seaham southy

[The Great Wallsendo]

believe me its a whitey . the bottom lip was torn from the hooks. you can tell by the colours. its not a pollock and its not a coalie.

was on the seaham south pier, saw lamps up and doxn the coast, must of been a comp on. got more pictures to prove its a white.

don't think anyone's having a go...just a tricky picture...get the others up

 

[codseeker]

most defanatley a whiting the more i view it

 

[anndy]

i will tell you wot it is

it's a bobby dazzler well done

 

[mick dunn]

Saw a lad on the south pier when we checking out where to fish. Think you were on your own and had a red hat on.
Is this pier difficult to get on and is it owned by the Seaham angling club.

Cheers Mick.

 

[codseeker]

its a obstacle course to get on to lol

 

[dizzydaz]

crackin fish mate well done

 

[Cawtoot]

UK record for a Whiting is 4lb 0oz, so that is very close to a new UK record. I guess it will be a North East record.

Need to see more pictures, it still looks a bit Pollacky to me.

 

[Davyred]

Just had a look at these pics...

Whiting....

Pollack...

Biggest difference to me is the Pollacks first Dorsal fin, more pointed than the Whiting. The last Dorsal on a whiting is more pointed than a pollacks as well.

A pollacks Anal fin is a lot bigger than a Whiting, and the whitings gill cover is corrogated.


But for all this, the more I look at it, the more I think its a Pollack, just for its head alone. A whitings bottom jaw doesn't protrude its top.


The tail would tell you for definite though...

 

[jarrowviking]

Caught loads of Pollack in my time and have to say it looks like a Pollack to me to. The South pier is built on rough ground which Pollack like and Whiting don't. A better picture would clinch it but I have to say Pollack for the moment.

Having said that I really hope it is a massive Whitey, well done either way it's an excellent catch.
Here's a pic of a good size Whiting from Steetley pier.

This is the fish caught from Seaham, South pier.....

Here's a similiar size Pollack

Is it a Pollack or is it a Whiting?

 

[Markie1]

Wouldn't the teeth be a givaway? I don't remember Pollock having whiting like teeth.
There's only way to settle this case and that's with the dental records

 

[YoursTruly]

Humble opinion

Humble opinion

I have looked at pics and can see why the confusion, but after looking long and hard i think its a Whiting.
Look at the tail end colouring, look at the eyes also, then compare it with Jarrow viking pics.

I am pretty convince it is a whiting and i am sure deans would know a whiting from a pollack.

 

[tonynufc]

Caught loads of Pollack in my time and have to say it looks like a Pollack to me to. The South pier is built on rough ground which Pollack like and Whiting don't. A better picture would clinch it but I have to say Pollack for the moment.

Having said that I really hope it is a massive Whitey, well done either way it's an excellent catch.
Here's a pic of a good size Whiting from Steetley pier.

This is the fish caught from Seaham, South pier.....

Here's a similiar size Pollack

Is it a Pollack or is it a Whiting?

i still say its a pollock, look at the shape of the lateral line its similar on both the pollock pictures and also look at the shape of the gill covers its also similar on the pollock pictures..... just my opinion though.

 

[silent striker]

where are you coming from,its a whightie,how do you get confused with a polack and a whightie,can understand pollack and a collie sometimes,

 

[Davyred]

where are you coming from,its a whightie,how do you get confused with a polack and a whightie,can understand pollack and a collie sometimes,

Pollack and coalies are easy to distinguish. Pollack have dark lateral lines and protruding bottom jaws, coalies have white laterals, and no protruding jaw.

The more I look at it, the more I say Pollack. If you look at pics of all big whiting, they have a sort of hump on their heads just behind the eye - this one doesn't. And that bottom jaw definitely protrudes.

As for the colour, the tail colour of the fish in the bottom 2 pics are very similar.

Like I said previously, if you could see the fishes tail fin, you'd be able to tell straight away.

EDIT: Another easy way to tell is Whiting have a black spot at the base of their pectoral fin. The top pic has one, the bottom two don't.

Pollack for me.

 

[RossW]

Let's call it a Whitellock!!....... (eventhoughit'sapollack IMHO)

 

[Charlton]

would love to see a clearer picture to make sure, on first glances I thought what a lovely whiting, not so sure now, four things
1/ the pectoral fin in a whiting is slightly different with a slightl straight top edge, compared to the roundness of a pollacks.
2/ the change in direction in the lateral line is more pronounced in a pollock, the whitings is more smooth.
3/ there is no white edge along the anal fins
if you compare the fish these can be seen,
4/ the size of the fish, it is the size of a 3-8-0 pollock, i would have thought that a whiting having lighter meat the fish would have been a lot fatter and maybe a shade longer, but this could just be due to the angle the photo was taken, but would still like to see a better photo to make sure.

 

[harry barker]

!!!!!!!!

 

[craigfuller79]

looks like a pollack to me as well caught loads a cross the west coast sorry mate nice fish anyway

 

[YoursTruly]

The more i look at it i see whiting then pollack then whiting, so on and so forth, very confusing.
As Alan says, if only we could see clearer pic then it could clear things up.

Not sitting on the fence, but now i really could not say for sure.

 

[Deans]

heres more pics.