Now how is this for a catch?
Wow a KOB (Kabeljou) that this guy proudly carried at the beachfront. They are known as jewels by the fishermen.
We often see fishermen at the coast and today was no different, but we were in the right place at the right time to witness two events in public. The first was the Kob and the second was a Ray.
So come and have a look at this.
As usual we were out for a short stroll on the beach and it was a lovely sunny day.
This guy was proudly posing for a shot with a Ray that he caught.
But I don't know if some of the spectators were very impressed.
They seemed to pull their noses up a bit :)
His father taught him well, as the correct way to handle a Ray is to grab it by its lower jaw. It has no teeth.
Some Ray's like this one have no sting in their tails.
Time to take it back and set it free.
Done and the Ray took off like a rocket.
Nope, sorry guys, there was no food for you here.
Here is more details on the Kob,
Argyrosomus japonicus is a silvery to bronze-green colored fish, a member of the family Sciaenidae, which may grow up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in length. It is known as Japanese meagre (FAO), mulloway or jewfish on the east coast of Australia, butterfish in South Australia, kingfish or river kingfish in Western Australia, and dusky/squaretail kob, dusky salmon, salmon or kabeljou in South Africa, Ô-nibe (大鮸, オオニベ) in Japan. The name jewfish refers to its large otoliths, which are prized as "jewels" by some fishers.
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Sorry for blanking the faces of the people in the photos, but I want to protect their identities. I think that the topics are more interesting and it was amazing to see this.
We have also seen some other interesting events here that I will show you in other posts.
Hope that you enjoyed this one.
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Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60HS Bridge camera.
