INISHOWEN 1/2/10

So people on the west side of the country aren't as good at telling the difference between plaice and flounder as people on the East? Is there any science behind that, or is it just a generalism?

Just a generalisation, based on scientific findings

PaddyB, in respect of my initial reply, it seems given other posters comments I was right to ask such a question

Yeah well done I still stand by my initial response, . Without a photo for proof you, me nor anyone else, will not know 100% whether it was a plaice or a flounder, so it was a pointless question, you were basically calling boko stupid or a liar.
As for the argument that its unlikely based on the species spawning habits, I seem to remember a 9lb Pollack being caught and photo'd on this sight from a Donegal Pier last Dec/Jan which I would have also said was pretty unlikely.
A simple 'well done, good to get out' would have done fine!

so your against education? the fact that he fished a beach that is predominantly a flounder beach in febuary and caught four very good sized plaice seems unplausible, especially considering flounder and plaice are easy to identify wrongly. no body called boko stupid or a liar, its a very easy mistake to make. a shore caught pollock any time of year is far more likley than 4 1b + from innishowen in eary febuary

so your against education? the fact that he fished a beach that is predominantly a flounder beach in febuary and caught four very good sized plaice seems unplausible, especially considering flounder and plaice are easy to identify wrongly. no body called boko stupid or a liar, its a very easy mistake to make. a shore caught pollock any time of year is far more likley than 4 1b + from innishowen in eary febuary

Thought you'd wade in with your two bobs worth, you usually do.
Your comment about education is offensive, you are not educating, you are speculating, as I said there is no photo so you dont know....FACT!
Where in his report did he mention which beach exactly he was fishing?

For what its worth I have taken a Plaice from Fahan in early march last year.

get off your high horse and come back to earth. i come in with my two bobs worth cause believe or not i know better.

how is the word education offensive? ignorance must be bliss?

get off your high horse and come back to earth. i come in with my two bobs worth cause believe or not i know better.

how is the word education offensive? ignorance must be bliss?

get off your high horse and come back to earth. i come in with my two bobs worth cause believe or not i know better.

how is the word education offensive? ignorance must be bliss?

im gad you've reached the conclusion my opinion is more important and thus more valualbe than yours

paddy said For what its worth I have taken a Plaice from Fahan in early march last year.
it was more than likely a flounder lol

get off your high horse and come back to earth. i come in with my two bobs worth cause believe or not i know better.

how is the word education offensive? ignorance must be bliss?

im gad you've reached the conclusion my opinion is more important and thus more valualbe than yours

I was laughing because as per usual when anyone questions a comment of yours, you choose to ignore them and continue on with your own self important bile.

bible based on experience and eduction. damn that offensive word again. you must know everything too, lets get together and write a book.

Class fishin , 4 flats that size makes for a brilliant session in my book - as for the ID?, I for one apprceciate the links - if i ever get a plaice i will now know for sure, and FWIW if it wasnt for lads on the site takin the time i wouldnt know the difference between a dab and a flounder, or a plaice and a turbot - they'd all just be flatfish and more than that if it wasnt for people on the site sharing their experience through reports I probably wouldnt have caught any of them either

nice one for the report of a crackin session, nice one for the info on the ID's , and remeber that e mail can be a weird sort of communication - and offense can easily be taken where none is intended, sometimes does no harm to think the best of people rather than the worst. (sayin that sometimes offense is taken cuz it was intended cant do much about that i'm afraid

davy

Hello lads again , i take time to thank all my teachers , keep sharing the info great help to the novice , but i don`t know why eric presummed to know where i was fishing , i can guess he thought i was in culdaff as i normally stick there but not in this case i was at my LOCAL beach in buncrana lad , But all this does`nt matter , thanks for taking the time to explain lads and lass`s . tight lines .

......and so bokofinn gets the last word on this particular thread.