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petekd wrote:Put me down as a definite John, I contacted the FPO and have clearance for big coalies.... :wink:
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Ferg wrote:Hi JD
Can I get my name in there free next Sat.
Ferg
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Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 10:50 pm Post subject: Some advice for your trip
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Hi guys, If i can offer my 2 pence worth.
If the weather is ok, and Mark heads for the coalie wreck, its a 35 mile trip out !!, so I reckon you would be better trying to get going at 8am instead of 9. and take your sea sick pills !!
If you are fishing for the coalies, use a 8-9' trace of 50lb mono to a long boom, and a 5" storm wide eye shad. when you drop all the way to the bottom, put the reel in gear and wind up about 20 turns reasonably fast, then drop again, keep doing this till the skipper tells you the wreck is coming up on the sounder (this is how to pick up a cod or two.)
As soon as the wreck comes up on the sounder start reeling as fast as you can, and don't stop till you are 100 turns from the bottom (always count them) if there are coalies there you will hit them, well actually they will hit you !! lol and hang on.
If you need any more information feel free to holler.
Tight Lines, and enjoy the trip
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Dave Jolly
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Joined: 27 Oct 2006
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 3:28 pm Post subject:
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I firmly believe that the preference for colours are really down to the angler, and most colours work, the retrieve speed seemes to be more important than the colour, the only definate exception ,imho, is a bright orange lure for cod and pollack.
A 5" storm shad with a bit of blue in the back seems to be a good option, although I was on Marks boat when the old coalie record was broken, and that was on a jelltex sandeel (orange), and i had 3 speciman coalies from 22 to 24.5lb, each on a diff colour shad!
The mustad Jumbo Hokkis work great for the Ling, and you should get away with 10 oz of lead for the shadding.
If you are on one of the closer in wrecks you will catch the Pollack on the shads as well, just slow down on the retrieve, and only come up a max of 40-50 turns.
Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:35 pm
You'll be in the 350ft mark.
A 525, 535 ,7000 would be a grand reel, I do like something with a good retrieve. Bring a spare reel if you can cos you’d be sick if you loose a lot of line off your preferred reel.
I would bring a 12-20 and a 20-30. The 12-20 would be the first choice for shadding but if the drift is brisk you may want a beefier rod. You’ll want the 20-30 if you go to anchor. The 12-20 will do but if you get a decent conger you’ll be up the creek! Make sure you bring a butt pad to save the jewels!
While any shad could do the business on the day my personal favourites are Fishtek flouro orange (cod/coalies) and a particular Storm shad that is unreal for coalies. They are a blue/mackerel stripe.
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petekd wrote:Lads, absolutely NO flaking out on the morning beforehand or not turning up or anything daft like that.
Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:28 pm
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Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:53 pm
jw wrote:im going to get on to mark and arrange to stay saturday night at his accommodation.
It's going to be a long day,
so staying as near as possible to the boat means you can get up, have breakfast and go fishing. Does anyone else want me to reserve a place for them?
Jd, do you want to stay nearer the airport sunday night?
I will also get boat departure times from mark
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