New mystery species

[Sam Fuller]

Fished at Lyme Regis Monday trolling tiny feathers hoping for herring. Noticed a little nod on the rod so I realed in to see what looked like two small eels on the lures. On closer inspection they looked more like large sand eels. Unfortunately they also had very soft lips and fell off back into the sea. Do sand eels grow to 10 to 12 inches.

Sam.

[geejayy]

yes, greater sandeel or launce ,

good bass bait, not bad for rays either

http://www.uk-fish.info/pages/greatersandeel.html

[cerio86]

geejay is rite mate their called launce! however i have never heard of them being caught on feathers !!

[devondave]

yeah pick them up often down this way on the feathers .. especially from the boat

[cerio86]

on feathers dave ? do you keep them for bait then?

[big-al]

I've had a few of them on small red gill eels down here, use them for bait when bassing off the beach

[fishypaul]

didnt know people kept them, i thought you just launced them back into the sea..............



i'll get my coat

[zonnkers]

They are a very good Bass bait , in Kent we catch them on the banks and then use them as livebait over the wrecks on the way home the only problem is the jumbo Pouting like them as well.
And yes we catch them on small feathers or Sabaskis.

[nickthenovice]

I've seen them caught from Lime Regis by guys using small feather type lures