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Fish ID

#1 Post by Paddy002 »

Hi All,

I was out collecting crab this morning and kept on finding loads of the sand eel like fish in the attached photo. could anybody let me know what they are and more importantly are they any good for using as bait??

cheers in advance

Paddy
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Codling, Whiting

2017 Species:
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Pouting, Cod, Coalfish, LSD, macks, pollock, dogfish, Bass, Eel, Garfish, Ling, conger, yellow fin tuna, Skipjack Tuna, parrot fish, Trigger fish, Scad, Conger, whiting

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Codling, sea bass, mack's, flounder, Dab, three bearded rockling, coalfish, dog fish, bull huss, ballen wrasse, Pollock, European eel, cuckoo wrasse, ling, conger,scorpion fish, cod, pouting, blue shark, whiting
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Re: Fish ID

#2 Post by tripodterror »

Butterfish!

Never used one as bait but i have been bitten by one!
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Re: Fish ID

#3 Post by Al »

It's a butterfish common enough when I'm getting peelers too
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Re: Fish ID

#4 Post by Paddy002 »

thanks lads. I tossed a couple into the bag along with the crabs so as long as there not torn apart by the crabs ill give them a shot and let you know how i get on!
2019 Species:
Codling, Whiting

2017 Species:
Mackerel, Dog Fish, Whiting, 3 bearded rockling

2016 Species:
Pouting, Cod, Coalfish, LSD, macks, pollock, dogfish, Bass, Eel, Garfish, Ling, conger, yellow fin tuna, Skipjack Tuna, parrot fish, Trigger fish, Scad, Conger, whiting

2015 species:
Codling, sea bass, mack's, flounder, Dab, three bearded rockling, coalfish, dog fish, bull huss, ballen wrasse, Pollock, European eel, cuckoo wrasse, ling, conger,scorpion fish, cod, pouting, blue shark, whiting
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Re: Fish ID

#5 Post by boycie89 »

It's called a Gunnel ... But butterfish is what it's known as among most
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specimens 09 - twait shad 1.22kg , 3 beard rockling 2lb 6oz , whiting 3lb .
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Re: Fish ID

#6 Post by JOHN1 »

Butterfish or Rock gunnel either will do.
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Re: Fish ID

#7 Post by guts »

yup butter fish you know why when u try to catch them or pick them up tryed them as live bait with buddy under float last resort as bait
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Re: Fish ID

#8 Post by Paddy002 »

guts wrote:yup butter fish you know why when u try to catch them or pick them up tryed them as live bait with buddy under float last resort as bait
"Butter"fish aptly named :lol: :lol:
2019 Species:
Codling, Whiting

2017 Species:
Mackerel, Dog Fish, Whiting, 3 bearded rockling

2016 Species:
Pouting, Cod, Coalfish, LSD, macks, pollock, dogfish, Bass, Eel, Garfish, Ling, conger, yellow fin tuna, Skipjack Tuna, parrot fish, Trigger fish, Scad, Conger, whiting

2015 species:
Codling, sea bass, mack's, flounder, Dab, three bearded rockling, coalfish, dog fish, bull huss, ballen wrasse, Pollock, European eel, cuckoo wrasse, ling, conger,scorpion fish, cod, pouting, blue shark, whiting
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