Bellavista Hotel Warrior's, Specimen Pollock 15/05

[MikeQ]

Got this fish while fishing with guests from Bellavista hotel as a guide on Kevin's Warriors. We fished a few of the peaks out at the Ling Rocks and got quite a few Pollock up to about 6 or 7 pounds but then I hooked something quality. I dropped, had a take on the way up and struck into this fish. I wasnt quite sure what it was at first, it didnt go diving for the bottow straight away, it swam up with me a little but all of a sudden it doubled my ugly stik and I realised id hooked something decent. Got him up and took a few quick pics and then tried to release him but he wouldnt go back down. I weighed him on a scales on the boat and he weighed 14lbs, I met Jim Clohessy a few hours later at his house and we weighed him again, this time he weighed 12.5 lbs. He measured 85cm from nose to tail. Absolutely cracking fish and a new personal best for me

[twinkle]

thats a super catch well done id say he fairly bent the rod alright.and a good bit of eating on it as well. lovely fish

[The Austrian]

a smashing fish and a new pb, thats the well deserved reward for countless hours invested beforehand, congratulations how are the water temps around Cork atm? They are finally on the rise up here, looks like a prolific weekend

[yappo]

Well done what a beauty bet that was a bit of a heart thumper.

Yappo

[saving private brian]

oh wata beauty.proud moments

[steyrman]

well done a good specimen some decent fillets of him

[Paul B]

Great fish Mike ....Well done !!

[Pat]

Terrific fish Mike well done. Specimen pollack are few and far between. I've been trying for most of my fishing career without luck. Most certainly a fish of a lifetime.

[JimC]

A great fish! Well done again!

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[gitsea M]

thats one hell of a fish well done

[evan699]

Fair play mike. Whopper of a pollack. Make's a nice change from the lough carp i'd say. Few fine pollack in there too i hear though . Keep it up and mark those spots on the gps for when i'm headin out wit ya.

[bhoy32]

cracking fish mike well done

[MikeQ]

thats a super catch well done id say he fairly bent the rod alright.and a good bit of eating on it as well. lovely fish

He was kindly donated to a Phillipino family I know who asssured me he would be eaten head tail and everything in between

cracking fish mike well done

Cheers John!

Fair play mike. Whopper of a pollack. Make's a nice change from the lough carp i'd say. Few fine pollack in there too i hear though . Keep it up and mark those spots on the gps for when i'm headin out wit ya.

thats one hell of a fish well done

Thanks gitsea

A great fish! Well done again!

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Sound Jim All credit to your marks

Terrific fish Mike well done. Specimen pollack are few and far between. I've been trying for most of my fishing career without luck. Most certainly a fish of a lifetime.

Absolutely Pat, im delighted to have been lucky enough to get a beauty like him. Im sure id be hard put to better him!

Great fish Mike ....Well done !!

Thanks Paul

well done a good specimen some decent fillets of him

Im not a fan of big pollock but Im sure Ching my philipino friend will do him justice with her culinary skills!!!

oh wata beauty.proud moments

You said it dude!

Well done what a beauty bet that was a bit of a heart thumper.

Yappo

Savage scrap altogether once he got going, he made a few very powerful lunges. Its kinda hard to describe the angle my rod made lolol, it wasnt a parabolic curve, it just bent straight from the grip down lolol it was like looking at a wonky rod

a smashing fish and a new pb, thats the well deserved reward for countless hours invested beforehand, congratulations how are the water temps around Cork atm? They are finally on the rise up here, looks like a prolific weekend

Thanks man, water temps are on the rise. Water clarity is also pretty good. The same day we had 4 Whales off our bow at one point and about a half hour later we had a basking shark!!!

[seanie35]

fantastic fish mike well done was it fairly deep water

[taz]

cracking fish

[polaris]

brilliant result whopper of a fish,,well done,,,,,

[MikeQ]

fantastic fish mike well done was it fairly deep water

Thanks Seanie, Water wasnt that deep, the peak we were fishing on rises to about 80 ft from a bottom of 150ft.

brilliant result whopper of a fish,,well done,,,,,

Thanks man

[KERRY1]

Wow, that's a cracker Mike! Congratulations & a very big well done to you.
I''d say there's a few people who'll want to go out on the boat with you whenever they see that, prepare to be busy over the summer with bookings

[MikeQ]

Wow, that's a cracker Mike! Congratulations & a very big well done to you.
I''d say there's a few people who'll want to go out on the boat with you whenever they see that, prepare to be busy over the summer with bookings

Thank you The more bookings I have the more I can fish so hopefully it does!

[blackiemc]

Hats off to you Mike, some fish, maith an fear!

Blackie