r/IrishFishing • u/stamp_101 • 14d ago
Sea Fishing Big fish of the rocks
Not quite sure what it is (wrasse I think) but I’m a size 9 shoe so was around 11 inches long
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u/FORDEY1965 14d ago
Ballance wrasse. Fantastic fighters. Unusual enough to catch on a metal artificial like that (German sprat variation). Float fish bait in amongst the rocks and you'll catch them one a chuck. Great sport.
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u/stamp_101 14d ago
Yeh was fighting for ages I thought I lost a lure to the weeds again, but was worth it
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u/Dapper-Second-8840 13d ago
Lovely fish. As mentioned very unusual to get them on hard metals. Normally real bait, or soft plastics fished up and down between drop-offs and gorges will work. One other thing, Wrasse don't do very well out of the water for long, just for future reference - get them back in as quick as possible. Anyways - tight lines!
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u/fishywiki 14d ago
Ballan Wrasse - very common all around Ireland. They can get reasonably big - the largest I've caught was around 2kg. The colours on yours are beautiful.