Any ideas what this is?

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#1 Post by **MBuckley87** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 12:31 am

Alright lads lil one pulled this fella out in Bray tonight just wondering has anyone an idea what it is? As I stated in previous posts I'm new to angling and all help appreciated. Also was using mackerel and lug and had no success myself plenty of big bites though using size 2 hook just wondering am I putting the mackerel on wrong always have a great night with rag.

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#2 Post by **DaleB91** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 2:32 am

Any picture?

#3 Post by **red** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:27 am

It looks like a map of bray to me! I hope you put it in a bin and not back into the sea!!

#4 Post by **Creep** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 12:16 pm

Need a Piccie mate or description of sorts and we'll see if we can help ya

#5 Post by **MBuckley87** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 12:25 pm

Sorry pic never uploaded having problems with the phone hope it does this time.

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#6 Post by **cathalger** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 1:22 pm

Hi MB,

It looks like a 5 bearded rockling to me, its definitely a rockling, wait for some more opinions though.

#7 Post by **MBuckley87** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 1:59 pm

That's cool bait was mackerel wrapped around black lug never use it before but they were out of rag. Fishing off Bray harbour been good down there lately

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#8 Post by **stevecrow74** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 2:23 pm

Yip, it's a 5 bearded rockling.

#9 Post by **Creep** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 4:51 pm

again yep 5 beard rockling

#10 Post by **keano** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 6:10 pm

hello folks i am also fairly new to fishing and caught 2 small rocklings but they were much redder than the one pictured above and i thought they were five beard rocklings but now im not to sure

they were both around 8-9 inches long and much redder. they were caught on mackeral very close to dunseverick harbour. sorry no pics but would be nice if anyone could tell me what they were. ( i know its hard without pics ) its eyes seemed to be more to the top than the one pictured.

i really should bring a camera next time

#11 Post by **The Austrian** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 6:28 pm

keano wrote:hello folks i am also fairly new to fishing and caught 2 small rocklings but they were much redder than the one pictured above and i thought they were five beard rocklings but now im not to sure

they were both around 8-9 inches long and much redder. they were caught on mackeral very close to dunseverick harbour. sorry no pics but would be nice if anyone could tell me what they were. ( i know its hard without pics ) its eyes seemed to be more to the top than the one pictured.

i really should bring a camera next time

check here: http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... f=1&t=5559
hope that helps. Tight lines!

#12 Post by **chuckaroo** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 1:59 am

MBuckley87 wrote:Alright lads lil one pulled this fella out in Bray tonight just wondering has anyone an idea what it is?

keano wrote:hello folks i am also fairly new to fishing and caught 2 small rocklings but they were much redder than the one pictured above and i thought they were five beard rocklings but now im not to sure

more info on rockling identification.........: http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... =1&t=32175

#13 Post by **keano** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 2:12 am

thanks for the help guys

from what ive read in those threads i am now 99% sure it was shore rocklings i caught

it was like this one i took from another thread

i hope this picture works as its my first go posting pictures on here

#14 Post by **MBuckley87** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 9:26 am

After not knowing anything about rocklings 3 or 5 beard I was looking into it but all seem a red or orange colour any reason why mine was a pink/purple flesh colour?

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#15 Post by **Creep** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:53 pm

Its to do with diet and time of year, but my 5 bearded rockiling (pulled in last week was the same colour as yours) also on the 5 breaded theres a notable (what looks like a gash) on the back of the head nothin to worry about as its part of the fish which i recently learnt from here.

are ya enjoying sea fishin

so many different types of fish out there!!

#16 Post by **MBuckley87** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 4:45 pm

Yeah only fishing 3 months really do appreciate the help from everyone only thing is getting two ways of doing things like putting on bait I was a rag worm man and grand at it. But now I found out ya can't use rag in winter and have to use lug and mackerel which I have never caught a thing on so think I must be presenting wrong!

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#17 Post by **Sweetwrasse** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:59 pm

MBuckley87 wrote:Yeah only fishing 3 months really do appreciate the help from everyone only thing is getting two ways of doing things like putting on bait I was a rag worm man and grand at it. But now I found out ya can't use rag in winter and have to use lug and mackerel which I have never caught a thing on so think I must be presenting wrong!

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Just thread the lug on as you would rag and maybe tip it with a small (2cm) strip of mackeral. If using mackeral only, cut it into strips 5-6cm long and about 1cm wide and just 'stich' it onto the hook by passing the hook point through the skin several times. The belly strip seems to be the most effective and its tougher too so easier to get on the hook, especially if frozen a few times already! Use size 1 or 2 hooks and you should soon be scratching out a few fish. Good luck with it!

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