Freckled Hawkfish
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Freckled Hawkfish
Last edited by Peace on Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:17 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Re: Freckled Hawkfish
these guys are so common, at Rsyc jetty, you cant put your bait down and not get at least one of these
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Re: Freckled Hawkfish
At Bedok Jetty,you get lots of this fish during the season.Beware of the spiky dorsal fin,painful when kenna prick
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Re: Freckled Hawkfish
That is the fish under Bedok jetty?
I was always wondering what fish were those but never caught one before. I'm so glad HLF was invented!
I was always wondering what fish were those but never caught one before. I'm so glad HLF was invented!
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Re: Freckled Hawkfish
Do you know how to catch it on rod+reel?
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Re: Freckled Hawkfish
It's not too difficult, just use a set of pre-tied sabiki jig and put very small pieces of prawn meat on it. Lower it a few feet just below the surface below the jetty and they will take it.
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Re: Freckled Hawkfish
There's alot of this too @ my usual spot in the west area..
But was wondering can it be use as bait for bigger fish.
But was wondering can it be use as bait for bigger fish.
Sorry to confuse u coz I'm still new to this sport...
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Re: Freckled Hawkfish
I've seen groupers caught using this fish as bait before, but I wouldn't say it's the most effective bait to use though.
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Re: Freckled Hawkfish
It should in the same family as the Freckled Hawkfish but I am not quite sure of the exact species though. I'll look into it.
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Re: Freckled Hawkfish
These are quite common around bedok jetty, I've caught a number of them before.
https://www.fishbase.de/identification/ ... s=Ambassis
I tried looking through fishbase, but the slender ones all look rather similar.
The Malabar Glassy Perchlet is one of the likely candidates though.
https://www.fishbase.de/identification/ ... s=Ambassis
I tried looking through fishbase, but the slender ones all look rather similar.
The Malabar Glassy Perchlet is one of the likely candidates though.