Your best catch of 2012

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Your best catch of 2012

#1 Post by biker »

So whats your best catches of 2012 lads n lassies ?? Please add a picture aswel. Sorry if there is already a thread like this, if there is it failed to catch my attention.

For me it was probably this pollock, no monster but still a personal best for me :mrgreen:
2011 species: pollock,mackeral,coalfish,whiting,codling,conger,flounder,dogfish,pouting.Not bad for my first few months fishing :)

2012 species: Coalfish (13), Bass (1), Rockling (5), Ballan wrasse (2), Pollock (57), Dogfish (8),
Whiting (1), Conger (1)

Wish List : Double figure Pollock
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Re: Your best catch of 2012

#2 Post by JPA »

Not a monster either, but this smooth hound was my first full sized catch, and there was the beach, the sun... and even my better half to take the picture :D
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2011 : pollack
2012 : whiting, dogfish, gurnard, flounder, smooth hound, poor cod, pollack, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse, goldshinny wrasse, blenny, bass, codling, rockling, dab, pouting, pollack, sea scorpion
2013 : codling(ie), rockling(ie), wrasse(fr), whiting(fr)
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#3 Post by Jayball10 »

Love these kinda threads. Great one here: http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... 29&t=14539

Best catch: 41cm Flounder - East Cork - March 2012
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Biggest catch: 7lb Painted Ray - East Cork - October 2012
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#4 Post by jimmyjizzmo »

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10LB+ Bass Pensarn Beach North Wales 29th Sep last year
Caught on a two hook flapper rig with size 1/0 hooks
and have a lug on each......very good hangover cure
and put back in to live the rest of its life,lost a big ray
from Anglesey which is the second one and thats my main
target next year.............. 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
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#5 Post by lugworm »

most enjoyable catch was probly this mullet on light gear...........
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#6 Post by junior conger »

my best fish of 2012 i think!
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best fish 2010: 25lb conger eel

SPECIES 2011:= 2 species of rockling, colaie,codling whiting,pollock,gurnanrd,throback ray,grey gurnard
best fish 11 7 pound thornback ray
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#7 Post by declan65 »

This one, a twelve lb bass on a local beach, crap pic but some adrenaline! :lol:
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A painted ray from east cork. Just over 11lbs and my first specimen.Image
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#9 Post by chuckaroo »

no monsters but best(biggest) were a series of pollack from kayak and boat - biggest was 7lb8oz (3rd photo down). but also a big fan of this wee turbot! :D
most memorable moment: getting broken off by a BIG fish on 15lb braid from the kayak :shock: drag not set properly :oops:
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#11 Post by ecoastbass »

great idea with this hall of fame, so I'll join- It wasn't that bad year for me and is hard to pick up only one fish, so I'm posting 3 ;)
november shore conger 141cms, spring east coast mullet close to 6lb and wex bass :)
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chuckaroo wrote:no monsters but best(biggest) were a series of pollack from kayak and boat - biggest was 7lb8oz. but also a big fan of this wee turbot! :D
most memorable moment - getting broken off by a BIG fish on 15lb braid from the kayak :shock: drag not set properly :oops:
that turbot is a beauty boy...nice 1 :)
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ecoastbass wrote:great idea with this hall of fame, so I'll join- It wasn't that bad year for me and is hard to pick up only one fish, so I'm posting 3 ;)
november shore conger 141cms, spring east coast mullet close to 6lb and wex Bass :)
lovely stuff lad...in fairness,well done :)
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#14 Post by redzerologhlen »

A conger from a pier which a few locals laughed and told me I would catch nothing there. I lost here big sister a few nights before which was I would say was close to 20lbs.

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Species list 2013.Conger, Launce, Pollock, Ballan Wrasse, Dogfish, 3b rockling, Bull Huss, Mackeral, Tub Gurnard.

Species list 2012. Mackeral, Pollock, Coalie, Bass, Dab, Weeverfish, Bull Huss, Poor Cod, Grey Gurnard, Ballan wrasse, Long spined sea scorpion, Conger, Pouting.
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#15 Post by Ashley Hayden »

You don't need to fly to Iceland if big dabs rock your boat, and if wrasse take your fancy then head west young man.

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180lb Stingray in Guinea Bissau
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Youghal 3lb 2 oz Specimen flounder
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#17 Post by zeke »

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8lbs 2oz thornback ray


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This was one of my best friends caught this bad boy last year. Didnt weigh it at the time but in fairness dav spent about 40 minutes of what was obviously unreal fishing time nursing him back to health before he was released :mrgreen: Any other monster shore pollock ??
2011 species: pollock,mackeral,coalfish,whiting,codling,conger,flounder,dogfish,pouting.Not bad for my first few months fishing :)

2012 species: Coalfish (13), Bass (1), Rockling (5), Ballan wrasse (2), Pollock (57), Dogfish (8),
Whiting (1), Conger (1)

Wish List : Double figure Pollock
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#19 Post by fagan »

mine was a bull huss i caught, was after 1 for a long time. and my persistance payed off.

now im hoping for a bass 2013 :D :D :D

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#20 Post by davyp »

Got very little sea-fishing this year, but this guy was definitely my best catch, fly fishing a new estuary mark i spotted a lovely little rocky outcrop that looked like a perfect spot for a sea-trout to lie in ambush, got him on about the 3 rd cast, fought like an absolute demon - so much better than hauling them in on a beach caster. He weighed just over 3 lb, and was my first sea-trout of the year.
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