23and a half hour session conamara
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23and a half hour session conamara
people.myself,stefwest,anto72and tornadeo8
bait .. allsorts.
weather..north wind but fine..
rigs..allsorts..
RESULT.. stef and anto came down from dublin for a marathon session.picked me up and off we went.. stoped for dinner in leenan, and meet doggie1313 and john who where busy tasty some of the fine pints in the village,, nice one lads.. got to the mark at 7pm and set up fishing.. anto was first off the mark with a ray, while stef was off with the doggies.. iwas busy chasing the conger who where playing games with us all night missed 8 in total.. as the night went on the slagging was going and the crack was good.. up came the tents and we set in for the night... ANTO the next time we go camping leave the kitchen sink behide you his tent was like a 4 star hotel.. while myself and stef had a shack pitched on a hill not good for sleeping...during the night the fish where coming in for myself and anto geeting ray while stef was on the doggies.. put our heads down at about 2am and where back up at it about 4am hoping for some early mackeral.. i was first off the mark with the mack soon after that loads of fresh bait... so the real fishing started we laned ray after ray and stef was still on the doggies.. sorry he got a couple of whiting during the night... about 8.30 the bellies where on empty so me and stef went in search of breakfast,, the little shop in the village was the port off call and the lady of the shop made up a few bacon butties... SORRY ANTO BUT WE ATE SOME OF THEM ON THE WAY BACK...... during the day we where getting fish on almost every cast and anto got the first conger nice one.. all fish where returned alive bar a few pollack that we used for conger bait.. tornadeo8 arrived about 2pm and on his first cast landed a fine gunnard.. with a 6pound ray to follow.... good crack all round.. anto had the biggest ray of the session weighting in at 8.6.. i set up a small abu spin rod with a small shinamo2500 reel and had great crack spinning pollack.. one to about 3 pound great fight.... i will leave it at that hopefully the other lads add abit more.. pleanty of pictures to add..... enjoy.......
bait .. allsorts.
weather..north wind but fine..
rigs..allsorts..
RESULT.. stef and anto came down from dublin for a marathon session.picked me up and off we went.. stoped for dinner in leenan, and meet doggie1313 and john who where busy tasty some of the fine pints in the village,, nice one lads.. got to the mark at 7pm and set up fishing.. anto was first off the mark with a ray, while stef was off with the doggies.. iwas busy chasing the conger who where playing games with us all night missed 8 in total.. as the night went on the slagging was going and the crack was good.. up came the tents and we set in for the night... ANTO the next time we go camping leave the kitchen sink behide you his tent was like a 4 star hotel.. while myself and stef had a shack pitched on a hill not good for sleeping...during the night the fish where coming in for myself and anto geeting ray while stef was on the doggies.. put our heads down at about 2am and where back up at it about 4am hoping for some early mackeral.. i was first off the mark with the mack soon after that loads of fresh bait... so the real fishing started we laned ray after ray and stef was still on the doggies.. sorry he got a couple of whiting during the night... about 8.30 the bellies where on empty so me and stef went in search of breakfast,, the little shop in the village was the port off call and the lady of the shop made up a few bacon butties... SORRY ANTO BUT WE ATE SOME OF THEM ON THE WAY BACK...... during the day we where getting fish on almost every cast and anto got the first conger nice one.. all fish where returned alive bar a few pollack that we used for conger bait.. tornadeo8 arrived about 2pm and on his first cast landed a fine gunnard.. with a 6pound ray to follow.... good crack all round.. anto had the biggest ray of the session weighting in at 8.6.. i set up a small abu spin rod with a small shinamo2500 reel and had great crack spinning pollack.. one to about 3 pound great fight.... i will leave it at that hopefully the other lads add abit more.. pleanty of pictures to add..... enjoy.......
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SHORE SPECIES 2012... coalie,
boat species09~~~pollack,cod,haddock,whiting,doggies,bullhuss,tope,john dory,thornebsck,blonde,blue shark,spur dog,wrase,gunnard,pouting,
shore species 2010~~~ dab,flounder,thorneback ray,pollack,plaice,coalies,turbot,wrasse,bull huss, lsd...
boat trips 4 result..pouting,, spurdog.pollack,
shore trips 2010.... 36.....
wish list 2010..sea trout....
boat species09~~~pollack,cod,haddock,whiting,doggies,bullhuss,tope,john dory,thornebsck,blonde,blue shark,spur dog,wrase,gunnard,pouting,
shore species 2010~~~ dab,flounder,thorneback ray,pollack,plaice,coalies,turbot,wrasse,bull huss, lsd...
boat trips 4 result..pouting,, spurdog.pollack,
shore trips 2010.... 36.....
wish list 2010..sea trout....
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Re: 23and a half hour session conamara
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SHORE SPECIES 2012... coalie,
boat species09~~~pollack,cod,haddock,whiting,doggies,bullhuss,tope,john dory,thornebsck,blonde,blue shark,spur dog,wrase,gunnard,pouting,
shore species 2010~~~ dab,flounder,thorneback ray,pollack,plaice,coalies,turbot,wrasse,bull huss, lsd...
boat trips 4 result..pouting,, spurdog.pollack,
shore trips 2010.... 36.....
wish list 2010..sea trout....
boat species09~~~pollack,cod,haddock,whiting,doggies,bullhuss,tope,john dory,thornebsck,blonde,blue shark,spur dog,wrase,gunnard,pouting,
shore species 2010~~~ dab,flounder,thorneback ray,pollack,plaice,coalies,turbot,wrasse,bull huss, lsd...
boat trips 4 result..pouting,, spurdog.pollack,
shore trips 2010.... 36.....
wish list 2010..sea trout....
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Re: 23and a half hour session conamara
last few pictures
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SHORE SPECIES 2012... coalie,
boat species09~~~pollack,cod,haddock,whiting,doggies,bullhuss,tope,john dory,thornebsck,blonde,blue shark,spur dog,wrase,gunnard,pouting,
shore species 2010~~~ dab,flounder,thorneback ray,pollack,plaice,coalies,turbot,wrasse,bull huss, lsd...
boat trips 4 result..pouting,, spurdog.pollack,
shore trips 2010.... 36.....
wish list 2010..sea trout....
boat species09~~~pollack,cod,haddock,whiting,doggies,bullhuss,tope,john dory,thornebsck,blonde,blue shark,spur dog,wrase,gunnard,pouting,
shore species 2010~~~ dab,flounder,thorneback ray,pollack,plaice,coalies,turbot,wrasse,bull huss, lsd...
boat trips 4 result..pouting,, spurdog.pollack,
shore trips 2010.... 36.....
wish list 2010..sea trout....
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Re: 23and a half hour session conamara
Some fine fish there Alan. Anto's conger was a cracker if i hooked into that steff would have laughed his hole off watching me trying to get it in. I'll be down in couple weeks hopefully we can meet up and i'll bring the tent(only a 3 star).
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Re: 23and a half hour session conamara
dont know anto but i snag it on the spinning gear... we are going to do a all night one again in about 2 or 3 weks time give you a shout for it......freedom1916 wrote:what the hell is that last pic.
SHORE SPECIES 2012... coalie,
boat species09~~~pollack,cod,haddock,whiting,doggies,bullhuss,tope,john dory,thornebsck,blonde,blue shark,spur dog,wrase,gunnard,pouting,
shore species 2010~~~ dab,flounder,thorneback ray,pollack,plaice,coalies,turbot,wrasse,bull huss, lsd...
boat trips 4 result..pouting,, spurdog.pollack,
shore trips 2010.... 36.....
wish list 2010..sea trout....
boat species09~~~pollack,cod,haddock,whiting,doggies,bullhuss,tope,john dory,thornebsck,blonde,blue shark,spur dog,wrase,gunnard,pouting,
shore species 2010~~~ dab,flounder,thorneback ray,pollack,plaice,coalies,turbot,wrasse,bull huss, lsd...
boat trips 4 result..pouting,, spurdog.pollack,
shore trips 2010.... 36.....
wish list 2010..sea trout....
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Re: 23and a half hour session conamara
Nice fishing ... 23 and a half hour
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The last photo looks like a sea urchin ...
The last photo looks like a sea urchin ...
2010: starry smoothound, common smoothound, bass, flounder, dogfish, scorpion fish, tub gunard, tope, thornback ray, bull huss, coalfish, pollack, mackerel, turbot, whiting...
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2012: dogfish, codling, starry smoothound (PB), bass, common smoothound (PB)...
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Re: 23and a half hour session conamara
Kept busy lads, and thats all ye can hope for - some nice fish aswell
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Re: 23and a half hour session conamara
Would like to say thanks to alan and stef for a great nights fishing. And as for the tent bringing the cooker next time.
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Re: 23and a half hour session conamara
Well done Alan, great report and pics,that was some marathon session. Was that Steve Irwin in the shorts 
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Re: 23and a half hour session conamara
Nice one lads. That was one hell of a session
You's caught some nice fish, I love the ray pics, they are class!
Great report and pictures Alan, it's nice to see your back and back in style at that. Keep up the good work.
Great report and pictures Alan, it's nice to see your back and back in style at that. Keep up the good work.
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Re: 23and a half hour session conamara
Wow, that's a session and a half
stunning results lads and a cracker of a report, good stuff there Alan, bit envious though
couldn't get out myself, car banjaxed
and I had a bday to celebrate

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Re: 23and a half hour session conamara
Brilliant session lads! Some great fishing and time very well spent.
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Outstanding dedication!
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Re: 23and a half hour session conamara
great fishing lads nice pics well done great to see anto got out ha ha
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Re: 23and a half hour session conamara
that was some session lads,,,good variaty of fish,,well done,,,,,,,,,,
2010 species----flounder,dab,whiting,doggies,coalfish,pollock,siver eel,sea trout,bass,ballen wrasse, thornback ray,mackerel,pouting,red gurnard,grey gurnard,conger eel,launce,mullet,ling,cod,tub gurnard,octopus,bull huss,3 bearded rockling,poor cod
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Re: 23and a half hour session conamara
sounds like ye had a great session, and i believe the short sleep was down to someones loud snoring!
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Re: 23and a half hour session conamara
Alright, own up - who was it that kept everyone else awake cause they where snoring so loudly?
my bets on Alan

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Re: 23and a half hour session conamara
Great report and pics and a bid well done to all on the fishing. Great selection of fish.