Slipway@Tramore 13/3

People:Me

Duration:8-9

Tide:Rising, High@11ish

Weather:Clear, Nice moderate surf

Bait:Squid, Sandeel

Rigs:Pennels

Results: I Caught no Fish
Catch and Release:: Yes/No



Report:Went out strictly for a monster,usin full squid on a pennel and sandeel on the other pennel, i wasnt gonna settle for less :shock: ...i was getting loads of small bites from smaller fish but i refused to drop hooks sizes or scale down my rigs...as a result i didnt catch a thing...i only stayed an hour cause the weed was getting really heavy so i split...i did spot a dead fish washed up on the shore, i cant identify it..firstly i thought it was a gilthead but i dunno..what do u think it is?

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That's Ummmm, Unusual. :shock:

ive caught one of them things in greystones north beach about 10 year ago on mackerel, its the first time i seen one since :shock:

looks like a lumpsucker to me....

hard to tell though..

http://www.fishbase.org/Photos/Thumbnai ... .php?ID=62

holy s**t that is a lumpsucker !!very rare indeed !, tramore is throwing up some vary strange fish lately ! there was also a puffer fish washed up near the slipway not long ago !!!!!

So its not a rock then? :oops: :oops: :wink:

it was a fair size...eyes hollowed out so its been there 4 a while...prob drifted in from a good bit out

it was a fair size...eyes hollowed out so its been there 4 a while...prob drifted in from a good bit out

its def a lumpsucker,they move further inshore at this time of year to spawn.i think they build nests just below the low tide mark.i saw one while i norway,it was just swimming around between the boulders of the breakwater,but it was only a small one of around 4-5lb,i think the british record is just over 20lb :shock: .they are a similar shape to wrasse,i wonder do they fight the same? 20lb! wrasse now that would be fun :wink: :)

a 20lb wrasse is heavenly man!!! imagine the craic with a light rod!!

[coaster]

I saw one of these washed up in Dungarvan a couple of weeks ago

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The head looks like this :shock:

I also saw a big one washed up on tramore beach near the dunes!

i found a couple of dead mullet on tramore beach on monday

thats a deffo lumpsucker i have only ever seen one caught off the shore and that was at browns bay 2 years ago....u never forget seen one of them being dragged out it was around the 2lb mark if i remember

Locals tell me that its pointless fishing the South Coast when the wind is screaming from the North or North East, so I didn't bother going out. Too cold even to dig bait :shock:

Hi lads,
nice fishing!

Just wondering is anything being caught around the Guillamines there (forgive the spelling) or is this spot a summer macky bashing place only?Just curious, as to what ground is there,is it sandy or rocky, or any information about it would be great. PM me if you prefer to keep the information private.

Thanks.