Rock Pool Fish?

villevalo · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:44 pm Post subject: Rock Pool Fish?

Hi all, visited Looe last week and found a shop selling bait traps. Anyway brought one and then decided would give it a go in a rock pool at a near by beach.

Left it for a few hours baited with some old mackie. On my return I found it contained 5 crabs, about 20 shrimps/prawns and some 15 little fish ranging in size from 2 inches to about 5 inches. They have big heads and splayed side fins.

Now for the questions, I let them all go alive but have no idea what they are, any ideas?

Secondly, would they be good as bait? Was thinking they might be good for congers or wrasse and might be good live. Any help would be appreciated as they seem to be in great supply.

Cheers and tight lines

Phil

cookiemonster · Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:00 pm Post subject:

They sound like Rock Gobis m8 which I would say would not be good as bait dead or alive as they have poisonous spikes all over their bodies. Do you have a pic of them as it would be easier to identify them......Colin

tensenervoushaddock · Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 9:09 pm Post subject:

they were probably gobies and blennies, have a look on http://web.ukonline.co.uk/aquarium/ to identify them. They are used as livebait to good effect. They do not have poisonous spines, only the weaver is venomous and that is like a bee sting, thousands of the ugly little fish are stamped on by grown men afraid of a bee sting and with so little knowledge of fish they might catch.

sniggle · Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 9:38 pm Post subject:

I have found lots of blenny and goby type fish inside flounders and a few in plaice and bass but they`re too cute to put on a hook , they make me want to buy a fishtank !

villevalo · Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:16 am Post subject:

Thanks for replies, I checked on the net and found they are, in fact, Rock Gobys. So full marks for the 2 that knew!!

As for bait, they do see a little cute to put on the end of a hook and I reckon I will stick with the rag etc.

tight lines all

cookiemonster · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 7:14 pm Post subject:

Thanx for putting me correct tensesnervoushaddock as i was told their were poisonous. Now the next time that I manage to catch one I'll use it as bait. Just one question though are they best used as live bait or cut up like mackerel......Colin

Harwoody · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:00 pm Post subject:

I said this once before and I believe it made a sticky.
Many people are panic strickened by the thought of ebing seriously stung by a weever and many kids my age fear any fish that reembles similarities of the weever.
When crabbing for bait in the rock pools we came across many fish that looked them, not knwoing any different we used to restrict people touching it with their hands and used several layers of gloves and cloths to unhook them. My friends often killed them straight off. It later turned out for them to be feathered blennys/ completly harmless.
Weevers are rarely found the British coast in rock pools i read somewhere but still need to be cautious