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Comber

Serranus cabrilla

Hani
Hani balığı

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Family: Serranidae
Order: Perciformes
Habitat: rocky bottom
Seas: Sea of Marmara, Mediterranean, Aegean Sea
Bait: shrimp, squid, sardine · micro jig, soft plastic
Technique: LRF, bottom fishing

Comber — Diego Delso (Wikimedia Commons) · source

Legal status

The regulation holds no separate minimum size or closed season entry for this species. The provisions for Türkiye as a whole apply.

Where is Comber caught?

Peak months by sea.

Sea of Marmara

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Natural bait: shrimp, European squid, European sardine; regional support: European anchovy / Atlantic horse mackerel / shrimp
Lure: micro jig, soft plastic
Technique: LRF, bottom

Aegean Sea

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Natural bait: shrimp, European squid, European sardine; regional support: European sardine / mamun / sülünez
Lure: micro jig, soft plastic
Technique: LRF

Mediterranean

peak this month

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Natural bait: shrimp, European squid, European sardine; regional support: European sardine / European squid / shrimp
Lure: micro jig, soft plastic
Technique: LRF, bottom

Bait and technique

Habitat: rocky bottom
Fishing technique: LRF, bottom fishing
Natural baits: shrimp, squid, sardine
Lures: micro jig, soft plastic

Tackle recipe

A setup to start from. Rod length, line diameter and drag are changed to suit the size of fish you are after and the current and bottom structure of the ground.

LRF

Light Rock Fishing

Small and medium shore species on light lures of about 1 – 12 g

Level: Beginner–Advanced
Effort: Low–Moderate

Rod: 1.80–2.40 m; 0.5–10 g
Reel: 1000–2500
Main line: PE 0.2–0.6 or 0.14–0.20 mm mono
Leader/trace: 0.16–0.26 mm fluorocarbon
Hook/lure: Jighead #10–#2; 0.5–7 g
Bait/lure: Micro jig
Connector: Swivel/clip; pick a suitable breaking strain
Rod: 1.80–2.40 m; 0.5–10 g
Reel: 1000–2500
Main line: PE 0.2–0.6 or 0.14–0.20 mm mono
Leader/trace: 0.16–0.26 mm fluorocarbon
Hook/lure: Jighead #10–#2; 0.5–7 g
Bait/lure: YEM0023
Connector: Swivel/clip; pick a suitable breaking strain

Watch out: Hooks, slippery ground and night visibility

Keep with you: Pliers, hook remover, glasses and first aid

Regulations: Communiqué 2024/21 Article 16 hook and line limits and place bans are checked

Frequently asked questions

Which seas is Comber found in?: In our records Comber appears in these seas: Sea of Marmara, Aegean Sea, Mediterranean, Adriatic — Albania, Ionian Sea — Albania, Bay of Vlorë — Albania, North Aegean & Thrace — Greece, Central & South Aegean — Greece, Ionian Sea — Greece, Crete & Libyan Sea — Greece, Güzelyurt Bay — Northern Cyprus, Kyrenia north coast — Northern Cyprus, Famagusta–İskele — Northern Cyprus, Karpas Peninsula — Northern Cyprus, Akamas–Paphos west coast — Southern Cyprus, Paphos–Limassol south coast — Southern Cyprus, Larnaca southeast coast — Southern Cyprus, Ayia Napa–Protaras — Southern Cyprus, Ligurian Sea — Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea — Italy, Adriatic — Italy, Ionian Sea — Italy, Strait of Sicily — Italy, Sardinian Sea — Italy, Atlantic Ocean — Spain, Mediterranean — Spain, Balearic Sea — Spain, Alboran Sea — Spain, Strait of Gibraltar — Spain.
In which months is Comber at its peak?: Peak periods by sea: Ionian Sea — Albania May–October; Adriatic — Albania May–October; Bay of Vlorë — Albania May–October; Sea of Marmara April–November; Mediterranean March–October; Aegean Sea all year; North Aegean & Thrace — Greece March–November; Central & South Aegean — Greece March–November; Ionian Sea — Greece March–November; Crete & Libyan Sea — Greece March–November; Mediterranean — Spain April, May, June, September, October; Famagusta–İskele — Northern Cyprus all year; Güzelyurt Bay — Northern Cyprus all year; Kyrenia north coast — Northern Cyprus all year; Karpas Peninsula — Northern Cyprus all year; Paphos–Limassol south coast — Southern Cyprus all year; Ayia Napa–Protaras — Southern Cyprus all year; Akamas–Paphos west coast — Southern Cyprus all year; Larnaca southeast coast — Southern Cyprus all year; Ligurian Sea — Italy April, May, June, September, October; Sardinian Sea — Italy April, May, June, September, October; Tyrrhenian Sea — Italy April, May, June, September, October; Adriatic — Italy April, May, June, September, October; Strait of Sicily — Italy April, May, June, September, October; Ionian Sea — Italy April, May, June, September, October; Alboran Sea — Spain April, May, June, September, October; Strait of Gibraltar — Spain April, May, June, September, October; Balearic Sea — Spain April, May, June, September, October; Atlantic Ocean — Spain May, June, July, October, November.
Which bait is Comber caught with?: Baits and lures on record: shrimp, European squid, European sardine, European anchovy, Atlantic horse mackerel, micro jig, soft plastic, mamun, sülünez.

Fishing grounds with this species

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