killiney/sorrento

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#1 Post by **eric** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:08 pm

People:just me

Duration:8-10

Tide:full at 9

Weather:calm in certain parts and windy in others

Bait:dexter's wedge

Rigs:

Results:1 pollack about 5lb?

Catch and Release:: Yes

Report:went down to sorento terrace first to try for some Pollock but strangely it wasn't producing anything. got one take but that was all. so went down to whiterock only to be greeted by a stiff breeze and a weedy sea, not ideal plugging conditions. anyway i carried on in vain, but was forced to move down the beach. at the tea rooms there was no weed and no wind, weird no? i casted my lure out to a small reef and on the third cast was hit with a nice take. the fish decided to run out to sea. eventually beached him/her (don't want to be sexist) and when i got him in i noticed half its tail had been bitten off, tope. i got a passer by to get a picture but its only on a phone, so excuse its poor quality. any better estimates on the size i forgot my scales.

#2 Post by **jack01986** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:11 pm

Very nice fish, cool about the tail. Was talking to you down at sorrento, only finished with a couple of small pollack.

#3 Post by **JOHN1** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:45 pm

nice fish gazo.

i would say 4/5lb about right.
a friend of mine had a 12lb pollack 5 years ago near the same grounds
spinning from the boat.
WHAT A FISH.

#4 Post by **davybrown99** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:11 pm

Nice fish mate. Put up a good scrap i'd say.

#5 Post by **Richie07** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 8:58 am

Nice fish Gazo,well done.
I was down there myself with RapalaJoe and when we got there you were fishing with the nudes,you looked a bit overdressed!!,lucky you moved.
Anyway we set up where Jack was fly fishing and had a few small Pollock between us on various lures and I got a couple of doggies using sandeel on the bottom,also got a small silver type fish like a small herring but bigger than a sprat with a faint blueish line running along its flank,not sure what it was,Joe took a photo so maybe he'll post later.
Anyway well done on the Pollock.

#6 Post by **eric** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 10:12 am

yeah i was just biding my time as i was planning to go to the whiterock but the tide wasn't right. oh yeah happy birthday :D

#7 Post by **Seaniebo** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 1:09 pm

Thats a lovely pollack gazo.
Richie, it was probably a sand smelt/atherine you caught.

#8 Post by **rapalajoe** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 1:29 pm

Here the pic of the fish that Ritchie cought
[img]http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l6/rapalajoe/DSCN2020.jpg[/img]

#9 Post by **rapalajoe** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 1:36 pm

So thats Gazo eih??Nice fish there....nice meeting u jack,jack finally got his lost fly back......got a few small pollack as well....on a pencil popper......its amazing that pollack also do take top water lure and they even jump out of the water for the lure,i thought that they will only take a bottom or a diving lure....still hoping for the big pollack and bass from there....

#10 Post by **jack01986** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 4:26 pm

Cheers for holding onto my fly :) . Its good to put some faces to the names on the forum. Will probably bump into you down there again some time soon.