Bangs8

Thanks guys, as you can tell I'm quite new to fishing

Naa, don't think that's it.Anyone know what this is?

We only spent one day at Stenhouse Jetty and did not catch a thing, not even a nibble.We went off to another spot where we spent 2 days and had a bit more success. However we did not catch any of the little green buggers! We did however catch quite a number of the brown ones which I think are the same fish? I cannot be 100% certain as I still do not have a clear memory of the green ones.Archerfish - it looks like you win!We are hoping to head back later in Feb for some more.I will post the pics of some of the fish we did catch, there is one which I caught which I would like ID'd.

Can't say I've ever caught one on a lure :pNever even wanted to catch one...until now

Sounds good, I'll only be there till the 3rd but that's longer than I'm usually there for.Just to clarify the rules - Do I have to use a lure too? Or just have it photographed on an Advertiser dated that day?

Done deal Archerfish! I like your chances much better than mine though! Just checked the weather forecast and it's looking like a fantastic 4 days on the jetty

http://www.marinews.com/Live-bait-dorsal-fin-rig-256.phpLike that?Im reasonably new to fishing - What sort of rig will I need to use to try and catch rays? Also how long does live bait usually last?

Well that's the thing which is making me so confused. I don't remember the first spine to be as elongated as the majority of the photos for the Rainbow Cale seem to be :sWe will find out soon enough!

Haha I'm stumped. It's got to the point that I don't remember at all what it looked like with fins out.Fortunately I am heading there on Monday. We have always caught them every time we go so lets hope it's no different next week!

You are on the money there. The fins and shape look spot on from what I remember.I do not remember any white spots though which it says both the male and female have.I have caught a brown one though once which fits those pictures perfectly.Very interesting!

After seeing this pic - http://www.hippocampus-bildarchiv.com/images/MLIKV0174_Odax_acroptilus.jpgyou must be right. All the other pics of when they have fin extended still show the much larger front ones but maybe I just have a poor memory (which I do )Good find!

The body shape, colour and patterns look spot on to me! However the dorsal fin in the pictures you linked aren't very similar. The front 3 spikes are much larger and spaced out than what I remember?

What size was yours? I don't think I haver ever caught one over 20cmEverytime we fish off Stenhouse Jetty we catch a lot of these. They put up 0 fight and always take our bait. Extremely annoying!

Does anyone know what this fish is?Everytime we fish at the jetty we catch a lot of these. They put up 0 fight and always take your bait.This picture doesnt have the dorsal fin erect but it is very sharp. They also have tiny sharp teeth too.Anyone got any ideas as to what they are?