How To Catch Monster Tilapia - Bait and Lures
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- Today I fished a tiny local pond where I spotted some large exotic pest fish swimming around. Armed with some soft plastic lures and some good old bread I gave it a go to see if I could catch them.
They turned out to Tilapia which are noxious introduced species in Queensland Australia. These fish cannot be returned to the water. for more info see below link to Queensland fishing regulations.
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that's great I've seen you catch both carp and tilapia on lures. you must like a challenge
Always happy to give it a go and see what happens. I fond most fish with have a go at a small soft plastic. Also find a little scent makes a big different
love it you make it look so easy and fun.
Took a few cast to get them they after they shut down definitely wasn't easy haha
Are they like the carp we have in Melb?
Yeah they are the same as they live in every creek or lake around the place
Only thing in common is they are a noxious fish "vermin". They are part of a family of fish cichlidae. This species originate from Africa. One of the world most farmed food fish.
Mate that's a good pond, have done exceptionally well in that one,, used to get some real good spangled perch in there once, but now none. Took 29 not long back, their real tigers in that puddle.....
Spot on mate. Haven't seen any spangled perch in there but then again I've only fished it the one time. Hope there are still a few hiding somewhere.
@@ScaleUpadventures unfortunately the last few times we visited we didn't see a single one.
Really good feed,one of my favourites. Pity some way cant be arranged for catch and cook only. Thank you for the upload.
Yeah its a real shame you can't keep them for food but I guess some people would spread them to other lakes .
@@ScaleUpadventures I would not be surprised.
unfortunately looks too late with the last lot of floods these guys have spread pretty much everywhere in SEQ
Yeah it seems to be the case and will only get worse
@@ScaleUpadventures what a waste
Nice work. :) They really are a pest!
Talarpia are great eating cheers.
They sure are but unfortunately not alowed to take them home here is SEQ.
@@ScaleUpadventuresDon’t listen to that stupid rule.
In California, it's worked out quite well, because Tilapia are food fish for Largemouth Bass, Pike and Muskellunge. And the Ospreys hunt them. We never seem to run out of Tilapia. By the way, the one you caught is a Mozambique Tilapia, also called Saint Peter's Perch, also found in the Sea of Galilee.
Thanks mate. Yeah I don't think they ate anywhere as bad as people say they are. Hopefully they change the law so we can harvest them for food
@ScaleUpadventures No problem 😊, always like to spread the knowledge. Makes the world a better place. Cheers, mate :)
These fish are also called "St. Peter's Perch," because these were being fished in the region during Christ's & Peter's time and before. They are even here in Southern California, and the local Ospreys eat them regularly, and they never run out of Tilapia as a food source. The ones you caught with the red-edged fins are Mozambique Tilapias.
Ohhh thanks. I have heard of them called mozambique name before. St Peter's Perch is a new one to me. They definitely breed in big numbers
Do any of you guys know if a senko works on tilapi
Would you use a sinker on your line or just a small hook?
I just use a small hook no sinker. But if it's windy or you need to cast further out a small sinker would be fine.
@@ScaleUpadventures many thanks!!
Thanks for sharing the vid, good fun, were you saying that they NEST in the shallows ? i know they catch them in North PINE DAM , such a shame
they are a good looking fish, i know Somerset Dam now has quite a few exotic pests as well.
Cheers mate tight lines, Chris
Hey mate glad you enjoyed the vid. I have seen them nesting in pretty shallow water in this pond and heaps in pine dam also. Havent target them there as yet. They are good fun to catch
Here in Uganda, in Victoria lake they average 2.5 kilo , one of the most best tasting fish in the world.
native to Victoria lake.
Wow that's a good size fish
Nice catch where is this
North of Brisbane. Pretty much any suburban creek or pond will be full of them.
I caught a tilapia using bobber setup as well but with tiny micro soft plastic lures below it, check it out its on my channel.
Thanks mate that's a great idea. I will take a look might have to give that a go.
They are really good eating fish... not sure why they won't let you guys eat them? If more people eat them, the tilapia fish will go faster.
Yeah I totally agree with you. I think they are worried that people will deliberately spread them into new waterways. However, with the floods we recently had, they have pretty much spread everywhere already
Waste of good meat we love them here
I tend to agree with you although I wouldn't be too keen eating them out of this pond, to be honest.
We eat them in Florida by the dozen.
I wish we could they are delicious. Unfortunately law says we have to dispose of them straight away and not transport them in any way.
@@ScaleUpadventuresHow about dispatch him and just cut the filets out and transport those. Doesn’t really make a difference right?
I wouldn't think so. Out of that pond I'm catching them in I wouldn't want to eat them to be honest
@@ScaleUpadventures Why not? Maybe you australians have different standards but here on Borneo that would be dinner. Good dinner.
@jfiekms it's in an urban park fed by storm water run off. Im sure compared to some other waterways its not to bad but I catch enough fish from the ocean to not have to risk it.
So store bought tilapia is good (farmed) is good to eat than a wild raised tilapia. What a stupid law
Yep it is a stupid law. Was brought in because lots of people do stupid things. Including customs for allowing them into the country in the first place for aquariums.
i caught one not long ago and now its in my fish tank lol
Ahhhh okl. Where about are you from. Not to sure we are allowed to do that here in Queensland
Let them bring those tilapia to jamaica, We love them here. They going short here because catfish and jaguars eating them
I'm sure crocodiles in North Queensland would love eating these guys here too.
So sad to waste such a beautiful fish. Also food waste :(