another 40lb tope from the shore

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another 40lb tope from the shore

#1 Post by bubba gump shrimp »

People:myself and doit1983

Duration:5am till 9am

Tide:falling and low

Weather:dry calm and warm

Bait:mac

Rigs:pully

Results:doit1983 tope myself blank




Report: Myself and doit decided to get up early and try for the tope from are shore mark as it was meant to be a low tide this morning we set off around 4am and were fishing for 5am. We tryed for the mac first as we did not have much bait but there were none biting so with 2 whole frozen mac 2 mac fillets and 3 peeler crabs we set off in search of a tope. 2 weeks ago we 4 weeks ago i caught a 40lb tope from this mark, 2 weeks ago forest had a tope around 25lb so doit was the only one out of the three of us still to catch. we were fishing about 15 mins when doit got his first pick up but it droped it and left it about 10mins later i got a pull but same again it droped the bait we were beginning to think it was going to be a blank for us both when doit's rod started screaming he was into a good fish. after about 10 mins fighting it i managed to tail it for him unhooked weighed it took pic and returned her safely to fight another day. The fish was bouncing between 39 and 41 pound before settling on 40lb 8 ounce. Three trips 1 fish each two 40 pounders and a 25 pounder and a lot of missed fish not bad i think.
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Re: another 40lb tope from the shore

#2 Post by chrisfeeney30 »

unreal tope, well done
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#3 Post by junior conger »

nice tope :D
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#4 Post by nicefish »

That's some fish from the shore.
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Re: another 40lb tope from the shore

#5 Post by colin c »

Very nice.Well done.
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Re: another 40lb tope from the shore

#6 Post by eyesreilly »

Well done doit,,,,,,,,,,you did it :wink:
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Re: another 40lb tope from the shore

#7 Post by frank2 »

Must have got some fight off that bugger! Nice fish 8)
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#8 Post by Sea Dog Steve »

Very Jealous - 3 'red letter day trips' ....well done! :D
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#9 Post by roger de dodger »

well done great crac i,d say :mrgreen:
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#10 Post by Dave »

That's a superb fish, well done Doit.
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#11 Post by birdseye »

Super specimen from the shore. 8)
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#12 Post by round_ourway »

now thats a tope... well done sir
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#13 Post by Mayorga »

great fish
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#14 Post by thelegend »

great fish mate 8) holdin im upside down not great for the fish tho :!:
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Re: another 40lb tope from the shore

#15 Post by beachcaster »

very well done two tope over 40lb thats some fishing from the shore. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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#16 Post by FRANK1 »

Savage fish .Fair play .
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#17 Post by dave316 »

wow, you lucky, lucky man ! that would keep a smile on my face for years. congratulations
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#18 Post by Davy Murdoch »

very nice indeed 8) well done doit :D
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#19 Post by fishboy »

Savage fishing and what a super shore caught tope,
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#20 Post by rustyhookthomas »

cracking report. beats 20 pin whiting anyday :)
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