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close call conger, wicklow

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People:myself

Duration:1830 till 2145

Tide:hw 1500

Weather: slight wind s/w nice night

Bait:squid herring lug

Rigs:2 hook flapper's

Results:22 whiting 1 missed conger




Report:very quite for the first hour thins picked up after that. all whiting very small 5 were in and around 25 cm that was the best of them.at 2115 id a savage bite thought it was a good cod , i was half into baiting my next trace so i let it develop.then next thing the rod came over on top of me i picked it up and felt what i new 2 be a good conger from the pull of it. it ran 4 at lest 30 yards before holding tight under the pier wall. after a bit of pulling and reeling i got him out.just as i got a look at his head for the first time he let go of what i found 2 be a shredded whiting. he wasn't hooked at all just holding on i was only using 1/0 hooks



:o :o :o :o :D
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whiting
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#3 Post by dave armstrong »

cool 8) 8) 8) 8)
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#4 Post by asarmstrong »

sure was last year i had a biger 1 on the lighthouse pier and when i went 2 litft it the hook snapd. louie was trien 2 get a hold of it but couldnt get to him :( :( :( :) theres always 2moro :D :D
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#5 Post by JOHN1 »

it does through up some decent congers from time to time :wink:

at least next time you will know what to target :wink:
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#6 Post by asarmstrong »

hi john thats the best of it all i used 2 put out the odd rod for them and only ever had a few runs.they seem 2 turn up when u dont expect them :D :D .dats the first one iv heard of on that pier i new the lighthouse held a few
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missed conger

#7 Post by keitzer30 »

yeah that pier has often thrown up a good conger have seen one of 30 plus on the old pier ( lighthouse one) a number of years back unlucky u didnt hook him all the same u know what bait to use next time.
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#8 Post by asarmstrong »

hi keitzer im mad 2 get 1 up and get a hold of him . id 2 in kerry back in augest 1 was when me and the bro were targeting them in dingel
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#9 Post by okuma »

nice thing there happend to you,sounds the place is worth waiting for bait,good luck next time
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#10 Post by EricH »

I had a conger in the mid teens last year, was just over 4ft long. On the same night my mate had one, easy 20lb, was 5 foot and a bit.


They can be caught, just put them back!

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#11 Post by wayne riley »

well done der, unlucky wit the conger.
was waiting 4 ur report.
tlk soon.
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#12 Post by dave armstrong »

real kerry conger al....
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#13 Post by asarmstrong »

u stiil living on past glorys there bro u want 2 get out and start catching a few fish this year before u forget how.im just in of the pier
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#14 Post by dave armstrong »

wait till i get one of these on the fly rod.....
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#15 Post by pete »

Conger on the fly :) now that would be some achievement. Can you imagine the scrap :lol:
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#16 Post by dave armstrong »

I live in hope..... 8) 8) 8) 8)
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