In da Blue eye Club!!!!!!!! At last!!!!!

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Picked this wee fella today! and what a bargin!!!! Listed as a L191, and turned out to be this chess-nut! Estimated size was 9 inches. But he's clearly 12 inches, And chew chew to boot! He was the smaller of the 2 the gentleman had. The other being 16 inches+! The price was a cheap as chips too! Originally from Pier in Wigan. Enjoy:hi:





 
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ryannxs

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noooooooooooo!!!!! was this the guy who had the 114 as well? portsmouth? i was gonna go check em out but couldnt get off work!
 
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noooooooooooo!!!!! was this the guy who had the 114 as well? portsmouth? i was gonna go check em out but couldnt get off work!
Yep:yes: The L114 was big and plump! A very good 10 inches
And the 2 L48's were easy 12 inches plus!

Nice one Daryl:clap:
Thanks Ian!:clap:

Now i just have to see him eat! Turned his nose up at hikari and cucumber. I may drop a prawn or two in tonight, as this fella ahad a high protein diet b4 i got him:hi:
 

Oscar300

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Mate, looking good! Looks like a bes to me but I'm startIng to think there are 3 types of blue eye sp now. How's he doing? Also you were right about the size, he is a big boy :)
 

Oscar300

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Hi gecko,
Well to be honest I havent seen that many in the flesh but when you start looking at all the pics of the lastest blue eyes, the smaller BES look a little different to the bigger guys. Probably just an age and size thing but the eye colour on the smaller sp is darker as well. Been surfing round trying to find pics to prove my point but struggling abit lol.
The best comparision I can think of is this shot………but I think there your two? Im just going blue eye mad I think:wb:









 

Gecko

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Hi gecko,
Well to be honest I havent seen that many in the flesh but when you start looking at all the pics of the lastest blue eyes, the smaller BES look a little different to the bigger guys. Probably just an age and size thing but the eye colour on the smaller sp is darker as well. Been surfing round trying to find pics to prove my point but struggling abit lol.
The best comparision I can think of is this shot………but I think there your two? Im just going blue eye mad I think:wb:
I think I know what you mean but take it from me, even if you have seen more (as in my case) in the flesh, it gets more confusing...there are now some pcs that I cant immediately call out if BES or BEC....it is true that in the same shipment, with BES of the same body structure, profile, etc, the smaller ones have bluer eyes than the bigger ones. In the calender, my 15" TL BEC blue eye did not fade with age/size. His smaller companion is a BES.

I get confused when the shape, etc is that of BEC but there are spikes along the flank which I associate with BES....so glad I dont do this for a living:whistle:

Another observation is that after multiple shipments of BES, it suddenly dried up....followed by shipments after shipments of BECs of big and small sizes! I have stopped at 2 BEC and 1 BES (I think) but could have easily stocked up dozens....shipments are now on order, somebody hit the mother lode :dk:
 
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Oscar300

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Well its nice to know im not the only one being driven mad lol.

So my 12"TL BEC looks alot 'softer' than your 15"TL BEC making me think yours is BES lol. So saying that I would class this fish as a XXL BEC?



Would love to see some more shots of your fish Gecko and yours WW!

:eek:fftopic:abit mate sorry:whistle: