Antrim Coast 4th August

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wishiniwasfishin
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Antrim Coast 4th August

#1 Post by wishiniwasfishin »

People: Myself

Duration: 13.00 - 17.30

Tide: High Tide around 3ish

Weather: Overcast with a few showers

Bait: Mackerel and Sandeel

Rigs: Rotten bottom pully rig, float, spinner and spinning with sandeel.

Results: P.B Pollock and 2 Three Bearded Rockling




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With the help of Al and Jordan (thanks again), i had sussed out a couple of new marks. So got myself outta bed (just off the nightshift) and headed straight out. Got to the Mark and set up the big rod with a big strip of mackerel and turned my attention to spinning. With nothing happening i was contemplating on changing my bait over when, outta the corner of my eye i spotted a couple of bites on the bait rod, retrieved the spinner and struck into my biggest rockling :P :P , slightly larger than my chopping board. Happy days blank saved, i could finally relax lol :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re-baited and cast back out. After watching Henry Gilbey spinning with sandeel I fancied a go with it myself so set the wee rod up and had a few chucks, unfortunately both rods went very quiet.

About an hour after high tide i had changed tactics again, and was float fishing the wee rod with still no luck, when i seen the big bait rod near buckle in two!!! :shock: :shock: I scrambled over to it as i pictured the whole lot ending up in the drink!!! And reeled into my biggest ever pollock weighing in at 5.8lbs on the digital scales :P :P :P :P I was well chuffed a smile from ear to ear!!! I could of packed up and went home there and then lol.

But i fished on and was rewarded with another rockling about half the size of the first!

Well and truly enjoyed myself and my fishin buds where sorry they missed it lol :o :o


P.S the two Rockling where returned to fight another day, But the Pollock went home to be Battered..... Pure Beaut!!

I did have more pictures but my phone just done a restore and deleted half of my camera roll :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: So maybe in a day or two i'll figure out how to get them back and get them uploaded!
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2011 Species List: 6 Coalie, 8 Bearded Rockling, 5 Whiting, 1 Codling, 3 Dogfish, 7 Flounder, 9 Wrasse, 21 Pollock, 1 Sea Trout, 3 Pouting

Best Fish: 5.5lb Pollock
5.8lb Pollock
3lb Sea Trout
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Re: Antrim Coast 4th August

#2 Post by yngkmd »

good stuff, not many fish but a case of quality of quantity

any session with with a new PB is hard to beat, well done, actually 2 PBs including the rocking, so that even better :D
2012 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock, Whiting, Colefish (New PB), Shore Rockling, Flounder (New PB), 5 Bearded Rockling (New Species), Dogfish, Pouting, Plaice, Dab, Lesser Sandeel (New Species), Cod (New PB), Long Spine Sea Scorpion, Ballan Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Mackerel, Herring, Goldsinney Wrasse, Butterfish (New Species), Ling (PB), Halibut (New Species), Haddock (New Species), Red Fish (New Species), Wolffish (New Species), Rockcook Wrasse, Shanny, Poorcod, Conger

2011 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock(PB), Lumpfish (New Species), Whiting, Colefish, Codling(PB), Dab, Pouting, Shore Rockling, Conger (PB), Blenny, Corkwing Wrasse, Three Bearded Rockling (new Species), Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Ballan Wrasse, Plaice, LSSS, Poor Cod (new Species that i know of), Sand Smelt (new Species), Herring (new Species)
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Re: Antrim Coast 4th August

#3 Post by chenz116 »

very nice fish !
Species 2010.(2) Doggie, Cod
Species 2011.(12) Dab, Coalie, 5 Bearded Rockling, Whiting, Doggie, Pollock, Shanny/Common Blenny, Silver Eel, Mackerel, Wrasse, Sting Ray, Cod

Species 2012.(5) Sea Scorpion, Pollock, sand eel, mackerel, corkwing wrasse.

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#4 Post by grady »

congrads on PBn fine pollack , well done
Spesies 2012/ flounder, turbot, colie, whiting,thornback ray, dogfish, pollack, ballan wrasse, corcwing wrasse, dab, cod, sea trout, mackerel, smooth hound

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#5 Post by tight lines »

well done mate nice fishing and congrats on your p.b pollock also stick with the sandeel they work very well for the pollock
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#6 Post by chuckaroo »

great stuff. 2 crackin fish
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#7 Post by Gabbey11 »

Lovely pollack, and nice to see a good sized rockling
we tryed that direction on saturday a good few flatties and a few pollack but nothing bigger than your hand haha
Ill have to annoy Al for some marks :wink:
Species: 31 Coalfish, LSS, Dab, Flounder, Plaice, Pouting, 5b Rockling, Whiting, Ballan, Corkwing, GS Wrasse, Lsd, Shore rockling, Pollack, Codling, Poor Cod, Mackeral, shanny, Thornback Ray, haddock, Tub Gurnard, Grey Gurnard, Red Gurnard, Herring, Silver eel, Black goby, Rock goby, Leopard spot goby, Turbet, Conger eel, mullet

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#8 Post by Al and Jordan »

great fishing man 8) 8) those pollack are beauts 8) 8) 8) . glad to be able to help :D
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#9 Post by mickm »

great fishing, its nice to get a pb 2 in one session is a day to remember, well done
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#10 Post by sparkey+1 »

Gr8 to get the PB on two fish well done man.. some fine fish there hope you battered the pollock well and it tasted nice.....
Species 2012: Flounder, Whiting, Dublin Bay Codling, Coalie, 3 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Bass, Dogfish, 5.2lb Starry Smoothhound (PB), Twaite Shad, Thornback Ray 5.8lbs (PB), LSD, Pollock, Ballan Wrasse, Cork Wing Wrasse, 43cm Flounder (PB)

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