Only one dhu near that size I have caught which was quite dry compared with smaller dhuies. In retrospect it seemed a shame to kill such a magnificent animal given it was only average eating, and I will probably release any dhu's over 85 cm from now on. Not sure of survival rate as barotrauma is an issue??
Anyone else had experence of dryness in the larger dhu's?
hey john, have caught dhueis of all sizes but never found them to be dry maybe you could be over cooking them not sure, dhuie is 69 buks a kilo at kalis and is the most sought after fish in the south west
Maybe we did not handle the large fish well, as every other dhuy has been brilliant. Agree, at $69/kg, one big fish can pay for a lot of fuel!
Bloody nice fish and happy to hear they are still Ok big. Not god news for the next big Dhu.... Anything special you do post capture, or just normal spike and ice?
hey john,just the usual mate take some photos bleed them buy cutting there throat and if you can manage a saltwater ice slurry is ideal but normal ice is fine,beer battered dhuie and home made wedges mmm
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very nice. would have put up
very nice. would have put up a nice fight and some nice meals on their way
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bloody horse!
bloody horse!
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NICE fish!
NICE fish!
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Nice dhuie but I think the
Nice dhuie but I think the net needs to be bigger.When and where did you catch it.No dought a good fish in anyones book.Well done.
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Nice fish mate. Got any details on the capture.
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Excellent fish Mussels
PB im sure. Pete
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yep top fish mate, very
yep top fish mate, very good looking healthy fish too!
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Crackin Dhuie there mate. Well Done!
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Yeah baby...
Now that's a dhu...
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wow man thats a monster
wow man thats a monster dhuie, how long did it take for the smile to finnally ware of?
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Thats a big boy for sure,
Thats a big boy for sure, nice going!
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Only one dhu near that size
Only one dhu near that size I have caught which was quite dry compared with smaller dhuies. In retrospect it seemed a shame to kill such a magnificent animal given it was only average eating, and I will probably release any dhu's over 85 cm from now on. Not sure of survival rate as barotrauma is an issue??
Anyone else had experence of dryness in the larger dhu's?
John
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No idea, never caught one
No idea, never caught one over 95cm and they taste find that size =)
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what the
hey john, have caught dhueis of all sizes but never found them to be dry maybe you could be over cooking them not sure, dhuie is 69 buks a kilo at kalis and is the most sought after fish in the south west
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Cheers Dirt. Maybe we did
Cheers Dirt.
Maybe we did not handle the large fish well, as every other dhuy has been brilliant. Agree, at $69/kg, one big fish can pay for a lot of fuel!
Bloody nice fish and happy to hear they are still Ok big. Not god news for the next big Dhu.... Anything special you do post capture, or just normal spike and ice?
Cheers
John
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hey john,just the usual mate
hey john,just the usual mate take some photos bleed them buy cutting there throat and if you can manage a saltwater ice slurry is ideal but normal ice is fine,beer battered dhuie and home made wedges mmm