Shorecaught Common Skate

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Shorecaught Common Skate

#1 Post by wreckfish »

Would any of you guys know the year and the anglers name who caught the 109lb Common Skate from Fenit Pier. Also any details of anymore large Common Skate from this venue.
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#2 Post by willie bendit »

I'm not 100% certain,but I think it was an english angler,named Frank Avery,who landed a common skate
weighing 106lb(48 kg),he fought the fish for over 4 hours,on 19lb line spooled on a early lightweight 5500 style reel 8) .....open to correction on the above
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Re: Shorecaught Common Skate

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willie bendit wrote:I'm not 100% certain,but I think it was an english angler,named Frank Avery,who landed a common skate
weighing 106lb(48 kg),he fought the fish for over 4 hours,on 19lb line spooled on a early lightweight 5500 style reel 8) .....open to correction on the above
A fine fish, some angling feat on that gear.
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thats some achievment lads!!
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#5 Post by petekd »

I believe our own Rampent Wreckfish had a large common off Fenit a few years ago.
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Re: Shorecaught Common Skate

#6 Post by wreckfish »

petekd wrote:I believe our own Rampent Wreckfish had a large common off Fenit a few years ago.
Be good to have the details of that one. Landing anything that big from the shore must take some doing.
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#7 Post by antokildare »

there was one caught way back in 1961 by michael latchford in april.the fish weighed 114lb.
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#8 Post by Seaniebo »

wreckfish wrote:
petekd wrote:I believe our own Rampent Wreckfish had a large common off Fenit a few years ago.
Be good to have the details of that one. Landing anything that big from the shore must take some doing.

It was a big stinger, not a skate.
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