spiddal, Co. Galway 24/12/08

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spiddal, Co. Galway 24/12/08

#1 Post by fishinmidget »

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Duration:2:00-6:00

Tide:high at 3(ish)

Weather:not too cold, overcast, southerly breeze.

Bait:mackeral and squid

Rigs:all different sorts

Results:poor cod, pollack, dab, coalfish




Report:not a bad evenings fishing. got about a dozen coalies in close and also missed a conger :evil: . not much after that until it got dark then i had a few poor cod and a half decent pollack that i had for my tea, then last cast i got a dab, the first one i have ever caught or seen caught at this mark

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Re: spiddal, Co. Galway 24/12/08

#2 Post by corbyeire »

fair play alex

i envy you so much - i havent been out in over a week now and im begining to feel the severe effects of withdrawal - dizzy spells nausea sweating - suppose more to do with the cause of my lack of fishing also - not just the fact my banger died :lol:
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Re: spiddal, Co. Galway 24/12/08

#3 Post by saltydog »

Nice to see you warming up for the species hunt with a decent session :wink: nice pollack shame about the conger good bit of variety there too :)
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Re: spiddal, Co. Galway 24/12/08

#4 Post by eric »

saltydog wrote:Nice to see you warming up for the species hunt with a decent session


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nice fishing alex good to see you out again,
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Re: spiddal, Co. Galway 24/12/08

#5 Post by fishinmidget »

corbyeire wrote:fair play alex

i envy you so much - i havent been out in over a week now and im begining to feel the severe effects of withdrawal - dizzy spells nausea sweating - suppose more to do with the cause of my lack of fishing also - not just the fact my banger died :lol:


thats strange, this is the first proper session i have had in months. i stopped a while back and only just wanted to go again this past week.

saltydog wrote:Nice to see you warming up for the species hunt with a decent session :wink: nice pollack shame about the conger good bit of variety there too :)


hit the nail on the head with that first part. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: still raging about that conger though.
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Re: spiddal, Co. Galway 24/12/08

#6 Post by fishinmidget »

eric wrote:it will be mine again next year 8)



i don't doubt it, i will give ye lads a run for yer money though :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :twisted: :twisted:
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Re: spiddal, Co. Galway 24/12/08

#7 Post by corbyeire »

should have said nice to see a dab there too
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Re: spiddal, Co. Galway 24/12/08

#8 Post by nige »

nice fishing alex. I caught a flattie there years ago. Wasnt long fishing at the time so didnt know what it was.
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Re: spiddal, Co. Galway 24/12/08

#9 Post by corbyeire »

i got a flounder off it during the summer it was the first one i had seen round there - mind you there was the rumor of a 5lb flounder caught in the bay side a year ago also!
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