kilo dab

[night moocher 41]

Hi gang just thought id show you this dab, caught on squid tipped lug from clevedon bristol channel .

my nephews first ever sea fish, beginners luck or what. or did i just bait him up properly ha ha.

it weighed just a tad shy of a kilo. 16 inch

[nelson1 1]

Hi mate, Nice dab and good eating too,and yes it's all about the presentation of a bait I was fishing on river mersey at 06:00 dis-morning caught afew dab's half the size as that well-in

[tillylamp 1,830]

hi,

that is a decent dab,i havent seen one like that for a while,good luck to your nephew,well done him.

[Malt 379]

Awesome fish! Love a bit of flatty bashing, not done it for years though..

[Fat-Ferret 857]

Nice Dab...There a great eating fish, we always get them here in the summer with smelly, smelly old bait...But I have never had one that size

[night moocher 41]

Thanks for replys.yes he's well and truly hooked on shore fishing now,and i havnt seen one like that in years,

[PROPER ORDER 6]

cracking fish

[fin and fur 2]

• Nice Dab indeed, i used to fish the Clevedon area of the Bristol channel from Kingston Seymour along the coast to Ladye Bay and usually had a good time.
  

[saucydotters 95]

top fish there , over the specimen weight i believe

[blackworm 58]

Its a flounder not a dab mate.

 

Nice fish all the same

[night moocher 41]

no mate flounders are rough to the touch,dabs smooth,believe me mate this is a dab smooth as a babys arse and lateral line curves to the left at the head,ive had loads over the years and flounders,but thanks for looking anyway..steve

[Guest bullterrier]

thats a nice fish well done to the young lad john

[8shot 191]

cracking fish mate. . . . shame ya wasnt fishing a comp that would be a deffo winner

[blackworm 58]

no mate flounders are rough to the touch,dabs smooth,believe me mate this is a dab smooth as a babys arse and lateral line curves to the left at the head,ive had loads over the years and flounders,but thanks for looking anyway..steve

 

 

Na mate,you got them mixed up,the flounder lateral line is almost straight,were as the dabs has a "D" kink,scroll to the bottom of the page......http://www.worldseafishing.com/forums/showthread.php/903969-Difference-between-a-dab-and-a-flounder

[night moocher 41]

cheers for that blackworm,i always thought dabs were smooth and flounder were rough,never mind after years of fishing i learned something new,

tight lines boys