conger,,,,

People:meself

Duration:4pm to 6

Tide:nearly full

Weather:good/wet

Bait:mackeral,lug

Rigs:conger trace,2 hook flapper

Results:conger eel




Report:
went down to a local spot to try for a conger today,,,set up two rods,an uptider loaded with 40 lbs main line 60 lbs shock leader,the other was a beachcaster 15lbs mainline 50lbs shockleader,,got the conger rod out with half a makeral on droped it below the cliff,,put a 2 hook flapper on the beachcaster with black lug and mack,and wacked it out deep,,the rain was hammering down at this stage,waited awile then seen the beachcaster twitching thought it mite be wrasse,gave it a strike and felt a good waight,,got the fish to the surface and seen it was a conger,,,thought how am i going to get this up a 40 foot cliff on 15 pound line on a size 4 hook,,,bit by bit i kept winding thought he,d snap of at anytime,eventually i got him up the rod bent over my arms killing me,,,dont no how he stayed on the small hook!!!! he was a meter long,,happy days,,,,not even a stir of the other rod entened for a conger with a 535 reel,,winched the conger up on a 525 a struggle but a happy man,,,i,ll put a few pics up

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fair play man, id be worried bringing up any fish over a cliff that size never mind a conger
i dread to think how you put him back lol nice fish do

Well done!! tough going in weather conditions like that!! especially after the species you were gunning for! but ya did it!

Well done!! tough going in weather conditions like that!! especially after the species you were gunning for! but ya did it!

Hahah thats brilliant well done, you cant beat a win against the odds, fair play lad

I'd say you were a happy camper to get her up the cliff nice catch Jamie must give that spot a go someday

Some going to get that lad up from that height

Must be very good hooks you use what are they!!! Well done

mighty thats some mean looking eel what an acheivement a what size 4 hook managed a few straps on size 4 hooks but this is a different ball game alltogether fairplay!
tightlines
fergal

Great Catch well done! Say ur arms are killin ya now! Be interested t oknow what hooks you used!

nice one and people wonder why we recommend 525 ,s for the rough stuff

luvly conger there mate well done ,hope to fish that mark soon

lovely fish

cheers for the reply,s lads,,,, the hooks i was useing wher size 4 stainless steel from sheakspear off set hook,, i usually use them in rough ground because if ya get snagged the hook will nearly straightin itself out,and save the rig,,,,never classed them as a good hook because they are soft,,,,but i was amazed it held out to get the conger up,,,,,not even the hook but the 15lbs mainline,,,,,was clad when i seen shockleader going in on the reel,,happy man !! cheers again

thats very good angling well done..

well done some nice pics too

Brilliant fish, and nice to hear a tale of the one that didnt get away

some decent fish, well done

nice one jamie ,lovely eel ,nothin wrong with your muscles some haul well done

Did you manage to put it back. I'd say that eel has some story to tell his mates.