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best wrasse this year

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Re: best wrasse this year

#2 Post by magpie01 »

Fine Ballan! Well done! :D
SPECIES 2011: (7) Dogfish, Mackerel, Cod, Pollock, European Eel, Common Blenny, Pin Whiting

SPECIES 2012: (7) Whiting, Coalie, Pollock, Mackerel, Ballan Wrasse (32cm x2, 34cm, PB 38cm) , Corkwing Wrasse, Three-Bearded Rockling

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Re: best wrasse this year

#3 Post by liamemac »

Beautiful fish, nicely done : )
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Re: best wrasse this year

#4 Post by paul skelly »

Fine fish lad welldone :wink:
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Species from the shore 2011:21
Species from the shore 2012:34,
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Re: best wrasse this year

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Any idea what weight or length it was?
SPECIES 2011: (7) Dogfish, Mackerel, Cod, Pollock, European Eel, Common Blenny, Pin Whiting

SPECIES 2012: (7) Whiting, Coalie, Pollock, Mackerel, Ballan Wrasse (32cm x2, 34cm, PB 38cm) , Corkwing Wrasse, Three-Bearded Rockling

SPECIES 2013: (1) Ballan Wrasse (2)
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Re: best wrasse this year

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cheers guys, only a guess but i d say in and around 30cm and near 3lb, i didnt weigh him, he was hooked up deep, i had his mouth jammed with needle nose pliers for ages, to long, by the time i got the hook out i just took a quick pic and got him back, safe and sound, sorry bout the picture had to crop it so much to get it uploaded, the full pic would do better
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Re: best wrasse this year

#7 Post by joebhoy »

Nice fish :D Well done fella
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Re: best wrasse this year

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doggy wrote:cheers guys, only a guess but i d say in and around 30cm and near 3lb, i didnt weigh him, he was hooked up deep, i had his mouth jammed with needle nose pliers for ages, to long, by the time i got the hook out i just took a quick pic and got him back, safe and sound, sorry bout the picture had to crop it so much to get it uploaded, the full pic would do better
Nice fish Doggy! You should try "re-sizing" down to a max of 839 pixels rather than cropping. Microsoft Office picture manager is one way of doing it.
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Re: best wrasse this year

#9 Post by chuckaroo »

lovely fish 8)

here's a link on how to resize: http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... ft#p315766
i have a wee post in there that i reckon is best way.. :wink:
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Nice 8)
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Re: best wrasse this year

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cheers all, thanks john il check that out, has any one got bigger wrasse? would like to c a nice specimen
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Re: best wrasse this year

#12 Post by dexs7 »

Well done wrasse are great sport I love when they nail the bait, fantastic fun on light gear. Its nice to see you were eager to get him back into the water, well done :D
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doggy wrote:cheers all, thanks john il check that out, has any one got bigger wrasse? would like to c a nice specimen

Have a look at Fisherking's post "Wrasse sessions" on page 3; a 5lb 8oz ballan, nice enough for you?
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Re: best wrasse this year

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cheers john thats a real nice fish, but will it ever be big enough? hehe. im starting to regret not weighing my one, next time for sure!
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doggy wrote:cheers john thats a real nice fish, but will it ever be big enough? hehe. im starting to regret not weighing my one, next time for sure!
You'll find that they are territorial so if you go back to the same spot you have a good chance of catching it again! Then you can weight the big guy! :D

I recently caught the same wrasse twice in the same week. Here's a link to the thread.

http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... =3&t=40843
SPECIES 2011: (7) Dogfish, Mackerel, Cod, Pollock, European Eel, Common Blenny, Pin Whiting

SPECIES 2012: (7) Whiting, Coalie, Pollock, Mackerel, Ballan Wrasse (32cm x2, 34cm, PB 38cm) , Corkwing Wrasse, Three-Bearded Rockling

SPECIES 2013: (1) Ballan Wrasse (2)
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doggy wrote:cheers john thats a real nice fish, but will it ever be big enough? hehe. im starting to regret not weighing my one, next time for sure!
You'll find that they are territorial so if you go back to the same spot you have a good chance of catching it again! Then you can weight the big guy! :D

I recently caught the same wrasse twice in the same week. Here's a link to the thread.

http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... =3&t=40843
SPECIES 2011: (7) Dogfish, Mackerel, Cod, Pollock, European Eel, Common Blenny, Pin Whiting

SPECIES 2012: (7) Whiting, Coalie, Pollock, Mackerel, Ballan Wrasse (32cm x2, 34cm, PB 38cm) , Corkwing Wrasse, Three-Bearded Rockling

SPECIES 2013: (1) Ballan Wrasse (2)
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#17 Post by booner »

to any one who fishes for wrasse and pollack get this, just back from kerry where i tried soft plastic lures for the first time for them, was aiming mainly for wrasse, the way you hook the lures to the hook masks the point so you can spin it thru almost any weed and you will not get snagged...., had a dozen casts on the advice of my friend beside me and caught a 4lb wrasse and 3lb pollack, no snags and now a defo convert, you gotta read up on this and try them... absolutely brilliant way of fishing!
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booner wrote:to any one who fishes for wrasse and pollack get this, just back from kerry where i tried soft plastic lures for the first time for them, was aiming mainly for wrasse, the way you hook the lures to the hook masks the point so you can spin it thru almost any weed and you will not get snagged...., had a dozen casts on the advice of my friend beside me and caught a 4lb wrasse and 3lb pollack, no snags and now a defo convert, you gotta read up on this and try them... absolutely brilliant way of fishing!

Cool, What type of soft lure was it - colour, make?
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SPECIES 2012: (7) Whiting, Coalie, Pollock, Mackerel, Ballan Wrasse (32cm x2, 34cm, PB 38cm) , Corkwing Wrasse, Three-Bearded Rockling

SPECIES 2013: (1) Ballan Wrasse (2)
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#19 Post by booner »

er, wud need to get that info off my pal, he is more up to date re. that sort of thing, i saw him catch a few then raided his gear for my own entertainment! it was 'cone head' weight ontop of an unusual 'rigging' soft plastic hook, there is a knack to mounting the lure so that it is presented ideally, the lures were quite dull in colour and more worm than fishlike, and just 'trotted' about in deep weedy areas. good luck
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ImageImageI had a few last weekend on small sandeel like soft plastic hooked on a small size 2 jig head and was just raising and dropping the rod tip making the lure rise and fall in the water column. Ive heard they attack the lure in such an aggresive manner to get rid of the fish from its territory more so than for food. It wasnt a wrasse that told me that tho so not sure if its true or not.
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