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General Angling Topics => Saltwater Lure Angling => Topic started by: Gerhard on August 15, 2014, 10:00:35 AM

Title: Help with ID please
Post by: Gerhard on August 15, 2014, 10:00:35 AM

Help my ID this species please.


I think its a bream of some sort, its the 1st time I catch one.


Caught from the rocks in Saudi in the Persian Gulf side on a Doctorhook Shool Bully



(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y62/Jakkals/imagejpg1_zpscd15e98a.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/Jakkals/media/imagejpg1_zpscd15e98a.jpg.html)


(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y62/Jakkals/imagejpg1_zps38dcc706.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/Jakkals/media/imagejpg1_zps38dcc706.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Help with ID please
Post by: John F on August 15, 2014, 10:54:00 AM

Difficult to ID with certainty from the angle of the pic....

My best guess would be the Haffara seabream (Rhabdosargus haffara) http://fishbase.org/summary/Rhabdosargus-haffara.html (http://fishbase.org/summary/Rhabdosargus-haffara.html)
                         

(http://fishbase.org/images/species/Rhhaf_u0.jpg)

However, the Haffara bream is reported to grow up to 35 cm.... yours looks much bigger though...  :dunno:

Title: Re: Help with ID please
Post by: Gerhard on August 15, 2014, 10:59:49 AM

Thanks John,


(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y62/Jakkals/imagejpg1_zps1e38d9bd.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/Jakkals/media/imagejpg1_zps1e38d9bd.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Help with ID please
Post by: lebaka on August 15, 2014, 11:11:53 AM

the first pic looks like the mother of all blue kurpers  :hyst: :hyst: :hyst: :hyst:

congrats gerhard great catch

Title: Re: Help with ID please
Post by: visteroris on August 15, 2014, 11:27:30 AM

Maybe a Taliban Kurper :hehe: :hehe:

Title: Re: Help with ID please
Post by: jball7204 on August 15, 2014, 05:35:51 PM

Looks like a rock salmon with some modifications... :dunno:

Title: Re: Help with ID please
Post by: Rudas on August 16, 2014, 04:21:14 PM

 :cgrts :cgrts:   Nice een G!

Title: Re: Help with ID please
Post by: Gerhard on August 16, 2014, 04:24:05 PM

Quote from: Rudas on August 16, 2014, 04:21:14 PM

:cgrts :cgrts:   Nice een G!

Thanks Rudi...  w;k

Title: Re: Help with ID please
Post by: Gerhard on August 17, 2014, 08:33:11 AM

GoPro video clip

Sobaity Sea Bream (Sparidentex hasta ) in the Persian Gulf (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HADkUUfpaNM&feature=youtu.be#)

Title: Re: Help with ID please
Post by: carll on August 17, 2014, 11:21:40 AM

Hi Gerhard


Create catch and nice video clip  (clap)

Title: Re: Help with ID please
Post by: Gerhard on August 17, 2014, 02:30:30 PM

Quote from: carll on August 17, 2014, 11:21:40 AM

Hi Gerhard


Create catch and nice video clip  (clap)

Thanks Carll

Title: Re: Help with ID please
Post by: SAfish on August 17, 2014, 03:32:08 PM

 (clap) Great video clip. It is interesting and I have seen it often myself where fish would strike within a few seconds after you start your retrieve. I have observed Mullet dashing away from a splash and then rush back to see what caused the commotion.

Title: Re: Help with ID please
Post by: Gerhard on August 17, 2014, 03:40:17 PM

Quote from: SAfish on August 17, 2014, 03:32:08 PM

(clap) Great video clip. It is interesting and I have seen it often myself where fish would strike within a few seconds after you start your retrieve. I have observed Mullet dashing away from a splash and then rush back to see what caused the commotion.

With the queenfish last year I have seen that they love big splash of a lure landing.


Its almost like a trigger reaction.


Still waiting for them to come in this year to test it.


Cuta again hit either on the lure dropping or the retrieve...