Whats your fish of the year 2011...

[lugworm]

I bet Lugworm is only bursting to get up a pic of his smoothound shimano badge he got to go with it!!!
Red I had a double of smoothies the size of your one which I would have been delighted with if Danny hadn't landed 'jaws' right next to me :lol : made it a very long drive back to cork then

once i saw this thread cam cam the smoothie had to come out ha ha, sorry to bring back those old feelings of dissapointment for ya, i know u were very upset that night, but ur day will come colin i can smell it............ha ha ha........

my favourite fishing moment of all time so far!!!!!!!

[lugworm]

I bet Lugworm is only bursting to get up a pic of his smoothound shimano badge he got to go with it!!!
Red I had a double of smoothies the size of your one which I would have been delighted with if Danny hadn't landed 'jaws' right next to me :lol : made it a very long drive back to cork then

im sorry if i upset u i tawt u wer over it ha ha ha ur day will come i was gonna put up the picture of the ray i beat ya to in bantry aswell but relised i didnt take a picture of it, darn!!!.........ull get urs someday ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

[razor2]

For me this is the one that stands out most it was my first on a popper an experience i will never forget.Over all this year has been a great year for me had some great fish

[Al and Jordan]

our fishing was severely hampered this year with my father getting diagnosed with lung cancer and having to get a lung removed and going through chemo. for half the year we had to move back in with the parents to look after them and our fishing took a back seat to more pressing matters. but thankfully i can now look back at the year with relative happiness as the oul fella beat it and is well on the road to recovery complete with a new full head of hair and weight gain. we got out, as and when we could. yet again i have been knocked over with the kindness of fellow anglers on the forum who invited us into not only their favourite fishing marks but their homes too. there are far too many of you to name, but you all know who you are and we have greatly appreciated you kindness and hospitality this year. i only hope we can return the favour and you all get your bums up to the north when our marks are switched on and fishing well as we owe you all a great debt of gratitude and courtsey. some of the following pics are up not because they are specimen fish, but personal bests or new species we have'nt encountered yet, or just plain make me laugh. only 87 sessions so far this year, but next year we'll get our heads well into the game good and proper
enjoy!!

[Al and Jordan]

some more

[Al and Jordan]

yet more

[Al and Jordan]

and they just keep coming!!

[Al and Jordan]

last few

[cathalger]

Brilliant Al. Thats a fine red gurnard Jordan got in Redbay, a fine years work, some really class catches, too many to start mentioning them all.

Good work, makes me want to put up more pics now meself!! (though I have nothing to compare with that lot.)

I think your Co Antrim bass has to take the plaudits, til now I thought they were a bit of a myth!

[Tom H]

Al and Jordan. Now you two are just showing off Only joking some mighty fine fish there. A big well done.

[cathalger]

So youre allowed to put up more than one fish then? Happy days, heres the only conger Ive ever caught off the shore, way back in June, spied him/her on the sea bed, offered a side of mackerel on a boat rod and an hour later I was connected.

Not really sure of the weight but it was approx 14-15lb.

[Deleted User 3488]

brittany gilt-head,,caught in 2 foot of water!

[biker]

that aside i'd like to share what for me was my best fish of the year, a wee lumpfish, i caught it on the 2nd of january at ramore head,t as i'd never seen one before its definitely the most interesting thing ive caught in a while and was really pleased to catch it.

thats a class fish man, what did ya catch him on ? never seen one one of them before

@cathalger
thats a nice conger in fairness, i would have thought he was closer to 20lb from that pic !

some serious pics in this thread

[dexs7]

My fish of the year was a 9lb painted Ray. I also caught a scorpion fish. I have never even heard of them until I caught one. Caught it using mackeral and fish oil on a rough tide on a rock mark. Also a my first sea trout which was in the cold month of Janurary, which is meant to be strange. Had a decent year I think, had alot of bass but they were mainly schoolies, bigest this year were a few around 4 pounds, must try harder next year.

[ronayne88]

Hi all,

Didn't get to do much fishing this year, but did have this nice conger. Not sure of the weight, but, it put up a great fight. Caught along the Cobh waterfront in August 2011, on a fresh Mackerel flapper and 6/0 steel trace, on a rising tide. I literally just dropped the bait over the rail with the drag set pretty loose. The line zipped off pretty lively when she took the bait!

PS: You can get a good idea of the size based on the first picture. Compare the girth of it to my foot or the rod. Im guessing it was over 20 lbs anyway...




Cheers,

Sean.

[SirSquiglum]

Best fish this year Was my 35lb 9oz Stingray, Was an amazing fish to catch as it was my first ever one, Marked off the Species list with a smile

[tight lines]

hi lads mine has to be this conger got in achill during the summer what makes it for me is the fact i got a birdy on the cast and it only landed 20ft out at most and when i was sorting the reel out i got a run after only a min in the water so i struck and had to fight the fish while trying to sort the reel out also it a p.b for me it weight was 13 lb

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a close second was this bass not a monster but the only 1 i got this year

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and some others of note

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[cathalger]

More cracking fish and good posts, your thread is going well yngkmd. Keep them coming.......

[Scone]

Some lovely fish there lads! Fish of the year for me probably is a conger of about 13lb off a small pier in kenmare. no pic's unfortunitly as I was only out for a quick cast and forgot the camera.

[sparkey+1]

some great pics there lad lots of congers and Bass and fair play Alan for the congers and rays.