hit and miss in mayo

People:jason and I

Duration:4pm-9pm

Tide:high 4.20

Weather:rain,rain,downpours,rain

Bait:mack,sandeel,

Rigs:conger rig,two hook flappers one up one down,feathers

Results:mackerel,pollock,coalies,and others(nearly)




Report:Went to a currean mark that we like,had the usual rods out,one at distance and one in close,Jason went with a conger rig as he has not caught one this year,and went feathering with the other.About half an hour into the session he hooked up with a mackerel,and soon after two more,then he lost two more as he avoided a rogue wave that tried to drown him never seen a man move that fast in my life!!Usan Bolt better watch out I had a slow start but then connected with a pollock,not big but saved the blank!Then Jason had one,a bit bigger,as he was feathering,his conger rod showed intrest,but he got to it too late and the conger made his lair! there was no shifting him,and we tried!! fifteen min putting pressure on and "twanging" the line made no difference,finally Jason gave up and pulled for a break at this stage i was catching small pollock and coalies every cast,and getting bored i changed tack,set up a float rig freelining a thin strip of mackerel, and within ten minutes i was into a mullet! It gave a great fight, but as usual we had no net Jason tried to lift it up after i tired it out, but it came off the hook as he lifted it.Nice fish too,at a guess id say 4-5lb.Jason switched over to a float rig and during the next hour we managed to lose three more!!:oops: By this stage the light was going and we were like drowned rats.Time to pack it in.It was a good session, all in all quiet happy. Oh ya,i got a couple of doggies as well

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good man Noel and Jason,
always a great read from the west
keep it up.

nice session noel ,haven't been out for a few weeks know i have to get out this weekend or i may go mad !! have been told about a spot in sligo will let you know if it lives up the hype
Cheers
mike

Unlucky with the Conger & Mullet but at least ye caught a few. Them small Pollack give a great wee scrap for the size of them.

Good session Noel and jason, although i thought catch and release was landing em

Get out there mike dont let your tackle go rusty

Warren

Well done lads, nice report . Thought i had a conger the other night and was "twanging" the line meself and tapping the butt of the rod for 10 mins with good success,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,but it turned out to be a 6 inch blenny .

good man Noel and Jason,
always a great read from the west
keep it up.

cheers thomas,boat fishing this sunday.yahoo!!

nice session noel ,haven't been out for a few weeks know i have to get out this weekend or i may go mad !! have been told about a spot in sligo will let you know if it lives up the hype
Cheers
mike

a few weeks!!jesus good luck with that spot,hype?is it that good?

Unlucky with the Conger & Mullet but at least ye caught a few. Them small Pollack give a great wee scrap for the size of them.

cheers lad,they can give a good scrap,especially on the light aldi carp rod.

Good session Noel and jason, although i thought catch and release was landing em


Warren

smartarse jason got his revenge as i lost one on him a few weeks ago

Well done lads, nice report . Thought i had a conger the other night and was "twanging" the line meself and tapping the butt of the rod for 10 mins with good success,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,but it turned out to be a 6 inch blenny .

cheers lad,dont think it was a blenney,half a mackerel might be a bit big for his gob

unlucky with the mullet lads - at least ya hooked a few, i havent even managed that yet . mackie baits definitely seem to be working for yous,

fingers crossed for the boat on sunday!


davy

sad to hear about your mullet and conger but atleast you have mackerel,pollack and doggie...big well done to you guys

unlucky with the mullet lads - at least ya hooked a few, i havent even managed that yet . mackie baits definitely seem to be working for yous,

fingers crossed for the boat on sunday!


davy

dont think we will get mullet on the boat davy will have to show you a spot

sad to hear about your mullet and conger but atleast you have mackerel,pollack and doggie...big well done to you guys

cheers zeke,it was a good day,wont worry about the mullet, we will get more

Well done lads , and bad luck on the mullet and conger

Well done, shame about the mullet but hey, you caught fish!
Good report and pics

I think hype may have been the wrong word to use the spot was recommended to me by a guy who had been fishing the fly near where i was. He caught on a night i blanked so i recon he was legitimate going to give it bash Tomorrow evening

awhh man!! the lost mullet must have been soul destroying but i'll bet if you had of brought a net you would'nt have got the takes after jordan lost his big conger at our huss mark i went out and bought the biggest net in the shop, and true to form since we've been taking it out with us we've not had so much as a sniff of a big fish. i think i'll tempt fate and leave it at home on our next outing good report and pics as always man

Well done lads , and bad luck on the mullet and conger

cheers lad,that mullet would have been near specimen weight,but hopefully one of us will get it next time.

Well done, shame about the mullet but hey, you caught fish!
Good report and pics

cheers k1,your last report made me sympathetic for the lads!!

I think hype may have been the wrong word to use the spot was recommended to me by a guy who had been fishing the fly near where i was. He caught on a night i blanked so i recon he was legitimate going to give it bash Tomorrow evening

hope you catch,think you need a good result!!

awhh man!! the lost mullet must have been soul destroying but i'll bet if you had of brought a net you would'nt have got the takes after jordan lost his big conger at our huss mark i went out and bought the biggest net in the shop, and true to form since we've been taking it out with us we've not had so much as a sniff of a big fish. i think i'll tempt fate and leave it at home on our next outing good report and pics as always man

ya,too true al,every time we bring a net we never have to use it,go without it and you lose fish! murphys law!!!