Tope or spurdog would be my guess?

 

going by how much of a curve shape there is to the bite i wouldnt say it was anything that big, possibly an eel

 

I would say conger mate

 

Im going with an eel as well, or possibly a huss

 

There loads of strap conger around this year

 

Don't eels have more of a crushing jaw than serious teeth? I mean, I know you wouldn't stick your fingers in there , but that whiting looks bitten clean through rather than mangled, that's what made me think of spurs?
Have had whiting on the boat bitten through by spurs before, but can't recall what those bites were like tbh

 

very clean cut indeed ,don't think a strap, :thumbsdown:would be more ripped flesh ,and finish the job ,bull Huss wont do that either imo ,I'd say small Tope looking how clean cut and the sharp curve it's left ,even the small ones can draw a nasty slice,razor sharp mini perfect killing machine ,if your getting bitten off as well then Tope will be the coalprit,:wink:live bait rig with thick mono or good quality wire ,:thumbsup:
good luck and keep us posted
bomb:thumbsup:

 

You're gonna have to go back and let us know :thumbsup:

 

Very highly convinced that the culprit is a small Tope :thumbsup:

 

You're gonna need a bigger boat...

 

Big squid

 

Squid bite is a V and that is a U .

 

Probably a Spur.

 

Maybe a cuttle ...

 

Cuttle has a V shape bite same as squid , think the culprit was spur or tope and only a little one .

 

Lesser spotted sand goby? :veryconfused:

 

Might even be a seal as the water isn't that deep

 

big Hake.

 

Looks too clean cut which leans towards cutting teeth (shark family) rather than spike toothed like hake or ling .

 

Thanks for the replies, could be a shark indeed. I remember my dad telling me something big, brown chased his plaice to the surface, this was on a previous session before the one mentioned above.

The picture dates from august, do you think these kind of banks will produce sharks in winter (now?)
Would this be a good place for cod as well?

 

Banks will hold all sorts of fish in season. Not sure where you're fishing but it's got to be worth a try.
I expect the whiting are there in force now and the likes of spurdog and cod will be chasing them.
Finding a feature to fish over is often more than half the battle...

 

Got to be a small shark, the bite looks really clean and the bite didn't register.Tope or spurdog maybe a small porby. I don't Know how far the blues push up that way but they tend to feed on pelagic fish anyway

 

I'd say small tope or spurdog

 

Lobster

 

If your in Belgium it's a very good chance it was a tope as there in the se corner a lot end of channel/bottom of north sea

 

brexit

 

Hi guys,

I've recently started boat fishing as my father bought a boat not so long ago.
A couple of months ago, we were fishing this new bank we've found with a drop from 40ft to 13ft, clearly visible with waves on the surface.

We anchored about 200ft from the drop and caught some whiting and flatties.
Two times I reeled up and found that I had hooked a whiting but it was bitten in half!
Didn't see a bite or anything.
I tried livebaiting as well as mackerel flappers after that but without results.

It's been puzzling me for some time what might've been down there.
I suppose it's some kind of shark species but I have no clue which one as the only shark I've caught was a 2 ft smoothhound.
I do want to try this place again in 2017 but maybe better prepared!

Any ideas?

Here's a pic. View attachment 668433

Defanitley Santa Claus learning his reindeer the art of fishing merry Xmas and hope everyone atleast gets Afew cod.