Highlight of 2013????

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Highlight of 2013????

#1 Post by agardiner22 »

My highlight is catching my first bass in cloghane. On a beautiful day. 50cm of pure silver on a €2 lure....MAGIC!!!!
Always CAR! unless its a pollock...!

2012 species: Pollock, Mack, Coalfish, Gurnard, Bullhuss, Dogfish and Wrasse.
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My highlight was probably bringing my 4yo out a few times and him catching his 1st wrasse.Image
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#3 Post by Rob Millard »

Chasing Bluefin Tuna. Unbelievable!
Species 2019: Common Skate, Pollack, Whiting, Coalfish, Cod, Cuckoo Wrasse, Bull Huss, Lsd, Porbeagle Shark, Mackerel, Grey Gurnard, Thornback Ray, Plaice, Turbot, Ballan Wrasse, Dab, Smoothound, herring, haddock, Blonde Ray, Tope, bass

Species 2018 : Porbeagle Shark, Spurdog, Lsd, Coalfish, Pollack, Ling, Mackerel, Haddock, Red Gurnard, Turbot, Dab, Thornback ray, Homelyn Ray, John Dory, Pouting, Ballan Wrasse, Smoothound, Tope, Bass, Bull Huss, Weaver, Painted Ray, Bluefin Tuna

Species 2017 : Cod, Coalfish, Whiting, Poor Cod, Pollack, Bull Huss, Ling, Pouting, Bass, Flounder, Painted Ray, Lsd, Tope, Ballan Wrasse, Mackerel, Herring, Launce, Haddock, Thornback Ray, Conger, Plaice, Turbot, Grey Gurnard, Red Gurnard, Cuckoo Ray, Tub Gurnard, Dab, Smoothound, black goby, Scad, Cuckoo Wrasse, Megrim

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#4 Post by ecleary »

I caught my first sea trout this year. I spent a fair bit of time and money (licence, waders, lures & books) chasing it so got great satisfaction when finally caught one.
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Getting 19 thornies in a 5 hours session in donegal....magic day
sure, its not raining between the showers!
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#6 Post by Robk »

One of a few highlights this year
4lb 2 oz wrasse
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2013: 22
macks pollack doggies coal fish codling grey gurnard red gurnard haddock whiting
Sandeel conger thornback wrasse blenny three bearded rockling pouting turbot scad ling
Squid ballan wrasse flounder
2014:
Conger coalie doggie rockling whiting thorn back collie turbot flounder blenny
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red wrote:My highlight was probably bringing my 4yo out a few times and him catching his 1st wrasse.Image
I was handed a copy of tsf magazine jan 2014 issue and i see your lad conor is on page 15, well done to that young man 8) also great to see him wearing his pfd 8) safety is the first lesson all kids should be thought when near the water :D :wink:
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#8 Post by jd »

I didn't do as much fishing this year as I would have liked as I had an operation on my elbow.
Best fish of the year for me this year I think was this flounder at Youghal, during the last Sea Angling Ireland SAC club match of the year.
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By the way Sea Angling Ireland SAC is open for membership for the coming year.
http://www.saisac.org/about/
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#9 Post by Determined Dan »

My highlight was getting my first bass in 2 years, on the west coast, then my next session getting another one, bigger,. :mrgreen: . A year I won't forget.
20107xthornback ray. {PB 14.5LB TB RAY} 1xpouting. 1xcodling.11xdogfish. 25xflounder.1xshore rock ling. 177xmac 4xturbot.1 bull huss.1sea trout. 1 MAYO BASS.2011. WHITING X9. COALIE X3. FLOUNDER X7. DOGGIE X8. THORNIEX3. CODLINGX1. SEA SCORPIONX1. 5 BEARDED ROCKLINGX4. SEATROUT X1. TURBOT X1. POLLACK X7. 3 BEARD ROCKLING .2012 SEATROUT X3. TURBOT X5. FLOUNDER X7. 3B,ROCKLINGX1.DOG .
. 2013.shore species ..... Flounder, dog conger pollack sea trout plaice. Gobyx3 wrasse cork wing wrasse Huss scorpion fish sp. coalie .
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#10 Post by sailnfish »

Turning to the light lure rods for boat fishing and hooking a near Double figure cod. Also catching bass on the lure from the exact same shore mark 3 days in a row within 15 minutes of the first cast, sweet.
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Highlight of my year

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Highlight of my year was having fished with the son since he was a small fella and then he hit 13 :roll: But one day after he was banging on about how fishing with me bored the pants off him. I myself sat back and said what a days fishing close on 50 fish nothing to write home about in size but when you see the your moaning young fella with a smile on his face just from fishing what can you say. Thanks to the man that gave me the mark :wink:
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#13 Post by lucky13 »

aint been out as much as i would have like to have been this year,so for me its gotta be this fella :D
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JOHN1 wrote:
red wrote:My highlight was probably bringing my 4yo out a few times and him catching his 1st wrasse.Image
I was handed a copy of tsf magazine jan 2014 issue and i see your lad conor is on page 15, well done to that young man 8) also great to see him wearing his pfd 8) safety is the first lesson all kids should be thought when near the water :D :wink:
That might be my new highlight now:D
They spelt his name wrong and got his age wrong, the only 2 things he can read:roll:. He wasnt too put out tho, just delighted to see himself in it. I only bring him where its safe for a 4yo but hes still not allowed near the water till his life jacket is on him. He knows this himself and grabs it as he gets out of the car.
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#15 Post by cod chaser »

Highlite of my 2013 fishing season was catching 4 bass in 2 hours on a bass rod using a 3 oz lead what sport.


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#16 Post by SeanA101080 »

freedom1916 wrote:Highlight of my year

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That's a cracker, what was the weight, looks a specimen
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#18 Post by freedom1916 »

SeanA101080 wrote:
freedom1916 wrote:Highlight of my year

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That's a cracker, what was the weight, looks a specimen[/quote

10.5 lbs

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#19 Post by salar »

Fly fishing for mullet with my sidekick Sam during the summmer.

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#20 Post by freedom1916 »

salar wrote:Fly fishing for mullet with my sidekick Sam during the summmer.

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