02-21-2011, 02:14 PM | #1 |
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Kayak Conger Caper
In the UK, we have a fish called a conger eel. They are really tough and can swim backwards which usually means a really good scrap. They can grow to 100 lbs+, but generally they are alot smaller. In the autumn I had a really good session for them in the fast flowing muddy waters of the Bristol Channel. I thought you might like to see the video (apologies - I don't know how to embed a Youtube video)... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FDqIUQPRIA Enjoy ! Dizzy. |
02-21-2011, 02:22 PM | #2 |
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Welcome! I think I know why you go by the name of Dizzy - hard to watch that top view.
Looks like some rough conditions. Thanks for sharing. |
02-21-2011, 02:30 PM | #3 |
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Yes, I know what you mean - it was a bit choppy that day; Great fun though !
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02-21-2011, 03:32 PM | #4 |
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Nice post, thanks Dizzy.
Can you eat them suckers? I know that one of the best tasting fish I ever had in my life was a smoked freshwater eel in Europe. They were much smaller than the ones you got. You have a lot of peers that kayak fish? |
02-21-2011, 03:37 PM | #5 |
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Matt - You can eat conger eels, but they do not taste great. As you say, freshwater eels are nice smoked - but they don't fight as well as the congers !
There are lots of us over here that kayak fish - we ave a great laugh and a few comps. too. |
02-21-2011, 04:33 PM | #6 |
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Nice video. Looks like they could be really fun on light line.
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02-21-2011, 04:35 PM | #7 |
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Welcome dizzyfish!
I like how you have your rod holders! Hit the lakes today pulled 3x2lb trout....Tight lines! |
02-21-2011, 05:14 PM | #8 |
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welcome to the crew dizzy, thanks for sharing the fine video from "down under" two camera angles too that's two more than I have...nice job...
kinda look like the lizards on this side of the big pond... |
02-21-2011, 05:30 PM | #9 |
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nice, thanks for sharing!
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02-21-2011, 07:29 PM | #10 |
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Nice vid man! What was that bait you were using?
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02-21-2011, 07:33 PM | #11 |
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NICE GOING!!!
Are conger eels any good to eat? Always great to see fish from other parts of the world! Welcome to BWE! I embedded video for you - to get the code, just click on the Embed button on YouTube... Once you paste it in the thread, make sure you get rid of the hyperlink auto-formatting... |
02-22-2011, 09:15 AM | #12 |
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Very cool video. It's hard to pin down exactly why, but eels are just a little creepy. May be it's a snake thing. In the eel world congers are actually decent looking. Our eels here in Cali are kinda nasty, morreys just get uglier and uglier every time you see one, wolf eels are just amazingly ugly, and the blood sucking lampreys they call eels in the rivers of North Cal are on the sinister side. Mike
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02-22-2011, 11:20 AM | #13 |
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Thanks guys - glad you liked the video - thanks for the advice on how to embed - I will do that next time.
The congers are a bit scary - they have no fear and one of my mates has a phobia with them - they are like snakes, so that's probably what it is. The rod rests are RAM 119's - they are really verstaile because they can be moved around... Yep, lots of cameras and HD cams - I have a HB 987 side imaging sonar mounted on the Trident too - big boys toys.... You've gotta love it ! |
02-22-2011, 11:42 AM | #14 |
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I once worked with multi-beam sonar type device - combined with a bunch of other toys we could produce psuedo 3D images of the sea floor on the fly.
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03-01-2011, 08:18 PM | #15 |
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Great post
Love to see some fishing action from the other side thanks again for sharing enjoyed it
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03-01-2011, 09:44 PM | #16 |
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No bikini clad babes on that beach! Looks muddy and cold, slimy creatures, choppy, windy, wet...
Makes me want to go back to the UK! Thanks for posting. |
03-02-2011, 11:50 AM | #17 |
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Ahhhh, the bikini babes - sorry I cut that bit out (actually they were all over 80 and pushing zimmer frames)..... there's an image you didn't need
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03-02-2011, 09:35 PM | #18 |
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great post dizzy. i really appreciate the fact that you brits can take a plunge like us yanks on occasion
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