personal best

just wondering whats avilable out there from the shore

so what is your p.b.?

mine is a 21lb conger from tarbert pier in the depths of winter memorable catch.

Garoid,

Thats a good fish from the shore. Mine is the 17lb conger from coalhill point.

The heaviest fish that are caught from the shore will be Tope and Sting Ray which are both caught from the shore in Tralee bay. Tope between 30-40lbs have been landed from the shore usually from late April - July.

Sting Ray of over 70lb have been landed from the shore in Tralee Bay. Several Irish records for Sting Ray have been set in Tralee Bay. Usually from caught between April through until July again.

It takes patiene to land one these fellows.

i am aware of that seventeen pounder you got i did land it like! only for me your p.b. would still only be a pin whiting or sumting.

Fair play you did grab him out of the water for me but the pin whiting bit thats a low did.

We will have to head down to Tralee bay and increase our heaviest fish weight. I have had Thornback to 15lb from the shore . Flounder to 2.5 lbs and Several bass up to 9lbs.

yera only messing with you after that conger next five best fish are:
19lb conger
12lb huss
11lb ray
10lb ray,conger
9lb ray conger,huss

my best's are
6lbs 11oz bass
7lbs 7oz sea trout
14lbs thornback
18lbs conger
27 lbs huss (a monster which went back in to the water, 2yrs after i found out it would have been a record fish)

all shore caught..

Nice fish there mate especially that huss must have been good craic hauling that lump in!

lump is the apropriate word... water was dirty so i couldnt see it till it was about to be lifted.. my friend who was at the waters edge lifting the shock leader nearly fell in the water when he saw a pair of jaws coming up towards him...

pity we dont get fish like that down my side of the country though, still i can always hope. . .

a 54lb tope plus two smaller ones of 46 and 42...hav u got any pictures of that huss??

25lb Conger, intend to beat that this year!

Lee

it was caught before digital cameras were about. just a
happy memory of it..

8.5lb Bass
6.5lb Cod
3lb Plaice
5lb Tope

That's the best I've caught from the shore over the years,all caught between Greystones and Kilcoole.I've never fished for Conger or Huss from the shore but will be putting that right over Easter down in Clare :wink:

richie07
some nice fish there esp that bass if you go congerigng though the first fish you catch could easily be heavier than any of the ones you have listed

30lb bass

30lb bass

30lb bass

:shock: Was that a stripped bass or a large mouth from warmer waters then :?:

i'd say mine would be
1. 26lb conger
2. 12lb conger
3. 5lb wrasse
4. 7lb ray
5. 4lb cod
6. 5lb pollock

gonna break my p.b for conger , ray and pollock this year hopefully :) :)

richie07
some nice fish there esp that bass if you go congerigng though the first fish you catch could easily be heavier than any of the ones you have listed

I'd love to even catch a double figure fish,the first one must be a great experience.I have some rigs made up for the conger and huss,hopefully I'll get a result.let's see what happens

ledgers are good rigs for the congers with rotten bottoms,wire and a big hook cant remember what my first double figure was probably a huss as far as i can remember.