favourite species

definitely agreeing to the mullet

definitely have to make the agreement to the mullet.

ballan ballan ballan, rag , crab, best scrapper by far for me, hook close in fight all the way you cant beat em even on the boat except maybe a big pollock, you have to love wrasse though they are so under rated

after i got my 5.75 pounder about 3 or 4 years ago i was hooked on them, they were my favourite at the time but after i got the mullet this year, the mullet have taken over. bass next.

Tope on the Rope for me

Ray a close second though.

my 1,2,3,would be (1) conger my best 35lbs off rocks at fanad head, uglystickuptide, slosh30, mack+bluey cocktail, (2) thornback ray my best 16lbs off rathmullan pier, greys pz, 525mag,launce on 6/0 5ft up&over rig, (3) flounder best 21/2lb, fanad,lug+rag+bluey cocktail,foo fighter,7ht mag,a slider rig of my own design.

my fav would have to be whiting
best bait.... anything even kfc
looks..... would not like it for a wort on the end of your noes
fight.....10/10 if you can get a big lump of a cod to take it when you try to bait up you 3rd rig in a row just before it gets dark.

Thornback ray

a.fight: 7/10
b.bait:mackerel, sandeel, squid
c. looks:11/10
d rigs:single snood clipped
e. 1/0-3/0
f. favourite coloured beads: ??
g. favourite marks: shannon estuary

p.b. 13lbs (shore)

love gettin conger and huss just as much

Agree with Gearoid Thornback ray are an obsession. My cut at it is:

.fight: 10/10 (over rough ground the toughest rod will be bent all the way through
b.bait:mackerel or sandeel wrapped in squid.
c. looks:7/10 no bueaty in my eyes but it's what they can do.
d rigs:Pulley rig for rough
e. 4/0 penel with varivas big mouths
f. favourite coloured beads: don't use them. Muppets and luminous have been tried
g. favourite marks: shannon estuary and any more than that would be telling

p.b. 16lbs (shore)

name: whiting
bait: usually anything on the shopping list, anything processed needs to be takin out of the tin first though. puncture the plastic wrapping on cheese packets to release sent. wooly jumpers soaked in fish oil.
hooks: teeth stick to the wool
fight: only if they start it
looks: i fancy them
marks: 10 out a 10
rods: wade out in wooly jumper and wait for jacoozi type bubbles, no need for a rod. just remember to get back ashore before the load gets too heavy. if there are lots of whiting in on a particular night you may find it hard to wade out experiencing a 'walking on water' type feeling as you go over the backs of the whiting. jumping on the spot usually sorts this but it can take a while...

whiting... no other fish comes close because there are too many whiting in the way

very funny nearly drunk meself laughing, ya wooly mad yoke

Bass and mullet tie at the top for me and if talking fresh water WELS CATFISH it was 76 cm of pure muscle wow what a fight on a porky pig rod and shimano exage ( i think)

Smuts or bass for the fight but the cod is the best fish in the sea - no other feeling is as good as getting a good cod on a freezing cold winter night when the rain is bucketing it down on top of you and the wind is howling. Makes it all worth while