tub gurnard,,,

Tue Aug 31, 2010 1:00 am

people---me and a bud
duration---5 hours
rigs---various
result---mackeral,pollock,ling,cod,tub gurnard,octopus

headed out for a bit of angling today as the sun was out and work was cancelled !!! as we steamed out we stopped of and jigged for a few macks as bait,,plenty of macks about we had 30 to 40 in no time then headed out to deeper water,,,we got to our mark set up 4 rods 2 each we wher straight into a few pollock and nice size ones then into a few ling,,not massive ling but nice fish,,things went quite for a wile then i hauld up a nice tub gurnard he was 23 inches long biggest one i ever caught,,,we drifted for another wile and got a couple of codling things wher quite on the cod side,,,we got 4 more ling after that,,as we wher hauling up to call it a day i could feel something on the line but no fight,,,,,,,,,,it was an octopus !! nice to get him on the hook,,,,,enjoyed the day
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Re: tub gurnard,,,

Tue Aug 31, 2010 8:58 am

Excellent day off Jamie! :D Nice pictures again too. Did you stay in the bay or go further afield?

Re: tub gurnard,,,

Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:27 am

Nice ling there and the tub is a monster. Well done. Any idea what the speci weight is for a tub.

Re: tub gurnard,,,

Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:55 am

evan699 wrote:Nice ling there and the tub is a monster. Well done. Any idea what the speci weight is for a tub.

All weights here: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=30314

Re: tub gurnard,,,

Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:52 am

Now thats a tub!!!

Re: tub gurnard,,,

Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:59 pm

cheers for that lads,,,,,,,yeah out the bay hugh not to far from your spot,,,i must invest in a decent scales,never have one when ya need it ! cheers again

Re: tub gurnard,,,

Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:35 am

Fine catch Jamie 8) well done

Re: tub gurnard,,,

Sat Sep 04, 2010 8:49 pm

nice :D never caught an octopus before