clifden area co galway 12th aug 2010

[gfkelly1969]

People:myself and 20+ bashers

Duration:20.00 to 23.15

Tide:19.37 5.6m

Weather:dry and windy

Bait:feathers,mackerel,squid

Rigs:feathers,3 hook flapper,conger trace

Results:37 mackerel,4 scad,1 pollack




Report:arrived at the pier to see about 20+ bashers swinging feathers and German sprats every where so sat in the car for awhile to see if many mackerel were being caught,not many were caught in close in
I threw a set of feathers on the beach caster and climbed the high wall of the pier and had a go at the bashing myself,had a couple of full strings,most of the mackerel I caught were 200 feet or more from the shore
got the scad close in

after awhile most of the bashers packed up and I set up one rod for conger and one bait rod

there was a young lad from Belgium who I met a few times over the last week fishing and he asked about the bait fishing so i showed him how to set up,after awhile he had a bite and started reeling in what looked like a sliver eel,it came off before he got it up on the pier
my bait rod and conger rod were untouched all night

[tight lines]

keep at it ger you will get that big conger yet well done on the mack and scad

[mphigham]

Nice one Gerry...

Martin.

[gfkelly1969]

Nice one Gerry...

Martin.

thanks martin,the next time you are over you will have a lot more species to target from the mark,flounder,dogfish,mackerel,pollack,coalfish,cod,conger,thornback ray,scad,benny,sea scorpion,poor cod,silver eel are the species I have seen being caught there so far

[mphigham]

I`m already planning for next year Gerry, just not told the wife yet.

Martin.