Poor Cod or Pout

[maghouse]

I can never get these right - at least ID a Poor Cod !

Caught this on Friday - slightly different to all the Pout I was catching, this one had no distinctive stripes, bigger eye & much bigger barb and a very distinctive lateral line ?

What do you think ?

[Portland Pirate]

Hi Maghouse.

It is a big Poor Cod. The larger eye is the main give away.

[gullyworm]

A very Poor Cod Rob

[mayoung]

it to do with the scales on a pout the scales will come off on your hands but he poor cods scales will not.

[vasos]

a poor cod not a bad catch actually!