Wow what a session, enjoyed the video and nice to see you catching, thanks for sharing with us.

@SaltwaterAngler

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Nice afternoon fishing, wish I was there !

A very productive session hope that you enjoyed eating them. When I did my sea fishing way back in the 1950s/early 1960s there weren't any size limits and except for cod we kept the smaller ones for eating returning the larger fish. This was particularly so with bass, the ideal eating fish was about 35cm, pan sized. Incidentally I commercially fished for shrimp back then in Pevensey Bay and often had a bonus dab. This video brought back many memories, thanks.

@SaltwaterAngler

4 ай бұрын

What a terrific comment tony thank you. Enjoyed reading that

@tonycamplin8607

4 ай бұрын

@@SaltwaterAngler Not as much as I did watching your video I'm sure.

@markmeyer9897

4 ай бұрын

@@SaltwaterAngler when u coming to cornwall to do a film

Great to see you back on KZread 😊🎬

@SaltwaterAngler

5 ай бұрын

Thanks, now go watch All the video I’ll be asking questions 😀

great to have you back

Oh That’ sound of the sea ♥️ thank you good to have you back looking forward to your next one 👍

@SaltwaterAngler

5 ай бұрын

Yes I thought the shingle sounded pretty powerful today despite the calm conditions

Awesome again Matt, loved catching dabs from beach & old Hastings pier, loved eating them as well ,dad would put them under the grill whole, spoke 2 a lady at the gym who just got back from the UK told me the weather was ####$###T, weather here 40 + last week yet Saturday &Sunday under 30 ,days r getting shorter. Happy catching from Australia Nick

@SaltwaterAngler

4 ай бұрын

Nick, sorry for the delay. KZread blocked this comment just because of the hashtags! ill take your 40 degrees!

Cheers Matt 👍🏼 another great video as always.

@SaltwaterAngler

5 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

nice one mate , agree lovely eating fish

@SaltwaterAngler

5 ай бұрын

They are sort of sweeter than other flat fish. I prefer Plaice in Summer but as a winter flatfish YES!

Great video as usual. I too share your love of the humble Dab 👍

@SaltwaterAngler

5 ай бұрын

Good to hear it Brendon👍

@northeastangling

5 ай бұрын

@@SaltwaterAngler Not sure who Brendon is, but I am sure he shares our love 🤣

Nice work again ❤

@SaltwaterAngler

4 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, Yea i do like those dabs great fun. Im sure if we refined techniques there could be many more ! But happy for sure

Could listen to the waves push the stones all day.. great editing as always champ..🎣

@SaltwaterAngler

5 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Fantastic video as usual fun to watch thanks for the sharing

@SaltwaterAngler

5 ай бұрын

Hello mate , thanks 🙏

Nice one Matt. Dabs for tea it is lol 😊 just ordered my book looks great.

@SaltwaterAngler

5 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! Hopefully filled with magnificent catches. To be honest when patterns emerge it can really help when and how to fish. I think wind direction and previous conditions are golden

Good video sir !! I used to use a 5 Oz weight but always felt it was too heavy so IV moved down to a 4 Oz and it casts much better and further

@SaltwaterAngler

4 ай бұрын

Good stuff

Well done, great session! And video/camera work on point as usual 📸🎥😎😍

@SaltwaterAngler

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for noticing I’ve always said our coastline deserves to be filmed as best as possible. Some improvements coming this year.

great content as always. i to like the trusty old dab, shame they didnt go a few pound bigger for the table

@SaltwaterAngler

5 ай бұрын

Yea you need a few or just one of those record breaking 2lbers!

Great video matt. Really enjoyed it. I had a feeling the first bite you had was a whiting but wasn't expexlcting to see a big slug as well 🤣🤣 i do love dabs as well there a cracking eating fish. I havnt had much if a chance to fish for them but when i do i hope for a good session. All the best mate tight lines 🎣🎣🎣

@SaltwaterAngler

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it thanks for that ! I think o was expecting dabs so a bit of confirmation bias for me

Another brilliant Vid, well done mate

@SaltwaterAngler

4 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

Dungeness was fall of dabs this weekend , good to see more about this year

@SaltwaterAngler

5 ай бұрын

Yes indeed I’m hearing 30 per angler

well done matt, a good days fishing , and a really good feed. I am surprized that you didn't bring in a few flounders! take care and regards patrick chapman

@SaltwaterAngler

5 ай бұрын

Yes , the flounder tend to come on first of the flood though , thanks Patrick

another great video salt water love dabs

@SaltwaterAngler

5 ай бұрын

Thanks glad your enjoying it

The Dabs up my way are big, chunky things. Great fun on a light set up.

@SaltwaterAngler

5 ай бұрын

Yes we have been trying to find bigger specimens this week !

Great session Matt, I had similar last Saturday, good fun and lovely eating fish. P S, Good to meet you at the beach Wednesday

@SaltwaterAngler

5 ай бұрын

Hello mate ! Yes what a joy that little fish is mate

@bobbutton6080

5 ай бұрын

maybe next year we will see some bigger fish :)@@SaltwaterAngler

hello matt, hope all is well, can you do a video on rod and reel maintenance, I just got my hands on a Sedona what should I do to keep it running smoothly for a long time

@SaltwaterAngler

4 ай бұрын

Yes i will do this for Lure fishing gear in the Summer

Great video again. Why are the dabs so much smaller nowadays? Such a shame. I don't know why. I have noticed them shrink over the last 40 years.

@SaltwaterAngler

5 ай бұрын

Thanks as always, no some good sizes here and elsewhere this week compared to previous years. Still a long way short of the 1930s record fish though of over 2lb!

@ironix1

5 ай бұрын

@@SaltwaterAngler Thanks Matt. I don't see as many around the 1lb mark nowadays. The local matches to me have noticed the difference too.

@user-ut6mw3ot2s

5 ай бұрын

Enjoyable video again Matt, hope you are well. Not seen hardly any rocking here in broadstairs for a number of years. This year however there has been quite a few. Used to be if you caught them that was the kiss of death for anything else! Dabs I agree are great eating better than plaice in my opinion. Best wishes , Dave

@yorkshireaquatics9537

5 ай бұрын

Some nice big Dab up in Yorkshire over the last couple of years. Worth taking for dinner at least. 😊

@excaliber4ps

5 ай бұрын

Commercial fishing & habitat destruction contribute to smaller sizes

Good to see you back Matt. Nice video what is the problem with rockling? Good day fishing

@SaltwaterAngler

5 ай бұрын

They are the slowest to the bait so normally a slug means poor fishing !

They always used to be prolific and larger at Langney point before the harbour appeared which messed up a lot of things

@SaltwaterAngler

5 ай бұрын

Yea some good sizes , I think it’s weather patterns over a number of years too.

How would one go about preparing the dab, Matt? Absolutely LOVE seafood. Had some stunning whiting with some plump scallops, water cress, rock samphire, and chanterelle mushrooms last week. All fresh from a fishmonger at Long Lock, near Penzance, just divine! Got slaughter at work for professing to be an angler then buying fish to eat!!! 😬

@SaltwaterAngler

5 ай бұрын

Your making us hungry - with the dab two sort of butterfly fillets a good flexible blade run down the bone. Ha you can do both catch and buy !

Great channel 👍 subbed

@SaltwaterAngler

5 ай бұрын

Welcome 🎸🎣

one of the tastiest fish in the sea

@SaltwaterAngler

5 ай бұрын

Yes I agree !

Great video matt , didnt realise you could take dab that size, when does the place arrive in Eastbourne? ....Brendon

@SaltwaterAngler

5 ай бұрын

There’s no legal size buts plenty of 25 cm fish around

I had a dab 2 weeks ago was 31 cm biggest ive ever seen didnt think it was as i was reeling it in, until i saw in was see through

@SaltwaterAngler

5 ай бұрын

31 is fantastic !

@dannyboii4351

5 ай бұрын

@@SaltwaterAngler I released it as I'm not a massive fish eater, it was caught from Humber estuary via stallinbourgh wall on a rig for a cod 🤣 typical also had a mitton crab weird things lol

@dannyboii4351

5 ай бұрын

@@SaltwaterAngler I checked shore caught record as I thought maybe 🤣 but nah to my suprise they grow bigger than I thought can't remember exact weight tho

The Little Taps could 'sometimes' be crabs and lobsters' of course.

@SaltwaterAngler

5 ай бұрын

Generally yes but specially here look how they are more like rattles consistent with a fish.

They say flounder don't taist nice is it true mate

@SaltwaterAngler

4 ай бұрын

Yes it’s true. Possibly localised so many flounder from rivers and muddy silty bottoms or even pollution. A flounder from the open sea can taste alright in my experience.

@andysimmosimpsonakaeccentr2837

4 ай бұрын

@@SaltwaterAngler thanks mate

Must've or must have not must of.

@SaltwaterAngler

5 ай бұрын

Thank you !