Cortaz's pics of sea trout/bass and marks

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#1 Post by **cortaz** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 2:54 pm

People:1

Duration:1

Tide:1

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Rigs:1

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Catch and Release:: Yes/No1

Report: bass country

#2 Post by **cortaz** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 3:02 pm

People:1

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Catch and Release:: Yes/No1

Report: a bass about 10lb
part of a catch of 60 + sea trout 1.5 to 6.5lb/ taken on 15/7/94
sea liced sea trout 0ver 7lb taken /6/6/00

#3 Post by Al » Mon Nov 06, 2006 3:04 pm

:shock: Thats it i'm moving South :)

#4 Post by **cortaz** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 3:17 pm

People:1

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Catch and Release:: Yes/No1

dubble shot of 6lb bass, g.g. mullet
a nice c. wrass

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#5 Post by **cortaz** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 3:24 pm

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TroutSlayer · #6 Post by **TroutSlayer** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 3:40 pm

Thanks Cortaz! Wow! Some great catches and great photography indeed!

#7 Post by **round_ourway** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 3:57 pm

some good photos there mate

#8 Post by **cortaz** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 3:58 pm

TroutSlayer wrote:Thanks Cortaz! Wow! Some great catches and great photography indeed!

trouty
ever get to see neil young, think he,s from your area ontario

TroutSlayer · #9 Post by **TroutSlayer** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 4:02 pm

cortaz wrote:
TroutSlayer wrote:Thanks Cortaz! Wow! Some great catches and great photography indeed!

trouty
ever get to see neil young, think he,s from your area ontario

Only once! But have collected all his music over the years. I play guitar and do his stuff as well. :D

#10 Post by **cortaz** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 4:49 pm

thats cool ts. keep on rockin in the free world :)

#11 Post by **Eoghan** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 5:01 pm

Those first two pics looks savage..........!!!!! Not surprised they hold bass at all, couldnt design it better myself..!

kstaff · #12 Post by **kstaff** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 6:39 pm

Nice one Art, nice Mark too!

#13 Post by **fenitbob** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:45 pm

Damn you and you perfect life!!!

:D

#14 Post by **Adam S** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 1:37 am

some nice pics.

not a knock at you, but i am glad things have moved on from the days of killing so many sea trout, did you kill all 60?

#15 Post by **cortaz** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 11:43 am

Adam S wrote:some nice pics.

not a knock at you, but i am glad things have moved on from the days of killing so many sea trout, did you kill all 60?

yep, :oops: at the time catch/release was unheard of, there used to be a run of bout 5000 such fish, up to 10/12lb. last yr. less than 500 ran the river.
there is still large run of finnock (small c. trout) in setember i walked about 1.5 miles of river seen 2000 c trout 50 salmon.
theres 3 sea trout rivers near were i live the colligan,tay, and mahon all 3 have seen runs reduced to about 10% of what they were 10/15 yrs. ago :cry: :evil:
seen 6 c.t. over 10lb in 1 pool in the mahon last yr. the guy how was with me went fishin for them and had 1 of 12.5lb.(will post pic.)

#16 Post by **Eoghan** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 1:17 pm

cortaz wrote:
Adam S wrote:some nice pics.

not a knock at you, but i am glad things have moved on from the days of killing so many sea trout, did you kill all 60?

yep, :oops: at the time catch/release was unheard of, there used to be a run of bout 5000 such fish, up to 10/12lb. last yr. less than 500 ran the river.
there is still large run of finnock (small c. trout) in setember i walked about 1.5 miles of river seen 2000 c trout 50 salmon.
theres 3 sea trout rivers near were i live the colligan,tay, and mahon all 3 have seen runs reduced to about 10% of what they were 10/15 yrs. ago :cry: :evil:
seen 6 c.t. over 10lb in 1 pool in the mahon last yr. the guy how was with me went fishin for them and had 1 of 12.5lb.(will post pic.)

I admire the honesty C. Allot of anglers would bu**sh1t saying they were all released. At least u have changed your ways....and about a thousand bass in waterford have let out a collective sigh of relief..!! :D

#17 Post by **gearoid mc s.** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 1:27 pm

Eoghan wrote:
cortaz wrote:
Adam S wrote:some nice pics.

not a knock at you, but i am glad things have moved on from the days of killing so many sea trout, did you kill all 60?

yep, :oops: at the time catch/release was unheard of, there used to be a run of bout 5000 such fish, up to 10/12lb. last yr. less than 500 ran the river.
there is still large run of finnock (small c. trout) in setember i walked about 1.5 miles of river seen 2000 c trout 50 salmon.
theres 3 sea trout rivers near were i live the colligan,tay, and mahon all 3 have seen runs reduced to about 10% of what they were 10/15 yrs. ago :cry: :evil:
seen 6 c.t. over 10lb in 1 pool in the mahon last yr. the guy how was with me went fishin for them and had 1 of 12.5lb.(will post pic.)

I admire the honesty C. Allot of anglers would bu**sh1t saying they were all released. At least u have changed your ways....and about a thousand bass in waterford have let out a collective sigh of relief..!! :D

he could hardly have bul***t*ed this time seeing as the picture shows all the fish on the bank together bloodied and rigeur mortis is evident aswel.

no wonder sea-trout stocks are the way they are these days my local river once a great fishery got a miserable run of small(8oz) sea-trout this year all of which were returned b.t.w. only ever keep stockies these days.

bass boy · #18 Post by **bass boy** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 1:35 pm

no wonder sea-trout stocks are the way they are these days my local river once a great fishery got a miserable run of small(8oz) sea-trout this year all of which were returned b.t.w. only ever keep stockies these days.[/quote]
TYPICAL,RANTING AND RAVING OVER A FEW PICS,WHAT IS IT WITH SOME FOLK?GREAT PICS GORTAZ!!!!MUST GET A RUN DOWN THERE SOMETIME AND HAVE A GO.[/b]

#19 Post by **Eoghan** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 1:38 pm

Whats in the past is in the past, no point stirring it up. The fact is that many anglers now realise their ways were wrong and are now going in the right direction with catch n release.

#20 Post by **petekd** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 2:27 pm

Taking the picture for what it is lads, its a scene from the past...., we have all done things on occasion I'm sure that were ok in the past but would not pass muster now. If anything, its a good sign that posting a picture such as this can stir a feeling of indignation amongst viewers. It shows that scenes such as this are no longer acceptable. Their are some who may feel the pic is somewhat inflammatory, but by all accounts and from a lot of sources it seems the general consensus is that Cortaz is a changed man... :D And fair play too. I had a pop back a year or two ago in reference to a not dissimilar picture, having heard numerous sources singing the guys praises in relation to attitudes towards fish stocks etc, I took the opportunity to apologise for some of my comments to him via PM and it was graciously accepted.

Cortaz, your a braver man than I posting a picture such as that, especially on this site but it is a refreshingly honest approach, showing how things were a few years ago. You could tell us till we're sick listening but a picture paints a 1000 words after all. If anything, that picture reinforces the fact that tighter controls on fish stocks are required, look how far its declined in the past few years........

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