ANTRIM COAST IS ALWAYS GOOD TO ME

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nicki d
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ANTRIM COAST IS ALWAYS GOOD TO ME

#1 Post by nicki d »

People[/b]: MAYSELF

Date : 16/12/11

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Duration: 7-9PM

Tide: UP

Weather: HOWLING AND HAIL STONES

Bait: PEELER AND SANDEEL AND MACK

Rigs: PULLIES

Results: DOGS, WHITING, FLATTIE, CONGER


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Was fed up not being able to fish because of work and weather so i dicided i would brave the cold wind and rain and get out.
Took the big guns with me for big baits and first cast was a flattie? never mind it was a fish then good bang from a dog so i thought happy days i could be happy with a few dogs to brush the cob webs away, then the skittery bites from whitting and with 3/0s on i didnt think i was get any unless i down sized until a good knock and when i got i up it turned out to be a big whitting with my whole crab down its mouth but was able to get it out and return back for another day.
Next was a good solid bite at distance and then a big slack liner, so i tightened up and hit it and it felt like a snag until it dicided to take off. was a few minutes to get it in but even with my wr300 could only get it to the water line and even then i couldnt see what it was, and all the time it wanted to run. I put the rod down and walked down my shockleader to drag it up to find a bloody big conger looking at me with my whole crab and mackerel bait hanging off its top lip.
very happy and very lucky to get it in over the weed and at that distance and also very happy it didnt swollow it or it would have bitten through the trace.
Had a few more cast before the hail came,and couldnt even look up at the rod
also lost a few rigs, not on the weed but there must be alot of old line about and after the weather has been washed alogether and in towards the rocks.
Great few hours and cant wait to get back out
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#2 Post by cathalger »

Great report Nicki,

sounds like you had a very good session, good pics to go with the report. Have you any idea what weight or length your conger was?

Well done on a good session.
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.
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#3 Post by nicki d »

Thanks mate. My arms well full stretch apart and that was holding just before head and tail was hanging down.
my Scales wouldn't turn on last night or I would have put it on the scales but it Defo wasn't a puppy. Lol
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#4 Post by fagan »

great fishing there nicki. well done for braving the weather. im the same havent been out myself cause of work an d the weather. i hope to get out soon. well done m8.
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#5 Post by keano »

good report

that was a nice looking conger
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#6 Post by weedave »

nice one nick. good to catch fish. some great conditions we are having.

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#7 Post by nicki d »

i know mate. this year has been shocking weather and fishing, but i had a PB ray then broke it a week later, but as for a bass, you know what i think on that one.
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#8 Post by grady »

fair play on you, wide variety of fish at this time of the year, well done
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