Ardglass

People:
Myself and my brother in law
Duration:
19.00 - 22.30
Tide:
rising strongly
Weather:
Mild, windless
Bait:
whole mackeral
Rigs:
Conger tackle
Results:
1 Conger Eel


Report:

My bro in law and I thought we'd head down to Ardglass to fish last wednesday night. He was over visiting from the mainland - more of a photographer than fisherman. Got sent up for congers [should say I had taken a strap from a similiar mark recently].

Fun really, tides completely wrong, moon phase shot to pieces and it wasn't even dark.

I left my rod to check on Marks [away taking pics] and when I got back to mine it had snagged, pulled few times, no joy and headed off for knife - bottom was rocky and loads of kelp. Came back - tried again [don't like leaving terminal in sea] and it moved, kept pulling and low behold a giant surfaced. Got it in fairly quickly - it has taken the hook rather low - I use the disolvable ones just in case. Took decision that taking out would cause more damage than leaving in. Returned to water and beast scooted off. The one bloody time I didn't bring a set of scales.

So two things,

1. based on picture and lenght [5 foot] could we have some weight estimations?

2. I think that location is more important than conditions with conger, I've fished them for a couple of years now and my exp has been that I generally catch them in completely the wrong conditions:)

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well done mate looks like a fine thick conger i would say 20lb+

Well Done!!
I Presume ya want the weight of the conger Id say Tighlines has it right 20lbs maybe a little more!! ....If not 13 stone!!

Beautiful conger there!wouldnt know but based on the 1 had at 7.5lb id say your around the 20lb mark defo if not over!
excellent
tightlines
fergal

That is a Beast of a conger, very well done, great catch!

nice conger!

i'd one recently - 4ft long and similar dimensions it weight in at 14lb.

yours is def 20lb+

nice catch
dave

Cheers guys. It is definately one for the wall. The picture not the conger

Massive mate. Well done

Well done, super fish. nice to know there is still something worth targeting around that area.

have had loads a congers that looks around the 15lb

He was over visiting from the mainland.

Nice conger man. Don't konw about this mainland Thought.

CRACKER MATE.