Langley 30 Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 hi all,just a quick question when puffer fish are around is there no other fish around is it worth fining a new spot???cheersLangley Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CallopHunter 1 Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 If there are puffers then you will find it very hard to get a bait past them. There might be your target species sitting among or below them, but the odds are that any bait chucked in will be engulfed by the prolific and annoying puffer! Langley 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Langley 30 Posted February 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 thanks CH is there anyway to detract them or tactics to stop them from engulfing it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CallopHunter 1 Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Not as far as i know, all i can suggest is move or catch all of them and use them as bait Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Langley 30 Posted February 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 what do you use them as bait for?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CallopHunter 1 Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Who knows, but something must eat them!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wishing2Bfishing 0 Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 i threw one back that had died during the unhooking process and it was just floating on the surface next to the boat and a squid surfaced and grabbed it. i was pretty surprised.on a side note, are the puffers we get in south australia poisonous to touch? i have always treated them as poisonous but i dont actually know if they are Langley 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Softy 2,991 Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Nope not poisonous... tho they feel weird to squeeze. wishing2Bfishing and Langley 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Puffer Fish 0 Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Almost all puffer fish contain tetrodotoxin, a deadly substance that is 1200 times more poisonous than cyanide. :woohoo: wishing2Bfishing and Langley 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crispy 2 Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Rats of the sea best just to move on and try to avoid them. Langley 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yorke_angler 0 Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 back in the day at Wallaroo the japanese guys coming off the ships would offer to buy them if we had caught any, of course we never sold them :whistle: not poisonous to touch, they're edible if prepared a certain way that remove the toxins but only the japanese are crazy enough to eat them Langley 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wahoo 146 Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Lately I've been putting the burley pot over the bow or even down the anchor rope to try & get the buggers up front and away from the baits. Seemed to work last trip but can't guarantee it every time CheersWahoo Langley, Damo67 and Savagelip 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MistOne 0 Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Oh Pufferfish...Spent 8 hours off St. Kilda today to receive a never ending battle invasion of Pufferfish. There was KGW around which liked to check the bait out however the Puffers would come over and smash it before the KGW had a chance too.So I think, no this doesnt necessarily mean that if they are around there is no other fish, however if they are around they will get to your bait quicker than any of your target fish. Langley 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iron chef 721 Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 To beat the puffers you need a pair of pointy nose pliers and a hammer. The pointy nose pliers are used to shake the puffers of your hook once caught and the hammer is used to knock the puffer on the head. Its a case of natural attrician. Persevere long enough and and you will win. crispy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fished out 0 Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 Hard lures would be all I can think of. That would tear soft plastics up I think. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wishing2Bfishing 0 Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 they absolutely love my Sephia squid jag, i always see them following it and if i pause it most of the time they will have a go at it. The bastards destroy the cloth on it Just Me 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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