loop head ,bridge of ross 19-26th aug

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#1 Post by **Ronald** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:17 pm

People:Myself and Helen

Duration:couple of hours each evening for 6 days

Tide:mostly dropping ,though got a day withing rising tide.

Weather:

Bait:rag,mackerel,hard back crab

Rigs:mainly single hook paternoster and pulley rigs

Results:ballan wrasse,cuckoo wrasse,conger ,bull huss ,pollack ,mackerel .
All fish returned alive bar the mackerel which we kept for bait dinner ,catch and release when possible .

Report:I was down for a weeks holidays with the other half ,so managed to get a few hours fishing between sight seeing

:lol:
A big thankyou to rob,donagh and ross for the pointers on were to fish ,i just wish i'd had more time to try all the spots suggested ,the cottage we had was right on the shore so it was tempting to just fish from the rocks outside the door each evening ,all i managed to get of them was mackerel so we drove to the bridge of ross so i could have a crack at some big ballans ,didn't get many fish but all the wrasse were 2lb plus except for helens cuckoo at 1lb ,managed a couple of small conger up to 4lb and a wee bull huss of 3lb also a 3 bearded rockling about a pound ,I could have spent the whole week fishing around here as there's loads of wrassey looking spots .
I just missed meeting Ross in the tackle shop on friday ,I didn't realise he was i front of me then when i was talking to the guy behind the counter about wrasse he said i'd just missed the local expert :oops:

#2 Post by **Ronald** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:20 pm

forgot to stick up a photo of the ejitt fishing for mackerel of the cliffs ,dont think he was practising catch and release :wink:

#3 Post by Al » Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:28 pm

Thats one big Ballan Wrasse :shock:

#4 Post by **Davy Murdoch** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:57 pm

Al wrote:Thats one big Ballan Wrasse :shock:

it is a big wrasse,but look at the size of his hands too :!: i wonder why they look so big :wink: :lol:
you cant beat tricks of the trade :lol:

#5 Post by **hairyconger** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 4:42 pm

Spacer on the cliffs what was he thinking.....sucide perhaps :roll: :roll: :shock:

glengormley-gavin · Mon Aug 28, 2006 6:38 pm

Davy Murdoch wrote:
Al wrote:Thats one big Ballan Wrasse :shock:

it is a big wrasse,but look at the size of his hands too :!: i wonder why they look so big :wink: :lol:
you cant beat tricks of the trade :lol:

Yeah Davy, photoshop is a handy wee program...

That hook was only a 1/0 too when he baited up....

I think he must have photoshopped his missus too, coz she is too good looking for him :lol: :lol: :lol:

Jude

#7 Post by **Ronald** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 6:41 pm

No photoshop required ,i've just got big hands :wink:

#8 Post by **marno** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:29 pm

hairyconger wrote:Spacer on the cliffs what was he thinking.....sucide perhaps :roll: :roll: :shock:

That looks like me, see the little scar under the left eye!

glengormley-gavin · Mon Aug 28, 2006 10:51 pm

R.Surgenor wrote:No photoshop required ,i've just got big hands :wink:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Wink wink, nudge nudge - say no more........

Jude

#10 Post by **hairyconger** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 12:53 am

marno wrote:
hairyconger wrote:Spacer on the cliffs what was he thinking.....sucide perhaps :roll: :roll: :shock:

That looks like me, see the little scar under the left eye!

Crazy person...did you have enough mono to reach the water or where you bird fishing down the cliff walls :lol: :lol: :lol: :roll:

#11 Post by **Donagh** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:33 am

Good stuff. Always nice to hear a report after sending on advise but I'd say you got better info off the others.

Donagh

#12 Post by **marno** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:35 am

hairyconger wrote:
marno wrote:
hairyconger wrote:Spacer on the cliffs what was he thinking.....sucide perhaps :roll: :roll: :shock:

That looks like me, see the little scar under the left eye!

Crazy person...did you have enough mono to reach the water or where you bird fishing down the cliff walls :lol: :lol: :lol: :roll:

Naw just taking a leak, the water was freezing....... deep too! :wink:

#13 Post by **petekd** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:39 am

Is that that cliff to the right hand side of Mack bashers point at the Bridges? I've seen them at that carry on there before alright. Complete lunacy. All that in pursuit of mackerel..... :shock:

My missus had a lucky escape a couple of years ago fishing from where the MBs congregate, a double figure pollack grabbed her Hokkais, went for a dive and nearly took her in with it. I had to grab her and take the rod off her.

#14 Post by **Ronald** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 12:06 pm

this guy was fishing about half a mile back from loophead lighthouse on the bridges side of the head . didn't hang around to see if he caught anything .

#15 Post by **marno** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 12:59 pm

R.Surgenor wrote:this guy was fishing about half a mile back from loophead lighthouse on the bridges side of the head . didn't hang around to see if he caught anything .

I thought it was the guy you saw fishing off loop head, When My folks told me they saw someone I had a panic attack when I thought of the slopey shale ground to the edge!

And it was not me I was joking ......... I have a freckle on my lip which this guy obviously doesn't (ok I will get me coat :oops: )

#16 Post by **hairyconger** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:56 pm

R.Surgenor wrote:this guy was fishing about half a mile back from loophead lighthouse on the bridges side of the head . didn't hang around to see if he caught anything .

You should of waited around to see if he fell in :shock:.........he must have been a rite bloddy ejjit

#17 Post by **petekd** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 8:24 am

Place is full of "Extreme Anglers" at this time of year hairy.