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jag078
10-05-2008, 10:28 AM
A few nice cod we caught on an overnight out wide , 4 in total the largest one was 26kg and the smallest 12kg good night fishing and a great trip home.

MEGA'bite
10-05-2008, 10:36 AM
well done , are they good chewing at that size !!!!

backlash08
10-05-2008, 11:03 AM
nice going....weather looks terrible......
cheers
Craig

skipalong
10-05-2008, 12:58 PM
mate they are huge cod

Vindicator
10-05-2008, 02:08 PM
Some nice cods there jag, well done, what sort of depth were you pulling them from? Looks like a millpond you were driving through.

Cheers
Kezza

-spiro-
10-05-2008, 04:22 PM
Nice cod bet they give you a arm working

chris69
10-05-2008, 05:38 PM
hi there jag078 nice cod i dont no if you no but there is some tasty meat on there cheaks cut it out, cut into small peices and seasin with salt and peper and fry them up very yummy:P

Pistol_P
10-05-2008, 07:53 PM
hi there jag078 nice cod i dont no if you no but there is some tasty meat on there cheaks cut it out, cut into small peices and seasin with salt and peper and fry them up very yummy:P

Yeah get it ..... It looks like you wont have enough fillets....;)

Big cod....well done.

Pete

seapup
11-05-2008, 07:24 AM
Cod at that size taste like rubber! Solid effort on getting them up well done!

revs57
11-05-2008, 08:18 AM
Yep second Benny there. The smaller gold spots are a good chew but the big fella's can be a bit rubbery - for the odd one we've kept when we haven't been able to recussitate and swim the fish off, I've found they are best done smaller cubes, cooked quickly in batter with a sweet and sour or lemon sauce. enjoy!!!

jag078
11-05-2008, 10:58 AM
Fished in about 50m most of the time.

jag078
11-05-2008, 11:06 AM
The fillets have a very strong taste so i have been cooking it up in red thai fish cakes to tone it down a bit.
We tried to let them go after the first 2 but just couldn't get them to go back down so better in the frezzer than ending up in a shark.

indy
11-05-2008, 11:26 AM
Yeah i agree with the others they taste like sh*t very chewy but if they didn't want to swim away you may as well eat them.

cheers pete..

Greg P
11-05-2008, 04:02 PM
The fillets have a very strong taste so i have been cooking it up in red thai fish cakes to tone it down a bit.
We tried to let them go after the first 2 but just couldn't get them to go back down so better in the frezzer than ending up in a shark.



Always pays to keep a good size release weight if you fish areas where the cod are around. It is the only way you will get them back down.


Good effort to get them up though.

uripper
11-05-2008, 08:24 PM
Always pays to keep a good size release weight if you fish areas where the cod are around. It is the only way you will get them back down.


Good effort to get them up though.


Greg P

Pls excuse ignorance here - could you explain this & how its done - had unpleasant experience with cod I didn't want to kill or keep - felt really guilty.
MalM:-[

TCSunCoast
11-05-2008, 08:35 PM
Greg P,

Some info on the release idea would be great.

Tony

stevea
11-05-2008, 08:41 PM
Hi, Nice Catch Can you please guide on Rigs and baits used.

Greg P
11-05-2008, 08:49 PM
Easy to make one up yourself

I think we have covered this in other threads but here is a link to recfish wa site

http://www.recfishwest.org.au/ReleaseWeight.htm

Mad Fish
12-05-2008, 04:09 PM
Fantastic fish and a real shame to see them all dead. Large Cod like Sharks keep the reefs clean and healthy. I fish Cal wide every 2 weeks and havn't caught one in 2 years but i'm sure going to carry a large weight to get them back down from now on. After the first couple I probably would have moved. You used to see pictures of guys holding up large Murray cod at one stage now they are a rareity.

Vindicator
12-05-2008, 05:11 PM
Does the swim bladder have to be punctured before you send it back down with the release weight?

Cheers
Kezza

missile
12-05-2008, 07:58 PM
Hi buddy nice pics.Better if Im in them!!!!!!!!

Smithy
12-05-2008, 09:39 PM
Sometimes there is nothing you can do. I have been getting a fair few on charter lately and trying to release the big ones. Even with a 10lb downrigger bomb on my deck winch or downrigger depending on the depth I am in attached to them via a 20lb breakaway or whatever, I am getting the odd one with more than 10lbs of bouyancy. It is then a fine line getting a D6 track pin with the downrigger bomb matched to a line that they can break once down at an appropriate depth where they repressurise themselves. 30lb line sometimes snaps just under the water then they float up and float off just out of range. One still floated a track pin attached to a downrigger bomb. Sad to see but that is fishing.

jag078
13-05-2008, 09:21 PM
We had caught some nice pearl pearch at the same spot a week before this trip so i was only using a set of gang hooks with a whole squid with an 80lb leader and a running sinker .

lippa
13-05-2008, 10:24 PM
the flesh around the head is by far the best on them!, eyes, checks, throats, its a grade table fare.
these larger fish need to be dead a while, like 3-4 days in ice box, they have to go through a rigormortis stage and expel the lactic acid build up from the flesh.
if there bled immediatly and thrown on ice, then fillited 3-4 days later, they are as tasty as the littlier ones!
best still to try and revive them, but if not possible, eat 'em up!

cheers

lippa