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Redbay 03/01/07

#1 Post by thompo »

Redbay rocks near cushendall beach and small pier

Weather: calm dry building to horizontal rain and gales.

Time: 8 to 11.30pm Hw 10.30

Catch and release: Always

Bait; Mackrel (not so fresh from a5da skin like leather stayed on well though :D) and frozen whole squid or chopped into rings

Rigs: 4/0 pulley pennel, 2 hook flapper with 4" booms

Results: coalie, codling, shore rockling, dab (i think) and ALMOST a rather large conger.

Went to fish pier but was packed so headed to another mark. Got coalies upto 4lb, codling about a pound and a small shore rockling. also managed a small dab i think taking mackrel. Last cast produced a conger id guess around 30lb head and body about 8" wide 5ft+ long . Fought like mad for 5mins got it in and i panic and tried to hand line it. Bloody 50lb snood snapped GUTTED doesn't come close :(. Ill be trying again but ill bring a net lol
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species so far 2007 (18....)
Conger, Codling, Coalfish, Shore Rockling, Dab, Flounder, Dogfish, 3 beard rocking, Pollack, Whiting, Pouting, Red cod, Poor Cod, Tadpole fish, Short and Long splined sea sculpin, TopKnot, Cukcoo Ray,

Targets: fish over 10lb, eel over 20lb (came VERY close almost :( )
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#2 Post by Drew »

Nice one Neil! 8) Pity about the Eel Though...
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Re: Redbay 03/01/07

#3 Post by alannelson »

thompo wrote:Weather. calm dry building to horizontal rain and gales.

Time. 8 to 11.30pm Hw 10.30

Results: ;) all released
Went to fish pier but was packed so headed to another mark. Got coalies upto 4lb, codling about a pound and a small shore rockling. Last cast produced a conger id guess around 30lb head and body about 8" wide 5ft+ long . Fought like mad for 5mins got it in and i panic and tried to hand line it. Bloody 50lb snood snapped GUTTED doesn't come close :(. Ill be trying again but ill bring a net lol
All right thompo not a bad session unlucky with the eel where bouts in redbay was it dalriada are will u not say :shock:
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#4 Post by thompo »

Alrite aye it was at the rocks on round from the pier.

Was.nt expecting conger thinking its was too clean and they would have moved off by now. Was fishing for cod (fat chance lol) using a 4/0 pulley pennel with whole squid and some mackrel. The coalies were of good size average was 1.5lb taking small squid and mack bits on a 2 hook flapper always the top hook. The biggest touching 4lb took the cod bait.

Only managed 2 small codling but i reckon theres some potential round there.

Good wee session
species so far 2007 (18....)
Conger, Codling, Coalfish, Shore Rockling, Dab, Flounder, Dogfish, 3 beard rocking, Pollack, Whiting, Pouting, Red cod, Poor Cod, Tadpole fish, Short and Long splined sea sculpin, TopKnot, Cukcoo Ray,

Targets: fish over 10lb, eel over 20lb (came VERY close almost :( )
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#5 Post by alannelson »

thompo wrote:Alrite aye it was at the rocks on round from the pier.

Was.nt expecting conger thinking its was too clean and they would have moved off by now. Was fishing for cod (fat chance lol) using a 4/0 pulley pennel with whole squid and some mackrel. The coalies were of good size average was 1.5lb taking small squid and mack bits on a 2 hook flapper always the top hook. The biggest touching 4lb took the cod bait.

Only managed 2 small codling but i reckon theres some potential round there.

Good wee session
Iv had a few eels round that way it surprised me with the sand bottom but theres under water cracks and caves in the rocks u can still get congers in winter but they arnt as active as in summer they dont feed as well but if ur lucky u can get there attention :lol:
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#6 Post by jonny gilbert »

all my best congers have been caught during the winter
2010 species list: coalies, flounder, whiting, pollock, cod, doggie, sea trout, pouting, poor cod, short spined sea scorpion, long spined sea scorpion, 3 breaded rockling, shore rockling, 5 breaded rockling, tompot blenny, mackie, placie, dab, bullhuss, conger, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse, goldshinny wrasse,thronie, lesser weaver, bass, tub gurnard, red gurnard, grey gurnard, shanny, rock goby, turbot,

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#7 Post by Drew »

jonny gilbert wrote:all my best congers have been caught during the winter
*Applause for Jonny* :lol:
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Nice one

#8 Post by lazycod »

Good session thompo that we spot holds some nice fish ...Lazy
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#9 Post by jonny gilbert »

thank you drew :lol:
2010 species list: coalies, flounder, whiting, pollock, cod, doggie, sea trout, pouting, poor cod, short spined sea scorpion, long spined sea scorpion, 3 breaded rockling, shore rockling, 5 breaded rockling, tompot blenny, mackie, placie, dab, bullhuss, conger, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse, goldshinny wrasse,thronie, lesser weaver, bass, tub gurnard, red gurnard, grey gurnard, shanny, rock goby, turbot,

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#10 Post by toaddi33 »

4lb coalie nice one!! and unlucky with the eel :(
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#11 Post by plaice »

nice one thompo

sorry about conger

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