competition discussion and banter

up to you, it was certainly a different species due to its colours, had small pom poms on the nose

i'll let it in so.. seeing as it has 'pom poms' on its nose and it is an honoured based system

wel ask ronald hes knows a thing or two about minis :D

not sure about it being a tompot ,very hard to tell from the photos but it could possibly be viviporous blenny ( check spelling ) due to the the long tail section , tompots are normally quite dumpy .
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/Species ... php?id=479
still another species though .

dont think its a viviparous blenny, dont they have an eel like tail as opposed to a fish tail, as in the body doesnt end and a tail begins, there more like body tapers and dorsal is slightly defined where near end to create a tail (if that makes any sense)

leave it out then, a positive id is paramount :lol: :lol: :lol: one species it is

eric... is that really a pout or just a poor cod badly disguised???

POUTING
Three dorsal, two anal fins. Upper jaw somewhat the longer; a thin,
wispy barbel under chin. Body rather deep. First anal fin being well
under first dorsal. In adults, pelvic fins reach back beyond beginning
of anal fin.

POOR COD
Three dorsal, two anal fins. Upper jaw somewhat the longer; a thin
barbel under chin. Body less deep than in previous species. First
anal begins about level with end of first dorsal; pelvics reach back
only to the vent.


thats why 'the scotsmans' fish didnt pass

eric... is that really a pout or just a poor cod badly disguised???

POUTING
Three dorsal, two anal fins. Upper jaw somewhat the longer; a thin,
wispy barbel under chin. Body rather deep. First anal fin being well
under first dorsal. In adults, pelvic fins reach back beyond beginning
of anal fin.

POOR COD
Three dorsal, two anal fins. Upper jaw somewhat the longer; a thin
barbel under chin. Body less deep than in previous species. First
anal begins about level with end of first dorsal; pelvics reach back
only to the vent.


thats why 'the scotsmans' fish didnt pass

i asked paul o'callaghan to id it blame him :lol: :lol: :lol:

like he'd really know :twisted: :twisted: :lol: :lol:

download the species guide from cfb.ie..

it will help with i.d'ing fish, and give paul a copy too, i think he needs it more :lol: :lol:

i saw it was a poor cod but as he was gloating i said i would say nothing. i usually id a pouting by the fact that they are quite deep bodied...... this was def a poor cod............ :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

damn these poor cod/pouting ids. I missed that I'd been stripped of my one there. So if I can find a pic from that night of my pouting, I'll be ok?
The pouting that night were small and not as deep bodied as I would have expected them to be (that's how I'd usually ID them as well Paul), but Pete had brought one in along with a poor cod which helped the ID as we could compare them.
Pete, have you a pic of my pouting from that night? (remember my phone died so you took all pics...)

yep.. if you have a pic of a pout caught this year your still in the running.. unless someone else gets there before you

I think i might have sneaked in with a pouting :lol: stuck it beside a poorcod for comparison :lol:

arrgghh more pouting related heartbreak. :lol: nice one Ronald

yep.. if you have a pic of a pout caught this year your still in the running..

Steve - what are you insinuating? :lol:

Is that all the pouting gone or can I still press Pete for that photo??
Is there some better way of seeing the species list rather than trawling through the posts? (a seperate page or online spreadsheet or the like?)

arrgghh more pouting related heartbreak. :lol: nice one Ronald

yep.. if you have a pic of a pout caught this year your still in the running..

Steve - what are you insinuating? :lol:

Is that all the pouting gone or can I still press Pete for that photo??

too late ronald got it in there :wink:

Is there some better way of seeing the species list rather than trawling through the posts? (a seperate page or online spreadsheet or the like?)

here is a list of whats gone
http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... hp?t=14519 :wink:

the list of points will always be shown on the first post of

[url=http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bulletin%20board/viewtopic.php?t=14430]Species Hunt 2008 (SHORE)....Sponsored by Ian Golds Tackle[/url]

and will be updates as regular as possible..( i've been a bit busy lately :oops: )

cheers Steve.....it's a thankless task being a mod eh? :D
At least I know what to aim for now.........(plus get better and/or correct photos :lol: )

wheres my points for the shanny,its legit :wink: :lol:

wheres my points for the shanny,its legit :wink: :lol:

:oops: :oops: dunno how i missed that :twisted:

have amended my score card, will update scores around end of week..

nice mullet gone up.. beautiful fish :D

That Mullet was a first for me,I usually foul hook them by accident while spinning for bass.I had another about 3lb also on rag.I accidentally foul hooked one 2 weeks ago on a shad while fishing for Bass so I knew that they might be around.They have a very gentle take for such a strong fish.

thats for sure.. but as soon as they know there hooked.. the rollercoaster begins... great craic on very light gear