North Connemara 01-june-2010

[gfkelly1969]

People:myself

Duration:18:30 to 23:00

Tide:high 20:54 4.4m

Weather:lovely

Bait:mackerel,lug,sandeel

Rigs:feathers,2 hook flapper,3 hook flapper,conger trace

Results:1 flounder,1 dog,1 conger 7lbs




Report:headed for a different beach from to the one i tried the last few sessions,had only one bite while there,met a nice family from tipp who were on holidays and were fishing,they came over to see what kind of fishing i was doing,i showed them how to bottom fish and gave them some bait for tomorrow also met a local fisher man who gave me a lot of information i didnt feel the time going so decided to hit the pier again to save the blank

set up at the pier and cast out a 2 hook flapper with lug and when i was looking for the feathers in the box i spotted the conger trace and decided to give it a go

so on with the trace and half a mackerel and dropped it over the side,after 10 mins started to get a knock on the rod i reel in and a doggie was landed

dogfish.JPG

I dropped the bait over the side again and then checked the second rod and reeled in a flounder

flounder.JPG

I put on the feathers and had a few casts and then spotted a knock on the other rod thought it was another doggie but then saw a slow pull down so grabbed the rod and struck,conger on had a good fight from it before I landed it, 7lbs weight and pb for me

conger.JPG

got to try my diy fish disgorger on the conger and it worked fine,I was glad to have it with me

[ian 123]

nice session, big well done on the conger

[chrisfeeney30]

well done gerry, looking forward to a few conger myself

[husshunter]

nice one jerry havent seen many reports of conger being caught.Good to see them showing again

[saltydog]

Nice one Gerry just curious what breaking strain is the hook lenght your using for the Conger?

[gitsea M]

well done gerry on the pb conger

[mphigham]

Nice one Gerry. Was that our pier you caught the conger on ?

Martin.

[gfkelly1969]

Nice one Gerry just curious what breaking strain is the hook lenght your using for the Conger?

hi conor it was a ready made rig I bought in clifden made by ace hunter it had a 7/0 hook,135lb wire trace 2ft long and a 4/0 swivel I did not have shock leader on and 20lb main line on the reel on the beach caster

Nice one Gerry. Was that our pier you caught the conger on ?

Martin.

hi martin it was our pier,i am going to look for planning permission for a little house on the end of it i spend so much time there

nice one jerry havent seen many reports of conger being caught.Good to see them showing again

great to see them back,i will have to try my conger huss mark soon to see will i pull a big one from it

well done gerry on the pb conger

thanks i hope to beat the pb a few times this year

nice session, big well done on the conger

thanks only ever caught small conger before,the big ones put up a great fight

well done gerry, looking forward to a few conger myself

hope you get one soon chris if you want to head out this way after them i can take you to a few marks,i think i will target them a bit more this year,i did not realise they can fight so good,all hell broke lose when i struck in to him

[saltydog]

Thanks Gerry was just wondering what the heavy white line was in the shot? 2nd look it looks like a piece of string threw me off a bit must be just the angle of the pic....

[FisherKing]

Well done gerry thats a fine Conger

[gfkelly1969]

Thanks Gerry was just wondering what the heavy white line was in the shot? 2nd look it looks like a piece of string threw me off a bit must be just the angle of the pic....

i see what you are talking about,it looks massive in the photo,i think its the flash from the camera on the nylon coating that makes it look so big,the wire is about the same as the earth wire in a 2.5 twin and earth

Well done gerry thats a fine Conger

thanks fk very happy with it

[goldwing]

nice conger her's hopeing you beat that pb good luck

[freedom1916]

Nice conger man.
Got one around the same size about a year ago.
They give some fight.

[ShaneH]

dont mean to burst your bubble gf but that conger is not 7lb and befor every one jumps on my back i no my stuff when it comes to congering and have caught enough of them to no. there is a spot on 7lb conger in my gallery weighed with a certified scales if you want to see the size difference im in a red smock holding it

[eyesreilly]

Well done Gerry,,,nice conger whatever weight it was ,,,,,,,,,,,,hope your burst bubble mends soon .I'd have a canary if i hooked into one of those brutes

[Kaner]

Nice Fishing Gerry

Heading over that way tonight, will give you a shout for a few casts !!!

dont mean to burst your bubble gf but that conger is not 7lb and befor every one jumps on my back i no my stuff when it comes to congering and have caught enough of them to no. there is a spot on 7lb conger in my gallery weighed with a certified scales if you want to see the size difference im in a red smock holding it

Hey Shane looks can be very deceiving, how do you know that Gerrys Conger has not swallowed a few traces in its lifetime and the lead weights are not stuck in its gut???

[ShaneH]

Nice Fishing Gerry

Heading over that way tonight, will give you a shout for a few casts !!!

dont mean to burst your bubble gf but that conger is not 7lb and befor every one jumps on my back i no my stuff when it comes to congering and have caught enough of them to no. there is a spot on 7lb conger in my gallery weighed with a certified scales if you want to see the size difference im in a red smock holding it

Hey Shane looks can be very deceiving, how do you know that Gerrys Conger has not swallowed a few traces in its lifetime and the lead weights are not stuck in its gut???

lead weights will be the only way to bring that conger to 7lb gf im not trying to put you down im just saying that the conger is not 7lb

[boycie89]

shane h doesnt know what he's talkin about that eel is at least 14lbs

[ShaneH]

shane h doesnt know what he's talkin about that eel is at least 14lbs

boycie piss of back to pike land

[gfkelly1969]

dont mean to burst your bubble gf but that conger is not 7lb and befor every one jumps on my back i no my stuff when it comes to congering and have caught enough of them to no. there is a spot on 7lb conger in my gallery weighed with a certified scales if you want to see the size difference im in a red smock holding it

you wont burst my bubble as everyone on the site knows I only use balloons,I am not getting involved in a school yard argument about whose conger is bigger

believe it or not we lads in the west have gotten very modern we even got the electricity and certified scales down here now as well

my scale showed 7lbs and I am happy with that,and even if it was out by a few lbs who cares,I certainly don't, I am just happy to have landed it after a great fight

Well done Gerry,,,nice conger whatever weight it was ,,,,,,,,,,,,hope your burst bubble mends soon .I'd have a canary if i hooked into one of those brutes

thanks dave,I have been trying for awhile to land a good size conger and when I had him up on the the pier I was scratching my head thinking why the hell did I try to catch one and what the hell am I going to do now ,how do I hold him and unhook him i am sure i will still go after them again the next time i am out

nice conger her's hopeing you beat that pb good luck

thanks goldwing i hope i beat it too

Nice conger man.
Got one around the same size about a year ago.
They give some fight.

thanks freedom they give a great fight,I did not realise they were so strong until I struck in to him and all hell broke lose,it took me by surprised,great fun on the beach caster

Nice Fishing Gerry

Heading over that way tonight, will give you a shout for a few casts !!!

i will be around for the weekend so will be able to head out,let me know what time you are heading out at