Waterfoot, Co Antrim, 25/5/2010 + fish id please

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Waterfoot, Co Antrim, 25/5/2010 + fish id please

#1 Post by captaink »

People:Me and Davy 'carpangler'

Duration:19.30 - 23.00

Tide:ht 21.30 ish

Weather:dry, bright , blustery n n/e wind

Bait:rag, sandeel, mackeral

Rigs:2 hook flappers , sliding float rigs

Results:Me 2 coalies, 1 codling, 1 plaice
Davy 6 coalies, 2 flounder, 1 plaice




Report:Had a pleasant evening at Waterfoot pier fishing the last 2 hours of the flood, and then high water. Plenty of bites pretty much once we set up . No fish were of any size, but were plentiful ( until the rag ran out !!! ) . A guy fishing on the corner caught the fish in the photo. Can anyone tell me what it is ?
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Re: Waterfoot, Co Antrim, 25/5/2010 + fish id please

#2 Post by saltydog »

its a short spined sea scorpion...
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Re: Waterfoot, Co Antrim, 25/5/2010 + fish id please

#3 Post by KERRY1 »

Well done, as Conor said, it looks like a short spined sea scorpian you caught.
That's a nice picture you've taken of it 8)
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Re: Waterfoot, Co Antrim, 25/5/2010 + fish id please

#4 Post by captaink »

Thanks folks. I'd never seen the like of it, and the guy who caught it didn't want to touch it lol . What sort of size do those critters grow to ?
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Re: Waterfoot, Co Antrim, 25/5/2010 + fish id please

#5 Post by whiting2k9 »

its a short spined sea scorpion
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Re: Waterfoot, Co Antrim, 25/5/2010 + fish id please

#6 Post by dfella25 »

Most of them are small but I think they can grow to over a pound or two. I'm sure I'll be corrected if I'm wrong :oops:
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#7 Post by shamoo0804 »

Had one to 20 something cm in wicklow pier last year - biggest I've seen so far
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Re: Waterfoot, Co Antrim, 25/5/2010 + fish id please

#8 Post by donal domeney »

ID here:
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Re: Waterfoot, Co Antrim, 25/5/2010 + fish id please

#9 Post by dave316 »

apparently 1-2lbs, but i caught a massive one about 4lbs. could've near fitted my head inside its mouth. used my jumper to hold the bugger and throw it back lol.
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Re: Waterfoot, Co Antrim, 25/5/2010 + fish id please

#10 Post by Al and Jordan »

nice fishing lads. were there many people on the pier?
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Re: Waterfoot, Co Antrim, 25/5/2010 + fish id please

#11 Post by captaink »

Waterfoot pier was fairly quiet. There was us 2, and then the other 2 boys who landed the sea scorpion. It was well over a pound in weight, maybe a pound and a half. You could have put your fist in it's mouth !
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