Shore Tope Wexford 14/06/09
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donal murphy
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Shore Tope Wexford 14/06/09
People: Me & Karl
Duration:Sat & Sun
Tide: High Tide
Weather: Sunny & Calm
Bait: Mack
Rigs: 8/0 wire pulley rig
Results: 1 Tope
Report:
SAT : no runs only a couple of dogs.
a few lads beside us caught a good few smooth hounds
SUN : Caught the fish early sunday morning an hour before high tide. Quick photo and then released it much to the disgust of three eastern europeans who were fishing further down who asked me if they could keep it! since i was putting it back. they already had a dogfish and a bass that weighed 1/2lb at best
but cracking day my first tope from the shore after 3 years of trying!
Happy Days
Duration:Sat & Sun
Tide: High Tide
Weather: Sunny & Calm
Bait: Mack
Rigs: 8/0 wire pulley rig
Results: 1 Tope
Report:
SAT : no runs only a couple of dogs.
a few lads beside us caught a good few smooth hounds
SUN : Caught the fish early sunday morning an hour before high tide. Quick photo and then released it much to the disgust of three eastern europeans who were fishing further down who asked me if they could keep it! since i was putting it back. they already had a dogfish and a bass that weighed 1/2lb at best
but cracking day my first tope from the shore after 3 years of trying!
Happy Days
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Re: Shore Tope Wexford 14/06/09
a very big well done always nice to be rewarded,, i bet the adreneline is still pumping away
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Re: Shore Tope Wexford 14/06/09
that is a fine tope mate.,the good things finally coming to those who wait
A fish like this i will prefer to catch again and again(i mean try to
) than to eat it once!!!
A fish like this i will prefer to catch again and again(i mean try to
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Re: Shore Tope Wexford 14/06/09
Congrats Donal very much deserved a lot of hours clocked up over the 3 yrs no doubt great to see your persistance paid off lovely fish very well done

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Re: Shore Tope Wexford 14/06/09
nice fish man theres nothing better than letting a fish go when there are other people are taking fish just for the sake of it its evin better when yours is bigger
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Re: Shore Tope Wexford 14/06/09
after 3years off trying what a reward, great pic and lovely fish you where right to let it go nice one
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Re: Shore Tope Wexford 14/06/09
You let it go
You should have least put the bass in its mouth for the photo 
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Re: Shore Tope Wexford 14/06/09
well done,lovely looking tope,did it take long to land it
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Re: Shore Tope Wexford 14/06/09
not bad! not bad! not bad!
nice fish there.
nice fish there.
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Re: Shore Tope Wexford 14/06/09
top class donal
cracker of a fish
cracker of a fish
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Re: Shore Tope Wexford 14/06/09
legend mate. . . .well done. cracking session. fish of a lifetime. If I ever get something that size from the shore Im getting it framed and replacing it with the tv lol
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Re: Shore Tope Wexford 14/06/09
Well Done on your catch...
I had to look twice at your post... Date and species... Those lads even broke the Law... Bass ban when they caught the bass.
I had to look twice at your post... Date and species... Those lads even broke the Law... Bass ban when they caught the bass.
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Re: Shore Tope Wexford 14/06/09
Nice one Donal, thats certainly is a cracking fish alright and well earned too, persistence really does pay off. I'm sure you won't be forgetting that fish in a hurry, Well done.
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Re: Shore Tope Wexford 14/06/09
well done donal,fish of a life time...im sure you're still dreaming holding that fish
salute to you mate
salute to you mate
tight lines,
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Re: Shore Tope Wexford 14/06/09
no we didnt weigh it cause we didnt really have anthing to weigh it in, so we just released it. im guessing between 30lb - 35lb . But i dont care really what weight it is, its my biggest fish from the shore, and my body is still aching
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Re: Shore Tope Wexford 14/06/09
35 so again very well done ive never fished for them but i think i may give it a go now