Ballycotton???

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Ballycotton???

#1 Post by wilky83 »

Any good reports off the pier lately just want to meet a few fish getting desperate all info will be held in confidence thanks. :( :( :(
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#2 Post by donal domeney »

Fished a comp there before xmas only 2 whiting over 30cm were caught.
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#3 Post by red »

i was on the pier around the end of november and we were getting plenty of doggies, almost 1 every 2nd cast. whiting were there too but mainly small ones. in the 3 hours we were there we only had about 4 decent whiting and countless small ones but doggies were the main thing biting.
baits we were using were squid, mack and lug.
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#4 Post by boycie89 »

i fished it in november , had 3 conger , biggest was 30lb
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#5 Post by red »

ha ha. one of the lads i met there that day was hoping to get a conger. he had 2 rods out, 1 with a mack fillet, other with a mack head. didnt even get a bite in 2.5-3 hours.
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#6 Post by boycie89 »

ha ye have to know the spots ! :wink:
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#7 Post by red »

he was up behind where you park the car, the walkway with the railing towards the end of the pier?? was he close boycie??
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#8 Post by boycie89 »

out on the breakwater mate up near the second elbow !! you will se a slab of concrete comin out from the wall its only about 7 foot long !! there is a ledge underneath it !! put your bait right there and wait !! :wink:
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#9 Post by red »

cheers, i dont have a whole lot of interest in congers but might give it a go the next time im down there.

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