CULDAFF 29/05/05

[BigPhil]

Out today with Des Mills aboard Barracuda, due to wind were restricted to the closer wrecks and inside Inishtrahull.We managed quite a few pollack up to around 7lb and loads of coalies to around 5/6lb,1 pouting, 1 ballan on wrecks, no ling.On sand managed a few good red gurnard,some small whiting and two tope, 28lb and 32lb, another was lost.Looking good for the rest of the season.

[arthurg]

What did you get the tope on? I've heard that flatties are good bait as an alternative to Mackerel

[BigPhil]

both tope i got came on fresh mackeral flapper,mounted on a 7/0 o'shaughnessy with an 8inch muppet above it.heard that dabs are meant to be a good bait myself as tope are often caught in areas where dabs are fairly abundant.whiting is also good for them,maybe a more natural food to them????