Common skate fishing off Baltimore, Ireland

Playing and landing a common skate on 'Rooster' on a bright and breezy day in an area known as Skate Alley off Baltimore in south west Ireland. The fish has come to the surface because the line has got caught around the tail. Because the skate, a female, is a relatively small one she can be lifted back into the sea fairly easily by hand. Just visible in the video are the net sling and derrick which simplify the job with larger skate.

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Sports

Tags:

• sea
• angling
• common
• skate
• fishing