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pike · #1 Post by **pike** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 10:30 am

Hi all.
Where I can catch conger at this time of the year. Any advice ?

Conor P · #2 Post by **Conor P** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:48 pm

I'm not a Conger angler but I do know they can be caught in certain piers.

General bait is mack/squid on a size 7/0+ hook pennel rig.
You don't need to cast at all.

#3 Post by **stevecrow74** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 7:28 pm

Conor P wrote:size 7/0+ hook pennel rig.

you going for monsters.. :shock: :shock:
a single 4/0 with mack head or fillet will do

pike · #4 Post by **pike** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:09 pm

i know this already :) . But which pier , which town.. any idea. Thanks :D

#5 Post by **Mark the Seaman** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:26 pm

Dont know if you could get down...(Whats a man from Offaly doing Sea Angling!!! :D ) But the marina in Dingle always produces on a rising tide after dark.Try using a size 4/0 with a wire trace and the head + guts of a Mackerel.Good Luck!!

Mark

pike · #6 Post by **pike** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 10:37 pm

This is the passion... get up at 4 am drive 3-4 hours fishing 7-8 hours come back to home ..tired but happy. So where is conger, from Offaly i have "short" distance to Galway ,Dublin ,Clare any good pier thereabouts.

#7 Post by **eric** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 10:44 pm

contact captian birdseye (boycie) if you want details on how too catch em,

#8 Post by **boycie89** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 1:13 am

captain birds eye to the rescue :lol: 8) !!! ill pm ye my number mate !! i hate typin :lol: !! we can chat then !!

#9 Post by **Ronald** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 9:21 am

personnaly I'd fish with a single hook as getting a pennel rig out of a congers mouth would be a nightmare ,its hard enough getting 1 hook out ,also tend to fish with 8/0 bronzed O'shanessy , it rots away quickly if you have to leave the hook in the fish and the bigger size gives you something to grip when unhooking (use pliers or a T bar ) and the hook point wont get masked by the bait .
Heavy mono is better for your trace material 150lb minimum, though I've been broken by 20lb congers as they spin a bit when hooked and their teeth make a hell of a mess of the trace .
I dont know of anymarks near you but any pier with working fishing boats usually has a few conger knocking around ,also deep water rock marks with alot of kelp will hold fish ,using fresh bait caught in the area ie. pouting ,poorcod,coalie is normally a good bet as well .

#10 Post by **lumpy** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 1:23 pm

i'm like ronald on this although i tend to used doubled 130lb mono and 7/0 sakuma manta extra's. a like a big hook as i find i get a much better hook hold and tend not to get hooked deeper

#11 Post by MC » Sat Dec 15, 2007 11:20 pm

are congers still about shore marks this time of year, dont they move to deeper water in winter?

aaron · #12 Post by **aaron** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 12:27 am

yeh ive heard the same myself!! they move into deeper water in the winter! ive never caught a conger in winter eithher. if ya go to the east pier out in howth and look down in the rocks sometimes you see them but in winter you dont see any at all so maybe they do move off

#13 Post by **fenitbob** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:26 am

Fenit has a few congers they are usually there most of the year

#14 Post by **alannelson** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 9:30 am

aaron wrote:yeh ive heard the same myself!! they move into deeper water in the winter! ive never caught a conger in winter eithher. if ya go to the east pier out in howth and look down in the rocks sometimes you see them but in winter you dont see any at all so maybe they do move off

You can catch congers from the shore all year round peak time is august to october.

Conor P · #15 Post by **Conor P** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 11:37 am

stevecrow74 wrote:
Conor P wrote:size 7/0+ hook pennel rig.

you going for monsters.. :shock: :shock:
a single 4/0 with mack head or fillet will do

Monsters do give good fights and they will prevent small fish from eating it.
Besides 4/0 is what i used for rays.

okuma · #16 Post by **okuma** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:48 pm

:) 4/0 (pig tails) i use for codling.....on east coast :) pity its not as much ray here...

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