[Marq]

I will start this thread with the last fish caught At 2 1/2 lb Taken on a Z Claw right under my feet Scrappy little fight What surprised me was the Gill Net that was stitched through its body I had to cut the net before i could remove it Quick photos and she swam away quite happily 5 Bass in total caught on a variety of lures 2 on a Z Claw including one not much bigger than the lure

 

[rob d]

Nice one mate, weldone the freeing the little chappy....

 

[kevin pugh]

nice work marq you sure know how to catch . well done on the net removal to

 

[Dave Irving]

Marq, Well done nice session there, and great job getting that bass free

 

[Toby Harnett]

I told you that you clean up! Well done mate. See you Saturday

 

[trev richardson]

Top man Marq....nice fish!!

 

[Jonathan Rundle]

Well done Marq,
We surely are bizzare and unfathomable creatures but cutting that Bass from the net must have felt really good.:clap:

 

[Retired]

Well done on saving that fish.

I have seen too many bass with net damage, quite often to the jaws as they get them stuck in meshes when they get bigger.

 

[Marq]

It felt amazing freeing that fish I love to watch them swim away but that one was special

 

[Andy Marquis]

Well done for freeing the fish. It's amazing how fish can recover from things. I'm more interested in how it managed to get a bit of net stuck to it?? Surely it didn't break the net away from a bigger gill net so did some s** cut it out of a gill net when it was tiny and just leave the net in it? Not good and shows the damage which can be done by nets.

 

[Gary A]

Nice going Marq. Lets hope the little fella remembers you when he/she's bigger.

 

[Marq]

Hi Andy Was a bit strange because the net would not come out of its body as a knot was stopping it either end Once i cut the mono i simply pulled the mono through It was literally like it had been stitched in and knotted either end Quite a bit of net was left trailing Must have been annoying to the fish

 

[Ben Field]

Nice one mate. Weird to see the net there. Nice release job!

 

[Andy Marquis]

Hi Andy Was a bit strange because the net would not come out of its body as a knot was stopping it either end Once i cut the mono i simply pulled the mono through It was literally like it had been stitched in and knotted either end Quite a bit of net was left trailing Must have been annoying to the fish

My guess would be he got tangled and the net cut quite deep when it was younger and the flesh/scales have since re-grown over the top. Just odd to have got away when obviously badly "impaled" suggesting he was cut free at the time of the incident???

 

[Mat Arnold]

I know what I'd like to do with the gill nets and the ¥€+$%>+ that use them! Well done for sorting that one out mate, must of been a real satisfying feeling! Top session!!

 

[ray petch]

Reckon that bass was very lucky to get caught by you Marq. I bet you made its day. Good fishing.

 

[Matt Newcombe]

Nice one Marq. Take it you didn't fish Whitsands? Or had the water cleared?

 

[Simon L]

Nice going Mark . . . . i'm sure that karma will sort you out for that good deed .

 

[trev richardson]

Hey Si...only just noticed...is that you in your sailor suit on the high seas in your avatar?????:shock::shock::shock:

Did you try the Scopoderm then??