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Rubber band on dogfish

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  • 28-09-2009 10:58am
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    Half-cocked
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    I caught a dogfish off Bray Head yesterday with a rubber band around its body, just behing the head. The band had cut right down into the flesh near the gills. I was able to carefully remove it and the fish swam off. It was like removing a stitch, the flesh had healed over it in places. Just wondering has anyone come across this? The band must have been put on deliberately and was causing a really nasty injury:mad: Perhaps whoever did it didn't realize it would cut into the fish. If it was anyone who reads this, please STOP. There's no need for cruelty in our sport.


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    Doc Farrell
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    i doubt it was anybody who reads here as all here seem to be the real deal as opposed to assclowns.

    i suspect it was part of a discarded weighted rig rather than done intentionally?

    maybe it was done on purpose, there's more than enough muppets in the world who would do it.


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    tricky D
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    It's more likely to be plain old pollution. We're throwing so much plastic into the sea these days.

    Google for:
    pacific plastic vortex gyre


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    mawk
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    maybe some fellah caught a few fish the same size and wanted to prove to himself that they were different individual fish, so banded him and cast out again?


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    stevenmu
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    I know when people are dead-baiting they'll often use a band to try and make sure they don't loose the bait. Could it have been used as live bait?


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    adam2040
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    Have got dogfish like this before, but elastic band was not cutting into the fish. Band removed and fish was released


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    Half-cocked
    Registered Users Posts: 4,319 ✭✭✭Half-cocked


    adam2040 wrote: »
    Have got dogfish like this before, but elastic band was not cutting into the fish. Band removed and fish was released

    This was a real small band that couldn't have got on accidentaly. A larger, looser band wouldn't cut in. What surprised me was the rough doggy skin didn't wear through the rubber.


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    adam2040
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    Would be dissapointed if this was delibrately done, but there are some so called anglers out and about that dont help the sport and give the rest of us a bad name.:(


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    Degsy
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    stevenmu wrote: »
    I know when people are dead-baiting they'll often use a band to try and make sure they don't loose the bait. Could it have been used as live bait?


    For what? A swordfish?Doggies are big,remember!


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    stevenmu
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    Degsy wrote: »
    For what? A swordfish?Doggies are big,remember!

    I was thinking of tope or some other type of shark. Also the fact that it was likely much smaller when the band was put on. I haven't done much sea fishing, and I never have and never would live bait (even if it was legal and standard practice) so I don't really know if that's feasible or not.

    Thinking about it again it's probably very unlikely, I can't see how it would have got away with the band still on it.


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    josey_whale
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    tricky D wrote: »
    It's more likely to be plain old pollution. We're throwing so much plastic into the sea these days.

    Google for:
    pacific plastic vortex gyre


    I just did exactly that... and came across a youtube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w39-gdWW4-E

    A quote.... "the use of permanent materials for disposable products" kinda fcuked up really


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