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Duration:Sean and myself
Tide:Low and filling
Weather:Sunny and light winds
Bait:macks,soft plastics,
Rigs:cod caspers,killmore killers,soft plastics
Results:Macks,cod,pollock,gurnard,Cuckoo wrase
Report:Well headed out from Ferrypoint at 7am and quick stop for macks,got a dozen within a few mins so then headed out to the reefs.
Fishing was slow first but then the cod turned on with the biggest coming in at 7lb
Also tried soft plastics with the light spinning rod after seeing Jim at it and what fun,now I'm always going to take the rod on the boat ,,
Will post a few pics in a minutes
Headed back at around 2 after a good days fishing and somehow no rain..
Orca 11th of August
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Orca 11th of August
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Warrior 175 (Orca)
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Re: Youghal 11th of August
Biggest cod of the day
Bend on the rod
Look at what tried to take this on the way up
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Re: Youghal 11th of August
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Warrior 175 (Orca)
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Re: Youghal 11th of August
This was the plastic that caught a good few cod and pollock today
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Re: Orca 11th of August
great pics. nice wee haul of cod
looks like a successful trip
what do you think made that hole in the side of that cod pictured..?

what do you think made that hole in the side of that cod pictured..?
Charlie
2025 targets:
40lb+ stinger, shore skate, shore tope, 10lb+ cod
2025 targets:
40lb+ stinger, shore skate, shore tope, 10lb+ cod
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Re: Orca 11th of August
I'm thinking a conger or ling..chuckaroo wrote:great pics. nice wee haul of codlooks like a successful trip
what do you think made that hole in the side of that cod pictured..?
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Re: Orca 11th of August
Good fishing lovely colours on the cod 

Species....good film.....I'll get my coat
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Re: Orca 11th of August
Was looking at Jim's video myself and have plastics ready to go.
Well done on a good catch.
Well done on a good catch.