Popular Post mike farrants Posted April 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2023 (edited) 4 of us out on Seadog for a blast over to lulworth and other spots ahead of the 1st comp of the year in the Weymouth Angling Club boat league. (which is this weekend) We anchored up on lulworth bank 3 of us targeting bream on 2 hook flappers on squid and one on mackerel flapper targetting the big stuff. a few Bream, conger and Dogs, but not much else - fishing was slow. so we pulled the anchor and moved off to the spoils. Similar tactics - produced more fish - including bream, Pout, Scad (very early i guess?), poor cod, & whiting. plus the usual dogs and conger. I switched to a big single bait rig and put on some Squid hoping for a hound - and soon enough i was rewarded with a nice angry smoothhound - so angry we thought tope at first! followed by a smaller smoothie, and then a lovely spotted ray and a small thornie. a very good days fishing - and it was almost warm in the sunshine! Edited April 14, 2023 by mike farrants daio web, GPSguru, Geoff and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Nice report and buffing nice smoothie too, I've been buffing up my fish ID and I believe that the second dorsal being bigger than the fin below it is one of the features, is that how you normally ID? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted April 14, 2023 Author Share Posted April 14, 2023 easy one is stick you finger in its mouth 😄 - seriously though don't do that - Tope have teeth - Smoothounds have crushing pads. Malc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 I have previous with TBR spines and jaws so I won't be doing it that way. It is just because we are in a competition in June and ID is crucial, most online say about the second dorsal and also the lower tail lobe and dentistry will only be looked at from a safety POV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted April 14, 2023 Author Share Posted April 14, 2023 ahh for our species comp they usually just want a pic of the mouth if unsure - if the hound happens to be 'starry' - thats an easier ID of them. I think there may be a difference in the eyes - pupil shape - but i'm not certain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 This is based on length or width as the species are just tope, huss, smoothie, TBR (hence width) and surprisingly, mackerel and the prizes are pretty substantial circa £1000 for tope iirc as well as rods and reels etc so ID could be critical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Looks like a good day out @mike farrants. Good effort, with rewards all round it seems. Top dangling 👍 mike farrants 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Did you nick those trousers off the shelf at the local branch? Cant wait to get out for some decent fishing. Well done. GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 6 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: Did you nick those trousers off the shelf at the local branch? You mean those ones with the flappy pockets on? Those pockets always struck me as being useful for plumbers to stuff wads of cash into from little old ladies' pensions. Saintly Fish and mike farrants 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 1 minute ago, Andy135 said: You mean those ones with the flappy pockets on? Those pockets always struck me as being useful for plumbers to stuff wads of cash into from little old ladies' pensions. Quite right too! They don't need it, so somebody should make use of it on their behalf! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Just now, Saintly Fish said: Quite right too! They don't need it, so somebody should make use of it on their behalf! You're such a saint... GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 1 hour ago, mike farrants said: ahh for our species comp they usually just want a pic of the mouth if unsure - if the hound happens to be 'starry' - thats an easier ID of them. There is still a huge debate that smoothounds and starry’s are actually the same specie, just different markings. Most of mine are Starry’s, but we only get smaller fish here (15lb tops), usually high single to low double. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 41 minutes ago, Andy135 said: You're such a saint... 😇 somebody needs to carry the responsibility. GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted April 14, 2023 Author Share Posted April 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Saintly Fish said: Did you nick those trousers off the shelf at the local branch? don't you know it - all my fishing gear is now Dewalt - every sample sale i bag up - clima-cool T shirts, trousers, shorts, fleeces, hoodies - i have so many pockets i dont know which one has my scotch egg in it half the time! i do wear the OO gear too though! Geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted April 14, 2023 Author Share Posted April 14, 2023 1 hour ago, GPSguru said: There is still a huge debate that smoothounds and starry’s are actually the same specie, just different markings. Most of mine are Starry’s, but we only get smaller fish here (15lb tops), usually high single to low double. sorry i meant its easier to tell the difference between a tope and smoothie if said smoothy is of a starry persuasion.... Malc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 11 minutes ago, mike farrants said: don't you know it - all my fishing gear is now Dewalt - every sample sale i bag up - clima-cool T shirts, trousers, shorts, fleeces, hoodies - i have so many pockets i dont know which one has my scotch egg in it half the time! i do wear the OO gear too though! Don't mention scotch eggs, @JonC will have a melt down!!!! Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 11 minutes ago, mike farrants said: i do wear the OO gear too though I dont ! Because I usually wear Sakuma, Garmin, and Eagle Claw 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 1 minute ago, Saintly Fish said: @JonC will have a melt down!!!! Nothing unusual about that 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted April 14, 2023 Author Share Posted April 14, 2023 5 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: Don't mention scotch eggs, @JonC will have a melt down!!!! i bloody love a scotch egg - Sainsburys taste the difference ftw Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 36 minutes ago, mike farrants said: i bloody love a scotch egg - Sainsburys taste the difference ftw I spent £30 on Chorizo scotch eggs and some bad boy pork pies from my local farm shop/deli for everyone on the Poole trip a couple of weeks ago but some fucker burst an ice pack that was in the carrier bag. Fortunately the trays of forrero roche were unspoiled. mike farrants 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 1 hour ago, mike farrants said: i bloody love a scotch egg - Sainsburys taste the difference ftw Yeah, they are good. I'm a scotch egg fan too. Although there's a vicious rumour started by some kids we know that scotch eggs are actually made of ginger people's testicles... 🤢 Malc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted April 14, 2023 Author Share Posted April 14, 2023 11 minutes ago, JonC said: I spent £30 on Chorizo scotch eggs and some bad boy pork pies from my local farm shop/deli for everyone on the Poole trip a couple of weeks ago but some fucker burst an ice pack that was in the carrier bag. Fortunately the trays of forrero roche were unspoiled. heartbreaking Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 1 hour ago, GPSguru said: I dont ! Because I usually wear Sakuma, Garmin, and Eagle Claw 👍 Only because you scrounge stuff for FOC. GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 17 minutes ago, JonC said: Fortunately the trays of forrero roche were unspoiled. But they were all cocofied and outta date! Still, you did spoil us!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 17 minutes ago, Andy135 said: Yeah, they are good. I'm a scotch egg fan too. Although there's a viscious rumour started by some kids we know that scotch eggs are actually made of ginger people's testicles... 🤢 Best you stand over a mirror and clarify!! 🤣 GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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