chomped

[adidaspeteman]

Had a wade the other day and got one of them strange looking little fellows that i have seen others get before. The area that looks chomped is smooth and healed over. Have people in other states got bream with wounds like this?

I got the little lad from a school that was hunting some wind chopped up area. The bite went on for half an hour with a heap of bream landed then they shide from the area and the man with the rod...

[osprey540]

They are definatley one hardy little fish Pete , imagine if something took that percentage of your flesh out with a bite and you had no medical attention how long would you last
I always thought that Dolphins were responsible but after observing them hunting in the shallows at Monkey Mia i'm not sure now as they were forcing their prey to the surface and attacking from below
Plenty of Bull sharks in the river tho
cheers Adrian

[virty]

Nice pic's pete - that unreal for that fish to live with a bite like that.

[Daniel W]

I thought that once their lateral line was chomped through they would die. Even if using a fish for live bait if you put the hook through the lateral line they usually die real quick.
Amazing how that fish survived.
I also heard from a tackle store that another Bullshark was sighted up the Canning.
Danny

[ActiveAngler]

Hi Pete,

I remember fishing around Cowley Beach, 15 - 20 mins from Mena Creek and I used to catch a alot of bream and mullet in the cast net (trying to get sardines and / or prawns), and would even get small bream with quite substantional 'marks' on there body. I also noticed this was fairly common in mullet. At times, some of the 'marks', I could not ascertain if it was 'disease related' or if as a result of a another fish having a bit of a chomp and was left with the scaring. But most of the marks did involve the fish having some sort of whitish jelly like substances with a reddy coloured membrane. Definately not the norm and either a fish has incurred an injury and the disease has set in?

I do know that in some cases, the fishes body was almost being eaten away and I am sure some of the fish didnt live past to see that year.

But it does look the injury the fish you caught is very 'shark mouth' shaped - from what I can see.

Cheers - Ben

[maxi]

hahaha tough buggers eh !!!!

no wonder they live so long...

great pics mate..thanks !!!

Maxi

[Leighton]

You see the odd fish with niks and scratches but thats a fair hit the poor bugger got, A lot of the Tuna species in the Bay here get hit by sharks and left with scars

[happygilmour]

Fish are tough buggers heh!!

May i throw in turtle????

Pete, Just off topic:-how is the Luvius going mate? Also what rod are you curently using with it. By the thread work thought it might be a custom job?Those Japanese trout lures are kiling it on the bream mate.

cheers

Aaron

[adidaspeteman]

Have also read about the disease theory.... poor little bugger hey?!

Happygilmour, Compared to The Sol i was using before the Luvias is a little smoother, feels lighter and more delicate. The Sol feels tougher and punches more drag. Both are great Daiwas. The rod is a Innovator Nitro Ultrabream. Its a crisp blank but could do with a better (ergonomic) reel seat.

I love my breamskis on lures!

[osprey540]

May i throw in turtle??

Aaron

Good call Aaron very similar wound to that inflicted by a squid (another beaked type critter) on large baits but no squid in that neck of the woods , but plenty of small turtles .
Would a small turtle move quick enough to attack a small Bream
Cheers Adrian