MAY MADNESS in Donegal, Antrim & Down

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Re: MAY MADNESS in Donegal, Antrim & Down

#21 Post by Monty156a »

Love those pictures lads :D Super fishing!

Really need to get me one of them congers,
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#22 Post by Davy Murdoch »

Nice one lads 8)
The other goby is defo a black goby..

I see you met the village idiot Pete,i hope he didn`t talk too much crap :lol:
He must`ve got out for the day :wink: :lol: :lol:
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#23 Post by Sweetwrasse »

Great report as always lads and a very nice mix of fish :P
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#24 Post by gitsea M »

great report and excellent fishing
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#25 Post by Dawsey »

Few absolute cracker sessions there guys a big well done! Last exam on wednesday so will be ready for action from there on, my gad I am looking forward to it!
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[i]Species '11[/i] Coalfish, Pollock, Mackerel, Sea Trout, Flounder, Turbot, Dab, Thornback Ray, Smoothhound, Tope(pup), Tub Gurnard, LSD, Shanny, Ballen Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Goldsinny Wrasse

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#26 Post by Al and Jordan »

last cast lad wrote:great fishing and great report, as usual you guys seem to always find the fish, love the wee goby always think the mini species are mad looking things
cheers man. the minis are always a handy back up when the open sea is too rough. almost all inner harbour marks will throw them up around the weedy and kelpy areas :wink: also save the blushes from blanking :oops: :lol: :lol:
MAC wrote:Great report lads. Good to see that you managed some fish even if the weather was doing it's best to push you off some of your marks...
cheers mac. i've given up on weather forecast sites :roll:
they seem to get it wrong more often than they get it right :?
syboit wrote:wow, some lovely looking turbot there.
cheers man.
tight lines wrote:some mighty fine fishing lads well done and great report as always
thanks man.
saving private brian wrote:well done ye three.makes me want to go out now
cheers brian. your rock marks up sligo direction should be switching on man :P . we'll have to tie in with yourself and brian for a throw this summer :D
Tanglerat wrote:Loving that T-shirt!
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:lol: :lol: :lol: it just about sums us up :lol:
lugworm wrote:mighty fishing boys great report!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks man. just good to be out catching better fish again. roll on the summer!! :P
fagan wrote:great fishing there guys, love the brut of a conger, classic t-shirt jordan. :lol: :lol:
well done lads :D
cheers fagan
thanks man. we were thinking of heading over to rathlin for a weekend in june if you fancy it :wink: :D
seaotter wrote:Supppper report lads :P
cheers man :)
Tom H wrote:just looked at the photos Al will get a to read your report when I have more time :lol: but as always looks like you boys a fun and some nice fish!
:lol: :lol: :lol: it will kill 10 mins for you tom when you get the chance to read it :lol:
and to think that that was the shortened version too :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol:
pete wrote:Great read as always Al :) . Nice to meet the three of you on a sunny Rathmullan pier and with not an ounce of sleep :lol:
great to see you again pete :P
aye the eyelids were heavy enough at that point. but a stop off in derry on the way home had me fixed with a pint of cafe mocha with 3 added shots of expresso :shock: the wagon was bouncing the whole way home :lol: :lol: :lol:
fishy1987 wrote:wicked report,some lovely fish there to keep ye busy and serious hours put in were well rewarded,I want that tshirt :mrgreen: lol,best of luck hunting a few serious fish this weekend
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thanks ferg. i just hope this weather holds out for the trip. the downings trips are our favourite on our boat fishing calendar every year :D
yngkmd wrote:excellent report, personally i hate the fact that this good weather has come around while im in the middle of moving house and all my fishing stuff is packed up.
but at least i can still get my fishing done by proxy :D
im a glad to see a good number of reports up after the weekend, i fully expected the number of reports to drop since the Bass ban is on.
ahh, gutted brian. but you'll be settled in soon enough man. i'm sure blackhead will get a good rattle as soon as you are sorted :wink: :D :D
nobuzz wrote:Super fishing guys.
The rugby's well and truely over for the year so now the serious fishing can begin! :)
cheers alan. we might actually get to wet a line with you this year man :lol: :lol:
Monty156a wrote:Love those pictures lads :D Super fishing!
Really need to get me one of them congers,
Monty
thanks monty. we usually just throw a conger rod out when we fish any rock or harbour marks. i bought a little electronic bite alarm that attaches to the rod. so if you get a run, HAPPY DAYS!. but if not, theres nothing lost for it. a lot of the time you'll get nothing, but every now and again you'll come good :P .
Davy Murdoch wrote:Nice one lads 8)
The other goby is defo a black goby..
I see you met the village idiot Pete,i hope he didn`t talk too much crap :lol:
He must`ve got out for the day :wink: :lol: :lol:
thanks very much for the ID davy. i thought it might be the case man. but in my book, you should never be too proud to ask if you don't know something. this oul fishing malarky is a steep learning curve :D . there's always something new to be discovered on every trip man :D
as for pete, i reckon it's sacrilege to walk down a pier without a rod in your hand :lol: :lol: :lol:
Sweetwrasse wrote:Great report as always lads and a very nice mix of fish :P
thanks man. it's good to see the summer species making a return :D
gitsea M wrote:great report and excellent fishing
thanks man.
Dawsey wrote:Few absolute cracker sessions there guys a big well done! Last exam on wednesday so will be ready for action from there on, my gad I am looking forward to it!
HAPPY DAYS! it's almost smoothie time man :wink: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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#27 Post by grady »

great few sessions lads, nice couple of pollack there, it isn't that good in s. donegal yet, but as weather is warmer they should appear soon, but the beaches are still good going
anyway well done lads, you are still unbeatible
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#28 Post by FisherKing »

Great report,pics & very nice fishing lads 8). Was out myself yesterday after Wrasse & there still not back in :( just one lone Mackerel to save the blank :oops: hopefully the next week or two will get the ball rolling :wink:
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#29 Post by kerrywez »

Great report Al, as usual and what a great bit of fishing you enjoyed. Regards Wez
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#30 Post by tomgrey »

Well done lads great report and good to see you both got lots of fish and different species.
nobuzz wrote:Super fishing guys.The rugby's well and truely over for the year so now the serious fishing can begin! :)
Oih, not if your supporting Leinster, i'm still tied down for this wknds final. Come on Leinster! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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#31 Post by snakewhite »

great fishing, some very nice turbos there! 8)
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#32 Post by FMCN »

Well done guys. An epic report as usual to go with some marathon sessions and some decent fish caught as well. :)
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#33 Post by zeke »

you guys are legend :) and thanks for the rag worms Al :D .when is our hound session :?: :wink:
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#34 Post by Al and Jordan »

grady wrote:great few sessions lads, nice couple of pollack there, it isn't that good in s. donegal yet, but as weather is warmer they should appear soon, but the beaches are still good going
anyway well done lads, you are still unbeatible
cheers grady. not long to go now man :D
FisherKing wrote:Great report,pics & very nice fishing lads 8). Was out myself yesterday after Wrasse & there still not back in :( just one lone Mackerel to save the blank :oops: hopefully the next week or two will get the ball rolling :wink:
jeese brian. i thought that end of the world would be fishing by now :shock: hopefully not too long to go :P
kerrywez wrote:Great report Al, as usual and what a great bit of fishing you enjoyed. Regards Wez
thanks wez. i was back there yesterday and had a nice conger and a few pollack to 51cm. but sadly a few chinese lads turned up and killed everything they caught :( it was the first time they fished the spot and were amazed with the quality of the fish. looks like it's gonna get hammered when they bring their mates back with them. i tried to educate them by explaining that we put 99% of what we catch back in order to preserve the spot. but i think it fell on deaf ears :( :(
tomgrey wrote:Well done lads great report and good to see you both got lots of fish and different species.
nobuzz wrote:Super fishing guys.The rugby's well and truely over for the year so now the serious fishing can begin! :)
Oih, not if your supporting Leinster, i'm still tied down for this wknds final. Come on Leinster! :lol: :lol: :lol:
:lol: :lol: cheers tom
snakewhite wrote:great fishing, some very nice turbos there! 8)
thanks harry :)
FMCN wrote:Well done guys. An epic report as usual to go with some marathon sessions and some decent fish caught as well. :)
The T-shirt is class.
thanks francis. i should have bought a load of those t shirts and started selling them :lol: :lol: :lol:
everyone has been asking me where i got them from :lol:
zeke wrote:you guys are legend :) and thanks for the rag worms Al :D .when is our hound session :?: :wink:
no probs at all zeke. your more than welcome man. i was thinking of leaving it until the first week in july when jordan finishes school. mabey go down for 3 days and hit a few marks to target bass and smoothies :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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#35 Post by markh »

great report as always some real nice fish there also
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#36 Post by rab 525 »

good angling al as usual well done.
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#37 Post by Al and Jordan »

markh wrote:great report as always some real nice fish there also
thanks very much mark :)
rab 525 wrote:good angling al as usual well done.
cheers rab. have you been out much yourself lately?
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#38 Post by rab 525 »

no mate i ve been on holiday with the missus and then had a biking trip with the lads touring scotland so havent had much time lol , did sneak a wee session on last wed up ballycastle way , we had pollack, cod , ballans, half a dozen flounder and about 20 dogs nothin of great size and if it wasnt for the dogs it would have been a bit slow .
will have to get a throw with you soon and a yarn.

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#39 Post by Al and Jordan »

good stuff rab. i'm planning a weekend away on rathlin island. gonna get a few of the lads off the site over for a meet. so i'll keep you posted :wink: :P
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#40 Post by MR RMG83 »

Good fishin and some nice turbot too.

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