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escapade wrote:Lower Aghada 06/10/2012
One of the nicest mornings yet this year, dry ,calm warm and sunny.
Decided to head to sea. Launched from Lower Aghada Tennis Club .
After a couple of hours scratching around, decided to go to anchor for a few conger. Headed to a mark close to shore stuffed with good conger. We didn't manage to pick up any fresh mackeral so the frozen ones would have to do. Due to the size and quantity of conger taken here previously I decided to use only a baited perk. It was about 20 mins before we had our first conger and for the next half hour it was just one after another but nothing of any great size. For the next 15 mins we didn't get a single bite until I felt the slightest tap, I reeled in the slack and struck - then the fun began. After 10 mins I managed to shift the monster off the bottom and 5 mins later I had it on the surface - over 6ft long - the biggest conger eel I have ever seen!
After a bit of a struggle I managed to net it, I weighed the fish in the net but it went off the scale (55lb), so I knew I had my specimen. Out of the net and into the fish-hold filled with water, anchor up and back to the slipway to retrieve the boat, measure and weigh the fish.
Weight: 22.26kgs (49lbs)
Length: 1.90m
Girth: 54cms
Sadly for some reason the fish emptied the contents of its stomach (whole dogfish) and bled heavily from its mouth in the fish-hold. Unfortunately it did not make it back.
Results for the day: conger eel (including 1 specimen)
poor cod, grey gurnard, dogfish, pollack, dab, blonde ray, plaice
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