northern meet for pollock.

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#81 Post by **Davy Murdoch** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:24 am

pulleys can be worth a go but you can expect loose 1 out of 3 traces.rotten bottoms are a must and i would go for a heavy mainline.

#82 Post by **jonny gilbert** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:09 pm

40lb straight through and 80lb shock :? :) :lol:

#83 Post by **BigPhil** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:15 pm

probably only need the 80lb shock if its really abrasive on the retrieve or if you have to lift / trail fish up the rocks to get them in, any kind of a knot in the line will be a weak point if you have top pull for a break so the less the better. 30lb might be a better option straight through incase there is a bit of tide running it will catch it less in deep water.

#84 Post by **jonny gilbert** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:17 pm

i think i will just stick to what i wound normally use off ramore or garron 8)

#85 Post by **Davy Murdoch** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:31 pm

its not a very handy place to pull for a break, you tend to run out of rock to walk back on,i`ve near died a few times when the line finally does break and you end up being catapulted backwards :shock: its best just to not get snagged at all :wink:

#86 Post by **Ronald** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:03 am

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I've seen it happen ,still nearly xxxx myself laughin at the thought of it :lol:
But seriously not a good place to snap out of at most you have ten feet to walk back ,then it's rock hopping with line under tension ,not good :cry:

#87 Post by **Davy Murdoch** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 11:37 am

you`d laugh at anything ronald cos you are twisted :twisted: you even laughed when i got blown off the rocks and fell about 10 feet :shock: :x i`ve never laughed at you when you have fallen/tripped or slipped,not even when you went arse over tit at pickie :lol: :lol: :wink:

#88 Post by **Drew** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 11:39 am

Had to be Comedic... :lol:

#89 Post by **jonny gilbert** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 7:27 pm

so is the date still the 26th and what times is everyone gonna be there for

hpb12 · #90 Post by **hpb12** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 11:22 pm

May be up for this trip.Can someone pm the details of where the mark is,how to get there and where to park etc.Thanks.

#91 Post by **Davy Murdoch** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 6:31 pm

the date is still 26th,prob meet up there around 7:30-8am.i`ll get back to everyone whos sent me a pm when i`ve more time to spare.

#92 Post by **Conor H** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:06 am

How many are going ? Any rough ideas ?

#93 Post by **Davy Murdoch** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 1:20 pm

think there is about 10 or so heading up but could be more.still waiting for some people to contact me

#94 Post by **jonny gilbert** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 3:29 pm

should be a good turn out then and hopefully some good fish will be caught lookin forward to it and meetin everyone :) :)

#95 Post by **Drew** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 3:44 pm

jonny gilbert wrote:should be a good turn out then and hopefully some good fish will be caught lookin forward to it and meetin everyone :) :)

Bring Sandwiches.

#96 Post by **jonny gilbert** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 4:53 pm

we shall see k2 cause ive heard u like to nick peoples snadwiches and coke :lol:

#97 Post by **Ronald** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 7:58 pm

We'll just have to pray for the weather to be kind ! we fished in border line conditions yesterday ,the rocks were treacherous and the swell ended up pretty bad as well .and this was a small tide .
It might also be an idea to meet in ballycastle carpark so that the people who make the effort to turn up know were theplace is rather than give directions and lose people on the way .

#98 Post by **rab 525** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 11:51 am

yeah good idea ron as u could spend your day running around looking for someone

#99 Post by **Davy Murdoch** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:29 pm

its def a good idea to meet in the carpark,it also means that only the people who are serious about going to this meet will find out where it is.myself and ronald put in alot of time and effort into finding this mark and how/when it fishes best and although we dont mind sharing this mark with other anglers there seems to be a couple who just want to know where it is and have no intentions of attending.meeting in the carpark will prove who is not pulling a fast one.99 percent of everyone interested contributes alot to this site and they are the people who are welcome to join us.
i`ll get off my soap box now and finish off with time and place to meet up

ballycastle carpark at 8am(the one beside the marina)
sunday 26th march

#100 Post by **jonny gilbert** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 7:01 pm

just say ya happen to hook into a conger up here whats the chances of landin the fish and are the eels any size up here 8)