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markh
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antrim coast

#1 Post by markh »

People: myself and jonny gilbert

Duration: 8pm till 1 am

Tide: dropping

Weather: dry with little wind

Bait: rag and mac

Rigs: flapper and conger rigs

Results: pollock, ballen wrasse, shore rocklin, 3 beard rockling, dogfish, coalie, conger




Report: headed up the antrim coast to a rock mark. jonny was first to get with a nice pollock around the 3lb weight then a few smaller fish while i was still waiting for my first bite. As it started to get dark the fishing started to slow down. i then got my first ever rockling i was well pleased untill about an hour later i caught its big brother and that made me smile even more. :D :D shortly after that my conger rod started to go and when i stuck into it i was surprised to land an even bigger rockling :D :D :D it was very fat and i could barely get my hands around it jonny guessed the weight around 2 1/2 to 3 lb if anybody want to give me a guess on the weight please do so as we had no scales with us. near packing up time jonnys conger rod went and he landed a nice fish approx 10 to 15lb breaking in a new rod.
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#2 Post by chrisfeeney30 »

thats a nice rockling :shock: :shock: 8)
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#3 Post by Al and Jordan »

excellent session guys!! that big rockling looks like a stonking fish :shock: we've had them to 2lb+ and i'd say the big one would be easily that. defenitely a specimen there .(specimen weight is 794g). the irish record is 3lb 1oz.
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Good Going Lads..
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#5 Post by rab01 »

That Rockling is a monster chum!! Well done lads, nice Conger too. 8)
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#6 Post by the-ghost »

crackin rockling ya have there!! gilly just loves them congers :D
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#7 Post by Dawsey »

Well done guys some crackin rockling. and nice conger to boot! sounds like a nice shore pollock 2.
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#8 Post by round_ourway »

brilliant fishing lads.. well done
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#9 Post by markh »

Al and Jordan wrote:excellent session guys!! that big rockling looks like a stonking fish :shock: we've had them to 2lb+ and i'd say the big one would be easily that. defenitely a specimen there .(specimen weight is 794g). the irish record is 3lb 1oz.


thanks for the weights wasnt 100% sure what they were.
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the-ghost wrote:crackin rockling ya have there!! gilly just loves them congers :D


yeah you are right he does love them congers :lol: :lol:
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#11 Post by FisherKing »

Some fine fish lads, Great to see some Wrasse been caught still not back around the marks I fish yet!
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#12 Post by John D »

I don't know much about specimens and records etc. but I think you could have been close to some sort of Irish shore caught rockling record there mate!!??

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#13 Post by SirSquiglum »

We if it isnt the man himself, Say hello 2 John from me m8, tell him its the big man from Wexford, he will know wat u mean..
PS Ask him where did he buy that fish from?? LMAO
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#14 Post by jonny gilbert »

SirSquiglum wrote:We if it isnt the man himself, Say hello 2 John from me m8, tell him its the big man from Wexford, he will know wat u mean..
PS Ask him where did he buy that fish from?? LMAO
Hey steven mate how's it hangin. I got the fish in tescos mate they sell everythin in there lol
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