is this a dab

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is this a dab

#1 Post by derek yeates »

is this a dab and stop laughing at how small it is

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#2 Post by stevecrow74 »

plain and simple answer...... yes, it is.


you can always tell a dab by the semicircle in the lateral line above the pectoral fin





and i have seen smaller... ask nige :twisted: :twisted:
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#3 Post by derek yeates »

thakns steve and it wasnt the smallest of the night either
:oops:
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#4 Post by Rockhopper »

Derek thats some zooom you have on that camera :lol: :lol: :lol: :wink:

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#5 Post by derek yeates »

ye tom
on my phone camera

the rod is the dogs b@ll*ks by the way

got a lot of work last night not heavy work but some light exercise

every little F@*king showed up

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#6 Post by derek yeates »

the rod
if only i could cast now :oops:
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#7 Post by teacher »

stevecrow74 wrote:you can always tell a dab by the semicircle in the lateral line above the pectoral fin


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#8 Post by MAC »

What's the rod Derek?

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#9 Post by Conor P »

Don't hold the dab closer to the camera! you block out the measurements! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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#10 Post by carpets »

dab dab nice rod son
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#11 Post by Rockhopper »

That rod matches your dining room furniture well Derek :lol:

Glad your getting on with it 8)

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#12 Post by keith »

Its either a Dab or a leaf :lol: :lol:
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#13 Post by nthclare »

We sometimes catch butterflys in the shannon estuary :D
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#14 Post by derek yeates »

hahaha yiz are all hillarius

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