The main shoals are Pouting and under them are Bib and a couple of large Conger Eels under the plating.
By the way it is difficult to judge how big a fish is when you are diving as everything is magnified by around 34% in sea water and 25% closer. The beam the monkfish was on was wider than me and the fish was at an angle so I guess it was 1.5m. The video was shot without using lights so all of the red is gone and brown becomes dark blue. When we turn on our dive lights it is like Star Wars with red light sabres. The monkfish has a neon flag that it uses to attract small fish.
It is odd, we all just about have a no take policy but all eat fish. The boat skippers all say no take but in other days do angling trips. Some areas are now protected and you can see the benefits. We actually will cut a fishing line if it’s on our dive as it is a danger to us.
Here's one for ya What are the lowest and highest numbers that have been used on football players shirts in the professional game?
When I was on the fish market, they were always landed as Monkfish tails, as basically they are all head with not much body which just looks like a tail.
Congratulations are in order. I hadn't had a No2 in over week, but I've just had three big jobs. That's why I'm up at 4am. Senacot is a wonderful thing
