Cuda

[gecko]

I landed this barracuda last night off River Heads on a prawn.He looked about 1.3-1.4m in the water, but i wasnt keen on getting him in the boat for a trophy pic. Ive heard people can end up with a few stiches after tangling with em. After an awesone fight, he was pretty spent tho. I cut the line and let him go. What do you reckon, am I a wuss, or should anything with more teeth than me stay in the water?

cheers
Andrew

[Peter4]

Nah - that was a good call Andrew. Minimise the danger, I say!

I hooked a black trevally (happy moment) on a bream lure at Green Island on Sunday morning. I squealed like a girl when it came aboard and while I was trying to get the treble out of its gob with my super long barra pliers!

I almost collapsed with relief when it flicked back into the deep blue...

Keep away with anything that has many teeth or poisonous spines...

[Ducksta]

Good call giving it the quick chop as you wanted to release it alive. I've seen a blokes fingers end up pretty messed up unhooking about a 12" model in an estuary jetty when I was younger.
I stopped keeping them for baits at around that same time.

Would have made a nice trophy photo, but you'd want it to have a spike in the brain first - especially at night.

[004dam]

thrashing fish with teeth + boat = bye bye toes.... Good call I say specially if your solo.

[Genesis]

A decision well made I reckoned. I rather lose a hook than a finger.. or toe.

That is a good size fish though and Im sure he gave you a heck of a fight too.

[Snodger]

Yer wise choice. They dont react that well to handling anyhow mate, so you probably did the right thing by it as well.
Steve

[rooboy98]

Yep, I agree as well. Big thrashing cudas and sharks are best left outside of boats. Have seen the results of mixing an angry cuda and fingers.

I reckon save ya fingers for mackeral, jacks and other more tasty toothy critters!

Cheers,
Roo.

[Pistol_P]

Cuda make a nice pic in the daytime hours Andrew....Like you said they have a nice set of teeth which make a nice head shot.

Trouble is they absolutely STINK..!!....and you wear the smell or day.

Pete

[gecko]

Good, sounds like I did the right thing then. Yes, I was solo, a couple of tourists were standing on the Kingfisher Jetty asking was I gonna try and boat it, and I wasnt keen.

I thought I was pretty brave doin the 45 min trip from River Heads to Kingfisher solo in the dark, only a week after a guy drowned in dark doin the same trip with a mate. Im brave, but I dont boat sharks, pike eels, catfish, vermin, or rays, and now Ive added cuda to the list.

cheers
Andrew

[Chamelion]

Nice going Andrew

I'm quite keen on trying out the area, but not too keen on going solo.. If you ever want to convoy it out (safety in numbers and I'm only in a 12' with a 15hp) please let me know.