strange fish 17th apr killiney dublin

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#1 Post by **Eoin** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:02 pm

can anyone tell me what this fish is. looks a bit like a wrass or maybe a wrass hybrid?

#2 Post by **Eoghan** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:14 pm

Looks like a wonky cod, or Wod as they are know as....! :-)

#3 Post by **slowarm** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:33 pm

Any other shots of it?

#4 Post by **corbyeire** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:43 pm

just going on the picture it looks more bream like?

#5 Post by **eric** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:56 pm

looks like a bass, that died and was then washed up :lol:

#6 Post by **samo** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:01 pm

Looks like a stone bass to me??

#7 Post by **eric** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:16 pm

samo wrote:Looks like a stone Bass to me??

think your right, what bait did it take eoin?

#8 Post by **mickmick** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:57 pm

I'd agree with a Stone Bass too, and a fine lump of a one. Nice catch

#9 Post by **davybrown99** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:50 pm

http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/fish ... 0basse.htm

Nice catch. 4lb specimen size.

Davy

#10 Post by **keith** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:57 pm

Cool lookin fish Eoin any more info on how you caught it?

#11 Post by **The Austrian** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:58 pm

That's a wreckfish, also called stone bass (Polyprion americanus)

The Encyclopaedia Britannica describes the wreckfish as a large, grayish fish of the family Polyprionidae (order Perciformes), found in the Mediterranean and in both sides of the Atlantic, generally in offshore waters. The wreckfish is deep-bodied, with a large head and jutting lower jaw, and attains a length and weight of about 2 metres (6.5 feet) and 36 kilograms (80 pounds) or more. It is named wreckfish because it often lives near floating lumber and other wreckage to feed on the fishes that, in turn, gather to feed on the small organisms found there.

The name wreckfish is used to describe any member of the family Polyprionidae. The family, divided into five species separated into two genera (Polyprion and Stereolepis), includes the hapuka (P. moeone) and giant sea bass (S. gigas).

#12 Post by **Eoin** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:20 pm

yes it defo looks like a stone bass alright, never considered that one. the colouration was a lot darker though when it was fresh - quite black and it had biggish teeth. it fell to a rag-crab cocktail at the outflow pipe. if you go over this pipe in a boat with a sounder its like a mini reef that goes out some distance so that accounts for the structure.

#13 Post by **JOHN1** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 6:23 pm

fantastic catch Eoin.

did you catch it in the dark or daylight :?:

great stuff :wink:

well done

none recorded from the shore yet :wink:

i have a certified scales if you need it weighed just send a pm if you want.

#14 Post by **brianbru** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:38 pm

hi eoin
i had something very similar last year in the same spot i was told that my one was a grouper!
tasted lovely though ill root out the pic. looks like a serious specimen you have there my one was no where near that size
well done mate

brian

#15 Post by **Davy Murdoch** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:16 pm

davybrown99 wrote:http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/fish%20-%20stone%20basse.htm

Nice catch. 4lb specimen size.

Davy

mate i know it says 4lb for shore specimen but there is only one specimen weight which is 8lb.
the irish specimen fish committee only have one record and specimen weight,unlike the british records list has separate lists for boat and shore.not being a smart arse,just thought i`d point it out.

nice fish by the way eoin.very unusual catch.

#16 Post by **colin c** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:21 pm

Davy Murdoch wrote:
davybrown99 wrote:http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/fish%20-%20stone%20basse.htm

Nice catch. 4lb specimen size.

Davy

mate i know it says 4lb for shore specimen but there is only one specimen weight which is 8lb.
the irish specimen fish committee only have one record and specimen weight,unlike the british records list has separate lists for boat and shore.not being a smart arse,just thought i`d point it out.

nice fish by the way eoin.very unusual catch.

Smart Arse

#17 Post by **JOHN1** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:55 pm

what ever the weight is you should foreward it on to the sfc anyway.

see what they have to say.

#18 Post by **Eoin** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:54 pm

brianbru wrote:hi eoin
i had something very similar last year in the same spot i was told that my one was a grouper!
tasted lovely though ill root out the pic. looks like a serious specimen you have there my one was no where near that size
well done mate

brian

cheers bud
it does look very grouperish, you can see the angle of the gill plates. it also tasted lovely.

#19 Post by **WrasseBasher** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:11 pm

nice catch man....!!! thats why sea fishing is so good ya never know whats gonna pop up. caught my first dragonet two weeks ago and then got another two :shock:

three in one day...

. and i may never get another one again, ya gotta love that s***

Sea Angling Ireland

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