Carraroe, Galway 12.02.09

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Carraroe, Galway 12.02.09

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People: vinnycorrigan & myself

Duration: 17:00-00:30

Tide: HT @ 19:00ish

Weather: gentle breeze WNW best night in months was nearly like a summers evening

Bait: mackerel, herring, squid, sandeel

Rigs: one up one down clipped, 3 hook flappers two hook pats and animal gear

Results: Vinny 3 Pollack, 1 Coalfish, 1 Long Spined Sea Scorpion,
Myself 3 Pollack, 3 Whiting, 1 Coalfish, 1 Dab




Report: Myself and Vinny headed for Carraroe to check how it was fishing. I hadn't fished it since the mackerel related invasion last August. Conditions looked perfect rising tide little bit of movement in the water. Vinny was first in with a pollack, followed by his first sea scorpion. We were hoping there might be some Ray knocking about i banged out a nice cocktail into the channel in expectation but unfortunately none showed :roll: it did however yield a nice pollack :) i had an animal rig out with a mack head and guts to see would anything take a fancy but to no avail. We caught a few more fish just as the tide turned then it died completely we fished on for another few hours as it was such as nice evening vinny managed to pull one last pollack out but that was it
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Shore Species 2011 (31) Ballan Wrasse, Bass, Bullhuss, Coalfish, Cod, Conger, Corkwing Wrasse, Cuckoo Ray, Dab, Dogfish, Five Bearded Rockling, Flounder, Goldsinny Wrasse, Long Spined Sea Scorpion, Mackerel, Plaice, Pollack, Poor Cod, Pouting, Rock Goby, Shanny, Shore Rockling, Short Spined Sea Scorpion, Thornback Ray, Three Bearded Rockling, Tompot Blenny, Tope, Tub Gurnard, Turbot, Undulate Ray, Whiting

Shore Species 2010 (26) - Bass, Black Goby, Bull Huss, Coalfish, Cod, Dab, Dogfish, Five Bearded Rockling, Flounder, Grey Gurnard, Lesser Weaver, Mackerel, Mullet, Plaice, Pollack, Poor cod, Pouting, Rock Goby, Shore Rockling, Silver eel, Starry Smooth Hound, Thornback Ray, Tope, Tub Gurnard, Turbot, Whiting

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Re: Carraroe, Galway 12.02.09

#2 Post by stevecrow74 »

nice one lads.. some good pollock fishing right under your feet there too :wink: , i'd say if you hit the channel parralel with the rock you might have picked up a few extra species..
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Re: Carraroe, Galway 12.02.09

#3 Post by vinnycorrigan »

Great night.... Saltydog almost died but saved himself using his instinctive paratroop skills.
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Re: Carraroe, Galway 12.02.09

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vinnycorrigan wrote:Great night.... Saltydog almost died but saved himself using his instinctive paratroop skills.


come on tell us more,, did he fall on his ass again?
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Re: Carraroe, Galway 12.02.09

#5 Post by stevecrow74 »

vinnycorrigan wrote:Great night.... Saltydog almost died but saved himself using his instinctive paratroop skills.

i heard about that.. he aint getting my crutches :shock: :shock:

just hope the rods are ok... :shock:
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Re: Carraroe, Galway 12.02.09

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stevecrow74 wrote:
vinnycorrigan wrote:Great night.... Saltydog almost died but saved himself using his instinctive paratroop skills.

i heard about that.. he aint getting my crutches :shock: :shock:

just hope the rods are ok... :shock:



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vinnycorrigan wrote:Great night.... Saltydog almost died but saved himself using his instinctive paratroop skills.


come on tell us more,, did he fall on his ass again?


I was mearly demonstrating the advanced technique for jump and side roll 8) :wink: :roll: to an angler new to Irish rock fishing in wet conditions..... might just save him ending up like the crow :twisted: :twisted:
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Shore Species 2010 (26) - Bass, Black Goby, Bull Huss, Coalfish, Cod, Dab, Dogfish, Five Bearded Rockling, Flounder, Grey Gurnard, Lesser Weaver, Mackerel, Mullet, Plaice, Pollack, Poor cod, Pouting, Rock Goby, Shore Rockling, Silver eel, Starry Smooth Hound, Thornback Ray, Tope, Tub Gurnard, Turbot, Whiting

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Re: Carraroe, Galway 12.02.09

#7 Post by tomi »

Conor, did you do all this evolutions with new boots on :?: :wink:
Well done guys, some nice catch yee hade there- include this monstr dab :wink:
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Re: Carraroe, Galway 12.02.09

#8 Post by saltydog »

tomi wrote:Conor, did you do all this evolutions with new boots on :?: :wink:
Well done guys, some nice catch yee hade there- include this monstr dab :wink:


Hi tomi was testing out the ankle support in the new boots :) i've given them a A+ Rating must say comfiest boots ever like sitting in front of a fire with your feet up ..... you better order more :wink: gimme a shout when your thinking of putting the pike gear away and getting back out :)
Shore Species 2011 (31) Ballan Wrasse, Bass, Bullhuss, Coalfish, Cod, Conger, Corkwing Wrasse, Cuckoo Ray, Dab, Dogfish, Five Bearded Rockling, Flounder, Goldsinny Wrasse, Long Spined Sea Scorpion, Mackerel, Plaice, Pollack, Poor Cod, Pouting, Rock Goby, Shanny, Shore Rockling, Short Spined Sea Scorpion, Thornback Ray, Three Bearded Rockling, Tompot Blenny, Tope, Tub Gurnard, Turbot, Undulate Ray, Whiting

Shore Species 2010 (26) - Bass, Black Goby, Bull Huss, Coalfish, Cod, Dab, Dogfish, Five Bearded Rockling, Flounder, Grey Gurnard, Lesser Weaver, Mackerel, Mullet, Plaice, Pollack, Poor cod, Pouting, Rock Goby, Shore Rockling, Silver eel, Starry Smooth Hound, Thornback Ray, Tope, Tub Gurnard, Turbot, Whiting

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Re: Carraroe, Galway 12.02.09

#9 Post by seanie35 »

Good session lads, weathers definatly on the up :D
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Re: Carraroe, Galway 12.02.09

#10 Post by ROADRUNNER »

Hi Guys nice MINI fish meet :twisted: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Only joking fair play lads at least ye caught a few fish..................... is it fish and chips in Galway tonight 8) 8) 8) 8)
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Re: Carraroe, Galway 12.02.09

#11 Post by saltydog »

ROADRUNNER wrote:Hi Guys nice MINI fish meet :twisted: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Only joking fair play lads at least ye caught a few fish..................... is it fish and chips in Galway tonight 8) 8) 8) 8)


Good spot for clocking up the species freelining mack strips down the side bit of craic on light gear :)

All fish returned to fight another day......... And grow bigger ;)
Shore Species 2011 (31) Ballan Wrasse, Bass, Bullhuss, Coalfish, Cod, Conger, Corkwing Wrasse, Cuckoo Ray, Dab, Dogfish, Five Bearded Rockling, Flounder, Goldsinny Wrasse, Long Spined Sea Scorpion, Mackerel, Plaice, Pollack, Poor Cod, Pouting, Rock Goby, Shanny, Shore Rockling, Short Spined Sea Scorpion, Thornback Ray, Three Bearded Rockling, Tompot Blenny, Tope, Tub Gurnard, Turbot, Undulate Ray, Whiting

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Re: Carraroe, Galway 12.02.09

#12 Post by nige »

nice fishing lads :) conor take it easy need someone to fish with when i get back
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#13 Post by uvox »

nice job.
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Re: Carraroe, Galway 12.02.09

#14 Post by eyesreilly »

Well done lads ,nice few species there, great to see the weather taking up.
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Re: Carraroe, Galway 12.02.09

#15 Post by RockHunter »

Well done, nice variety of fish.
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Re: Carraroe, Galway 12.02.09

#16 Post by Al and Jordan »

thats a cracking pollack conor :shock: :shock: :shock: sympathy for your fall is flowing like treacle as usual :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Carraroe, Galway 12.02.09

#17 Post by dan »

good sesh lads
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