KOB

[Mike Smith]

Caught this decent looking Kob not too long ago at Wolfgat Nature Reserve. Not my PB but a nice size anyway. Was actually targeting Elf when I had a nice pickup and then I was on.

 

[BigG]

Nice fish, that kobby looks nice and fat

 

[Go fish]

That kob looks more like a belman ??!

 

[KLIPVIS]

lyk vir my ook soos n belman , klein mond

 

[BigG]

Just saw the small mouth now as well

Have you got another picture Mike ?

 

[sharkbyte]

Thats a siza Bellman!

 

[Mike Smith]

I must admit that the pictures are deceiving. I am obviously not a very good photographer. At first glance it does look like a Bellman but notice the position and size of the pectoral fins and the tail fin. A bellmans back is more curved than a kob. Also the absence of the beard on the fish is also a factor. The mouth seems small as it is in a partly closed position. It definitely is a Kob guys! I have caught too many of this species to be confused.

 

[BigG]

I didn't know myself until the other guys pointed it out, but looking at the following picture of a belman, i would also say your catch is a belman

 

[WalkersKiller]

Yeah, does look a lot like a belman! Nice catch though!

 

[Tivo]

Seker maar 'n klokkob , maki saki nice catch broe ::respekt:

 

[TRDwp]

Definitely a Belman. They look and taste similar too.Kob and Belman are "related" lol. Nice catch bud!

 

[Mike Smith]

Ok, I give up! I must concede that it does lokk like a Belman! Please no more pokes!

 

[Sailfish]

Mike Smith wrote:

Ok, I give up! I must concede that it does lokk like a Belman! Please no more pokes!

Mike if you still have the fish, you can go have a look and see if you can see a distinctive groath under the mouth of the fish that will confirm the spesie. Belman got as the name says a BELL under the fishes jaw. Nice fish there.

 

[aquadementia]

plus the shape of the tail in your first pic is a dead giveaway that its a baardman as we call em here...

nice one

 

[roland]

nice catch there, and tasty.


the one thing other than the ''bell'' under the mouth that shows me its a baardman/bellman , is the colour change to an almost black when its out the water for a while

 

[Dorado75]

i think the only reason it looks like a belman is that it has been scaled!

 

[Dillon]

Definitely a bellman...nice size though!!! Congrats Mike!!!

 

[TOE 007]

nice fish , i would however also agree with the guys , i looks like a Baardman , well without the bell , maybe just a Man .... LOL

Fish look very fat

 

[Mike Smith]

Yoh, Toe! If you look like a Baardman then I think I will like you! LOL!

 

[Dillon]

TOE 007 wrote:

nice fish , i would however also agree with the guys , i looks like a Baardman , well without the bell , maybe just a Man .... LOL

Fish look very fat