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RATHLIN ISLAND

#1 Post by fagan »

People: Myself, Brother, uncle and my m8 dangs

Duration: 13:00-20:00

Tide: both

Weather: sunny

Bait: Fresh Mack.

Rigs: Pully rigs

Results:7 doggies, 6 pollock, 2 coalliies, and seen a bull huss but wasnt officialy caught.lol

we decide to go for abit of rock hopping and camping on rathlin ilsland so we got up at the break of dawn and got the ferry from ballycastle we arrived got a bite to eat and headed of with all r gear. rathlin is a stunning island with great veiws of scotland and fair head. it was a 2 mile hike then hopped over a few rocks and cast out r lines. we used diffrent tactics, float , spinning, jigging, and bottom fishing at diffrent distances. then the most annoying thing happend to me, i got a wack of a bite and when i first striked it i thought it was a conger then when it came up to the surface it was a 10lb + bull huss, i was so excited and my heart was pumping. i was reeling it in and my bro got down to lift the line and take the fish out of the water, but as he lifted it the huss bit through the 50lb mono and fel back in, my language cannot be repeated, i felt like throwing my rod and gear into the water i was fumeing :twisted: :twisted: :evil: :evil: later my uncle joked and said i sounded like henry gilbey when he looses 1.lol :lol: :lol: but my mood soon changed when the pollock started bitting we had 6 big pollock all round the 4-5lb mark then we caught 2 coallies while spinning and of coarse the allusive dog fish 7 of them. then we gatherd r gear and headed back to camp. but then we took r catch too the local pub and they fillited and batterd r catch and it was washed down with a nice cold pint. all and all great days fishing and ill be back next year for a blast.

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WISHLIST(2013):
BASS ,MULLET, TURBOT, CONGER, RAY, BULL HUSS, SMOOTH HOUND


SPIECIES LIST(2013):: SEA TROUT, (1st) BASS, SPECIMEN PLAICE (3lb), DAB, LSD, FLOUNDER, SHORE ROCKLING, COALLIE, POLLOCK, STARFISH, PAINTED RAY, BULL HUSS, THORNBACK RAY, 1st LURE CAUGHT BASS. 3 BEARDED ROCKLING.


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Re: RATHLIN ISLAND

#2 Post by JOHN1 »

great report fagan, fairplay to you it looks like a great place to fish,hard luck on the huss better luck next time thats what it's all about :wink:
im sure the pollack in batter went down well :mrgreen:
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#3 Post by fagan »

it went down a treat john surprisenly, think it was cause we were so hungry.lol :D :D
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Re: RATHLIN ISLAND

#4 Post by grady »

from the pics the mark looks pretty and fishing also, size of pollack is fine so i would call this session successfull, well done lads good job
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#5 Post by chenz116 »

some great fish there
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#6 Post by nicki d »

Great fish there mate. well done to one and all
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#7 Post by captaink »

Did you chuck out a conger bait at all Fagan ?
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#8 Post by fagan »

captaink wrote:Did you chuck out a conger bait at all Fagan ?
yep we were using flappers but the doggies were just annoying the hell out of us so we turned to the float and spinning and i was glad cause look at the pollock we caught. :lol: :lol: :lol: couldnt really care neway ive caught about 8 congers the year so wasnt really botherd if i caught 1 r not. but as for the huss well ill conquer it b4 the years out. i hope.lol :D
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SPIECIES LIST(2013):: SEA TROUT, (1st) BASS, SPECIMEN PLAICE (3lb), DAB, LSD, FLOUNDER, SHORE ROCKLING, COALLIE, POLLOCK, STARFISH, PAINTED RAY, BULL HUSS, THORNBACK RAY, 1st LURE CAUGHT BASS. 3 BEARDED ROCKLING.


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#9 Post by captaink »

I reckon it must have seen your mate's Man Utd top and flipped out !!! Jokin' aside, I'm sure you'll get one . Only had 1 small one myself this year, but they're out there !!! Good luck
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#10 Post by fagan »

yeah id say that was it alright im a pool man myself.lol
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#11 Post by marshpike »

Shame about hte Huss, but the rest of the catch looks like it made up for it.
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#12 Post by tight lines »

well done mate nice haul of fish good fishing
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#13 Post by fagan »

the huss will be got before the seasons out
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#14 Post by Al and Jordan »

some really nice pollock there lads 8) 8) 8)
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#15 Post by GEORGE H »

Thats a nice catch from the shore. Have fished that place from the boat and there is some good fish there. Just a pity you can't cast about 400 yrds as there is a cliff face which drops to 350ft. If you want a few more shore marks up that way give me a shout.

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#16 Post by Ocean Roar »

Is there a campsite on the island or is it anywhere sensible goes?
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#17 Post by fagan »

Beachbrat666 wrote:Is there a campsite on the island or is it anywhere sensible goes?
nah theres no campsite but theres plenty of places to camp i even seen people camping in the locals gardens.lol but if ur like me and like abita craic and a few beers, i tend to camp away from the neighbours so i dont annoy them. :lol: :lol:
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BASS ,MULLET, TURBOT, CONGER, RAY, BULL HUSS, SMOOTH HOUND


SPIECIES LIST(2013):: SEA TROUT, (1st) BASS, SPECIMEN PLAICE (3lb), DAB, LSD, FLOUNDER, SHORE ROCKLING, COALLIE, POLLOCK, STARFISH, PAINTED RAY, BULL HUSS, THORNBACK RAY, 1st LURE CAUGHT BASS. 3 BEARDED ROCKLING.


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