portsalon pier 26.0909
Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:49 am
People:me
Duration:7.00-10.00pm
Tide:low
Weather:blustery, calm sea
Bait:mackeral
Rigs:clipped down, pulley
Results:5 dogfish, 1 congor
Report:am not going to get fishing for about 2 weeks now(10 days holiday in the sun
) and was already having withdrawel symptoms so headed out last night for a short session, a bit blustery but still well able to detesct the bites. Had 5 dogfish in quick seccession, one good enough, about 65cm the rest must have been this years pups, only about 40cm, but lovely markings.
Had the trusty boat rod out for the resident congor and he duely obliged. the telltale rod nods and then the magical clicking of the ratchet
Struck and hooked 
but as I tried to lead him around the pier wall to the steps to land him he became entangled in old line caught on the bottom of the pier 
so up onto the top of the pier lieing on my belly 
reaching down to catch the top of the 80lb 2m hook lenghwrapped it around my arm and started pulling him up to cut off the old tangle of line finally landed him a quick measure 102cm and release.
Someday I'm going around that pier in a canoe to cut off all those snags
Duration:7.00-10.00pm
Tide:low
Weather:blustery, calm sea
Bait:mackeral
Rigs:clipped down, pulley
Results:5 dogfish, 1 congor
Report:am not going to get fishing for about 2 weeks now(10 days holiday in the sun
) and was already having withdrawel symptoms so headed out last night for a short session, a bit blustery but still well able to detesct the bites. Had 5 dogfish in quick seccession, one good enough, about 65cm the rest must have been this years pups, only about 40cm, but lovely markings.Had the trusty boat rod out for the resident congor and he duely obliged. the telltale rod nods and then the magical clicking of the ratchet
Struck and hooked but as I tried to lead him around the pier wall to the steps to land him he became entangled in old line caught on the bottom of the pier so up onto the top of the pier lieing on my belly reaching down to catch the top of the 80lb 2m hook lenghwrapped it around my arm and started pulling him up to cut off the old tangle of line finally landed him a quick measure 102cm and release. Someday I'm going around that pier in a canoe to cut off all those snags
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Re: portsalon pier 26.0909
Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:29 am
well done thats a nice conger,that pier is getting a workout lately! sounds like a pier i know down here in mayo,full of dogs,huss,and conger too
sounds like a pier i know down here in mayo,full of dogs,huss,and conger too
Re: portsalon pier 26.0909
Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:31 am
once again, well done.. that pier is a little gem for conger! Lovely fish.
Re: portsalon pier 26.0909
Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:35 am
nice three hour session LCL well done 
Re: portsalon pier 26.0909
Sat Oct 03, 2009 12:57 pm
is that a rubber squid in the congers mouth like to know if its worth a shot i hav a few in the shed
Re: portsalon pier 26.0909
Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:45 am
THE BROW wrote:is that a rubber squid in the congers mouth like to know if its worth a shot i hav a few in the shed
Yes luminous squid hook length threaded through it so it lies above the bait as an added visual attractor at night. read somewhere that it works for big congor from wrecks, I've no boat so decided to try it for small congor from the shore
Re: portsalon pier 26.0909
Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:05 am
last cast lad wrote:THE BROW wrote:is that a rubber squid in the congers mouth like to know if its worth a shot i hav a few in the shed
Yes luminous squid hook length threaded through it so it lies above the bait as an added visual attractor at night. read somewhere that it works for big congor from wrecks, I've no boat so decided to try it for small congor from the shore
Nice touch
well done on the congor