Co. Sligo Specimen Wrasse Hunt June 17th 2010

[FisherKing]

People:Day 1 & 2 Myself, Day 3 Myself & the Girlfriend

Duration:Day one & two, Twenty minutes each session, Day three, 3 Hours

Tide:Stranding

Weather: Very sunny & Breezy

Bait: Spinner, Limpet & Lug

Rigs: Single hook & Weight

Results: Day one: 2 Mackerel, 1 Wrasse, Day two: 2 Mackerel, 2 Wrasse, Day three: 4 Wrasse




Report:

Was dying to get out & try for a specimen Wrasse after getting a few small ones during the past couple of weeks & few good Mackerel. But due to rough sea, & tons of floating weed it was very hard to get the right conditions , but luckily Thursday looked good apart from it been very bright but said we’d give it a lash.

So quick stop along the way, dug some good size Lug, & made our way to the Wrasse mark and after a quick sandwich was baited up. The water was crystal clear & from the off was into some decent bites, landed the first wrasse of 2.5lb followed by a slightly smaller one. But the wind had changed & started to get fairly breezy causing swells to form making it tough to keep the bait in the right place which meant loosing alot of weights & hooks in the kelp .

Decided to move up to a gully where there was a bit of shelter, which has been good in the past few years for big Wrasse. Baited up with lug, dropped down along the rock edge, a few minutes later got a great bite, I struck quick & was in battle with a very large wrasse, which gave a mighty scrap almost burying itself to the kelp, but with a bit of luck got her landed safely although the hook popped out just as I lifted her in , quick few photos was delighted to see her tip the scales at 6lb 3oz a new personal best Wrasse happy days!! Back she went to fight another day, gave it another ten minutes & landed another one of 2lb.

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Last edited by FisherKing on Fri Jun 18, 2010 4:27 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Magnificent fish, I have inlaws in sligo must bring a rod with me sometime I visit

Nice one that's some Wrasse.

congrads on the new PB brian i can't seem to break the 4lb barrier at my wrasse marks at the moment a trip to sligo might be on the cards i'll even bribe ya with a bucket of monster foot long king rag

Cracking Wrasse fella well done


Paddy

well done brian, nice session cracking pictures

Wow, those Wrasse are crackers, fantastic pictures I must say. Well done Brian and congrats on the new PB

cracking report man, don't you just love these colors, absolutely amazing

well done fk I wish I could catch a wrasse as long as my arm,lovely colour on him as well

good man brian.i was dyin to get home the other day and see ur speciemen wrasse that u told me by text.good lad

Brian
Some cracking Ballens there - good going.
Must hit my target of over the 3.5 lbs myself soon... but over 6lbs is a stonker, well done on the PB.

Mick

A big well done Brian, thats some fish 6 lbs 3 oz and as long as your arm ,amazing,and poor Al cant break the 4lb barrier ,,heres me trying to break the 2lb barrier ,well done again

Well done on the specimen wrasse.
Lovely pictures.Cheers.

i was reading the first bit of the report and thought it would be just a few "nice" wrasse but when i scrolled down to the first picture i actually said "whoah" out loud haha well done keep it up !

Well done on them wrasse mate

Well done on your PB wrasse. Great pictures too.

A big well done Brian, thats some fish 6 lbs 3 oz and as long as your arm ,amazing,and poor Al cant break the 4lb barrier ,,heres me trying to break the 2lb barrier ,well done again

never worry dave. i have a wee spot saved for you on my wrasse mark where 2lb wo'nt be a problem to beat 3/0 hooks and digestive sized hardbacks will eliminate all those wee undersized 2lb wrasse

Thats an animal wrasse, good work man Thats great reward for your persistance in getting the right sea conditions.

[FisherKing]

Magnificent fish, I have inlaws in sligo must bring a rod with me sometime I visit

Cheers lcl, well worth a shot or two

Nice one that's some Wrasse.

Cheers nicefish

congrads on the new PB brian i can't seem to break the 4lb barrier at my wrasse marks at the moment a trip to sligo might be on the cards i'll even bribe ya with a bucket of monster foot long king rag

Cheers Al, next time ya down this way give a shout, the sligo Wrasse love thoes monster rag

Cracking Wrasse fella well done


Paddy

Thanks paddy

well done brian, nice session cracking pictures

Cheers grady

Wow, those Wrasse are crackers, fantastic pictures I must say. Well done Brian and congrats on the new PB

Thanks kerry, all I need now is a specimen Mullet although any size would be great

cracking report man, don't you just love these colors, absolutely amazing

Thanks Austrian, class looking fish

well done fk I wish I could catch a wrasse as long as my arm,lovely colour on him as well

Cheers gerry, ya never know ya might get a big one yet!!

good man brian.i was dyin to get home the other day and see ur speciemen wrasse that u told me by text.good lad

Cheers brian roll on the next one!!

Brian
Some cracking Ballens there - good going.
Must hit my target of over the 3.5 lbs myself soon... but over 6lbs is a stonker, well done on the PB.

Mick

Thanks Mick

A big well done Brian, thats some fish 6 lbs 3 oz and as long as your arm ,amazing,and poor Al cant break the 4lb barrier ,,heres me trying to break the 2lb barrier ,well done again

Cheers dave, ya might hit a big one someday

Well done on the specimen wrasse.
Lovely pictures.Cheers.

Cheers birdseye

i was reading the first bit of the report and thought it would be just a few "nice" wrasse but when i scrolled down to the first picture i actually said "whoah" out loud haha well done keep it up !

Thanks eoin thats what I thought When I saw her come to the surface

Well done on your PB wrasse. Great pictures too.

Thanks bbt

A big well done Brian, thats some fish 6 lbs 3 oz and as long as your arm ,amazing,and poor Al cant break the 4lb barrier ,,heres me trying to break the 2lb barrier ,well done again

never worry dave. i have a wee spot saved for you on my wrasse mark where 2lb wo'nt be a problem to beat 3/0 hooks and digestive sized hardbacks will eliminate all those wee undersized 2lb wrasse

I think ye might have to take a detour to Co.Sligo for the big Wrasse lads

Thats an animal wrasse, good work man Thats great reward for your persistance in getting the right sea conditions.

Cheers bigsod roll on the next one!!

Last edited by FisherKing on Tue Jun 22, 2010 2:30 am, edited 1 time in total.

thats a quality wrasse mate!! well done!