Co. Down Rock Mark - 22.01.12 - Cracking sport!

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Co. Down Rock Mark - 22.01.12 - Cracking sport!

#1 Post by SlackLiner »

People: Lonesome me...

Duration:4 hours

Tide: 3hrs down , 1 hour up

Weather: W30-40 (!)

Bait:Soft plastics

Rigs:Deep spinning, Dropshot

Results:15 Pollock!




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Firstly apologies for not giving the exact location of these marks, they were given in confidence and I want to respect peoples kindness!

Thought my day was off to a shocker tbh, bust a tip eye on my main rod so had to fish with the spare which is a bit light for these parts. Downgraded the weight of the lures and chundered on anyway hoping the 12lb fluoro would hold out if anything decent came along. Hiked a little further today to check out some deeper water to play about with some dropshot jellies and take some shelter from the what turned into a pretty hefty swell. Got 15 pollock in total, most of which were over 2lb and the biggest went to 3lb 14oz! Took one of the 2.5lb'ers home for some pollock goujons and chips, well tasty! Every other fish was returned safe and sound :D :D Cracking sport but I did lose a few fish I couldn't stop from getting their heads down on the lighter rod - although it's hardly a bad complaint to have :D :D
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Re: Co. Down Rock Mark - 22.01.12 - Cracking sport!

#2 Post by Tom H »

Good going lad 8) Top fishing for january on the down coast!
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#3 Post by bingham »

Great fishing 8)
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Re: Co. Down Rock Mark - 22.01.12 - Cracking sport!

#4 Post by Monty156a »

Hell of a catch on a light rod :D Fair play to ya!

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#5 Post by JOHN1 »

great fishing for this time of year 8) , and there aint nothing wrong with taking some for tha table, well done :wink:
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#6 Post by FisherKing »

very good fishing for January 8) & they taste great well done
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#7 Post by SlackLiner »

Thanks guys! Roll on the summer months so we can see what decent fish are to be had around these spots :shock: :shock: :D
2012 Species: Pollock, Coalie, Flounder, Whiting, Cod, 5bd Rockling, Ballan Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Mackerel, LSD, Spurdog, Tope, Grey Gurnard, Red Gurnard, Tub Gurnard, Plaice, Dab, Bass, Cuckoo Wrasse

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#8 Post by chuckaroo »

plenty of good sport indeed im sure, good fishing SlackLiner and some nice pics there too. lovely looking fish
and that one at nearly 4lb must have been good craic on the light rod.
hope the one you kept tastes/d good :mrgreen:
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#9 Post by dave316 »

Brilliant fishing, well done!!!!
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#10 Post by SlackLiner »

chuckaroo wrote:hope the one you kept tastes/d good :mrgreen:
Tasted amazing chuckaroo! Deep fried in breadcrumbs with chips and a sour cream and sweet chilli dip - mmmhhhhh
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Re: Co. Down Rock Mark - 22.01.12 - Cracking sport!

#11 Post by yngkmd »

SlackLiner wrote:Deep fried in breadcrumbs with chips and a sour cream and sweet chilli dip - mmmhhhhh
best way to eat pollock ever

wish my co down fishing was as productive as that session though
2012 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock, Whiting, Colefish (New PB), Shore Rockling, Flounder (New PB), 5 Bearded Rockling (New Species), Dogfish, Pouting, Plaice, Dab, Lesser Sandeel (New Species), Cod (New PB), Long Spine Sea Scorpion, Ballan Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Mackerel, Herring, Goldsinney Wrasse, Butterfish (New Species), Ling (PB), Halibut (New Species), Haddock (New Species), Red Fish (New Species), Wolffish (New Species), Rockcook Wrasse, Shanny, Poorcod, Conger

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#12 Post by eyesreilly »

Well done, quality fishing and the pics aint bad either :wink:
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#13 Post by grady »

great fishing there, nice pollacks, well done
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#14 Post by Al and Jordan »

outstanding session there man 8) 8)
those pollack are great fish regardless of the time of year 8) hell i'd be chuffed to bits to be getting those fish during the height of the summer :D
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#15 Post by biker »

my god, i cant seem to catch a fish on soft plastics for the life of me ! even during the summer i be hard pushed to get that many! fair play man, dont tell any1 where that spot is 8)
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#16 Post by razor2 »

Great stuff some fine fish you have there 8)
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#17 Post by SlackLiner »

darol wrote:my god, i cant seem to catch a fish on soft plastics for the life of me ! even during the summer i be hard pushed to get that many! fair play man, dont tell any1 where that spot is 8)
not to worry darol, secret's safe with me! The plastics take a bit of practise tbh, keeping them deep and steady is the key. In winter anyway they tend to work best when retrieved that little bit slower :wink:
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#18 Post by nobuzz »

Great fishing. Well done. :-)
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#19 Post by nicki d »

Outstanding fishing. Better keep that mark to yourself of everyone will be there. Lol
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#20 Post by chuckaroo »

yngkmd wrote:
SlackLiner wrote:Deep fried in breadcrumbs with chips and a sour cream and sweet chilli dip - mmmhhhhh
best way to eat pollock ever

wish my co down fishing was as productive as that session though
i just bought a deep fat fryer so would love to know exactly how to prepare and cook fish deep-fried in breadcrumbs :!:
if you dont mind :wink:
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