat limit: 15

Large snapper, over 60 cm in length
Personal daily bag limit: 2
Daily boat limit: 6

In all other South Australian waters

Small snapper, 38 cm to 60 cm in length
Personal daily bag limit: 10
Daily boat limit: 30

Large snapper, over 60 cm in length
Personal daily bag limit: 2
Daily boat limit: 6
Closure:
It is unlawful to take snapper from any South Australian waters from 12 midday 1 November to 12 midday 30 November.
During this period, any snapper caught accidentally must be returned to the water immediately. Heavy fines apply if you do not release the snapper back to the water.