north conamara 22may 2010

people.. myself and mr.sun...

bait..rag,peelers,suid and razors...

tide ... full at 1.23pm.

duration.. noon to 5pm...

After having a few pints for the birthday was in dublin so went of to get some rag and peelers... hard work with a hang over.. back home to galway and headed out the next day.. i was hoping to get my wish list finished. but it was not to be... set up 2 beach rods and 1 float rod... things where busy with a couple of flounders at start but then it went quite.... so just lazyed in the sun for awhile .... about 4pm the rods where getting very hard knocks not flounder bits but every time i hit in to them nothing.. so it lefted my woundering what was there.. soon after my penn rod got a go knock so lefted it there to see what might happen and not after it was arch over fish on for sure... struck into it and belive me there was some wait on it the rod was doubled.. but could still feel a fish throwing his head... so got down to work to land this.... when it broke the surface it was a nice turbot to 3pound and just under the surface i could see something else.... when i got it in nearer it was a spider crab the biggest i have ever seen it must have been a least 3 foot accross from leg to leg... but it just droped off at the edge... would have loved to land it for a photo...........THATS ALL FOLKS,,,,,, as bugs bunny would say........

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thats a nice turbo

Nice one Lucky - great Turbot! The Spiders seem to be around in force this year...

thats a nice turbo

ye shane its very close to my pb.. on turbot...

Nice one Lucky - great Turbot! The Spiders seem to be around in force this year...

funny enough mick it was the first one i have seen this year.. it was hugh.. never seen one that size.....

lovely Turbot there for you Alan, one species still missing from my list

Cracking fish Alan looks like a Brill to me...

nice turbot well done

well done alan,the blank days are well and truely over now! cracking fish!

cracking fish mate , must give it a go down there this week

Cracking fish Alan looks like a Brill to me...

thanks conor i will have to check it out.....

well done alan,the blank days are well and truely over now! cracking fish!

ha nole... thanks be to f--k there gone.... hope i dont see them again for a long time......

Cracking fish Alan looks like a Brill to me...

thanks conor i will have to check it out.....

ha conor you have me woundering turbot or brill checked internet looks like a brill...

Cracking fish Alan looks like a Brill to me...

thanks conor i will have to check it out.....

ha conor you have me woundering turbot or brill checked internet looks like a brill...

There was a nice Brill caught of the beach there last weekend not as nice as your one mind the elongated shape gives it away a 3lb Turbot would be a lot more round in shape....handy tip for checking in future the skin on the Brill is smooth where the Turbot will be bumpy...

Nice fish Alan!! Wouldn't have minded being there myself!! There are alot of spider crabs out there at the moment!!

stonking turbo alan, well done man apparently those spider crabs are very tasty, and the meat and innards from the main body make a great rubby dubby for rock fishing

cracker of a catch alan well done

well done alan.thats 1 of my the fish that r on me wish list.cracking fish lad.

Well done Alan. Sorry to hear you didn't manage to get your seatrout but hopefully it won't be long until you do. Keep up the good work.