Last Morwhong
Submitted by Dreamweaver on Wed, 2007-12-05 09:09
Well, I might as well post the last Blue Morwhong shot - at the risk of overdosing everyone 
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Oh, and as you've probably worked out - it's the pic my avatar is derived from.
As you can see, this one's still in the water and was on the end of the Mrs's line. I don't know what was harder - getting the flitey blighter in frame, or maintaining composure under a volumous audible barrage of life threatening promises if it got off whilst composing the shot!
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Not a Contender
Not a contender but pic of the month for me
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Hell, didn't know there WAS
Hell, didn't know there WAS a comp - would have posted it earlier.
But comment much appreciated Fangler
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bloody awesome pic there
bloody awesome pic there colin,
really shows how good the colours are on the queenies..
good stuff mate
cheers
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Cheers,
Sam
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Thanks!
Thanks Sam
Was just getting used to the new Camera too
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Great pic
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Thanks Rod
Thanks Rod
I've found Blue Morwhong (Southern Queenies) are reasonably good to eat, providing you do all the right things:
1) Minimise stress of the fish - least handling with wet hands and down on a wet surface.
2) Icky Gimmi them.
3) Bleed them well - huge difference if you don't.
4) Saltwater Ice slurry
We tend to foil bake them whole, with the usual lemon/lime slices, appropriate herbs. Their rib cage structure makes them not the easiest fish to fillet without loosing good flesh.
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Cool
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Plenty down hear
As Adam would tell you, Rod, there's plenty down here matey.
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Fishing ground
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From Albany
Out from Albany Rod.
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Distribution
Rod everything I've read on the Southern Blue Morwhong suggests that distribution extends from the western half of South Australia, up to Lancelin in WA, with a few speciments having been caught in Victoria - not to be confused with the 'Grey Morwhong' apparently more prevelant in that state, NSW and extending down to Tassy.
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OK
but never seen one caught shallow 20m to 30m
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They are in shallower
Rod, I've caught them 45m once past 'the paddock' behind the Five. Not as common down here, if around, they're a pretty easy fish to bite, so perhaps the pressure of so many boats has culled the ones in closer up around Perth.
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