carrickfergus harbour 26/6/11

[alannelson]

People:me sam and Q ball

Duration:1800/0000

Tide:1900

Weather:humid

Bait:fresh mackerel

Rigs:feathers/conger traces

Results:mackerel congers




Report:started out feathering for macks a few showed i managed a full trace of 5 and that was it for me Q ball had 2 congers a few macks sam had a few macks.

Congers where caught by casting over to the breakwater base in the middle of the harbour 6lb 2 oz and 9lb 1oz straps but good sport on the rock rods all the same

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Last edited by alannelson on Mon Jun 27, 2011 1:16 pm, edited 2 times in total.

Nice result especially for Carrick, well done!

great stuff, was considering giving it a go some early morning soon for the congers. thanks for the info, cheers

now that you've let it slip there are mackerel about there will be no peace to fish down there for the rest of the summer

good job on the conger though

now that you've let it slip there are mackerel about there will be no peace to fish down there for the rest of the summer

good job on the conger though

ha ha carrick harbour is a well known mackerel bashing spot were more intrested in the congers tho feathering a few fresh mack then targeting congers is the way ta do it

always good to see some one catching conger

always good to see some one catching conger

27 th we where down i had 1 mackerel 1 pollack 1 dogfish Q had 2 mackerel 1 herring 1 pollack sam blanked no congers tonight we need to give the breakwater a wee rest

Well done Alan on the 2 congers, I tried that spot we last talked at one night last week, tried for conger but caught a lobster. Have you been up there this season?

Well done Alan on the 2 congers, I tried that spot we last talked at one night last week, tried for conger but caught a lobster. Have you been up there this season?

Alright cathal hopefully us 3 will be up that way in the next few weeks havent been up since last year i hope youve been ground baiting for the lads

Well done Alan, great fishing dude.

Well done Alan, great fishing dude.

thats some species list drew for only being 6 months into the year

just seen the videos of this on youtube. well done on the conger but was there any need for your mate to be bounching mackerel of the ground like that, i thought it was disgusting to be honest, there is a lot of kids that fish carrick and growen men should be showing an example. all fish should be treated with respect and killed in a humane way if they are to be taken home.

just seen the videos of this on youtube. well done on the conger but was there any need for your mate to be bounching mackerel of the ground like that, i thought it was disgusting to be honest, there is a lot of kids that fish carrick and growen men should be showing an example. all fish should be treated with respect and killed in a humane way if they are to be taken home.

mackerel are just a bait fish out in boats there just threw into a fish box? are you saying the fish arnt killed instantly and therefore suffer theres defently not a problem here and you go on about youth is that the youth that catch them in the harbour cut there tails off with a stanly knife and throw them back in alive for fun

well done on the conger

I HAVE SEEN WEE LADS POKING EYES, OUT CUTTING TAILS OFF FISH,BUT IF THEY SEE GROWEN MEN BOUNCHING FISH OF GROUND LIKE THAT THEY PROBALY THINK ITS OK TO DO SO. I KNOW MACKEREL ARE BAITFISH BUT FOR A RESPECTED ANGLER SUCH AS YOUSELF I THINK YOU COULD BE SETTING A BETTER EXAMPLE. HOW MANY REPORTS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN ON THESE FORUMS ABOUT MUPPETS TURNING UP AND CAUSING FISH UNESSCARY HARM. I HAD AN EXAMPLE LAST YEAR WHILST OUT WITH AL AND JORDAN A WHOLE CAR FULL OF FELLAS TURNED UP TO WATERFOOT PIER AND WERE KILLING EVERYTHING. IN THIS CASE THERE THREE GENERATIONS OF IDIOTS A GRANFATHER,FATHER AND SON. I THINK IF THE GRANFATHER MAYBE WOULD OF SHOWEN A BETTER EXAMPLE THEN MAYBE THE NEXT TWO GENERATIONS WOULD OF HAD A BIT MORE RESPECT TO TREAT FISH PRORPERLY AND HUMANELY. IT MIGHT BE JUST MY OPINION BUT I FEEL QUITE STRONGLEY ABOUT ISSUE. DAN

I HAVE SEEN WEE LADS POKING EYES, OUT CUTTING TAILS OFF FISH,BUT IF THEY SEE GROWEN MEN BOUNCHING FISH OF GROUND LIKE THAT THEY PROBALY THINK ITS OK TO DO SO. I KNOW MACKEREL ARE BAITFISH BUT FOR A RESPECTED ANGLER SUCH AS YOUSELF I THINK YOU COULD BE SETTING A BETTER EXAMPLE. HOW MANY REPORTS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN ON THESE FORUMS ABOUT MUPPETS TURNING UP AND CAUSING FISH UNESSCARY HARM. I HAD AN EXAMPLE LAST YEAR WHILST OUT WITH AL AND JORDAN A WHOLE CAR FULL OF FELLAS TURNED UP TO WATERFOOT PIER AND WERE KILLING EVERYTHING. IN THIS CASE THERE THREE GENERATIONS OF IDIOTS A GRANFATHER,FATHER AND SON. I THINK IF THE GRANFATHER MAYBE WOULD OF SHOWEN A BETTER EXAMPLE THEN MAYBE THE NEXT TWO GENERATIONS WOULD OF HAD A BIT MORE RESPECT TO TREAT FISH PRORPERLY AND HUMANELY. IT MIGHT BE JUST MY OPINION BUT I FEEL QUITE STRONGLEY ABOUT ISSUE. DAN

so what do you think about mackerel that are caught in the boats and are just thru into fish boxes alive i may add the mackerel i catch are dispatched straight away and do not suffer any more than any method you would use to disbatch mackerel

If u think its ok then thats your choice,why not upload video on site here to see what other anglers think

If u think its ok then thats your choice,why not upload video on site here to see what other anglers think

you mean this one? have to agree though, that is NOT the way to dispatch fish, shameful


http://youtube.com/watch?v=1EL7SDRU-qw&feature=related

Have to agree with dan... thats a bloody awful way to carry on. Its not what fishing is about.

A picture speaks a thousand words. In my opinion people who treat fish in that manner tend to have a similar approach to most things in life. Respect is sadly lacking on so many levels. Why would he then go and post the bloody thing on you tube?