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OFFSHORE ANGLING => General Offshore Angling Discussion => Topic started by: nico on July 15, 2010, 10:41:08 AM

Title: Halfbeaked garfish
Post by: nico on July 15, 2010, 10:41:08 AM

This interesting catch was made off Inhaca island. The fish smashed the lure hard, and seemd to have no impediment to feeding with half its mouth missing.

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Title: Re: Halfbeaked garfish
Post by: benniejordaan on July 15, 2010, 02:18:24 PM

Very interesting! Doesn't seem to bother it at all???

Title: Re: Halfbeaked garfish
Post by: John F on July 15, 2010, 04:43:59 PM

Those gars are really aggressive... Sometimes we see them by the 1000's around Baixo Danae...

Title: Re: Halfbeaked garfish
Post by: nico on July 20, 2010, 08:30:08 AM

Quote from: John F on July 15, 2010, 04:43:59 PM

Those gars are really aggressive... Sometimes we see them by the 1000's around Baixo Danae...

Well, to be very location specific... this was at Baixo Denae  :sml:

Title: Re: Halfbeaked garfish
Post by: John F on July 20, 2010, 08:46:17 AM

Oh well nico... I thought I'd recognized one of those buggers...  w;k
 
Those things attack rapalas, perfectly rigged halbeaks on illander seastars with a bird, large konas... anything that moves!
 
Good stripbaits! I heard they're quite good to eat... anyone ever tried it?