I have a few notches on my gun for differing reference marks, pollack, crab, bass and such. No adolescent tantrum was meant to offend, sorry if I have and thank you for the guidance.
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My Catch (first)
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Congrats on your first catch Misterdave! 
I know why a few of the 'old timers' have given you some grief but I'd hasten them to remember their first spearing experience!
I can say for sure that if I'd come out with a nice little pollack and a big wrasse after my first trip, I'd have been utterly ecstatic! It took me about 5 trips to get anything half as decent as that!
Obviously, as we all get more experienced, we become more selective, to the point where 99.999% of experienced spearo's would pass over the fish you took but that's just learning. We all have to start somewhere and personally, I think you've done damn well.
On a note about wrasse, they are very friendly, slow growing fish - if the one you took was about 4.5lbs, it was probably close to 20 years old. For these reasons, spearo's do not actively target them as they can be fished out of an area very quickly and regardless of what people say, they are not the best tasting fish.
Spearfishing is a small community and it's always better to educate rather than alienate people - if you've got questions on any aspects of spearing, drop me a PM
I know why a few of the 'old timers' have given you some grief but I'd hasten them to remember their first spearing experience!
I can say for sure that if I'd come out with a nice little pollack and a big wrasse after my first trip, I'd have been utterly ecstatic! It took me about 5 trips to get anything half as decent as that!
Obviously, as we all get more experienced, we become more selective, to the point where 99.999% of experienced spearo's would pass over the fish you took but that's just learning. We all have to start somewhere and personally, I think you've done damn well.
On a note about wrasse, they are very friendly, slow growing fish - if the one you took was about 4.5lbs, it was probably close to 20 years old. For these reasons, spearo's do not actively target them as they can be fished out of an area very quickly and regardless of what people say, they are not the best tasting fish.
Spearfishing is a small community and it's always better to educate rather than alienate people - if you've got questions on any aspects of spearing, drop me a PM
With all due respect if your going to make a special thread for yourself your going to attract some attention
I'm hardly an old timer but i do indeed remember my first fish , also a Wrasse on my home made pole spear (never shot another one after that). I think the first picture I posted on the Cornwall thread was a 4lb Bass though. After reading the forum I had a good idea of what reaction to expect from my various catches prior to that
I'm hardly an old timer but i do indeed remember my first fish , also a Wrasse on my home made pole spear (never shot another one after that). I think the first picture I posted on the Cornwall thread was a 4lb Bass though. After reading the forum I had a good idea of what reaction to expect from my various catches prior to that
Bros that's cause you're crap mate
roflroflNow thats friendly banter
sit's back and waits for the smart come back:head
Misterdave you’re on a learning curve and you’ll soon see that it’s best to wait for the better fish to come along.
We all started somewhere and in truth have all shot small fish and Wrasse; it’s just one of those things that you’ll grow out of.
And after this lot of heathens have finished giving you jip I dare say you’ll have learnt that lesson.
Carry on with the spearing and carry on with posting on here as all this will soon enough be forgotten.
We all started somewhere and in truth have all shot small fish and Wrasse; it’s just one of those things that you’ll grow out of.
And after this lot of heathens have finished giving you jip I dare say you’ll have learnt that lesson.
Carry on with the spearing and carry on with posting on here as all this will soon enough be forgotten.
No not directed at you when i said tools i mean fish it was a metaphor sorry for the confusion
regarding making a special thread I didn't understand the whole posting on this forum ettiquette on another forum i've used you posted separate threads regarding separate things not a long stream I am now enlightened, I wasn't asking for special attention. The learning curve (regarding; posting, wrasse and my amazingly tasty pollack) has reached it's peak I think.... for now? 
so Bass it is, no doubt it will be a shandy bass.
so Bass it is, no doubt it will be a shandy bass.I get where you are coming from on other forums it is generally post a new topic for a what you are asking/showing. As the cornwall thread is usually active most days then there is always something happening.
Bass, Mullet then Pollack (oh and then Edible or Spider crab and muscles if the fish are scarce and still fancy seafood) are my current order of prefence/tastyness (this is my current personal taste) and no doubt is not everyone's.
Although that's all dependant on how they are cooked !
And always partial to a shandy bass :friday
And then if/when you get into night diving Red Mullet, Plaice, Sole or John Dory (if you are lucky) not got a preference on them, like them all equally atm.
Bass, Mullet then Pollack (oh and then Edible or Spider crab and muscles if the fish are scarce and still fancy seafood) are my current order of prefence/tastyness (this is my current personal taste) and no doubt is not everyone's.
Although that's all dependant on how they are cooked !
And always partial to a shandy bass :friday
And then if/when you get into night diving Red Mullet, Plaice, Sole or John Dory (if you are lucky) not got a preference on them, like them all equally atm.
Never seen one in the day, have seen two both on night dives at the same beach in the eel grass, one last year which was a nice size and pretty dam tasty
and then one this year which was pretty small.Thats good,but now can you tell me how to cook those two wrasse that are in my ice box,i dont want them to go to waste.thanks
Fillets the fish then put it in the freezer as fresh wrass don't hold together when ready to eat defrost the fish slice onions saute in olive oil garlic chilies, mushrooms like a stir fry and fresh coriander to mix at the end put the mix on top of the fish a bit off white wine in oven take out when ready dont over cook the stir fry that is one of the recipe i use got more hope you like it:friday
Sounds nice, do you think it would work with Asian style favours like garlic chilli spring onions lemongrass tumeric lime pak choi and some soy sauce, cooked the same way? Ollie I'm back in exeter early October, fancy some spearfishing around then? What's the autumn like in devon?
thank you,i will take this recipe and the fish over to my girlfriends on saturday and try it out,ta
Yo misterdave Nice catch.
Dont let these people shout you down.
"I suggest you remove the photo's immediately as what you caught there is undersized, minimum size for a pollack is 30 cm."....worst way of kindly informing him of the legal fish sizes! haha
Good luck with future fishing. And well done of your first catch! bet it was a buzz!
Dont let these people shout you down.
"I suggest you remove the photo's immediately as what you caught there is undersized, minimum size for a pollack is 30 cm."....worst way of kindly informing him of the legal fish sizes! haha
Good luck with future fishing. And well done of your first catch! bet it was a buzz!
This sunny spell has been great,on the Falmouth side lately the surf report has been around 3 foot but ive been going up to the mouth of the Helford river and comeing out with gray mullet and last week a pretty big bass,also i saw but didnt spear some strange fish,it was like a flat fish exept swam the correct way up almost round quite tame,it was quite a way below me so didnt get a real close look.The sea there is calm and visability pretty good.
I ate gray mullet for the first time the other day and liked it,it really isnt that much different to bass when wrapped in tin foil with lemon slices in side it and then baked.
I ate gray mullet for the first time the other day and liked it,it really isnt that much different to bass when wrapped in tin foil with lemon slices in side it and then baked.
