Duration: 12:30-15:30 & 18:30-01:30
Tide: Dropping for 1st session and rising for 2nd session
Weather: few showers otherwise fine little wind
Bait: Mackerel
Rigs: lures, one up one downs, one hook distance and animal rigs
Results: bass, sea trout, pollack & mackerel
Report: Had decided to give the tope another go, so met steve at Galway Docks to gather some mackerel spent a couple of hours catching mackerel on light gear using floats which was a bit of craic. We soon had enough bait with some nice joey's too. Headed back to the farm to pick up the rest of my gear then set off to chase the big un's. When we arrived the tide was just at the end of low so we decided to do some lure fishing. Steve was first in with a nice little sea trout his first of the year
nicely lip hooked didn't bother with a photo as we thought it best to unhook him in the water he swam away strongly. Not too long after i got hit thought i'd snagged the weed bank for a moment until i felt a big kick. With a nice bend in the rod and few rolls had us guessing until i got it in close saw a flash of silver which confirmed bass weighed in a 7lb's 
quick photo then released. We stopped the lure fishing as the light faded and tried for other species which produced a small pollack for myself. Then as the tide filled we cracked out the big guns 
We waited in the hope the tope would show this time, unfortunately there was no runs on the tope gear. On a more positive note we where chatting to a local match angler steve knew who confirmed the reports last year of a 40lb tope being caught on a boat close by as it was himself who caught it, so they're definately out there Will give the tope another go soon 
Your running outta time.......
(not saying there not there, just not when I'm around 
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