Piker20 0 Report post Posted October 14, 2017 First fish is a very small Pollock. First of the year. Second is a Coalie. Same family as pollock and very common up here. This was around 1lb and rod coped well. I will keep trying to hook a 4lb Pollock with it to really test it. Lovely action on the rod and superb with small metal lures. A seal culled the action as the tide flooded but a good couple of hours with approx 30fish total. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted October 14, 2017 Those are beautiful little fish. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vicente 0 Report post Posted October 14, 2017 Do you eat those Piker? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted October 14, 2017 Do you eat those Piker? not this size haha. The Pollock is a good eating fish in sizes over a couple of pounds. Coalies tend not to be kept unless for pot baits (crab and lobster creels) but the UK record is up around 35lb+ from boats so they tend to go into fish cakes and anything labelled white fish. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave G. 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2017 I haven't caught a pollock since I was a kid back around 1965, my mother made fish stew out of it. I'd guess it was maybe 2-1/2 - 3#. Nice meat as I recall, I was 15 so the taste buds haven't held the flavor in memory so well. Â Glad you like the rod !! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bimini15 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2017 I thought pollock was the fish in Fish and Chips. Is that correct? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vicente 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2017 I think cod is the preferred fish and chips fish but Pollack is used pretty often. I got tilapia one time such disappointment it wasn't at a cheap place either. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2017 I got tilapia one time such disappointment ... That's the way I remember Rainbow and Brown Trout. A huge disappointment the one time I tried it. Â Tilapia, on the other hand, was almost as good as the rest of the fish-fry batch, which was a mixture of sunfish. Sunfish being, in my opinion, the best fish for fried fish flavor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2017 I thought pollock was the fish in Fish and Chips. Is that correct? Cod and Haddock but Pollock would normally be 'white fish' in superstore breaded fish, fish fingers, fish cake etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bimini15 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2017 Haddock. Now I see my mistake. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
islander727 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2017 Wow! Really cool fish! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2017 Another mini species, scorpion fish. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cphubert 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2017 Piker, Coalie is that the same as Pollock? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2017 Piker, Coalie is that the same as Pollock? Nope. Same family, along with whiting, cod and haddock but a different fish. In actual fishing terms they often occupy distinct water columns and having a bait 4inches higher or lower can target specific fish. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites