herring ?

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herring ?

#1 Post by syboit »

Caught this while spinning for mac's last night in cobh, thought it was a herring but looking again at the pic not sure, didnt think the tail was so forked on them.
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Scad!
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Re: herring ?

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JimC wrote:Scad!
thanks Jim.
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Re: herring ?

#4 Post by Bassy Tom »

Also called a horse mackerel, cool looking fish.
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Re: herring ?

#5 Post by chuckaroo »

and tasty!
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Re: herring ?

#6 Post by mackfish »

Does t it have a sharp edge along the lateral line??
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Re: herring ?

#7 Post by syboit »

mackfish wrote:Does t it have a sharp edge along the lateral line??
Yesh, few sharpish edges allright
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Re: herring ?

#8 Post by mackfish »

We got a few of them over the past few days...the dorsal fin would remind you of a bass!..
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