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Awoonga Hephaestus fuliginosus
« on: December 15, 2010, 05:39:10 AM »
Sooty Grunter l think ?



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Re: Awoonga Hephaestus fuliginosus
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2010, 06:31:10 AM »
It looks very much like it Trev.........is that a tagged fish in the bottom picture.......could be an interesting read.

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Re: Awoonga Hephaestus fuliginosus
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2010, 06:38:58 AM »
No mate l dont think so. This is only the 2nd one that l have seen at Awoonga Also saw a couple of large Toga in the same area. But they where shy and didnt want there photo taken

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Re: Awoonga Hephaestus fuliginosus
« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2010, 08:57:41 AM »
Caught one some years back there. Was the first Awoonga Pro Am tournament. Was resting a point we'd been hitting so we thought to kill off half an hour. Was with Dave Hodge & we ended up way up the powerline arm of Iveragh Creek chasing rat barra & a black lightning bolt came out & smacked the lure for no hook up. We knew what it was straight up so we turned the boat upside down looking for some spinnerbaits,,, we found 1. Managed to get one at right on 30cm.

They were stocked there years ago, & this is further evedence of some recruitment.

THanks for posting,

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Re: Awoonga Hephaestus fuliginosus
« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2010, 03:53:49 PM »

An Awoonga sooty from a number of years ago.

 

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