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The Big Ones - 2007

There are only three rules:

  1. All fish must be caught in the seas covered by the UK Forecast area
  2. The fish must be heavier than the previous entry, if one already exists. Equal weights won't count.
  3. Fish on the NFSA Mini-Species list and fish under 1lb for all other species will not be counted due to the inaccuaracy of weighing live fish at sea.

Furthermore, to clarify the entry to the "Big Ones" list. You don't necessarily have to catch a big fish to get on the list. If you catch a particular species that is not listed and provided that it exceeds 1lb in weight, record it, even if it is a tiddler for that species. You never know, you may be the only skipper to have caught one by the end of the year.

It may be worthwhile taking a record of this list afloat with you too.

 
Species Boat Name
Weight
Date Caught
Common Skate Catchalot 220lb 26th August
Tope 3 Sisters 93lb 10th June
Conger Eel Catchalot 31lb 10oz 20th October
Blonde Ray Lady Christine 31lb 8oz 17th February
Bull Huss Iona IV 19lb 8oz 6th October
Undulate Ray Sammy 18lb 6th April
Thornback Ray Hellraiser 16lb 11oz 11th April
Spurdog Hellraiser 16lb 2oz 8th April
Starry Smoothound Tamar Lady 15lb 26th May
Common Smoothound Moby 14lb 26th May
Ling 3 Sisters 13lb 22nd September
Pollack Raider 11lb 13oz 22nd October
Small Eyed Ray Tamar Lady 11lb 12oz 29th September
Cod Tamar Lady 11lb 3rd November
Bass Tamar Lady 8lb 22nd September
Turbot Tamar Lady 8lb 26th June
Brill Tamar Lady 5lb 10oz 4th August
Spotted Ray Sea Mouse 4lb 8th June
Ballan Wrasse Lady Janice 3lb 12oz 6th October
Black Bream Tamar Lady 3lb 10oz 26th May
Tub Gurnard Tamar Lady 3lb 8oz 6th October
LS Dogfish Tiercel 3lb 8oz 29th September
Plaice Sea Mouse 3lb 8oz 8th June
Thin Lipped Mullet Sammy 3lb 8oz 20th May
Cuckoo Ray Catchalot 2lb 8oz 20th October
John  Dory Mojo 2lb 4oz 7th October
Coalfish Iona IV 2lb 4oz 25th April
Whiting Tamar Lady 2lb 3oz 22nd December
Black Mouthed Dogfish Morag 2lb 2oz 22nd July
Haddock Hellraiser 2lb 1oz 2nd June
Trigger Fish Lady Christine 1lb 10oz 21st October
Mackerel Raider 1lb 10oz 10th June
Flounder Iona IV 1lb 10oz 25th April
Short Spined Sea Scorpion Hellraiser 1lb 8oz 7th June
Blue Whiting Santarez 1lb 8oz 11th April
Pouting Sea Mouse 1lb 4oz 26th May
Cuckoo Wrasse Catchalot 1lb 3oz 17th June
Red Mullet Teignmouth Lady 1lb 17th March
 
 

* Estimated Weight

Please note that the list above is a record of the biggest examples of fish reported by the competitors of the Annual Bragging Race. It was brought to our attention that some species may be below the MAFF/NSFA minimum size limits. All competitors wish it to be known that only fish that exceed the minimum size limits are taken "for the pot", but any fish that the competitor considers may make it onto this list are weighed/recorded and where necessary returned unharmed.