The Limpets catch the Specimen!!!!! Thursday 22nd October'09
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Re: The Limpets catch the Specimen!!!!! Thursday 22nd October'09
Cracking Wrasse there congrats on the Specimen 
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Re: The Limpets catch the Specimen!!!!! Thursday 22nd October'09
There really easy to get you find them on rock outcrops and places like that, just scrape em off the rock with a knife!aaronjunited wrote:Where would you get limpets???
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Re: The Limpets catch the Specimen!!!!! Thursday 22nd October'09
you can see them in the rockpool in the third pic!aaronjunited wrote:Where would you get limpets???
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Re: The Limpets catch the Specimen!!!!! Thursday 22nd October'09
davyp wrote:brilliant FK - your consitently hittin the big fellas, fair play - my pb is about 15cm LoL
zeke wrote:that,s a monster wrasse FK well done mate
rodbender wrote:Crackin wrasse, bet that put a big smile on your face![]()
well done.
gfkelly1969 wrote:well done fk that's some wrasse,great fish,you have some amount of great wrasse caught this year
rustyhookthomas wrote:well done FK, you can't beat limpets for great wrasse & release! well done!
wayne riley wrote:super wrase, well done
RockHunter wrote:Thats a fine wrasse - well done. I am definitely going to have use limpets the next time I go wrasse fishing - easier than digging rag
eyesreilly wrote:What a beauty, 50cms![]()
, can only imagine that scrap
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,,,,i'd be happy with one half that size,well done again
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chrisfeeney30 wrote:Nice wrasse! well done
fishermannum1 wrote:now that must have been one cracker of a scrap![]()
well done mate for that is a thumper of a wrasse, nice one FK
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Fentster wrote:Great lump of a Wrasse, well done
Cheers Lads Im still grinning,It was one great scrap & Limpets are one hell of a bait handy to get & last for a few fish well worth a try ya never noseanie35 wrote:well done fine wrasse on free bait aswell
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Cheers Brian
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Re: The Limpets catch the Specimen!!!!! Thursday 22nd October'09
As Rusty & Chris said rock pools rocks ect, check out where ya fish at low tide & you'l see them use a knife to scrap the off & scoup them out of the shell & put a few on a baitholder type hook use small or medium size ones easy to get & freeaaronjunited wrote:Where would you get limpets???
Cheers Salty looking for a new Irish record nextsaltydog wrote:Cracking Wrasse there congrats on the Specimen
Cheers Brian
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Re: The Limpets catch the Specimen!!!!! Thursday 22nd October'09
that's a serious lump of a fish FK
well done and fair play for looking after her when you had her outta the water
(spotted you used your jumper to lay it on for the pic
) well done man

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Re: The Limpets catch the Specimen!!!!! Thursday 22nd October'09
Cheers guys It's me luckey fishing FleeceAl and Jordan wrote:that's a serious lump of a fish FK![]()
well done and fair play for looking after her when you had her outta the water
(spotted you used your jumper to lay it on for the pic
) well done man
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Cheers Brian
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