sweet home alabammy (wickla) 28-11-11

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sweet home alabammy (wickla) 28-11-11

#1 Post by roger de dodger »

People:me

Duration:8 till 10.30

Tide:risin

Weather:lots,strong southerly big sea 8)

Bait:lug eel mac peeler

Rigs:3 hook cascade

Results: 1 bass , 12 whiting, 7 flounder, 2 dab ,3 shore rockling, 1plaice and a dogfish (bless him!)




Report:picked a sheltered mark that i knew would be weed free ,nice surf and coulered water ,bring it on!was busy all night lug was the no 1 bait ran out at 10.15 all 40 gone :cry: still at least they all got eaten and not drownded :lol:
pic of rockling is from killybegs rock mark last sun evening :wink:
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#2 Post by penfold »

thats agud quick session,40 lug in 2 n ahalf hours
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#3 Post by corbyeire »

good sesssion kept busy with a nice range of species
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#4 Post by tight lines »

well done roger good to see a report from you again it being awhile
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#5 Post by roger de dodger »

have been working in killybegs for a month! no internet access so no reports ! fished some lovely beaches all in total darkness must go up for a weekend of fishing instead of work and see them in daylight :lol: (in the summer!)
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#6 Post by cathalger »

Nice fishin Roger, tidy flounder and very nice rockling from Killybegs too.
2013 Sea Species:- Bass, Flounder, 5 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Whiting, red gurnard, grey gurnard, Pollack, coley, mackerel, sea trout, cant remember cos I didn't update at the time.....
2012 Sea species:- Pollack, Coley, Mackerel, Cod, Bass, Sea Trout, Haddock, Plaice, Dab, Flounder, Red Gurnard, Grey Gurnard, Pouting, Whiting, Corkwing Wrasse, Ballan Wrasse, Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Brown Trout caught on beach.
2011 Sea species:- codling, L.S. dogfish, coley, whiting, pollack(4lb 3oz), sea trout, shore conger eel (15lb), ballan wrasse, grey gurnard, plaice, dab (and lobster).
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#7 Post by johnwest »

Nice mixture of species Roger, was the bass camera shy? I recognise the grass in that rockling picture, it's not so much a rock mark as a "grassy knoll", any snipers about?
2013 species; 31

2014 species; 27

2015 species; 28

2016 species; 32

2017 species;28

2018 species; 33

2019 species; ballan wrasse,blonde ray, coalfish, cod, cuckoo wrasse, dab, dogfish, flounder, goldsinny wrasse, ling, mackerel, plaice, pollack, poorcod, pouting, scad, sea scorpion, spotty ray, spurdog, thornback, tub gurnard, turbot, whiting.
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#8 Post by jack01986 »

Nice fishing Roger, have to say the rod you sold me is working a dream its a nice one. Have to try find some better fish to test it out a bit better.
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#9 Post by roger de dodger »

johnwest wrote:Nice mixture of species Roger, was the Bass camera shy? I recognise the grass in that rockling picture, it's not so much a rock mark as a "grassy knoll", any snipers about?
was way up opposite the lighthouse 30 feet above the sea using whiting as bait (begger,s cant be chooser,s :roll: ) supervalue,s best :lol: no the bass went straight back he was undersize :evil: just!
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#10 Post by roger de dodger »

jack01986 wrote:Nice fishing Roger, have to say the rod you sold me is working a dream its a nice one. Have to try find some better fish to test it out a bit better.
few waterford or cork cod would be good! that rod has landed some fine fish incl. my pb bass 8) glad its getting used it was a shame to see it gathering dust! :wink:
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#11 Post by roger de dodger »

thanks cathalger i think thats a plaice flounder hybrid :?: had me very confused :lol:
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sweet home alabammy (wickla) 28-11-11

#12 Post by stevo74 »

Well done rodge, nice variety there
Species list 2011 - Bass, Dab, Rockling, Dogfish,Common Smooth hound, Starry Smooth hound,whiting,pollock
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#13 Post by dublinbay »

nice few fish rog
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#14 Post by Creep »

welcome home Rodger the fish were askin after ya alright :D :D
list 2013 (10) Ballan Wrasse, (17) Smooth Hounds (6lb, 2oz, best so far this year), (47) LSD, (2) shore Rockling, (1) Long spine scorpion, (9) flounder, (8) Dab (2)Bass (3) Mackerel (2) lance (2) Plaice (2) Pollock (1) whiting

List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet

List 2011: 16 species (267 fish caught)

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#15 Post by eyesreilly »

Well done Roger, looks like Alabammy fished better than Dear Old Anny :lol:
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#16 Post by Al and Jordan »

nice fishing roger 8)
what a difference it makes when you get back on your old stomping grounds man :D :D

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