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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