conor Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 (edited) hello all, myself and a mate went out in his dory today to do a bit of fishing. worst day ever caught 3 fish myself. two pollack and a joey. tried loads of places, just wasnt happening. good job the two i got were decent, was called the words poxy b.....d a few times! Edited July 24, 2011 by conor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Beauty. Very dark fish, was it out of the Kelp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conor Posted July 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Beauty. Very dark fish, was it out of the Kelp? we were drifting over some rough ground so may well have been from kelp, caught both within two mins of each other, identical fish. tested the new rod nicely its a grauvell ringless type 10lb to 20lb class , line runs up the center. the wand its been nicknamed. was heavy fog when we were out wonder would it have caused the poor fishing? was using 4oz leadheads with jellies. ate one fillet last nite mixed some beer, flour and a small egg and battered it yum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 we were drifting over some rough ground so may well have been from kelp, caught both within two mins of each other, identical fish. tested the new rod nicely its a grauvell ringless type 10lb to 20lb class , line runs up the center. the wand its been nicknamed. was heavy fog when we were out wonder would it have caused the poor fishing? was using 4oz leadheads with jellies. ate one fillet last nite mixed some beer, flour and a small egg and battered it yum! Good going. They've gone back to ringless rods have they. I remember back in the 80's there was a beach caster called Cyclops where the line ran up the middle of the blank, never saw anybody using one on the beach but the reviewer was quite impressed with it. It was obviously ahead of its time. Not a big fan of boat fishing in the fog, especially if you're near the shipping lanes!! Definately time to go inshore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 That's a good catch, had a few sea bass off the beach in Cornwall this year, but all were very small. There must be bigger fish amongst them, but I certainly didn't catch them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conor Posted July 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 im impressed with this rod also, took a chance on it and im glad i did. we had two gps systems on board and know the area quite well so the fog wasnt too much of a problem. no shipping lanes that i know of here!! west galway. we usually dont ventute too far off shore, small boats and rough sea are not a great mix! hopefully all going to plan next spell of fine weather myself and a mate are going to to an off shore trip, not ideal angling boats but able to get there quick enough, mines a ring speedboat with 200hp on the back, other is a bigger ring with a 250hp on it. should be fun. teal id love to catch a sea bass none around here tho, went to kerry once after them but the worst weather ever followed us just got wet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muggins. Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Beauty. Very dark fish, was it out of the Kelp? No, the fish mongers was just behind him. I find fish of that size taste so much better than the bigger stuff. You ever use them rubber shads up your way Conor? muggins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conor Posted July 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 No, the fish mongers was just behind him. I find fish of that size taste so much better than the bigger stuff. You ever use them rubber shads up your way Conor? muggins. be cheaper buy them in fish mongers!! yes i use shads most of the time, dont catch as much as feathers but usually they a better size of fish with shads. orange seems to work round here. going to make some pirks for next time out see how they go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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