Zorgs 141 Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Caught a fair few tommies the other day for squid bait, and not having a fish meal for a while decided to picked out a bunch of bigger units to cook up for a feed. Whenever I clean/gut meat/fish etc I always smell the meat and the gut.....just a habit and it tells me if something funky is going on. One of the tommies gut cavities stunk! That was after it was cleaned and washed out, caught same day. Now it was caught out of the Port River near yacht squadron haha. I figured it was relatively close to fresh sea water....... I take it that it could just have been a 'crook' old fish? Is anyone else a sniffer? lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dutchy 451 Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Trust your nose as we evolved to dislike off smells The port has been a toxic waste dump since white man first sailed in there Great spot for getting bait & fishing for fun People will tell you that "resident fish change colour & others are ok" The same people will say West End is a top beer LOL Zorgs 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kayak Noob 76 Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 I noticed this a few weeks ago, I took half a dozen home from semaphore off the jetty...4 of them had no significant smell, and 2 were rank. They went straight in the freezer bag for squid teasers Zorgs 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zorgs 141 Posted November 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 So not just me. Squid only now! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rod 773 Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Hmm interesting, I wonder if this happens with other fish? Cheers Rod Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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