Cork Harbour Light Line Competition 17th Jan 2010

[Pat]

Just a quick reminder that Cobh SAC will be running a light line competition confined to the Harbour next Sunday from 9am - 3pm. Entry is €40. If you are interested drop me a pm or contact the Club Secretary, Mary Geary, on 021 - 4812167.

[jimmymellis]

pat just a quickly the light line comp the traces can be made of higher pound line ya but the main line has to be 15 pound line is that right

[Pat]

Sorry for not coming back sooner Jimmy....I was out building a snowman . I've just clarified this with the club secretary. This will be strictly a light line comp. This means that rigs will have to be 15lb aswell. The comp will be run along similar lines to the EFSA European Championship light line comp.

[jimmymellis]

Sorry for not coming back sooner Jimmy....I was out building a snowman . I've just clarified this with the club secretary. This will be strictly a light line comp. This means that rigs will have to be 15lb aswell. The comp will be run along similar lines to the EFSA European Championship light line comp.

thanks pat this helps in getting a few rigs ready are we all useing the same bait or can we bring what we like?

[Pat]

No restrictions on bait Jimmy so you can bring what you want. Crab and lug would be your best options. Mind you during the National fish offs in Nov ragworm was scoring quite well, as did mack which picked up a fair few of the codling . Sometimes you can do well with mussel...I'll leave it upto you.

[jimmymellis]

No restrictions on bait Jimmy so you can bring what you want. Crab and lug would be your best options. Mind you during the National fish offs in Nov ragworm was scoring quite well, as did mack which picked up a fair few of the codling . Sometimes you can do well with mussel...I'll leave it upto you.

big king rag is my favorite so ill have some of that my tyres are not producing any crab at the monment so i wont be bring any of them but all the rest ill have cheers pat

[Pat]

Well you're after proving that the cod are still about in numbers. I reckon all fishing should run up big numbers of codling.

[jimmymellis]

Well you're after proving that the cod are still about in numbers. I reckon all fishing should run up big numbers of codling.

ya i agree pat theres plenty of codling about and a few big ones to its that old saying if your not in it you cant win it ill be hoping for a few of the bigger ones during the comp

[ROADRUNNER]

Entrys for this comp are filling up fast lads and the fishing is pretty good at the moment so it should be a good day. See you there.

[Pat]

We've a second boat booked for this comp and have a few spaces left on this, so if anyone is interested drop me a pm.

By the way the storm doesn't seem to have upset the fishing. I called down to the pier head tonight and there were two lads there who had had 18 codling between them. That bodes well for the fishing Sunday.

[jimmymellis]

We've a second boat booked for this comp and have a few spaces left on this, so if anyone is interested drop me a pm.

By the way the storm doesn't seem to have upset the fishing. I called down to the pier head tonight and there were two lads there who had had 18 codling between them. That bodes well for the fishing Sunday.

no it wasnt me but they came close to mine and the mrs 22 codling

[Pat]

Right we've 12 anglers booked in, so we've 4 places remaining....so come on, ye 'catch and fillet' anglers there's still room and there's still plenty of codling to fill up yer freezers!!!! Get booking!!!

[ROADRUNNER]

Tut tut pat "catch and fillet"

[Pat]

Slip of the keyboard .

[Pat]

All places now gone....we're now full !

[sully]

any results on this comp it looks like an interesting format! the 15lb traces seem like a good recipe for tangles!

[Pat]

I'll put up a detailed report later on, but here's a taster viewtopic.php?f=5&t=25508. 15lb line format made it very interesting....imagine trying to make up a three hook rig with 15lb line . Tangles, though, were few and far between .

[Dave Jolly]

Pat, I was surprised to see you had to use only 15lb max line for traces.
under the rules of any light line competition I have ever fished, I.G.F.A, E.F.S.A etc you are allowed to use a shock leader up to twice the length of the rod, and your end gear or traces can be of whatever material and B.S line that you need, ie: 200lb biting trace for conger.
fishing with light line for large species is skillful enough without handicapping yourself.
Dave

[steyrman]

hi dave just to add to your post we fished a comp a few years ago were main line was 15 lb on a reef one of the guys landed 12 strap congers he was using 180 shock leader. some of the lads complained about this but as was pointed out his main line was 15 lb none of them had taught of it. he won on the weight after he tied with the same number of fish but better weight opened a few eyes on light line comps .

[Pat]

Pat, I was surprised to see you had to use only 15lb max line for traces.
under the rules of any light line competition I have ever fished, I.G.F.A, E.F.S.A etc you are allowed to use a shock leader up to twice the length of the rod, and your end gear or traces can be of whatever material and B.S line that you need, ie: 200lb biting trace for conger.
fishing with light line for large species is skillful enough without handicapping yourself.
Dave

Dave to be honest we are still only experimenting. I'd be very interested in learning more and if you could send me on rules that you have used in the past I would very much welcome it. We intend to hold at least two more, one in Feb and one in March, and if we could improve the format it would be great.

I did think, however, that the light line in the EFSA European Championships in the harbour two years ago was also for rig bodies. I was under the impression that day that all line (main line, rig body, snoods, etc.,..) was 15lb .

Having said that we had good fun, despite the handicap and I don't think anyone lost a fish .