Breiflabb technique

[atomichaggis]

Has anyone caught one of these monsters and how? As I understand they are ambush predators... so You would have to drop a lure right on top of them? or do they follow scent streams from baits? Anyone got any tips?

Davie

[Trond]

https://www.fiskersiden.no/forum/index.php?showtopic=6767

[atomichaggis]

Cheers! just as I thought.

[LasseB]

A couple of years ago, I caught a baitfish (breiflabb) in Saltstraumen, nearby Bodø. I was fishing from the shore, and I jused a pirk, with some parts of coalfish hanging from the hooks. After that I have never caught baitfish, but from time to time the baitfish (and halibuts, by the way) can be seen when it is swimming underneath the the surface.

Good luck.

Endret January 26, 2007 av LasseB

[atomichaggis]

A couple of years ago, I caught a baitfish (breiflabb) in Saltstraumen, nearby Bodø. I was fishing from the shore, and I jused a pirk, with some parts of coalfish hanging from the hooks. After that I have never caught baitfish, but from time to time the baitfish (and halibuts, by the way) can be seen when it is swimming underneath the the surface.

Good luck.

Saltstraumen is the place with whirlpools and fierce tides? I think I've seen some videos of there and the fishing looked excellent but a bit scary out in boats there.

It sounds like pure luck with the Breiflabb unless You catch them on a spear :-) I wish I knew a tried and tested way to catch them on a line cos they are one of My favourite fish to eat... hard to beat a whole roasted tail.

Davie

[LasseB]

Saltstraumen is the place with whirlpools and fierce tides? I think I've seen some videos of there and the fishing looked excellent but a bit scary out in boats there.

It sounds like pure luck with the Breiflabb unless You catch them on a spear :-) I wish I knew a tried and tested way to catch them on a line cos they are one of My favourite fish to eat... hard to beat a whole roasted tail.

Davie

That's right, Davie. Saltstraumen is the heaviest malestrom in the world, so safety and respect are two good countersigns to follow. A larger boat has no problems in Saltstraumen, but smaller boats could get problems.

Baitfish is a wonderful fish to eat.

[Triturus]

Baitfish, Lasse?

Angler/Monkfish.

[atomichaggis]

Baitfish, Lasse?

Angler/Monkfish.

The British argue about the name of this fish more than anyone.

'Monkfish' is actually a shark, sometimes called the Angel shark which looks similar to the AnglerFish, hence the confusion.

This has been happening for so long now that Fishmongers have been selling the Anglerfish tails as 'Monkfish tails' and now most British people call them Monkfish.

best just call them Breiflabb and avoid confusion

Davie

[Fiskemannen]

A couple of years ago, I caught a baitfish (breiflabb) in Saltstraumen, nearby Bodø. I was fishing from the shore, and I jused a pirk, with some parts of coalfish hanging from the hooks. After that I have never caught baitfish, but from time to time the baitfish (and halibuts, by the way) can be seen when it is swimming underneath the the surface.

Good luck.

I caught one with the exact same bait, a pirk wih a piece of coalfish. That was just a small one, maybe 2 kgs and I caught it from boat.

[atomichaggis]

I caught one with the exact same bait, a pirk wih a piece of coalfish. That was just a small one, maybe 2 kgs and I caught it from boat.

around Haugesund? How deep were You fishing?

Davie

[Atle M]

vi have caught them on pirk,shads and different sorts of bait...think it's just a matter of hitting the spot where they are

[Fiskemannen]

around Haugesund? How deep were You fishing?

Davie

North of Karmøy, close to Osnes. About 20-30 meters I suppose.