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mackeral and fish id

#1 Post by lambay »

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Duration:1 hour

Tide:unknown

Weather: calm overcast

Bait:nothing

Rigs: feathers and hokkais

Results:3 mackeral and a unknown small fish


report- Went over to back of irelands eye today mackeral fishing was quite calm when we got there about 10 minutes in a decent sized mackeral came up and 2 others in about10 mins after that also a small fish was hauled up i have no idea what it was . saw dolphins pass by and was nice trip





anyone know what this fish is ?
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#2 Post by fastnet »

Looks like a small whiting :idea: .
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#3 Post by JOHN1 »

fine mackeral, small whiting 8) :wink:
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#4 Post by grady »

fair size mackerel fat one alright
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#5 Post by dave mc gregor »

nice mackerel and small whiteing
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#6 Post by lambay »

ok thanks for info on the whiting any idea if there ok for bait ? not much on it but could get small fillets or use whole :)
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#7 Post by grady »

lambay wrote:not much on it but could get small fillets or use whole :)
there is nothing wrong to use it whole as bait for huss, dogs, ray ,conger........... those scavangers like theyr meal big
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#8 Post by lambay »

oh right dont fish for big stuff much but dogs a possibility some time

any idea on strips of whiting on feathers or mackeral strips on feathers ?
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#9 Post by twinkle »

have picked up some nice gurnard like that and pollock

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