Antrim Coast 14-07-09

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Antrim Coast 14-07-09

#1 Post by round_ourway »

People: Me & Eddie

Duration: 7.00pm - 12.00pm

Tide: lw @ 9.50

Weather: South Winds 14 mph turning to calm around 10.00pm

Bait: Sandeel, Mackerel, Squid

Rigs: Pennel Pulleys

Results: Huss, Dogfish, Mackerel




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I gave Eddie text late in the afternoon asking did he want to give the Huss another shot. We got there shortly after 7pm and quickly set up. The gulls were frantically dive bombing to the left of us for most the night. It was the biggest concentration of gull diving I have seen.
A couple of wayward casts led to nothing then eddie pulled in some fresh mackerel for bait. This made the difference and with some more robot dancing I got a decent cast.
Almost immediately I started getting some timid knocks then the rod starting bouncing on the tripod. Time to reel in.... what followed was this wee beaut.

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Couple of Pictures and it was released quickly. The heart was pumping when I handlined the last ten feet out of the water.

Some serious muscle on these fish!

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So they are getting bigger, maybe a doubled figured one next time! Heres hoping!
The fresh mackerel made all the difference.
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Re: Antrim Coast 14-07-09

#2 Post by saltydog »

Well done on the Huss 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

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Re: Antrim Coast 14-07-09

#3 Post by dfella25 »

Another excellent fish there man well done. You are becoming a dab hand at those huss now, so pob wont be long before the double figure. Really the freshness of the bait is half the fishing.
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Re: Antrim Coast 14-07-09

#4 Post by doggie3131 »

well done thats a nice huss,they give a good scrap all right.
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species 2011 (20) flounder,whiting,poor cod,5 beard rockling,lsd.coalie,thornie,three bearded rockling,shore rockling.seatrout.turbot,plaice,brill,pollock,ballen wrasse.huss,pout,cookoo wrasse,corking wrasse,dab.

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Re: Antrim Coast 14-07-09

#5 Post by round_ourway »

cheers lads. The fresh mackerel was making a real difference. as soon as the bait was hitting the water the rod was going like crazy. A couple times I got smashed by something bigger. Some amount of weed towards the low tide with tackle loss high
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Re: Antrim Coast 14-07-09

#6 Post by tight lines »

well done lads
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Re: Antrim Coast 14-07-09

#7 Post by rab01 »

Well done Thornie, thats a nice Huss. Amazing the difference some fresh mackerel can make. Hope you get your double-figure huss mate. 8)
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Re: Antrim Coast 14-07-09

#8 Post by dan »

nice one lads, good session.
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Re: Antrim Coast 14-07-09

#9 Post by boyler »

Well done lads,ya can't beat the fresh macs :) cracking Huss i have still to get 1 this year :|
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