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Re: Best fish of 2008

#21 Post by JOHN1 »

dbrock wrote:
JOHN1 wrote:think this was my best fish of 2008 a 12.5lb eastcoast specimen spurdog.


lovely fish john did bad myself for them last year to be honest


thanks denis im hoping to connect with a few more this year last year was a disaster of a year to say the least,
all going well i might get some fishing in this year .

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the serpent is doing well :wink:
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Re: Best fish of 2008

#22 Post by craigo »

I would have to say this bass was my best catch of 2008
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Re: Best fish of 2008

#23 Post by seanie35 »

heres my choice, 7lb bass that followed the lure right to my feet, there was a second or 2 of disbelief from me and the fish and then a great fight before i landed it.......have got bigger this year but thats my favourite :)
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Re: Best fish of 2008

#24 Post by brianbru »

these 2 boat and shore spur and smoothie
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Re: Best fish of 2008

#25 Post by Davy Murdoch »

mine would be this 5.35lb mullet caught on the fly,not my biggest of the year but the best fight 8)
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#26 Post by mann »

Hard to decide but I suppose the 5.23lb Mullet on the fly with 4lb leader beats the 22.25lb Conger on 30lb line,

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Re: Best fish of 2008

#27 Post by dbrock »

wow the amount of headless horsemen on this site
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#28 Post by mann »

dbrock wrote:wow the amount of headless horsemen on this site


Its all about the fish Dude :wink:
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#29 Post by Donagh »

Mine was this 12lb thornback.
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#30 Post by collieennis »

a nice dalkey ballan and a mayo tornback, my first. great day out
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#31 Post by Adam S »

best we have had on the baot this year would be my dads 14lbs 12oz pollock

best i had would be one of the spurdog we had in a great session in august, we could have had 20 over specimen size that day they were swarming. i forget the size of the one i am holding but the best was 16. we stopped weighing after 6 over 13 lbs had come to the boat. didnt do much from the shore this year

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Re: Best fish of 2008

#32 Post by fishermannum1 »

not a great year for me as far as catching the big fish, but as far as i can remmber my best ray weighed in at 14lb+
over a dozen seatrout over the 4lb mark, with a couple near the 5lb mark.
on my local spots for the seatrout i would average app; 60 for the year,
but on checking my books i'v got well over the 300 mark for 2008.
it has been the best i have seen it for years, and can only put it down, to the ban on nets.
just hopeing 2009 is just as good.....

one i forgot about, conger well over the 40lb mark....
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Re: Best fish of 2008

#33 Post by nthclare »

The one that got away :lol: :lol:
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Re: Best fish of 2008

#34 Post by iona »

in Ireland it must have been my 7lb 7oz Mullet.

close 2nd was watching my son get his first Blue 86.5lbs from Downings.

over in Scotland

managed my first double figured bass from the shore.
from the boat bit of toss up between a 17-12 spur or a 18lb Huss.
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#36 Post by gearoid mc s. »

just to better mann :D
a 25lb conger!!
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#37 Post by tomi »

My best catches :twisted:
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#38 Post by thelegend »

my favourite fish of last year was my first ray,the nice dab with it was a bonus, crackin nights fishin on the north beach courtown with 6 different species had a smile on me mush for ages after :D :D
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