South Coast Unexpected catch, West Bay

[cap'nhaddock]

Had a few hours this evening at West Bay; the usual small Pout, Whiting,Pollack and a Conger.
One bite looked different, the usual pin whiting niggle then a pull down.
In the dim light I thought I was bringing in some plastic debris along with the fish but it was a squid hanging on to its dinner.

A nice addition to the bait freezer.




Goateee jumped away from the first squid he caught when I told him they could bite, the damage done to the whiting shows how effective their beak is.




Nothing new for the species hunt, I caught a Rockling but it was a Five Bearded not the Shore Rockling I wanted.

 

[bananas]

Nice catch there Capt, never seen a squid still stay attached to its prey and be landed. Love to have seen Keith leap away after you saying that

 

[Trampster]

Nice report Cap'n ! ??

 

[Shirleycodlin]

Too good for bait!

 

[Goateeblank]

I did not jump - well I might have! If I did it was becaaurse thee Cap n tole a tale of a craaaken from the cole deep warters!

 

[Wolf]

Nice catch, like bananas I've never seen a squid landed still attached to its prey.????

 

[PhilR]

Nice!
I may try for my 5br later this week. They don't appear to be around in numbers. Maybe the squid are eating them.

 

[cap'nhaddock]

Nice!
I may try for my 5br later this week. They don't appear to be around in numbers. Maybe the squid are eating them.

I'll be trying again for a Shore Rockling and a Coalfish, I think I'll take a squid catching thing I have and see if a whiting dead-baited on it will catch. I'll either cast it out onto the bottom or suspended it under a float.
I bought a couple, they are about 6" long, I've never tried them though.

 

[Tatunka joe]

Nice squid cuttle a squid seem to love poor cod