Green and Gold fever!!!

[kritz]

That is a monster on the gear you used and from a yak. Were there many snags around or more luck?

[Junglefisher]

Lots of snags, it was hooked out of a large snag area. Used the paddle to keep it to the sandy side of the river, but a bit of luck involved as well. If she'd gone straight for the timber, I could not have stopped her.

[Bertros]

Incredible fish Craig, and what a day. You make me want to fish the fresh.....

[kayakone]

(what do they taste like?).

Trevor

Mud.

Is that like 'mud' (estuarey) flathead?

The reason for asking was that a friend from the Nymboida (Eastern river cod) said there were quite good, even when big.

I therefore seek more opinions from the sweetwater fishos.....wadda they taste like?

Trevor

[paffoh]

No friggin comment... Too jealous right now!



Nice work Graic, very tidy fish.

[AJD]

Craig that is an absolute scorcher of a fish mate. Superb effort on what sounds like a top class day on the water. Well done!

[Zed]

Obese.

[BIGKEV]

I therefore seek more opinions from the sweetwater fishos.....wadda they taste like?

They're a funny bunch, those fresh water fanatics, even if they did know they won't tell you Trevor. You'll get the same response if you ask them what Bass tastes like, but I can tell you bass are pretty good on the chew, never had any of the cods though. One tip though, our native cods would never have been overfished in the first place if they were no good to eat

Great fish JF.

10lb main, 14lb leader and a 2500 reel, 2-5kg rod.

That combo your using is a classic giant killer, I've forgotten how many times I've heard of people catching seriously large fish on a combo almost identical to this, it really is a great all round class.

Kev

[Junglefisher]

People do eat the big ones, but really, why would you? They might taste OK, but they would not have a nice texture and I just could not do it to a fish that size.
Not to mention having to eat 15kg of it, that's alot.
I actually go out targeting them from 60-80cm, perfect eating size, but am yet to catch a single one in that range. Probably cause everyone else eats them at that size too.

[Artie]

(what do they taste like?).

Trevor

Mud.

Is that like 'mud' (estuarey) flathead?

The reason for asking was that a friend from the Nymboida (Eastern river cod) said there were quite good, even when big.

I therefore seek more opinions from the sweetwater fishos.....wadda they taste like?

Trevor

Cod (generally) have a reasonable taste but the environment they live in plays a big part (running water is best).

That works two ways, sedentary impoundment fish tend to build up layers of yellow fat which (IMO) tastes like crap, more so in larger beastys.

So silted water affects the taste and active fish who burn off some of their fat are better.

Smaller fish nearer the minimum size limit (60cm) are best but really, compared to our salty offerings, they do taste pretty ordinary, I dont kill Cod at all, I just wait until I get down to the coast and get into the Flattys and Whiting

Yella's are likewise effected the same way, although their taste is much more pleasant than Cod, they suffer from the same issues. I do occasionally take a Yella for the plate.

Just thought I would add, the best tasting native in my opinion, is the Catfish. It should be the worst, as it mucks around in the mud on the bottom but they have a really white flaky pleasant tasting flesh. I dont kill Cattys either as their numbers haver been decimated by the Carp raiding their nests and feeding grounds....

[headoffatness]

holy snapping duck sht thats a big cod!

[onemorecast]

Woo frickin Hoo,
Now that's a fish!
Thanks for Sharon (course you just have to with a fish like that)

[Barrabundy]

Obese.

PHAT!

How you got a Murray Cod of a size that most people don't see, let alone catch, in an undersized kayak using bream gear is beyond me. I didn't need to ask whether you released it or not as I know you are aware of how special a fish they are at that size in the wild.

I bet the campers were straight out there after you left......

[WayneD]

Cracker cod Craig. Didn't think they got that big in there. Hopefully we'll catch up for another crack at them soon!!!!

[premium]

Sensational stuff, bad luck about the camera battery, at least you got one pic to prove it did happen!