Claddah, galway, 03/05/07

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#1 Post by **fishinmidget** » Thu May 03, 2007 9:50 pm

People:me, chrisfeeny30

Duration:7:00-8:45

Tide:misleading

Weather:glorious

Bait:bread

Rigs:float, feeder.

Results:me: one 6 and a half pound mullet
Chris.......

Catch and Release:: Yes

Report:well we started off serious then when we weren't catching nutin took a walk along the pier to see what was up. saw a shoal of mullet but they just weren't interested. then we went back down and started fishing in amongst the swans and i promptly missed one(i swear my hook was in its mouth

) and then got the other one after a mighty fight. the i had to go and Chris decided to stay on and proceeded to get yelled at by some old "save the swans" biddy's. those people really annoy me and i think they are fools but that's just my opinion.

#2 Post by **stevecrow74** » Thu May 03, 2007 9:52 pm

pity i couldnt make it... i'd show chris how to catch fish

#3 Post by **fishinmidget** » Thu May 03, 2007 9:54 pm

and i'd show you how to catch them

#4 Post by Al » Thu May 03, 2007 9:56 pm

Nice mullet sir

#5 Post by **roger de dodger** » Thu May 03, 2007 9:57 pm

yes the midget has been known to fight tigers what hope has a mullet got!

#6 Post by **fishinmidget** » Thu May 03, 2007 9:59 pm

ah it wasnt too bad. there were some real monsters down there though. it would take someone with alot of guts to tackle them

#7 Post by **stevecrow74** » Thu May 03, 2007 10:00 pm

fishinmidget wrote:and i'd show you how to catch them

Ahem....
http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... hp?t=10739

#8 Post by **fishinmidget** » Fri May 04, 2007 6:13 am

i was hoping you wouldnt bring that up

#9 Post by MC » Fri May 04, 2007 11:48 pm

fishinmidget wrote:i was hoping you wouldnt bring that up

what made you think that he wouldnt rub that in

#10 Post by **JimC** » Sat May 05, 2007 12:24 am

Nice fish! Did ye get it weighed & measured for a cert/badge?

#11 Post by **chrisfeeney30** » Sat May 05, 2007 12:34 am

il get one of those f****n mullet sumtime!!!lol

#12 Post by **fishinmidget** » Sat May 05, 2007 12:38 pm

Jim from Cork wrote:Nice fish! Did ye get it weighed & measured for a cert/badge?

unfortunately not.

a good pair of scales are something i don't have and cant afford at the mo. just out of interest which scales do you use Jim?

#13 Post by **JimC** » Sat May 05, 2007 1:36 pm

Pity about that. All mullet men especially should get a scales and have it certified.
I use a Salter Electro Samson. I bought a second one recently on Ebay and I think it cost about +-€60. You can see the type here : http://cgi.ebay.ie/SALTER-ELECTRO-SAMSO ... dZViewItem

JD bought a digital scale recently for €15 and the Weights and Measures people were happy to certify it so it needn’t cost an arm and a leg.
http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... cales+cert

You don’t have to send the body back for mullet but you must have good photos: http://www.irish-trophy-fish.com/articles/photos.htm
For grey mullet this is important to distinguish between, grey thick lipped, grey thin lipped and golden grey (there were a good few mullet claims rejected last year

).

When you are catching specimen fish you may as well get the credit for it and have it certified so nobody can claim it being a “fishy tale”.

#14 Post by **fishinmidget** » Sat May 05, 2007 2:14 pm

thanks for that. i think i will have to get on the folks to get me a pair.

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