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hit and miss in mayo

#1 Post by doggie3131 »

People:jason and I

Duration:4pm-9pm

Tide:high 4.20

Weather:rain,rain,downpours,rain

Bait:mack,sandeel,

Rigs:conger rig,two hook flappers one up one down,feathers

Results:mackerel,pollock,coalies,and others(nearly)




Report:Went to a currean mark that we like,had the usual rods out,one at distance and one in close,Jason went with a conger rig as he has not caught one this year,and went feathering with the other.About half an hour into the session he hooked up with a mackerel,and soon after two more,then he lost two more as he avoided a rogue wave that tried to drown him :D :D never seen a man move that fast in my life!!Usan Bolt better watch out :D :D I had a slow start but then connected with a pollock,not big but saved the blank!Then Jason had one,a bit bigger,as he was feathering,his conger rod showed intrest,but he got to it too late and the conger made his lair! there was no shifting him,and we tried!! :( fifteen min putting pressure on and "twanging" the line made no difference,finally Jason gave up and pulled for a break :( at this stage i was catching small pollock and coalies every cast,and getting bored i changed tack,set up a float rig freelining a thin strip of mackerel, and within ten minutes i was into a mullet! It gave a great fight, but as usual we had no net :oops:Jason tried to lift it up after i tired it out, but it came off the hook as he lifted it.Nice fish too,at a guess id say 4-5lb.Jason switched over to a float rig and during the next hour we managed to lose three more!!:oops: :oops:By this stage the light was going and we were like drowned rats.Time to pack it in.It was a good session, all in all quiet happy. Oh ya,i got a couple of doggies as well :D
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species 2012.........(12)seatrout,bass,turbot,flounder,brill,lsd,coalie,shore rockling,pollock,pout,poor cod,gray gurnard

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: hit and miss in mayo

#2 Post by rustyhookthomas »

good man Noel and Jason,
always a great read from the west :) :)
keep it up.
species 2009, whiting :(, three beard rockling,.shore rockling, 5 beard rockling, flounder, lesser spotted dogfish,bullhuss, dab,bass(13), more whiting : pollock,poorcod,pouting, sea trout(the dodder!)brown trout,sea scorpion,mackerel, silver eel,
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Re: hit and miss in mayo

#3 Post by yorkshire man »

nice session noel ,haven't been out for a few weeks know i have to get out this weekend or i may go mad !! have been told about a spot in sligo will let you know if it lives up the hype
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2011 (12) Turbot Flounder Coalie Doggy Rockling, Conger Ballan wrasse Corkwing wrasse, Pouting Mackeral Thorback Ray, Pollack

2010 (11) Flounder Whiting Coalfish Dogfish Ballan Wrasse Corkwing Wrasse Thornback Sea trout Pollack, Pouting
BASS in sligo 8lb


2009 dogfish,Dab,Rockling Pollack, Coalie, Flounder, Turbot, Thorn-back ray, Bull-huss, Mackerel,
BASS, Conger, Mullet, Pouting, Codling Ballan Wrasse

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Re: hit and miss in mayo

#4 Post by FisherKing »

Unlucky with the Conger & Mullet but at least ye caught a few. Them small Pollack give a great wee scrap for the size of them.
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Re: hit and miss in mayo

#5 Post by Wozza »

Good session Noel and jason, although i thought catch and release was landing em :D :D

Get out there mike dont let your tackle go rusty :wink:

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Re: hit and miss in mayo

#6 Post by eyesreilly »

Well done lads, nice report :wink: . Thought i had a conger the other night and was "twanging" the line meself and tapping the butt of the rod for 10 mins with good success,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,but it turned out to be a 6 inch blenny :lol: :lol: .
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Re: hit and miss in mayo

#7 Post by doggie3131 »

rustyhookthomas wrote:good man Noel and Jason,
always a great read from the west :) :)
keep it up.


cheers thomas,boat fishing this sunday.yahoo!! :D

yorkshire man wrote:nice session noel ,haven't been out for a few weeks know i have to get out this weekend or i may go mad !! have been told about a spot in sligo will let you know if it lives up the hype
Cheers
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a few weeks!!jesus :shock: good luck with that spot,hype?is it that good?

FisherKing wrote:Unlucky with the Conger & Mullet but at least ye caught a few. Them small Pollack give a great wee scrap for the size of them.


cheers lad,they can give a good scrap,especially on the light aldi carp rod.

Wozza wrote:Good session Noel and jason, although i thought catch and release was landing em :D :D


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smartarse :D :D jason got his revenge as i lost one on him a few weeks ago :(

eyesreilly wrote:Well done lads, nice report :wink: . Thought i had a conger the other night and was "twanging" the line meself and tapping the butt of the rod for 10 mins with good success,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,but it turned out to be a 6 inch blenny :lol: :lol: .


cheers lad,dont think it was a blenney,half a mackerel might be a bit big for his gob :D :D
species 2012.........(12)seatrout,bass,turbot,flounder,brill,lsd,coalie,shore rockling,pollock,pout,poor cod,gray gurnard

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: hit and miss in mayo

#8 Post by davyp »

unlucky with the mullet lads - at least ya hooked a few, i havent even managed that yet :( . mackie baits definitely seem to be working for yous,

fingers crossed for the boat on sunday!


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Re: hit and miss in mayo

#9 Post by zeke »

sad to hear about your mullet and conger :( but atleast you have mackerel,pollack and doggie...big well done to you guys :)
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#10 Post by doggie3131 »

davyp wrote:unlucky with the mullet lads - at least ya hooked a few, i havent even managed that yet :( . mackie baits definitely seem to be working for yous,

fingers crossed for the boat on sunday!


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dont think we will get mullet on the boat davy :twisted: :twisted: will have to show you a spot

zeke wrote:sad to hear about your mullet and conger :( but atleast you have mackerel,pollack and doggie...big well done to you guys :)


cheers zeke,it was a good day,wont worry about the mullet, we will get more :D
species 2012.........(12)seatrout,bass,turbot,flounder,brill,lsd,coalie,shore rockling,pollock,pout,poor cod,gray gurnard

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: hit and miss in mayo

#11 Post by vamper »

Well done lads :) , and bad luck on the mullet and conger :(
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2010 species (8) - Coalfish, Codling, Shore Rockling, Pollack, Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Poor Cod, Whiting, Pouting

2009 species (10) - Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Pouting, Coalfish, Long Spined Sea Scorpion, Shore Rockling, Codling, Haddock, Shanny, Whiting, Flounder
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Re: hit and miss in mayo

#12 Post by KERRY1 »

Well done, shame about the mullet but hey, you caught fish! :D
Good report and pics :wink:
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Re: hit and miss in mayo

#13 Post by yorkshire man »

I think hype may have been the wrong word to use the spot was recommended to me by a guy who had been fishing the fly near where i was. He caught on a night i blanked so i recon he was legitimate going to give it bash Tomorrow evening
2011 (12) Turbot Flounder Coalie Doggy Rockling, Conger Ballan wrasse Corkwing wrasse, Pouting Mackeral Thorback Ray, Pollack

2010 (11) Flounder Whiting Coalfish Dogfish Ballan Wrasse Corkwing Wrasse Thornback Sea trout Pollack, Pouting
BASS in sligo 8lb


2009 dogfish,Dab,Rockling Pollack, Coalie, Flounder, Turbot, Thorn-back ray, Bull-huss, Mackerel,
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Re: hit and miss in mayo

#14 Post by Al and Jordan »

awhh man!! the lost mullet must have been soul destroying :cry: :cry: :cry: but i'll bet if you had of brought a net you would'nt have got the takes :lol: :lol: :lol: after jordan lost his big conger at our huss mark i went out and bought the biggest net in the shop, and true to form since we've been taking it out with us we've not had so much as a sniff of a big fish. i think i'll tempt fate and leave it at home on our next outing :roll: :roll: :lol: :lol: good report and pics as always man 8)
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Re: hit and miss in mayo

#15 Post by doggie3131 »

vamper wrote:Well done lads :) , and bad luck on the mullet and conger :(


cheers lad,that mullet would have been near specimen weight,but hopefully one of us will get it next time. :D

KERRY1 wrote:Well done, shame about the mullet but hey, you caught fish! :D
Good report and pics :wink:


cheers k1,your last report made me sympathetic for the lads!! :D

yorkshire man wrote:I think hype may have been the wrong word to use the spot was recommended to me by a guy who had been fishing the fly near where i was. He caught on a night i blanked so i recon he was legitimate going to give it bash Tomorrow evening


hope you catch,think you need a good result!!


Al and Jordan wrote:awhh man!! the lost mullet must have been soul destroying :cry: :cry: :cry: but i'll bet if you had of brought a net you would'nt have got the takes :lol: :lol: :lol: after jordan lost his big conger at our huss mark i went out and bought the biggest net in the shop, and true to form since we've been taking it out with us we've not had so much as a sniff of a big fish. i think i'll tempt fate and leave it at home on our next outing :roll: :roll: :lol: :lol: good report and pics as always man 8)


ya,too true al,every time we bring a net we never have to use it,go without it and you lose fish! murphys law!!!
species 2012.........(12)seatrout,bass,turbot,flounder,brill,lsd,coalie,shore rockling,pollock,pout,poor cod,gray gurnard

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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