Carrigaholt Pier, West Clare 9/07/2009

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Ross
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Carrigaholt Pier, West Clare 9/07/2009

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Duration: 3 hrs

Tide: last 3 hrs of ebb

Weather: Fresh NW, mild, bright- sheltered at end of Pier.

Bait: Fresh Mackerel

Rigs: Floatfished size 8 hook, 6 lbs. line.
Bottom fished running leger, 8/0 hook with Mackerel Head

Results:

First Mullet 2009 at 3 lbs. 6 ozs.
Conger 12 lbs.

Released alive:


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When I arrived at the Pier I decided to ground bait for mullet with mashed mackerel and also a mangled mackerel
which I had tied to a kids handline. Dropped the handlined mackerel onto the lower lip of the pier which was under 4 ft. of water. While I was setting up the Mullet Rod the handline which was tied to a bollard went mad and I noticed the line very tight! As I looked over the Pier I saw a Conger moving off with the unhooked Mackerel! I had a tug of war with him for a minute before he let go! I set up Conger gear immediately and had him on the first drop! Hit him early to avoid gut hooking and he was on! Had a drop net with me and got a bemused foreign tourist to net it for me! 12 lbs. of Conger muscle!! As I released the Conger the mullet were tearing at the mashed mackerel. I missed several Mullet, either striking too early or late before I hooked a good one! What a scrap! It was on for ages. Unfortunately my Netsman had left and I finally got the Mullet into the Drop Net myself after several attempts! 3 lbs. 6 ozs. of Mullet Magic! 2 more Species for 2009!
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[b][color=#0000BF]SPECIES 2011 : 11

SPECIMENS: 5 [/b][/color]
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Pollock,
Coalfish,
LSD
Bass
Twaite Shad (3 Spec) 1.37kg 1.30kg 1.12kg
Mackerel
Thornback Ray
Ballan Wrasse (2 Specs.) 4.75 lbs. 4 lbs. 14 ozs.
Cuckoo Wrasse
Bull Huss
Pike

[b]ON FLY:[/b]
Pike
Bass
Pollock
Mullet
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Re: Carrigaholt Pier, West Clare 9/07/2009

#2 Post by corbyeire »

nice work - that pier seems a good spot for the mullet at this time
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Re: Carrigaholt Pier, West Clare 9/07/2009

#3 Post by saltydog »

Nice fishing congrats on the 1st mullet of 2009 ... the first of many no doubt 8)
Shore Species 2011 (31) Ballan Wrasse, Bass, Bullhuss, Coalfish, Cod, Conger, Corkwing Wrasse, Cuckoo Ray, Dab, Dogfish, Five Bearded Rockling, Flounder, Goldsinny Wrasse, Long Spined Sea Scorpion, Mackerel, Plaice, Pollack, Poor Cod, Pouting, Rock Goby, Shanny, Shore Rockling, Short Spined Sea Scorpion, Thornback Ray, Three Bearded Rockling, Tompot Blenny, Tope, Tub Gurnard, Turbot, Undulate Ray, Whiting

Shore Species 2010 (26) - Bass, Black Goby, Bull Huss, Coalfish, Cod, Dab, Dogfish, Five Bearded Rockling, Flounder, Grey Gurnard, Lesser Weaver, Mackerel, Mullet, Plaice, Pollack, Poor cod, Pouting, Rock Goby, Shore Rockling, Silver eel, Starry Smooth Hound, Thornback Ray, Tope, Tub Gurnard, Turbot, Whiting

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Re: Carrigaholt Pier, West Clare 9/07/2009

#4 Post by gfkelly1969 »

well done,nice conger,i fished there for conger before but had no luck :roll:
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Re: Carrigaholt Pier, West Clare 9/07/2009

#5 Post by dfella25 »

Nice mullet and conger fair play.
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Re: Carrigaholt Pier, West Clare 9/07/2009

#6 Post by baitdigger »

Good fishing Bill, Im going to give the mullet a try down there when the tide is right for me .
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Re: Carrigaholt Pier, West Clare 9/07/2009

#7 Post by Conger »

Well done Ross, 2 good fish,
Speices 2011 : Codling, Whiting, Bass, Flounder, Ray, Dogfish, Turbot

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Re: Carrigaholt Pier, West Clare 9/07/2009

#8 Post by tight lines »

well done ross on the fish and graet photos
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Re: Carrigaholt Pier, West Clare 9/07/2009

#9 Post by Cormdogg »

Brilliant
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Re: Carrigaholt Pier, West Clare 9/07/2009

#10 Post by wilky83 »

welcome to the mullet club :D :D (now if i could just catch another one :( :o )
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