beautiful fish

shannock · Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 7:48 pm Post subject: beautiful fish

all fish are beautiful when you are not catching (except silver eels)
but what do you think is the most beautiful of them all

mine has to be the turbot i have never caught one on a rod , plenty in our nets years ago

whats yours

jimjam · Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 7:51 pm Post subject:

cooko wrasse because the colours are amazing on them ive never caught one but ive seen them in a book and there beutiful

Welchy · Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 8:07 pm Post subject:

Have to go with jimjam and the cuckoo wrasse, caught one years and years ago, off Sark in the Channel islands and it was an absolutely stunning fish.

jimjam · Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 8:10 pm Post subject:

or i have a liking for plaice its the orange spots what does it for me and the meat lol big grin

thebigbassman · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 11:22 am Post subject:

yep cuckoo wrasse is the nicest i've caught

tensenervoushaddock · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 11:36 am Post subject:

the mackerel.... take a good look next time you haul out 'just a mackerel'.... have a look at the colours, the shape and the way the fins fit into recesses in the body to give it least resistance at speed, a wonder of design.

thebigbassman · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 11:38 am Post subject:

rabbi2 · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 12:01 pm Post subject:

Mackrel are the best fighting fish in british waters lb for lb. I wouldnt like to have to fight a 20lb mackrel even on heavey boat gear. They are the fastest preditor we have. A vey underated fish due to the fact that most folk haul them out on heavey gear. Try spinning for them on a light spinning rod and them give me your opinion. keith

thebigbassman · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 12:40 pm Post subject:

when i used to go on my mates boat i used to take my nephews 6ft telescopic river rod and use that with 5 feathers great fun and used my boat rod for the bass

yungteddy · Regular Joined: Apr 23, 2008 Posts: 140 Location: orkney

i might be the only one to fink this but the bass is a beatiful fish ive never caught one but they are just the perfect fish. also mackerel because of the colours =)