NESA Species Hunt 2013

[toonboymc]

A pouting or poor cod for me

 

[Thunderpants]

Well done Mike, Weymouth pier is a cracking venue for species hunting. I'm surprised you haven't had a lot more "mini" species to be honest, is the weather as cack down there as it is up home at the moment?

As for the Bullheads, agree they are both Long Spined. I've had a few and have been desperate to try to id one as a Short Spined but no joy so far...

Yeah the weather was terrible most of last week - strong southerlies making Chesil unfishable at times but I managed a few off Weymouth Pier which was not as bad as Chesil. I am in Cornwall now and the weather is great for a spot of lure fishing

 

[Thunderpants]

A pouting or poor cod for meView attachment 7370

Pouting mate.

 

[Thunderpants]

Table updated lads.

Here's some for me to keep me on the top

Ballan Wrasse

Pollack

Launce

 

[finding nemo]

need to get my arse into gear and get some species hunting done,

well done fellas! some cracking fish so far

 

[finding nemo]

is it the pouting or poor cod that the scales come off on ya hand when touched

 

[Stewart 1971]

is it the pouting or poor cod that the scales come off on ya hand when touched

Both, but on a Poor Cod it is worse.

Only sure fire way to tell is by the position of the anal vent compared to the first dorsal fin, it is behind on the Poor Cod and towards the front on a Pout

 

[finding nemo]

aye mate, ive only cought 1 of the 2 about 2 year ago and now im not shure which it was, i was told a pouting at the time like and can remember the scales coming off very easy to the touch

 

[toonboymc]

A dogfish for me

 

[toonboymc]

A doggie for mad rob

 

[toonboymc]

A doggie for Codfather 145

 

[Thunderpants]

Dogfish added.

 

[Thunderpants]

Following a discussion in the Lure Fishing forum (Lure Fishing Challenge section) fish which have been caught by being foul hooked are no longer allowed in the Species Hunt. All fish must be caught by the fish biting the hook resulting in it becoming hooked in the mouth or "gut hooked" by swallowing it. I have added a rule to the first post to cover this. See here for more info http://www.nesa.co.uk/forums/lure-fishing/167835-new-lure-challenge-2013-a-15.html

As a result of this I have removed my Launce from the table as that was caught by being foul hooked through the back on a spinner. This drops my score by one point but I am still in first place

 

[Aqua-holic]

Short spine sea scorpion

 

[Bassboyo]

Short spine sea scorpion

A fine example & nice photos well done

 

[Thunderpants]

It looks like a Long Spined to me. The gills look seperate not joined like they are in a Short Spined. Or is it just the membrane lying flat against the body in your photo? What do you reckon?

Short Spined Sea Scorpion.....

Long Spined Sea Scorpion....

 

[Aqua-holic]

Thanks bassboyo. Yes the membrane was lying flat against the body in the other photo, the gills were joined. This was as close a photo I could take with the camera on my phone.

 

[Thunderpants]

OK mate. Table updated.

 

[Aqua-holic]

Cheers

 

[Stewart 1971]

Short spine sea scorpion

Deffo a Short Spined, well done that man