Hi guys, I just wanted to share my annual fishing compilation video: Sea Fishing In Wales: 2013. I hope the music choice doesn't effect your view ability due to copyright infringement. If you don't like the music, you can always turn it down. ;D
Our shore fishing isn't the greatest size wise, but I hope you enjoy something a little different.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhoNusV4O1w
Steve.
A few shots:
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WOW!!! Those are some monster eels!!! Thanks for sharing.
you know, i would be afraid to get near any of these. ;D
Nice video, nearly as good as an All Blacks vs Wales test :)
Rgds
Mark
Thanks for sharing. I loved the pic of the sun through the guide!
Fish-aholic, you are one happy guy! Great video. What is kept for the table and what is released to fight another day? The dog fish over here are protected and regulated.they are a PITA. There are sooooomany of them. Do you guys eat them? I hear they use them for fish and chips. How about those monster eel's. This is way cool. Thanks for sharing?
Bob
Nice fish! Eels too. ;D
On Long Island we call the Eels - Silver Eels. People eat them when skinned. They are great bait for Tile Fish.
Thanks for watching, guys!
Mark, I find myself drowning my sorrows with a pint after the All Blacks have steam rolled us. :D
Bob, when catching your targeted quarry always makes me smile (happy just to be fishing, really). They say it takes more muscles to frown, something that large eel nearly made me do when holding it up for a pic, but I managed a wince. I'm predominantly practice catch & release (fish botherer), though I like to keep the odd cod/small bass (sub 4lb being slow growing). Unfortunately the Atlantic cod stocks are very poor here at the moment so I don't get to catch any sizeable ones unless I travel. Taking your quarry home can be hard work at times because we have marks where you need to walk 40 minutes at least to get to them (no road access). Include carrying up to 15kg's of weight, it can make retaining fish more difficult and being in Wales, the walks are mostly up hills. :o
Bluefish, we also have the smaller common/silver eels - they make a delicacy called jellied eels out of them. Yuck!
Steve.
That was cool! It's fun to see what types of fish are caught in other parts.
We have some skates & dogfish That are simillar to those here in NE
Quote from: alantani on February 10, 2014, 05:47:43 AM
you know, i would be afraid to get near any of these. ;D
Unagiphobic. ;D ;D Dominick
Mike, I hear of some conger eels being caught on wreck trips in the winter here in the NE. I knew they got big but these are larger than I thought. I ain't taken that off the hook. Thing would wrap around you and slime ya.ewww
Conga Eels here are also called Pout or Joey Browns & you can eat them also. I was told growing up that you steam, cut into pieces & fried. I don't think there is anything coming out of the ocean that can't be eaten.
Quote from: BMITCH on February 10, 2014, 11:23:39 PM
Mike, I hear of some conger eels being caught on wreck trips in the winter here in the NE. I knew they got big but these are larger than I thought. I ain't taken that off the hook. Thing would wrap around you and slime ya.ewww
Have a look at the beasts they catch from the wrecks here: http://bigfishesoftheworld.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/conger-eel-conger-conger.html The current shore record stands at a mere 68lb :o Make mine look like a tooth pic :D
I'm sure your Conga & our Silver Eel are related somewhere along the line.
Quote from: BMITCH on February 10, 2014, 11:23:39 PM
Mike, I hear of some conger eels being caught on wreck trips in the winter here in the NE. I knew they got big but these are larger than I thought. I ain't taken that off the hook. Thing would wrap around you and slime ya.ewww
Bob: I caught conger eels at Brielle, NJ when I was a kid. I remember how strong they were. I thought they tasted pretty good but anything my mother cooked tasted good. She also cooked sea robins. They are good. Dominick
Only one pint? ;D
Rgds
Mark
Mark, I'm a cheap date considering a pint doesn't have to go very far with my 5ft frame ;D
If you ever get over to the antipodes let me know, will go for a fish & have a pint of Steinlager after...
Rgds
Mark