INDIANANGLER

hit the port today at 0545. the locals were out in force and had nets spread all over the place. this put a damper on my spirit and to further bolster this i lost a popper on my first cast.broke off during casting !
tried changing the lure, retrieve speed and the location to no avail.decided to catch a tiddler at least but even they did not condescend. in disgust sat down to take a breather and the i noticed that small fish were being herded into bait balls and that periodically the ball would lunge this way or that way.
the fish were the approximate size of minnows and i took out a yo zuri crystal minnow (s) and lobbed it in. on the fourth cast it was taken in around 2 ft of water by this fish. as i was standing on the dock, i could see the entire sequence of the run up, take and the run off before the line and the drag brought it upto a halt.
at least better than catching tiddlers. but i miss the trevally !
any ideas about the fish species ?

Hi Ace_Doc, What we have here might be the Indian Flathead. Look up Platycephalus indicus. I have a really lousy internet connection here.

Regards,
Mighty Marlin.

i believe that mighty marlin is right. googled the flat head images and found that the fish tallies very closely with the species.
as lion heart said expect the unexpected.

that fish in goa is known as buyari,,,last time in tarkali malvan my friend hooked up one of these,the lure was steel lip cd mag and it was hiting the sand again and again in tarkali while trolling bang suddenly his rod bends and he gets a fish like in the photo,,,about 3 kg,,,,, they are also mad for soft lures 3 inch ones,,,,
lion heart how many barra in murud dost

It is a Flathead... I wouldn’t know what species exactly. The have quiet a lot of spikes on its head and back if i am not wrong. And in spite of their ugly appearance the fish taste really good.

Regards
Prabin

That is a Dusky Flathead - Platycephalus Fuscus I'd say or Indicus