Galway Bay

[Peter Kinsella]

People: Self only

Duration: 1300 hrs. to 1630 hrs. yesterday

Tide: 2 hrs. either side of High

Weather: Overcast

Bait: Baited feathers

Rigs: feathers and ledgered pollack strips

Results:Mackeral, Pollack, Pout, Spurdogs, LSD and Ling


Report:

[Lisna]

were the spurs +ling of any size??

[Guest]

did you need a wire trace for the spurs, ive had them biting through 60ib mono on jumbo hokkais , ive since made up wire traces with single 6/0 hokkais, will be trying these asap

[steve t]

that was me, thought i was loged in
cheers steve

[Peter Kinsella]

Spurs were abundant. All around the 10lb. mark. One was pupping - baby spurs came out.

2 ling one 4lb. and the other about 12 lbs., which is big for these parts.

Steve - yes the spurs do tend to grind and chew the trace. When bottom fishing with mackeral ( fillets, flappers and whole ) I always use a wire trace. Rated, I think, at 50 or 60 lbs. breaking strain. As I am sure you are aware, spurs - tope - conger and huss will chew thick mono.


Peter