Carrickfergus harbour LRF

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Carrickfergus harbour LRF

#1 Post by jonny gilbert »

People:Me, myself and I

Duration: 21:15 - 22:20

Tide: low 20:40

Weather: clam with a bit of a breeze

Bait: power isome

Rigs: 4gr #6 fine jighead

Results: 3 Rock gobies

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Decided to give carrick harbour a quick go for an hour before startin the night shift in work. Got to the harbour at about 21:15, low tide was at around 20:40 and started working a 4gr jighead with a 1 inch section of a power isome Brown. First chuck at the white wall at the bottom of the steps missed a few takes moved on up to the corner at the end of the rocks and started working the lure extremely close to the rocks and weed with a very slow retrieve while tapping the lure on the bottom, within seconds had my first fish a rock goby of i'd say around 12cm great fight on the lultra light gear. Shortly after that had another 2 gobies then wrapped up to head to my lovely work for 23:00. Gear used was a 7ft Shakespeare trion 2-15gr spin, Mitchell 2000cf fixed spool with 8lb braid and 8lb fluro leader, 4gr size 6 fine jighead and a brown power isome. This LRF stuff is addictive lol Bangor harbour is the next target hopefully get a few more species
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2010 species list: coalies, flounder, whiting, pollock, cod, doggie, sea trout, pouting, poor cod, short spined sea scorpion, long spined sea scorpion, 3 breaded rockling, shore rockling, 5 breaded rockling, tompot blenny, mackie, placie, dab, bullhuss, conger, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse, goldshinny wrasse,thronie, lesser weaver, bass, tub gurnard, red gurnard, grey gurnard, shanny, rock goby, turbot,

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Re: Carrickfergus harbour LRF

#2 Post by nobuzz »

Looks like a fun way to spend a few hours.

I've bought some small soft plastics myself, waiting for the weather to warm up a bit first though.
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Re: Carrickfergus harbour LRF

#3 Post by dave316 »

Interesting, thanks for sharing.
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Re: Carrickfergus harbour LRF

#4 Post by Dave »

Great stuff Jonny, that LRF stuff certainly is addictive alright, well done. By the way I think that goby might be a Black Goby, the Rock Goby has a distinctive yellow/orange tip to its dorsal fin.
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Re: Carrickfergus harbour LRF

#5 Post by jonny gilbert »

Dave wrote:Great stuff Jonny, that LRF stuff certainly is addictive alright, well done. By the way I think that goby might be a Black Goby, the Rock Goby has a distinctive yellow/orange tip to its dorsal fin.
Oops...your right Dave I've a habit of mixing those 2 goby species up lol
2010 species list: coalies, flounder, whiting, pollock, cod, doggie, sea trout, pouting, poor cod, short spined sea scorpion, long spined sea scorpion, 3 breaded rockling, shore rockling, 5 breaded rockling, tompot blenny, mackie, placie, dab, bullhuss, conger, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse, goldshinny wrasse,thronie, lesser weaver, bass, tub gurnard, red gurnard, grey gurnard, shanny, rock goby, turbot,

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Re: Carrickfergus harbour LRF

#6 Post by Al and Jordan »

good to see a report from yourself again jonny :P
this LRF seems to becoming a craze at the moment. loads of boys out giving it a go. looks like good fun :D
have you been doing much bait fishing recently man?
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Re: Carrickfergus harbour LRF

#7 Post by jonny gilbert »

Al and Jordan wrote:good to see a report from yourself again jonny :P
this LRF seems to becoming a craze at the moment. loads of boys out giving it a go. looks like good fun :D
have you been doing much bait fishing recently man?
Hey Al, been doin a bit of bait fishin but nothing worth reporting really...sure conger hunting starts again this weekend lol 32lb to beat lookin a nice 40lber....wishful thinkin I know lol
2010 species list: coalies, flounder, whiting, pollock, cod, doggie, sea trout, pouting, poor cod, short spined sea scorpion, long spined sea scorpion, 3 breaded rockling, shore rockling, 5 breaded rockling, tompot blenny, mackie, placie, dab, bullhuss, conger, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse, goldshinny wrasse,thronie, lesser weaver, bass, tub gurnard, red gurnard, grey gurnard, shanny, rock goby, turbot,

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Re: Carrickfergus harbour LRF

#8 Post by SlackLiner »

Nice fishing! Fair play for giving it a go :D
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