4 lb Mackeral.....

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#1 Post by **Timbo** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:08 pm

look whats around the kerry coast. You would have a gret battle with four of these on your mack feathers... :lol:

#2 Post by **petekd** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:16 pm

....and the fish would give some scrap too no doubt....

#3 Post by **corbyeire** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:17 pm

petekd wrote:....and the fish would give some scrap too no doubt....

#4 Post by **BASS POINT** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:23 pm

Now thats what I call a nice one

#5 Post by **Richie07** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:45 pm

Thats a lovely one(the fish), was that caught recently?, what was it caught on?. Was fishing down near Derrynane last year and caught some big ones fronm the shore, around the 2lb mark, great sport on very light tackle.

#6 Post by **Timbo** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:55 pm

I believe that this fish was caught by a Dingle trawler at the wekend. It is being kept in a freezer at Dingle Oceanworld.
The full story is in the Kerryman news paper this week.

#7 Post by **JOHN1** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:40 pm

here is a 5.5lb mackeral we got in cork last year :wink:

the one on the bottom is the smaller one :wink:

#8 Post by **Dave** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:58 pm

Thats some fish Timbo, about the size of the record fish if I'm not mistaken. I'd love if Mackerel regularly grew to that size here, on light tackle they are great fighting fish.

whiteshark1 · #9 Post by **whiteshark1** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:08 pm

I bet there`s plenty more of them if anyone`s interested in a charter boat to Sellafield

#10 Post by **dan** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 10:05 pm

had one 4 years ago on portaferry co down which nearly hit the 4lb mark at 3lbs 13oz, a rare ocurance anywhere

uvox · #11 Post by **uvox** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 11:15 pm

I know a lad who would use SIX hooks for these....

#12 Post by **JOHN1** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 11:42 pm

uvox wrote:I know a lad who would use SIX hooks for these....

i heard of one lad that had half a bucket of whiting on tactics like this :shock:

i wonder is the same lad were on about :?:

uvox · #13 Post by **uvox** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 12:43 am

the chap wondering about recipes for rockling...

it might be him....

#14 Post by **Cormdogg** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 11:27 am

All I can think about is how sweet that would be on the barbie!

#15 Post by **anthony2carr** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 11:36 am

uvox wrote:the chap wondering about recipes for rockling...

it might be him....

that's a bit rough guys. I know you are all for catch and release, but different strokes for different folks. He's just from a different culture.

uvox · #16 Post by **uvox** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 11:45 am

[quote="anthony2carr"][quote="uvox"]the chap wondering about recipes for rockling...

it might be him....[/quote]
that's a bit rough guys. I know you are all for catch and release, but different strokes for different folks. He's just from a different culture.[/quote]

I thought he was from Dalkey. Anyway, I'm totally behind his efforts and support the multicultural and diverse nature of this site. Even if its another person pretending to be somebody else....

I caught a massive rockling behind the convent in Dalkey years ago. It didn't taste too bad cooked in lime with garlic and ginger, to be honest. Generally I don't eat any fish, but give me a brace of pheasants....

#17 Post by **dan** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 8:33 pm

the british records is 6lbs 2oz i think no reason that theres none around ireland

#18 Post by **anthony2carr** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:01 pm

There are big ones in most shoals. The larger fish hang round the outside of shoal. So if you find a shoal concentrate on the edges to get the larger ones.

#19 Post by **dan** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:04 pm

thats wat i find if i see them on the top with spinners, this is how i got my biggest one.

#20 Post by **dunner** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:05 pm

mack bashers!

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