Well done Fergie, a fine specimen for fish of the week in the Sun newspaper. Well deserved mate :D
Picture of Fergie with his 185lb Skate
(http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff116/Troutnabout/Skatefishing2013023_zpsb84eb521.jpg)
Andy
Well done fergie :lol:
Aye well done fergie! I'm just back from the barbers and came across the article whilst reading the paper, good to see! Did you win a prize or just your 15 mins of fame? :D
Quote from: rubberwellie on February 08, 2013, 03:39:26 PM
Aye well done fergie! I'm just back from the barbers and came across the article whilst reading the paper, good to see! Did you win a prize or just your 15 mins of fame? :D
Cheers guys .Sean i get £150 worth of fishing gear .I dont know if its a voucher or a rod and reel.The guy did email me asking what type of fishing i normally done. :D
Quality! £150 worth of gear isn't to be sneezed at :D
Aye its good sean .Thing is i dont really need anything .Im thinking if its a voucher i might buy a top range light spinning rod. :think2
Well done Fergie, magnificent fish. You certainly do get around
Good stuff - you'll get a great rod for £150.
aye, well done ferige, that is some fish! Are your airims still aching? :lol:
Quote from: BARFLY on February 08, 2013, 10:49:05 PM
Aye, well done indeed. That fish`ll never move with you holding it down like that, :lol:.
Just showing it whos boss jim :D :wink:
Quote from: admin on February 08, 2013, 10:01:35 PM
aye, well done ferige, that is some fish! Are your airims still aching? :lol:
It was hard work untill i was properly strapped up fred then it was no too bad.Im going for some more soon. :D :D
Well done, I missed the article, when at work its the only bit of the papers I read for the week !
Quote from: Alan on February 10, 2013, 05:07:52 PM
quite big that :lol: can you eat them?
Not in one go! :)
http://www.getreading.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2079818_a_fishy_tale_about_skate (http://www.getreading.co.uk/lifestyle/food_and_drink/s/2079818_a_fishy_tale_about_skate)
Quote from: Alan on February 10, 2013, 07:06:10 PM
that article suggests catch and release might be a more sensible option, with numbers low why are they in supermarkets??
Because the supermarkets can make money on them, among many others. Very few anglers fish for money, or for subsistence, most fish for sport and so don't mind returning the fish. It is not really considered a commodity as such by most anglers. To the fishing and food industry that's basically all it is.
Id hate to see a wonderfull creature like that killed .C&R all the way. :D
Indeed, it is now forbidden to retain common skate in all EU waters, and it is on the prohibited list.
http://www.fishonline.org/fish/skate-common-9 (http://www.fishonline.org/fish/skate-common-9)
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0038/00389461.doc (http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0038/00389461.doc)
A good "barn door" there Fergie
Peppo's chipper in Arbroath probably accounted for a few. They did a magnificent skate supper. :lol:
Beautiful creature that. The fish that is!
Do they go back okay after capture? I know they tag a few - do they ever turn up again?
Andy
They go back fine there's been numerous tagging programs over the years Too many according to Ronnie hes refusing to do anymore as the tags were being handed out to just about anyone who showed a interest.Ronnie was catching skate with wrongly fitted tags and showing signs of mishandling it seemed there was so many tags there was no coordination in the programs.
Cheers for the response. Fascinating stuff.
I got a daiwa catalogue delivered on monday ive to choose £150 worth of tackle from it and have decided to go for a top end spinning rod.As theres no way id normally spend £100+ on a rod.Im looking for a medium spinning rod for trout perch etc not a salmon rod .Ive narrowed it down to.
1) Wilderness XT spinning rod 9ft 10-40gm casting weight.
OR
2) Whisker 9ft 10-40gm casting weight.
The Shogun is nice too.
Anyone use any of these rods.?
I have a whisker 10ft 10-40gm 4 piece which I like, keep it in the car when salmon fishing incase I'm struggling to fly fish.
Quote from: Colliemore on February 20, 2013, 07:00:15 PM
I have a whisker 10ft 10-40gm 4 piece which I like, keep it in the car when salmon fishing incase I'm struggling to fly fish.
I have the two piece model and its a pleasure to use.
The wilderness looks a absolute beauty though.
Wilderness is good too, I have the 11ft 2 piece, 20-60gram, use it on the Ness to work a devon like you would fish a fly. Hard to see past Diawa spinning rods, at least you get a decent handle, whats all this latest craze for small handles all about ?
Wow that is some fish! Well done. :D