Anyone ever caught a sunfish/heard of one caught??

Lads
Just wondering has anyone ever heard of a sunfish being caught on rod and line here?
Reason I'm asking is one was caught from a charter boat out of Spiddal on Sunday, and its the first time I've heard of one being caught by anglers...

someone on here has/had one in their album, im not shure who though. i take it you a re talking of kevin out of spiddal? did he say exactly where he got it?

One or two have been mentioed on here.
Iona reported to catch one from rosstoonstown, think a search may throw up a few other refences too. Pretty sure they are rather a rareity to be caught on rod and line here though.

someone on here has/had one in their album, im not shure who though. i take it you a re talking of kevin out of spiddal? did he say exactly where he got it?

Yes, it was on Kevin's boat, and he did say where, but I won't be giving out any of his marks :wink:

Iona reported to catch one from rosstoonstown

I think there's a pic of that one in his album ...

Around 13 years ago one was caught in the Kilcar Boat Comp, took baited hokkai's. Aside from it and the one on this sites album I'd never heard of another having being caught

We saw one beside the boat on sunday fshing out of Downings. Never thought of throwing a bait at it. Would have been useful as we were fishing a species comp. I thought they only eat jellyfish.

That's what I thought, but this one took mack strip on a huss/ray rig

i never thought you could catch them on a rod and line, would love to see one up close! was it kevin that caught it or someone on his boat?

there twas a pic on the site last summer of someone who caught one from the shore I had a look for it there but couldn't find it I think it was one of the dublin lads.

In today's Irish Times (Friday, 31st August, 2007):

Sunfish tagged for first time in Irish climate change project

Barry Roche, Southern Correspondent

A team of international scientists have succeeded in satellite tagging ocean sunfish off the Irish coast in the first operation of its kind in Irish or UK waters.

They believe the project may provide vital information on climatic changes in the Irish and European waters.

Full article here, if you have a subscription:

http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/irelan ... index.html

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I knew I'd find it
It was caught by iona from the shore pic on this page

[url]http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bulletin%20board/album_cat.php?cat_id=4[/url]

Nice one fenitbob ... here's the pic for anyone too lazy to click the link ;)

heard of one caught off wexford two years ago on a pirk but i suspect it was foul hooked/ snibbed.
rgds
eoin

Another article here,about the Sunfish tagging.http://www.marine.ie/home/aboutus/newsr ... Waters.htm

hi lads a common sight when out in the boat but i think they are protected and not ment to be caught.herd of one been caught before think it was foul hooked.

iona caught one from the shore check his pics