Round-up of 2010 specimens

Species:Ballan wrasse x1 , cuckoo wrasse x2, spurdog x3, thick lipped mullet x1, twaite shad x3, lesse-rspotted dogfish x2

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Report: This is my best year yet for specimens, and prob my least amount of sessions fished first up were the specimen cuckoo wrasse and typically after tring for donkeys years and regulary getting within 1/2oz of the weight I get 2 in the space of 20minutes
2 specimen cuckoo wrasse by Ronald Surgenor, on Flickr
next up were the spudog on a deep water mark in early march of the antrim coast with 5 landed in the one day (can only claim 3 as per specimen fish committe rules)

May time saw the annual shad migration (anglers as well as fish) and this was to prove a bumper year for specimens with 4 landed over the space of a few days. not only good fishing but the craic was good at the campsite with some fine food and good company.
mid june saw me getting my one and only speci mullet of the year, spent alot of time trying out new marks away from the more popular spots such as comber due the place being like mackie basher heaven!july august and sept were lean months due to work commitments but I still managed a few sessions on the boat trying for doggies and was rewarded with this beauty at 3lb 7oz

but the real highlight of the year came with my speci Ballan, to many years of trying and god knows how much money spent on lead weights. my first Wrasse fishing session of the year produced the Ballan of my dreams right on the weight of 4lb 12oz I was one happy angler.

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Some fantastic fish there Ronald.

Congratulations, well worth the effort.

Great fish and cracking photos too, the doggie looks very good there, lovely fish, cuckoos very nice, all good, well done on a great year.

fantastic fish indeed. specimens indeed!

great pics - congrats

How are you going to carry all the certs.... You'll have to bring a gang to Dublin!

How are you going to carry all the certs.... You'll have to bring a gang to Dublin!

i`ll not be carrying them for him!!!! he can carry his own feckin certs!!!
the jammy git

How are you going to carry all the certs.... You'll have to bring a gang to Dublin!

i`ll not be carrying them for him!!!! he can carry his own feckin certs!!!
the jammy git [/quote

Fingers crossed I get them all, they still have to be verifyied by the powers that be. I'll have to set a target for a few more different species next year. pollack/conger from the shore would be nice

WELL DONE Ronald, great year.

well done mate some fine fish......... ye jammy git