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Is this a pipe fish

#1 Post by SeaShark »

Is this a Pipe fish? Hooked him on a size 4/0 hook although nobody believes me!
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#2 Post by wayne riley »

looks like 1, seen jd had 1 on boards. not 2 sure myself but im sure sum1 here will tell ye 4 defo :lol: :lol:
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#3 Post by stevecrow74 »

yeah, its a pipe fish... big 'un too :shock:
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#4 Post by eric »

very big one
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#5 Post by dbrock »

wow holy :lol:
thats the biggest one iv ever seen
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#6 Post by wayne riley »

now now lads calm down :D :D :D
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#7 Post by Ronald »

By the size of it it's prob a greater pipe fish ,I've never seen a live one ,did find a dead one on a beach near dundrum a couple of years ago , heres a link to a guide http://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/Syngnathusacus.htm

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#8 Post by Ronald »

btw their not poisonious so you dont need the commerical gloves and apron :lol:
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#9 Post by thescotsman »

I think Ronald is right (and who better to identify it!), I've hauled them up amongst some seaweed a couple of times, but can never claim to have hooked one yet. I'm sure I saw them bigger than that when I was out diving. They look just like weed until you see the fins beating....
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#10 Post by Pat »

Seen a lot of those lads in the stomachs of pollack when gutted.
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#11 Post by boycie89 »

lads you should see the size of the 1's i catch with my hands while crabbing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! must be twice the size of that !! :shock:
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#12 Post by fishless frank »

is it a pipe fish or a sea horse with a hard on
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#13 Post by SeaShark »

Ronald wrote:btw their not poisonious so you dont need the commerical gloves and apron :lol:


How do you know what I was doing?
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#14 Post by SeaShark »

boycie89 wrote:lads you should see the size of the 1's i catch with my hands while crabbing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! must be twice the size of that !! :shock:


Always has to be the king on here
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