C.B.V.S.A.C. ROVER MATCH JULY 10TH

15 members including 2 juniors took part in this match, with 2 hours of the ebb and 2 of the flood it was a bit of a gamble where to try, we all had our own ideas and a few coins were tossed.
Dave Elmer followed the mountain goats down the Great Orme and came back with 21 dogs, a wrasse and a dab, to thoroughly kick all our ##rses. With the dogfish rule in force the 2 heaviest dogs were weighed in and the rest counted as 1kg., this gave him a winning weight of 21.66 kgs.
Mike Peters deserved better than 2nd with these from Llandulas,


A smoothound and a bass for 4.77 kgs. the smoothy took the heaviest fish prize at 3.64 kgs.
( 7-15-08 lbs.)
Dave Mitchell took 3rd with a bag of 15 dabs and 4 weevers from Talacre for 2.47, 4th place went to myself ( Terry Jones ) with 20 little eels and a flounder from Benarth for 2.07, Gary Bates was 5th with 1.49 from Talacre, and Barry Haigh 6th with 1.14 also from Talacre.
Stephen Higginson took the junior prize with 0.71.

well done all
some nice fish caught

jameswright wrote:

nice fish, was the smoothy returned?

looks pretty dead id say.

Somebody had told him they`re edible, I`m not sure I`d try it myself, but I suppose you have to find out for yourself.

Strong tasting fish but it is edible. Try cubes in egg and crumb, deep fried.

Must confess I last ate it about 25 years ago and have no desire to eat it again.

I have found a smoothhound pasty recipe! http://wildfoodmushroomsfishing.blogspot.com/2010/06/smoothound-and-chorizo-pasty-wild-food.html

Requiring so much effort to make this fish palatable is possibly why they are not often eaten.

Well done on the smoothie Mike, a crying shame you couldn't release it though.