Best fish of 2008

[theshoreking]

Now that 08 is over, maybe some people might post a pic here of wot they consider to be there best fish of 2008!

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[dbrock]

unfortunatly it was from the boat but this year im def going to try harder for the tope from the shore, really didnt try enough last year

[stevecrow74]

mine is in my avatar... boat again, but working on getting something good from the shore this year

[eyesreilly]

Mine is this 6lb Bass from Greystones, which was a surprise on 12 lb line and size 4 hook and had to be hauled up 20 feet,,,really got the heart pounding
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[dunner]

not my biggest bass of last year, but on the fly, as a beginner, great!

[eric]

not my biggest but one of my favorite species, only managed the one off the shore so was a little disappointed but sure was caught in april, was a sign of the good weather to come, or so we thought

[Danny M.]

Here is my Best Boat and my best Shore of 2008:
Nothing major but they made me smile !

[James Barry]

Not a huge fish but was my biggest on the surface popper to date absolutely brilliant fight....

[RockHunter]

The fish that gave me the strongest fight was a 4 lb ballan wrasse caught with rag worm from a deep water rock mark on the Beara Peninsula in August

[thighlinescork.com]

this would be my best of 2008

[wilson]

Ok unfortunately i didnt hook this one... but luckily my mate Robert did

Fine blue shark took off Donegal at the end of september

[alby]

A fairly poor year big fish wise, but I did hone my skills at catching as many 20cm fish as I could in 5 hours.

Will put that right this year because I intend to get a lot more pleasure fishing than match fishing. This was my best I think, a lovely 8lb specimen smoothie off Clones Beach. One of the best sessions of the year too with plenty of fish knocking rods & tripods over!!

[JOHN1]

think this was my best fish of 2008 a 12.5lb eastcoast specimen spurdog.

[dbrock]

think this was my best fish of 2008 a 12.5lb eastcoast specimen spurdog.

lovely fish john did bad myself for them last year to be honest

[youngrod]

My best fish from 2008 and was a small eyed ray which was well into double figures. I think it was around 15lb and landedit on 15lbline when fishing for bass with sandeels

[fishinmidget]

heres an indicator of how bad my year has been. a 4lb mullet, caught right at the end.

[yappo]

168lb skate caught on Mark Gannon's boat in Courtmacsherry.

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But I would swap it for that spurdog of yours John, just could not get one this year for some reason.


Yappo

[FMCN]

Couldn't decide on these two. Enjoyed both.

8lb+ pollack


Only my second painted ray


Both of Dingle peninsula.

I don't bother with boats. We don't get on

[Century Man]

Nice Fishies.....

Prefer the raymond personally.

[FMCN]

Yea, if pushed i'd probably agree, but it was the pollack mark that made it. Shallow water and on this session hooked and lost 2 more fish as big or bigger but no chance of stopping the first dive into the weeds even with 13.5 foot beachcaster. This was the best one i landed.