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Re: predictable fishing.

#341 Post by cortaz »

nicefish wrote:
cortaz wrote:216 Bass over 40cm. reported on site jan/may 09.


Were they all yours :?:


some, others by other ppl. of site. there were more than 216 reported mostly undersize..
Over the next few months i intend to fish quite a lot around the major sulunar periods, and post the results on this thread.
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#342 Post by cortaz »

JUNE 2009.
16th. poor
17th. poor
18th. poor
19th. fair
20th. fair/good
21th. good
22th. v. good :)
23th. v. good :)
24th. v. good :)
25th. v.good
26th. good
27th. fair
28th. poor
29th, fair
30th. poor
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Re: predictable fishing.

#343 Post by red »

nicefish wrote:
cortaz wrote:216 Bass over 40cm. reported on site jan/may 09.


Were they all yours :?:



not all of them, but most probably were
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Re: predictable fishing.

#344 Post by seanie35 »

howdy art, whats the special times around the new moon for next weekend if ya have them handy.......cheers 8)
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#345 Post by cortaz »

SEAN, 8) shoud be good from sunday to fri./sat. 8)

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kenf41 wrote:is the mt half way between rise and set


yep, and i.m.o. the best lunar cycle to fish.

Craigo, june 21/22th. times, 3.30/5.30.... 12.00/14.00....21.00/23.30.
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#346 Post by kenf41 »

im hopin to hit a few in dublin next week
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#347 Post by nicefish »

Any peak times for Dublin on Tuesday :?:
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#348 Post by cortaz »

nicefish wrote:Any peak times for Dublin on Tuesday :?:


Dublin :shock: , immmmmmmm, i,ll have to do a few sums, post back in day or 2 :? 8) :lol:
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Re: predictable fishing.

#349 Post by nicefish »

cortaz wrote:
nicefish wrote:Any peak times for Dublin on Tuesday :?:


Dublin :shock: , immmmmmmm, i,ll have to do a few sums, post back in day or 2 :? 8) :lol:


Thanks Art.
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#350 Post by cortaz »

Nicefish u have a pm.

just a quick report for last 2 days, fishin sulunar phases yesterday 24, today 43 tomorrow is "the big day" 8) and we will be fishin the best phase at lunchtime we,ll get 50/60 in 2 hours. 8)
will post a fully detailed report wednsday.
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#351 Post by cortaz »

cortaz wrote:SEAN, 8) shoud be good from sunday to fri./sat. 8)

cortaz wrote:
kenf41 wrote:is the mt half way between rise and set


yep, and i.m.o. the best lunar cycle to fish.

Craigo, june 21/22th. times, 3.30/5.30.... 12.00/14.00....21.00/23.30.


.................... :lol: have a look in the shore reports. 8)
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Craigo, there was more bass caught in waterford alone over the 21/22th than was reported on site in the prevous 6 months :) , fished the m.t./s.t.(12/2pm.) and again from 21.00 until 23.00 on both days got 30 and 55 to over 7lb.
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Re: predictable fishing.

#352 Post by red »

any chance of a chart for july cortaz??
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#353 Post by cortaz »

JULY 2009.
1st......
2th......
3th......
4th......
5th......fair/good
6th......good
7th.F.M...v.good
8th.......v.good
9th.......v.good
10th.....v.good
11th.....v.good
12th.....v.good
13th... fair
14th... poor
15th.L.Q.
16th...poor
17th...poor
18th...poor
19th...poor
20th...fair/good 8)
21st...v.good 8) 8)
22th.N.M. v.v. good 8) 8)
23th...v.v.good 8)
24th...v. good
25th....v.good
26th....good
27th....fair/good
28th.F.Q.
29th. poor
30th.poor
31st.poor

june 16 th 31st. 2009 240 bass reported, in the 4 days from 19/22 181 or 75% 8) june 21th. 86 bass. i posted months back that this would be a very good day, 8) :) :) :P :P

Craigo, I.M.O. 8) what i have withnessed, :shock: :? :lol: , in the days and hours leading up to the N.M. the fish become more aggressave, tolarant of ur presence and seen to have way higher levels of energy, this savage behaveour :? decreases rapidely in the days after. :)
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Re: predictable fishing.

#354 Post by gfkelly1969 »

i have watched the moon phase and Solunar Forecast on http://www.solunarforecast.com/worldcalendar.aspx and i write down the results and bring them with me fishing and i seem to catch more fish when they say minor times then the major times,has any one had the same results?
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Re: predictable fishing.

#355 Post by red »

cheers coetaz. some of the better days are falling on y days off :lol: :lol: . i just hope the weed starts to disapear :twisted: :twisted:
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#356 Post by cortaz »

Tip of the month, go out fishin on the evening of the 21st,) :wink: :)
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Re: predictable fishing.

#357 Post by craigo »

cortaz wrote:JULY 2009.
1st......
2th......
3th......
4th......
5th......fair/good
6th......good
7th.F.M...v.good
8th.......v.good
9th.......v.good
10th.....v.good
11th.....v.good
12th.....v.good
13th... fair
14th... poor
15th.L.Q.
16th...poor
17th...poor
18th...poor
19th...poor
20th...fair/good 8)
21st...v.good 8) 8)
22th.N.M. v.v. good 8) 8)
23th...v.v.good 8)
24th...v. good
25th....v.good
26th....good
27th....fair/good
28th.F.Q.
29th. poor
30th.poor
31st.poor

june 16 th 31st. 2009 240 Bass reported, in the 4 days from 19/22 181 or 75% 8) june 21th. 86 Bass. i posted months back that this would be a very good day, 8) :) :) :P :P

Craigo, I.M.O. 8) what i have withnessed, :shock: :? :lol: , in the days and hours leading up to the N.M. the fish become more aggressave, tolarant of ur presence and seen to have way higher levels of energy, this savage behaveour :? decreases rapidely in the days after. :)


Cotaz I have been away the last month or so only back since Thursday I was dreaming about landing fish :lol: . I'm headin out for the day Sat I'll post a report on Sunday let ya know how we got on. By the looks of things I've missed alot of good fishing :roll:
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#358 Post by somedose »

Cortaz, is there any chance of the August solunar outlook?
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#359 Post by cortaz »

.......................................AUGUST 2009.

1st.....poor
2th.....poor
3th.....fair
4th.....good
5th.....v.good 8)
6th.....v.good 8)
7th.....v.good 8) :P :P
8th.....good 8)
9th.....v.good 8)
10th...good
11th...fair
12th...fair
13th...fair
14th...poor
15th...poor
16th...poor
17th...poor
18th..fair
19th.v.good 8) 8) :P
20th.v.good 8) 8) :P :P
21th.v.good 8) :P
22th.good
23th.fair/good
24th.fair/good
25th.fair
26th.fair
27th.poor
28th.poor
29th.poor
30th.poor
31th.poor
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#360 Post by Tanglerat »

^^^ That's reassuring^^^ Guess who's Bassing down in Wexford the 5th, 6th and 7th? :D
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