S Sheilds Pier 10/09/2011

[garyp]

Fished from about 7 til 2. Mix of the blocks, rail end and 1st gate.

Had rag, crab and runnydown. A few little bites, but no fish at first then i had a huge take at the blocks, rod bouncing like mad, I held the rod up and the fish was pulling hard, proper bend in me tt match, but typical I was also snagged, I tried moving up n down pier a bit but no budging, fish was still tugging like mad when the mainline snapped god knows what it was but Ive not had a bite like that before. (was on crab n runnydown)

Managed a small coalie, and also the weird fish in photo (any ideas) both went bag in.

On a side note, and I dont like to whinge but I was dissapointed that the pier was absolutely stinking off **** from 2nd gate area up and there was discarded line all over the shop. How hard is it to **** in the sea? or wrap line up and take home, or even wrap the line up and put it in the bins along the pier?

 

[codseeker]

unlucky on the lost one i think thats a butterfish
http://www.glaucus.org.uk/gunnel.htm

 

[Stewart 1971]

Yep Butterfish

Butterfish

Unlucky on the one that got away.

 

[kopite2k06]

butterfish thats a new one too me like well done m8

 

[garyp]

Butterfish? oh well thats another new one on me list

Cheers guys.

 

[wavy davy]

Used to catch them in the rock pools when i was a lot younger.

 

[mick dunn]

Well done shame on the bigger one. I have not caught a butterfish before.
Mick.

 

[g.ordon]

hard lines on the one that got away mate, didn't blank though.

 

[Pete from shields]

Unlucky with the one lost mate, never seen a butter fish before nice catch.

 

[nrgjim]

fishing for luckys

fishing for luckys

good one mate roll on the winter

 

[Mogthemackem]

Yes a butterfish. I've had loads when having kids out rockpooling but never caught one on rod and line, well done as I bet most other anglers never have either. Not even sure if there is a shore record but they're usually no longer than your hand out of the rock pools so you might have even had a shore record??

 

[sam harris]

The Butterfish record is 1 ounce and 2 grms. for both boat and shore

 

[fisherman58]

Well done on the butterfish,pity about the one you lost mate.

 

[Mogthemackem]

Yes a butterfish. I've had loads when having kids out rockpooling but never caught one on rod and line, well done as I bet most other anglers never have either. Not even sure if there is a shore record but they're usually no longer than your hand out of the rock pools so you might have even had a shore record??

Had a feeling you would know Sam. Not a clue how big his one was though as nothing to compare it with

 

[garyp]

lol, it was about 8 inches, never even crossed me mind to measure it

it was wriggling like mad and as I didnt have a clue what it was I didnt touch it (soft ****e )

 

[codcatcher3000]

nice one never had butterfish one rod n rell but have had them in my lobster pots on roker

 

[FishermanDaniel]

Thanks for the reports on S Shields Pier, As im new to this coastline it seems like an obvious place to start my shore / pier fishing. I will give it a go...
Cheers