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South Coast Worthing Pier

Landlocked Northants said:
I bow to your obvious experience.
But looking at the fish is was dark grey and green camaoflarge.
Not light brown ?
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It's a minefield if you are not used to seeing rays, juveniles especially.

identification is best made on several key points not just one or two.

Firstly, location, if I'd caught a ray in that part of the country I'd first think of the Thornback not the Undulate as the first is most common there and the latter quite rare. shape is similar for both and thorns down the spine. Colours vary as to where a fish is caught and, with some species, how many minutes it's been out of the water
Each of us has our own 'library' of points to look out for, personally I always think that the thorny has a strange surface texture/look, more like a carpet than a slippery fish. The Undulate is smooth and shiny.
A single glance is enough for me to see that your fish is an undulate but I've caught a few and have seen many more caught as I often fish in one of a few places where they are prolific. Some, probably most, anglers have never seen one.
Console yourself as it's a far more impressive catch than the common or garden thornie.
 
This morning is a nice and warm day, little bit of a breeze ??
I was the ONLY person who got to catch anything ?
A small Sea Bass, put it back for another day.
 

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Kine262 said:
Are you sure it wat a bass though as earlier you thought it was a sea bass!
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Looking on what you put, "WAT" ???

Is this new replacement language????
For non fisherman???
 
Landlocked Northants said:
Looking on what you put, "WAT" ???

Is this new replacement language????
For non fisherman???
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You have to read between the lines, or maybe across the words to get the true meaning! It wasn’t a mistake, or should I say it was an entirely deliberate mistake!
 
ouchthathurt said:
It’s got eyes and fins! It’s closer to a sea bass than, say, a badger! ????
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Today was a funny tide.
Only one high tide.
Moon sequence changes.
Wind strong easterly, white water, ? etc.
Fishing not great, but I didn't BLANKERTY BLANK!!!!!
4 SCHOOLIES.

That's 3 consecutive days of ?? ?? fishing and ALL 3 Days I caught something.
 
ouchthathurt said:
Well done mate, good result so far!
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Home ? Friday morning ?
Weather poor today, overcast, sea mist rolling in all day.
Friday high tide is 13.45, I'll be most of the way home by then.
 
BlackLugsMatter said:
It's not Sea Bass until it gets to the restaurants
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Your all jealous ?
That the guy, who lives in the middle of the UK,so far away from the sea, and hasn't been fishing ??? for 2 years, arrives and catches a fish on every single day!!!!!
When " Der Locals" who have the sea on there doorstep are "BLANKING"
 

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