Anyone identify this

[GILL]

caught a few of these at fiscombe in torbay thought they were sea bass i ate them lol caught them on a £2 rod and reel set from wilko with shrimps as bait could they be wrasse

[Norfolkboy]

Looks like a Ballan Wrasse to me.

[fishypaul]

welcome to the forum gill,
yes, its a ballan wrasse mate,well done

[Gilbo]

Deffo a ballan wrasse.

[GILL]

thanks
they didnt taste that great
im new to sea fishing [usualy course fishing ]
realy enjoyed it we caught the shrimps in the pools and started pulling out the wrasse instantly some were quite colorfull must be quite a variation

[fishypaul]

Originally Posted by GILL

they didnt taste that great

i didn't think they were edible !

[GILL]

lol me and my 4 year old son fried them up when we got back
i felt a bit weird for a while after eating them

[Gilbo]

French use them in soups - but they would eat anything!

[Charter Skipper]

Originally Posted by fishypaul

i didn't think they were edible !

They aren`t !!!!

[biggun]

Originally Posted by Gilbo

French use them in soups - but they would eat anything!

Now now don't go French bashin! That's Gullyworm's job!

Welcome to the forum Gill and nice catch! I often wondered if they were edible!