whopper of a pollack

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whopper of a pollack

#1 Post by chuckaroo »

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went down to see if i could better the wee session i had with cathalger last weekend. was a lot quieter this time round and i think i only landed 4or5 fish. first fish was a nice wee pan-sized codling that i was happy with, i knocked it on the head. it took the soft plastic sand eel shown in the photo. also caught a whopper of a pollack!! :P :P :P - half the size of the lure i was using!! :oops: :oops: :oops:
had to kill a pollack too because it had taken the whole lure in deep. i'll be eating both tomorrow for me dinner.
the best fish of the session was a fine looking pollack of 3lb+ but as i was getting the net ready and just about to land it... it came off :cry:
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Re: whopper of a pollack

#2 Post by biker »

bout 2 weeks ago i had a massive one had him all the way in, line going into the water about 3 foot off the rock , fish must have been literally inches under the water and just before it made an appearence the knot in the line broke !id say he was at least 6 lb, was f-ing and blinding for the rest of the day lol nice fish anyway dude :mrgreen:
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Re: whopper of a pollack

#3 Post by Creep »

PSML!! what was that little fella thinkin??? even if that lure had a been a real sand eel theres no way he would have been able to swallow it!!! All in all though nice fishin there!! even if the "one" gotta away, it only drives you to try that mark again!! :D I lost something on bait recently and still wondering what it could have been got it to the surf, it swung its head and released to hook which in turn sent a gripper weight flying past my head!! :shock: the whole snood was twisted and wrecked, ever notice after losing a fish like that theres always a moment of ..."WHAT THE ..>>" and takes a few seconds to get it back out there!
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Re: whopper of a pollack

#4 Post by fishy1987 »

:D brilliant christ he must have been very brave or very hungry to try and chomp your lure!few good looking fish there nice one. :D
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Re: whopper of a pollack

#5 Post by Eoghan »

Poor little thing was just probably yawning at the time..!! :-)
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Re: whopper of a pollack

#6 Post by yngkmd »

as small as it is, ive still caught smaller :roll:
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Re: whopper of a pollack

#7 Post by chuckaroo »

darol wrote:bout 2 weeks ago i had a massive one had him all the way in, line going into the water about 3 foot off the rock , fish must have been literally inches under the water and just before it made an appearence the knot in the line broke !id say he was at least 6 lb, was f-ing and blinding for the rest of the day lol nice fish anyway dude :mrgreen:
know where you are coming from mate - its worse when you dont even see the fish! :roll: at least i got a good look at this fella :) cheers
Creep wrote:ever notice after losing a fish like that theres always a moment of ..."WHAT THE ..>>" and takes a few seconds to get it back out there!
yes! :D
fishy1987 wrote::D brilliant christ he must have been very brave or very hungry to try and chomp your lure!few good looking fish there nice one. :D
cheers fishy
Eoghan wrote:Poor little thing was just probably yawning at the time..!! :-)
ive seen little fells like him swim along the side of my sures before just as they approach the rocky shore.. i reckon this guy got just a little too close :wink:
yngkmd wrote:as small as it is, ive still caught smaller :roll:
me 2 :mrgreen:
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Re: whopper of a pollack

#8 Post by nicki d »

Well done on the fish and nice cod. i have been hitting a few codling on the lures also but not on the bait
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Re: whopper of a pollack

#9 Post by sully »

Ha ha serious optimism from the little fella!
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Re: whopper of a pollack

#10 Post by chuckaroo »

nicki d wrote:Well done on the fish and nice cod. i have been hitting a few codling on the lures also but not on the bait
interesting nicki, cheers. i would never think of targeting cod from the shore using anything other than bait. i might just give the soft plastics a go on the bottom in the next few weeks if i get a chance, hopefully i can get a decent one? have you ever tried live bait??
sully wrote:Ha ha serious optimism from the little fella!
indeed sully, i reckon he was just comin up for a closer look at the lure, but just got too close.. :P but then again, maybe he did have a nibble, who knows :mrgreen:
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Re: whopper of a pollack

#11 Post by Al and Jordan »

looks like someones eyes were bigger than their belly!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
gotta love the ambition of that wee fella thow :lol: :lol:
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Re: whopper of a pollack

#12 Post by last cast lad »

during some of the blanks I've had this year I would have been glad to see that wee fella :oops:
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Re: whopper of a pollack

#13 Post by twinkle »

Creep wrote:PSML!! what was that little fella thinkin??? even if that lure had a been a real sand eel theres no way he would have been able to swallow it!!! All in all though nice fishin there!! even if the "one" gotta away, it only drives you to try that mark again!! :D I lost something on bait recently and still wondering what it could have been got it to the surf, it swung its head and released to hook which in turn sent a gripper weight flying past my head!! :shock: the whole snood was twisted and wrecked, ever notice after losing a fish like that theres always a moment of ..."WHAT THE ..>>" and takes a few seconds to get it back out there!
that was deffo a bass :twisted: think i noticed your missing one on your catch list :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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