newcastle beach wicklow 19/7

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d.kane62
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newcastle beach wicklow 19/7

#1 Post by d.kane62 »

People:myself and pat

Duration:approx 4 hours

Tide:2 hours either side

Weather:grand

Bait:rag mack and squid

Rigs:small hook flapper

Results:plaice dogs and whiting




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hit newcastle for couple of hours early sunday pat first cast got a plaice and i got a doggie so no blank :wink: ,fishing was constant with dogs and whiting coming in then about 11 o clock all went slack not even a bite . about half hour later a seal popped up adout twenty yards out splashing around with a four foot tope in his mouth :shock: amazing sight as this went on for about 20 mins diving and coming up to take a bite out of him. anyone seen this before :?: damian
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Re: newcastle beach wicklow 19/7

#2 Post by gfkelly1969 »

well done damian and pat,nice fishing,i didn't think a seal would go for a fish that size,it must have been a strange sight
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Re: newcastle beach wicklow 19/7

#3 Post by captain AHAB »

Had a seal take a 6 foot conger one night as i was lifting it from the water,only i saw him coming he wouldve had a very nice rod and reel too.
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Re: newcastle beach wicklow 19/7

#4 Post by Al and Jordan »

nice one man :P . the seal and tope must have been amazing to watch :shock: :shock: . i would never have thought a seal would tackle a tope of that size :shock: . some of the things you see while out fishing are just spellbinding. better than any wildlife programme on the telly :P .
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Re: newcastle beach wicklow 19/7

#5 Post by JOHN1 »

thats a sight to remember :wink:.

just a pity it was not the other way around with a pack of tope dining on a nice fat seal :lol: :lol:
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