lofty Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Launched this morning at Southbourne to calm sea but cold northerly Taking advice from Alun decided the tide and north wind would be too much to get 3-4 miles along the ledge so stayed around Southbourne . Pinned to bits but also had this small flatty Is it a small flounder or a dab? Even though the fishing was poor it was great to be out today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niggle Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Easier to tell when seen "in the flesh" but I think it's a dab due to the lateral line curve Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaicemat Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Dab for me too. Terry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Fox Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 If you stroked it from tail to head, on the back did it feel rough all over? Looks very "dabby" to me too. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofty Posted January 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 It was a rough all over. I checked because I've been told that flounders are rough behind the head so I checked but it was uniformly sandpapery( new word), hence the post for my species list Cheers for all input Lofty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alun j. Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 Hi Lofty.......definitely a Dab........great eating !! Had you made it down the Ledge, using the tide, you would have found it a bit lumpy around the turn of the tide, with a stiff NE breeze for a bit. It did ease as the tide started to run..........but the tide did get up to 2.5 knots by 2 pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Nash Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 Fishing is a funny old game isn't it Lofty. The anticipation during the build up. the planning, the preparation and then the event. Often the event doesnt come near to the expectations or hopes but we still love it and we still keep going back for more. It's a little bit like the lottery in the early days. Well done on the dab tho' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Martin Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 I would concur with the others if the skin felt as you say like sandpaper when stroking from tail to head its a dab Well done on getting a day out Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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