You just pulled in a what??!!!

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You just pulled in a what??!!!

#1 Post by blackiemc »

Reading Steve Crowe's account of going out for a few flatties only to get stuck into a ripper of a bass makes me ask, any chance of a bass while fishing for wrasse with peeler crab??

What I'd love to know is what have people caught while fishing for something entirely different.

My own only example was this summer past while spinning for Pollack I got a great take, once I got the fish un-snagged and ashore I was astonished to find it was a fine wrasse. Not surprising to some of you I'm sure, but to me it was rather amazing.

What's your best??

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Re: You just pulled in a what??!!!

#2 Post by hairyconger »

had conger that grabbed a small pollack on a set of lures and a lite spinning rod took me ages to persuade the thing to come out, thought i was lifting a large lump of kelp from the bottom :D .....

also had wrasse on hokias when fishing for the mack before :shock: .......
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#3 Post by Seancelt »

Early September while fishing two rods (one float, one spinning/jigging) for mackerel/pollack in Kells Bay, Kerry. Just after casting my spinner when my float went under (always seems to happen that way), dropped my spinning rod and struck on the other rod finally got a nice pollack about 2 1/2 lbs. Released it and jigged in my other rod on the way in I hooked something but there was no fight so I assumed weed until it was close enough to see. When it spat ink at me I realised I had just caught my first squid. :shock: :shock: :lol:
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#4 Post by petekd »

Only posted this in my Blog yesterday....it fits.

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#5 Post by jd »

Last summer-2 Ballan Wrasse in wexford harbour from the new marina. Haven't seen any since. Caught on ragworm, while fishing for bass. I was very surprised as it is esturine.
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#6 Post by lumpy »

saw an 18 lb cod caught off the boat while fishing for conger with flappers, and it was only 300yards from the shore. unfortunately it wasnt me.
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#7 Post by thompo »

Was casting out mackrel bait hoping for doggies but the reel birdied and bait landed about 30yards out. After 10 mins sorting the mess i reeled in within in seconds the rod doubled over thought id hit a snag and line shot off the reel! Ended up with a nice 5 or 6 pound pollock :) Certainly was.nt expecting that lol
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#8 Post by EricH »

Was putting out smallish crab baits for flounder down at Ballymoney, two years ago and caught a trigger fish . . .fought like a demon too(was using a TT Lite)

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#9 Post by BigPhil »

a 5lb pollack whilst fishing for conger on the shore....whole pack of large sandeels on an 8/0 pulley pennell rig!! , plus dabs while fishing through rough ground for pollack and wrasse on the boat!
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#10 Post by stevecrow74 »

put a conger bait out off fenit pier.. boat rod 80lbs braid wire trace 6/0 hood big lump of mackerel... and caught a schoolie bass :shock: :shock: :D :D my first one of this year
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#11 Post by blaker »

Caught an 8lb conger in courtmac in broad daylight while fishing for mullet with a quiver tip rod, 5lb line, size 16 hooks and a waggler float!
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#12 Post by jpmac »

6lb Anglerfish caught off waterfoot peir whilst fishing for flattie's late 80's!
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#13 Post by Richie07 »

Was fishing Greystones a few years back,the sea was very rough with a very severe drift on and tons of weed with every cast too,had to actually play the weed in with the pull of the waves as there were loads of it attached,anyway was pulling in a load of weed when I noticed a bass of just under 8lb coming out of the surf underneath all the weed :lol:.Happy days.
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#14 Post by jamie »

Fishing Scraggane Pier in Nov 05 for anything and caught a f**king whopping cold. (Couldn't resist it)!! ;-)
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#15 Post by Adam S »

was zander fishing in spain with a small live roach and size 8 trebles to a light wire trace, 15lbs main line and a carp rod. hooked and after 45 minutes landed a 74lbs catfish , all on my own in the middle of the ebro delta at 4am in the morning.
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