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#1 Post by **chenz116** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:46 pm

bit of help lads

thanks

#2 Post by **wayne riley** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:48 pm

Its a whiting

#3 Post by **chenz116** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:52 pm

Thats what i thought

cheers

another new species too

#4 Post by **chenz116** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:55 pm

forgot to ask about this one too

shore or 5 bearded rocking ??

#5 Post by **JOHN1** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:17 pm

looks like a bray harbour 5 beard

#6 Post by **chuckaroo** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:24 pm

didnt you count the beards on it..??!
5 beards then its a 5bearded rockling
3 beards then its a shore rockling

my guess is thats its a 5 bearded

#7 Post by **JOHN1** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:27 pm

chuckaroo wrote:didnt you count the beards on it..??!
5 beards then its a 5bearded rockling
3 beards then its a shore rockling

my guess is thats its a 5 bearded

3 bearded also have 3 beards, so there not always shore rockling

#8 Post by **chenz116** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:36 pm

no never even thought of it !

im learning as i go along thanks lads

#9 Post by **Stephen8wood** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 5:13 pm

It took me a while to figure it out. The beards are just small stalks in the mouth area. Someone will give a much better description than that I'm sure. I have to say that all rockling look the same to me anyway. The mice of the sea.

#10 Post by **chuckaroo** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 10:31 pm

JOHN1 wrote:
chuckaroo wrote:didnt you count the beards on it..??!
5 beards then its a 5bearded rockling
3 beards then its a shore rockling

my guess is thats its a 5 bearded
3 bearded also have 3 beards, so there not always shore rockling

haha! very good JOHN1, indeed. doesnt look like a 3-breaded rockling tho!
here, have a read of this....... again...

http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... =1&t=32175

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