Weaver fish

[yorkio]

Yeah, come to think of it I remember some Rick Stein program in France where they hoy all fish into a pan to make fish soup, weavers included.

My mum bought one from the fish stall at Romford market when I was a kid. I can't remember what it tasted like, so it can't have been that bad. She didn't buy it again though, so it can't have been that good either, I suppose.

[Hadji Kareem]

There's some good and bad stories on this thread. Had to google the little bu**er. Here's a couple of pics if like me you're not sure what to look for.

[Hartlepool codder]

could of been nasty that, if it had got down his throat

ai well he shouldnt of pushed me out the way haha nar hes mad and it just ended up being a good laff in the end

[Shilbottler]

Weaver Sting

Fishing just off Cullernose Point a couple of years ago I pulled up a flatty on the bottom hook, hooked in its back, don't know how that was possible. On the other was a nice little golden coloured fish, I took it off and was pricked by its spines. The only real effect was an itcheness a bit like a mosquito bite can't say I suffered much.

But I'm wiser now !

[g.ordon]

Well done for catching a fish at Cullernose!

[Hartlepool codder]

Fishing just off Cullernose Point a couple of years ago I pulled up a flatty on the bottom hook, hooked in its back, don't know how that was possible. On the other was a nice little golden coloured fish, I took it off and was pricked by its spines. The only real effect was an itcheness a bit like a mosquito bite can't say I suffered much.

But I'm wiser now !

'on the other was a nice little golden coloured fish' lmfao made me laff that but i am glad the poisen did not affect you mate

[5150]

Emergency treatment is just to imerse the area in water as hot as you can stand, it breaks the toxins down. Pain killers and a quick check over at the local A&E.

[Red5]

Emergency treatment is just to imerse the area in water as hot as you can stand, it breaks the toxins down. Pain killers and a quick check over at the local A&E.

Great advice mate....That was just what I was about to recommend

[treeboa]

im a tropical marine fishkeeper, we have a few little `tards` in the fishkeeping game that hit as bad if not worse than weavers, been hit by a couple nasty ones and standard practice is plunge the affected part into hot as you can stand water, needs to be done asap though which aint always possible on a beach, one the reasons i dont mix milk in my flask, carry it separate, just in case, i can use it in place of hot water then, the smaller lesser weaver is the most poisonous and if someones got a bad ticker actually capable of killing them !!

[5150]

Used to work in an aquarium, trying to hand feed a Volitans that was refusing to take dead food was always fun!
I love the Pterios Radiata more though, so much more delicate looking.

[super-MAGuire]

the lion fish, P. Radiata are killers like... not likely to be found in the north sea mind... like the cod atm

[peeagee]

I don't even know if this guy knows how to fish. Most people don't go out trying to catch Wever fish. Probably got a millionare turbo and a WR 300. Poser

[g.ordon]

c u joined m8

[gadji]

weaver treatment

stood on something while swimming on holiday in portugal,the pain was the worst i'v experienced. hobbled a mile to a marina all the while the pain travelling up to my neck,sweating buckets, panic kicking in. a woman on a boat who understood my story brought a bucket and poured a whole bottle of bleach in, told me to put foot in topped it up water. almost instant cure. now always wear trainers.

[lingking]

weaver

people react very differently to the sting,some barely noticeothers are laid low and in a lot of pain