ID please

Boat Angling - everything welcome. The opinions expressed here are those of the private individuals, and we accept no responsibility or liability.

Moderator: JimC

Message
Author
User avatar
keymcg
SAI Bait Ball
Posts: 160
Joined: Sun Aug 05, 2012 9:27 am

ID please

#1 Post by keymcg »

IMG-20160804-WA0000.jpg
Not sure if this is a small eyed or an undulate. it took off like a train and gave a good account of itself. At first I thought I was into a tope. I'm no good at guessing weights but would say it was between 7 and 8 pound

Sent from my D2303 using Tapatalk
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
User avatar
kieran
Site Admin/Owner
Posts: 2511
Joined: Wed Jan 15, 2003 11:27 pm
Location: Mayo, Ireland

Re: ID please

#2 Post by kieran »

Nice fish - its a small eyed also known as painted ray - close to a specimen?
User avatar
keymcg
SAI Bait Ball
Posts: 160
Joined: Sun Aug 05, 2012 9:27 am

Re: ID please

#3 Post by keymcg »

Just checked there and specimen for the boat is 14 pounds. I don't think she was anywhere near that

Sent from my D2303 using Tapatalk
User avatar
donal domeney
Head of International Security and Bringer of World Peace
Posts: 4898
Joined: Thu Nov 04, 2004 11:13 pm
Location: cork

Re: ID please

#4 Post by donal domeney »

Specimen weight for a painted ray, boat and shore, is 10lb.

60cm across the wing is very close to specimen weight.
Specimen Fish 2024: Shore Rockling (3) 36cm, 34cm, 31cm; Thick Lipped Mullet (2) 58cm, 57cm; Smooth Hound (1) 109cm; Sting Ray (1)125cm; Ballan Wrasse (1) 48cm ; Corkwing Wrasse (1) 24.8cm. Golden Grey Mullet (2) 43cm, 1.8lb; 40.6cm, 1.55lb;
Total species boat/shore: 45
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Specimen Fish 2025: To date: 6.
Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm

Return to “Boat Angling Q&A / Forum”