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Rob Brownfield

A bit of fun...can you identify this?
« on: 09/12/2009 at 12:43 »
Anyone know what this is? It was caught off a Norfolk beach by a pike fishing buddy of mine, this morning! It took a bait intended for Whiting. We know what it is, but were wondering if any of you might like to guess :)

They have been caught off of Fraserburgh, infact, only a few days ago!!! and have been found dead on the beaches of Fife and even Aberdeen Beach. Seem to be common arounf Burghead and Lossie.

Mike should know this one ;)



Apparently it fought hard for a good 20 minutes on fairly heavy gear. In other parts of the world they use flies for them...another fly caught fish to add to the list for some intrepid "sole" perhaps??
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Robert MacDonald-Lewis

Re: A bit of fun...can you identify this?
« Reply #1 on: 09/12/2009 at 12:53 »
Horse-eye Jack
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Sandy Nelson

Re: A bit of fun...can you identify this?
« Reply #2 on: 09/12/2009 at 12:56 »
Looks like some kind of Pompano.

But its a funny colour. Good fun this, cheers rob :z18

Sandy
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Rob Brownfield

Re: A bit of fun...can you identify this?
« Reply #3 on: 09/12/2009 at 13:07 »
Quote from: Spiderman on 09/12/2009 at 12:56
Looks like some kind of Pompano.

But its a funny colour. Good fun this, cheers rob :z18

Sandy

You are not a million miles away Sandy...more like a thousand ;) Looks a bit like some of the fish you might see in the fish markets out your way....
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Rob Brownfield

Re: A bit of fun...can you identify this?
« Reply #4 on: 09/12/2009 at 13:10 »
Quote from: Robbie on 09/12/2009 at 12:53
Horse-eye Jack
Nope..sorry, no prize....
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Jim Eddie

Re: A bit of fun...can you identify this?
« Reply #5 on: 09/12/2009 at 13:45 »
Is it a sun fish ?

 :z18

Jim
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Rob Brownfield

Re: A bit of fun...can you identify this?
« Reply #6 on: 09/12/2009 at 13:49 »
Nope, not a sun fish. :)
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Paul Garrigan

Re: A bit of fun...can you identify this?
« Reply #7 on: 09/12/2009 at 14:55 »
Gilt-head bream???
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Rob Brownfield

Re: A bit of fun...can you identify this?
« Reply #8 on: 09/12/2009 at 15:13 »
Quote from: paulfish_1 on 09/12/2009 at 14:55
Gilt-head bream???

Nope..but geting closer ;)
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adambrain

Re: A bit of fun...can you identify this?
« Reply #9 on: 09/12/2009 at 15:55 »
This is really annoying!! :mad
I feel I should know but .... :z8
it gotta have a jack in its name somewhere!!??? :mad :mad :mad :z8
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Mike Barrio

Re: A bit of fun...can you identify this?
« Reply #10 on: 09/12/2009 at 16:13 »
Hi Rob

Good fun  :z16 .............. A Crevalle Jack?

Cheers
Mike
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Mike Barrio

Re: A bit of fun...can you identify this?
« Reply #11 on: 09/12/2009 at 16:15 »
A Florida Pompano? If the fins were longer, it might be a Palometa or a Permit :wink

Cheers
Mike
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Rob Brownfield

Re: A bit of fun...can you identify this?
« Reply #12 on: 09/12/2009 at 16:26 »
Nope..no "Jack" in the name..lol.

Ok, lets try some clues...looking at the eye and colouration should give you a clue to what sort of water its to be found in.

The fact that I said Mike should know may have given you a clue to its distribution ;)..and no..you dont get them in Haddo!..lol.
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Mike Barrio

Re: A bit of fun...can you identify this?
« Reply #13 on: 09/12/2009 at 16:46 »
Hmmm ..... Kiwi stuff maybe :oops

A Warehou, some type of European Snapper?

Cheers
Mike
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chrisfisher

Re: A bit of fun...can you identify this?
« Reply #14 on: 09/12/2009 at 18:01 »
A bream, the first part of the name sounds like rays or bays or something like that but can't remember. Am i close?
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David Davies

Re: A bit of fun...can you identify this?
« Reply #15 on: 09/12/2009 at 18:29 »
is it a steel pompano?
 ???
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stickleback

Re: A bit of fun...can you identify this?
« Reply #16 on: 09/12/2009 at 18:37 »
After extensive research I reckon it's a Pacific Pomfret ?
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Jay Scott

Re: A bit of fun...can you identify this?
« Reply #17 on: 09/12/2009 at 18:44 »

 :z6 Its a tricky one.. as far as my knowledge goes (which isn't very far) it looks like a member of the Trachinous family maybe a shortfin or plata pompano.

Jay
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Jim Doyle

Re: A bit of fun...can you identify this?
« Reply #18 on: 09/12/2009 at 18:46 »
Its a fish!!!!! :z18 :z18
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Bronzebommer

Re: A bit of fun...can you identify this?
« Reply #19 on: 09/12/2009 at 18:48 »
Rob
Seeing as you are acting so smug over this, did you know exactly what it was when you first saw it? :z7

Matt
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Mike Barrio

Re: A bit of fun...can you identify this?
« Reply #20 on: 09/12/2009 at 18:57 »
Quote from: Bronzebommer on 09/12/2009 at 18:48
Rob
Seeing as you are acting so smug over this, did you know exactly what it was when you first saw it? :z7

Matt


Good question! :z4
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Irvine Ross

Re: A bit of fun...can you identify this?
« Reply #21 on: 09/12/2009 at 19:34 »
More important!!

Has the EU agreed a quota for these things with Norway :z8

Irvine

PS looks like a close relative of the Australasian Snapper but I only found that out from an internet search. How did it get into our coastal waters?
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Noel Kelly

Re: A bit of fun...can you identify this?
« Reply #22 on: 09/12/2009 at 20:00 »
Rays Bream.
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Mike Barrio

Re: A bit of fun...can you identify this?
« Reply #23 on: 09/12/2009 at 20:08 »
A Brama Brama?  :z3
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Jay Scott

Re: A bit of fun...can you identify this?
« Reply #24 on: 09/12/2009 at 20:09 »

I think Noel's got it  :z16
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