The Humble Prawn

The humble prawn has been the go to bait for fishers in Queensland forever.  Here is a list of the species caught on prawns as listed in the Suntag Database.

 

Species Number Tagged
YELLOWFIN BREAM 6737
SPECKLED JAVELIN 2431
SNAPPER 979
GRASS EMPEROR 968
PIKEY BREAM 877
BARRED JAVELIN 729
DUSKY FLATHEAD 639
BARRAMUNDI 576
GOLDSPOTTED ROCKCOD 423
TARWHINE 340
SADDLETAIL SNAPPER 336
BROWN RAY 222
MOSES SNAPPER 187
CRIMSON SNAPPER 150
AUSTRALIAN BASS 150
GIANT TREVALLY 131
BROWN STINGRAY 126
MULLOWAY 125
BLUE THREADFIN 119
KING THREADFIN 105
FORKTAIL CATFISH 103
SAND WHITING 102
GRASS TUSKFISH 90
CRESCENT PERCH 86
BLACKSPOTTED ROCKCOD 78
GOLDEN SNAPPER 64
MANGROVE JACK 58
LONGFIN ROCKCOD 58
SHOVELNOSE RAY 56
BLUE CATFISH 53
TRIPODFISH 47
RED EMPEROR 45
PIKE EEL 39
SOOTY GRUNTER 39
REDSPOT EMPEROR 37
GRINNER 37
SHORTFIN BATFISH 28
VENUS TUSKFISH 25
PAINTED SWEETLIPS 25
SOOTY GUNTER 25
WHIPTAIL 25
BLUESPOTTED RAY 24
STOUT LONGTOM 23
GOLDEN PERCH 20
PORCUPINEFISH 20
STRIPEY SNAPPER 19
RETICULATED RAY 18
BLUE TUSKFISH 18
GREEN SEATOAD 17
MUD CRAB 16
PORCUPINE FISH 16
BLUE SPOTTED RAY 15
BIGEYE TREVALLY 14
BLACK JEWFISH 14
BARTAIL FLATHEAD 13
TAILOR 13
BLACKSPOT TUSKFISH 12
HUSSAR 12
WHITING 12
STEELBACK 11
BATFISH 11
FLOUNDER 11
GREEN SEA TOAD 10
AUSTRALIAN TARPON 10
STARRY TRIGGERFISH 9
REMORA 9
PINKEAR EMPEROR 9
RIVER JEWFISH 9
STRIPED BARRACUDA 8
TRIPOD FISH 8
BARCHEEK CORAL TROUT 8
QUEENFISH 8
SPANGLED EMPEROR 7
STRIPED TOADFISH 7
PURPLE TUSKFISH 7
PUTTYNOSE PERCH 7
SILVER JEWFISH 7
TRIGGERFISH 6
SHARK 6
SALMON CATFISH 6
MOON WRASSE 6
FUSILIER 6
BARRACUDA 6
TOADFISH 5
LANCER 5
BUMPNOSE TREVALLY 5
BREAM PIKEY 4
BROWNBANDED ROCKCOD 4
SILVER TREVALLY 4
RAINBOW MONOCLE BREAM 4
PAINTED SWEETLPS 4
WINTER WHITING 4
TRUMPETER 4
YELLOWFINB BREAM 4
BLUE SPOT RAY 4
BUTTER BREAM 4
BROWN BLUBBERLIP 4
FRYPAN SNAPPER 4
HAMMERHEAD SHARK 4
GOLDEN TREVALLY 3
SICKLEFISH 3
TUSKFISH 3
WHIPTAIL RAY 3
SLIMEY MACKEREL 3
STRIPED BUTTERFISH 3
NORTHERN WHITING 3
GOLDEN JEWFISH 3
COMB WRASSE 3
COOMBFISH 3
BLACKSPOT SNAPPER 3
BLUESPOT RAY 3
BLUEBARRED PARROTFISH 2
BLUESPOTTED ROCKCOD 2
BLUESPOTTED STINGRAY 2
BLACKTAIL SNAPPER 2
COBIA 2
FORKYAIL CATFISH 2
COMBFISH 2
COMMON CORAL TROUT 2
EELTAIL CATFISH 2
MAORI COD 2
MAORI ROCKCOD 2
GREEN TUSKFISH 2
SIX SPINED LEATHERJACKET 2
STRIPED SEA TOAD 2
SPCEKLED JAVELIN 2
SPECKED JAVELIN 2
LONGTAILED RAY 2
STARGAZER 2
TARPON 2
WRASSE 2
YELLOW EMPEROR 2
TARWINE 2
TAWNY SHARK 2
SPCKLED JAVELIN 2
SPECKLED JAELIN 2
STRIPED SEA PERCH 2
FEATHER SILVERBELLY 2
LONGIFN ROCKCOD 2
LONGTAIL RAY 2
SAND BASS 2
RIVER PERCH 2
BROWN BLUBBERLIPS 2
COMB FISH 2
FRYPAN BREAM 2
DIAMOND TREVALLY 2
DIAMON TREVALLY 1
COOMB FISH 1
CHINAMANFISH 1
BLUESPOT STINGAREE 1
BLACKPSOTTED ROCKCOD 1
BLACKTIP WHALER 1
BLOTCHED JAVELIN 1
AMBERJACK 1
RED SQUIRRELFISH 1
SCRIBBLED RABBITFISH 1
SEVEN-FINGERS THREADFIN 1
MULLOWAY JEW 1
MURRAY COD 1
PORQUPINE FISH 1
LONTAIL RAY 1
LUTJANID SPECIES 1
MOSES PERCH 1
MULLAWAY 1
GIANT HERRING 1
GUDGEON 1
SQUIRRELFISH 1
SOLE 1
SOUTHERN SARATOGA 1
SHORT FINNED EEL 1
SHOVELNOSE RSY 1
TEALEAF TREVALLY 1
YELLOWLINED BUTTERFISH 1
VEN US TUSKFISH 1
STRIPED TOADO 1
STRIPEY 1
TREVALLY 1
WHIPTAIL STINGRAY 1
SAND FLATHEAD 1
SCHOOL MACKERAL 1
SOUTHERN CARDINALFISH 1
SPANISH MACKEREL 1
SPECKLED   JAVELIN 1
SPOTTED BUTTERFISH 1
STINGRAY 1
YELLOWTAIL GRUNTER 1
YELLOWTAIL KINGFISH 1
YELLOWTAIL LEATHERJACKET 1
SIXSPINE LEATHERJACKET 1
RETICULATED STINGRAY 1
PIKE 1
PORCUPIN FISH 1
LONGTAIL STINGRAY 1
PAINTED SWEELIPS 1
GRASS TUSK FISH 1
CONGER EEL 1
BROWNSTRIPE HUSSAR 1
BULLROUT 1
FRINGE EYED FLATHEAD 1
FRINGEFIN TREVALLY 1
COWTAIL RAY 1
CRECENT PERCH 1
7 FINGER THREADFIN 1
BANDED TOADFISH 1
BARRAMUNDI COD 1
BREAM   PIKEY 1
BLUESPOT MANGROVE RAY 1
BLUESPOT STINGRAY 1

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