Best fish of 2008

Now that 08 is over, maybe some people might post a pic here of wot they consider to be there best fish of 2008!

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unfortunatly it was from the boat but this year im def going to try harder for the tope from the shore, really didnt try enough last year

mine is in my avatar... boat again, but working on getting something good from the shore this year

Mine is this 6lb Bass from Greystones, which was a surprise on 12 lb line and size 4 hook and had to be hauled up 20 feet,,,really got the heart pounding
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not my biggest bass of last year, but on the fly, as a beginner, great!

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not my biggest but one of my favorite species, only managed the one off the shore so was a little disappointed but sure was caught in april, was a sign of the good weather to come, or so we thought

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Here is my Best Boat and my best Shore of 2008:
Nothing major but they made me smile !

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Not a huge fish but was my biggest on the surface popper to date absolutely brilliant fight....

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The fish that gave me the strongest fight was a 4 lb ballan wrasse caught with rag worm from a deep water rock mark on the Beara Peninsula in August

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this would be my best of 2008

Ok unfortunately i didnt hook this one... but luckily my mate Robert did

Fine blue shark took off Donegal at the end of september

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A fairly poor year big fish wise, but I did hone my skills at catching as many 20cm fish as I could in 5 hours.

Will put that right this year because I intend to get a lot more pleasure fishing than match fishing. This was my best I think, a lovely 8lb specimen smoothie off Clones Beach. One of the best sessions of the year too with plenty of fish knocking rods & tripods over!!

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think this was my best fish of 2008 a 12.5lb eastcoast specimen spurdog.

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think this was my best fish of 2008 a 12.5lb eastcoast specimen spurdog.

lovely fish john did bad myself for them last year to be honest

My best fish from 2008 and was a small eyed ray which was well into double figures. I think it was around 15lb and landedit on 15lbline when fishing for bass with sandeels

heres an indicator of how bad my year has been. a 4lb mullet, caught right at the end.

168lb skate caught on Mark Gannon's boat in Courtmacsherry.

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But I would swap it for that spurdog of yours John, just could not get one this year for some reason.


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Couldn't decide on these two. Enjoyed both.

8lb+ pollack


Only my second painted ray


Both of Dingle peninsula.

I don't bother with boats. We don't get on

Nice Fishies.....

Prefer the raymond personally.

Yea, if pushed i'd probably agree, but it was the pollack mark that made it. Shallow water and on this session hooked and lost 2 more fish as big or bigger but no chance of stopping the first dive into the weeds even with 13.5 foot beachcaster. This was the best one i landed.