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Grey Triggerfish

Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2017 12:18 am
by TimOH
Sea Angling Ireland - Boat & Shore Tactics, Irish Record and Specimen sizes http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/fish ... erfish.htm
More information on the status, distribution, rigs and techniques http://britishseafishing.co.uk/triggerfish/
The scientific bit from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_triggerfish

Francis Horgan caught one in 2014, I finally found the photo. viewtopic.php?f=50&t=4034&p=40380&hilit=trigger#p40380
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Re: Grey Triggerfish

Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 10:21 pm
by Irelander
I have found (outside of Ireland at least) these fish seem indiscriminate on what they eat, happily taking a Sibiki rig, hard plastic lure (prepare for it to be destroyed), and or strips of mullet. They are extremely aggressive and will take chunks out of each other when you hook one. They destroy hooks as well. Great fight in them.
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Picture taken outside of Ireland, pacific side of rep panama.

Re: Grey Triggerfish

Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 11:15 pm
by TimOH
Nice! Would love to catch one but I've many more easy species to add to my list first. Lifetime total is only 25.

Re: Grey Triggerfish

Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 8:57 am
by jurgenhofman
we take them while spearfishing too, very tasty fish, but keep your fingers away from them! they bite through everything!

Re: Grey Triggerfish

Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:55 am
by TimOH
People are going to be offering you money to tell them where!

Re: Grey Triggerfish

Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 4:18 pm
by jurgenhofman
TimOH wrote: Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:55 am People are going to be offering you money to tell them where!
I will ask you guys a lot of help.. so no need to pay.
we get them around the Beara Peninsula, depending where the warmer stream is.

Re: Grey Triggerfish

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 12:40 pm
by Barry Christy
TimOH wrote: Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:55 am People are going to be offering you money to tell them where!
I've been given a location in cork :)

Re: Grey Triggerfish

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 12:43 pm
by TimOH
Barry Christy wrote: Wed Feb 20, 2019 12:40 pm
TimOH wrote: Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:55 am People are going to be offering you money to tell them where!
I've been given a location in cork :)
You owe me for Avenza...

Re: Grey Triggerfish

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 1:19 pm
by Barry Christy
TimOH wrote: Wed Feb 20, 2019 12:43 pm
You owe me for Avenza...
Avenza?

Re: Grey Triggerfish

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 1:34 pm
by TimOH
The seabed app

Re: Grey Triggerfish

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 2:05 pm
by Barry Christy
TimOH wrote: Wed Feb 20, 2019 1:34 pmThe seabed app
Ah yes, the reef has me smiling all morning.

Re: Grey Triggerfish

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 3:27 pm
by Dave O Donovan
Barry Christy wrote: Wed Feb 20, 2019 12:40 pm
TimOH wrote: Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:55 am People are going to be offering you money to tell them where!
I've been given a location in cork :)
You owe me too.