twait shad st.mullins co.carlow

Tue May 19, 2009 10:44 am

specimen twait shad 1.22kg
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Re: twait shad st.mullins co.carlow

Tue May 19, 2009 11:33 am

Looks huge, I reckon there was some Bray head photography techniques used, fingers like tree trunks :D

Cracking fish

Re: twait shad st.mullins co.carlow

Tue May 19, 2009 1:52 pm

Nice long arms used to very good effect there...... :D Excellent fish man, well done.

Kev

Re: twait shad st.mullins co.carlow

Tue May 19, 2009 3:38 pm

I'd say you'd want to check your scales. look more like 0.5kg :lol:

Re: twait shad st.mullins co.carlow

Tue May 19, 2009 8:06 pm

Donagh wrote:I'd say you'd want to check your scales. look more like 0.5kg :lol:



ha ha revenge is a dish best served cold!!!

Re: twait shad st.mullins co.carlow

Wed May 20, 2009 1:18 pm

you see donagh i actually use a certified scales not a calculater :wink:

Re: twait shad st.mullins co.carlow

Wed May 20, 2009 1:19 pm

and my arms are not stretched !! you can see my elbows !! its just a great photo ! :wink:

Re: twait shad st.mullins co.carlow

Wed May 20, 2009 1:21 pm

nice one boycie.

well done :wink:

scales are great they take the guess work out of fishing :mrgreen:

Re: twait shad st.mullins co.carlow

Wed May 20, 2009 1:24 pm

cheers john did you get down for any yourself !

Re: twait shad st.mullins co.carlow

Wed May 20, 2009 1:31 pm

i have been threatining to go down for years but never make it,

beleive it or not i have actually caught them from the bollards on the east pier while float fishing scalps about 28 years or so ago, and no i dont have any pictures :oops:

i was talking to brian cooke about them and im sure he has caught them in dublin aswell.

Re: twait shad st.mullins co.carlow

Wed May 20, 2009 1:39 pm

i well believe it mate ! i got a call ojly about 3 years ago from a mate of mine fishing from the west pier to say he just caught a 2lb herring !! :lol: :lol: :lol: i told him that it had to be a shad ! you have pm

Re: twait shad st.mullins co.carlow

Wed May 20, 2009 3:11 pm

they used to run the liffey according to old legend,