lough gill, co.sligo

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zeke
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lough gill, co.sligo

#1 Post by zeke »

just a quick report...bright sunny day so decided to try my new rapala lure (assorted) from santa :mrgreen: ...arrived at lough gill still the water on ice...cast a couple of hours no joy :cry: ...so i decide to troll the lure...bang...result 4'8'' winter pike :lol: :lol: :lol:
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#2 Post by dan »

wat weight do ya recon it was.
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#3 Post by zeke »

around 20lbs i guess...
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#4 Post by ROADRUNNER »

fair play zeke it must have been bloody freezing .

great fish i didn't know lough gill had pike in it :oops:

Where did you end up getting your yak :?:

was it you who phoned me during the summer re a yak :?:

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#5 Post by zeke »

yes that's me...i got my prowler at bantry...chat with the local 30lbs pike caught last week...ill try this saturday again if the weather's good :wink:
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#6 Post by anthony2carr »

Congrats on getting out zeke. My kayak is in storage until waters warm up.

We're not a million miles away from each other. Could organise to meet up for sea fishing trip later in the year.
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#7 Post by zeke »

no problem just pm me and if im available we can organise time and date ok
anthony2carr wrote:Congrats on getting out zeke. My kayak is in storage until waters warm up.

We're not a million miles away from each other. Could organise to meet up for sea fishing trip later in the year.
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#8 Post by dan »

zeke wrote:around 20lbs i guess...

nice fish
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#9 Post by zeke »

thank's dan...not bad to start my 2009 pike fishing on my kayak :wink:
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#10 Post by dan »

did you try ny dead baiting, at this time of year til about may dead baits are best, spinners, lure and plugs are more of a summer sport. find a weedy bay surrounded in reeds and fish your bait about 5 yards away from the reeds, dont fish ny more than about 1 foot over depth but about 1-2 feet up off the bottom is best, roach i have found best as a deadbait punctured through the swim bladder. size 6-8 trebbles.

you may pick up more fish.
Lure caught Fish 2014- Pollack, Coalie, Pouting, Poor Cod, Dab, Cod, Whiting, Flounder, Plaice, Bass, SeaTrout, Grey Gurnard, Scad, SandSmelt, Red Gurnard, Launce, Lesser Sandeel, Rock Goby, Black Goby, Shanny, Mackerel, Herring, Dragonet, Ballan Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, GoldSinney Wrasse, Lesser Weaver, Butterfish, Perch, Pike

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Biggest Fish of 2014-15lb Conger Eel

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#11 Post by dan »

wat type of lure were u using.
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Biggest Fish of 2014-15lb Conger Eel

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#12 Post by rebelfisherman26 »

cool fish it must have been good fun the fish playing you have cught aloot of half pound natural brownies at home and i thought it was fun but that id say was a chalange is that an rtm kayak i have a paseo angler ,and a dico+ angler and key largo angler, i sell them and was that a garmin sounder ya are well kited out
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#13 Post by rebelfisherman26 »

cool fish it must have been good fun the fish playing you have cught aloot of half pound natural brownies at home and i thought it was fun but that id say was a chalange is that an rtm kayak i have a paseo angler ,and a dico+ angler and key largo angler, i sell them and was that a garmin sounder ya are well kited out
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#14 Post by zeke »

dan wrote:wat type of lure were u using.
rapala glass red head(HJ14 GRH)
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#15 Post by zeke »

rebelfisherman26 wrote:cool fish it must have been good fun the fish playing you have cught aloot of half pound natural brownies at home and i thought it was fun but that id say was a chalange is that an rtm kayak i have a paseo angler ,and a dico+ angler and key largo angler, i sell them and was that a garmin sounder ya are well kited out

thanks rebelfisherman26...about my sounder,im using Eagle Cuda 242
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#16 Post by dan »

zeke wrote:
dan wrote:wat type of lure were u using.
rapala glass red head(HJ14 GRH)


rapalas always do they job,
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#17 Post by junior conger »

nice pike well done
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#18 Post by fishermannum1 »

woo!!!!thumper of a pike there zeke, you must have felt like a happy camper after getting that one 8) 8) a big well done mate...
as ole rab c said " see me' see the sea' i love the sea me"
right i'am off for a swally!!!!!!! so were's the F***'n purse!!!!!!!
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#19 Post by Fentster »

This post is a year old ! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :roll:
2009 Shore/Boat Species [b](First year)![/b] - [size=85]Whiting, Pouting, Pollack, Ballan Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Poor Cod, Sea Bass, Mackeral, Codling, Tub Gurnard, Dogfish[/size]

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#20 Post by KERRY1 »

Nice one zeke mate :D

Fentster wrote:This post is a year old ! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :roll:


I know :D Someone replied to it which brought it back up. I am only getting around to putting a comment up now, it may be a year late but better late than never! :lol:
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