clifden bay co galway 17 october 2009

[gfkelly1969]

People:myself

Duration:17:00 to 20:30

Tide:high 17:17 5.2m

Weather:dry and cold

Bait:sand eel,squid,sprats

Rigs:3 hook flapper,conger trace

Results:1 conger,1 bull huss




Report:i decided to go to my conger mark because the wind was coming from the right direction,i set up the conger rod and as soon as the bait hit the water i started getting bites,the bait was being stripped every time,cast out the other rod at distance and shortly after that i caught the conger on the 3 hook flapper with sand eel

conger eel 17 oct 2009.JPG

about 1 hour later i had a good knock on the conger rod and after a good fight landed the biggest bull huss i have caught so far,3 ft 2 inches long,caught him on squid

bull huss 17 oct 2009.JPG

[doggie3131]

well done ger,thats some huss!! and the conger is all right too

[FisherKing]

Nice one gf two good catches there must give the conger a shot during the week myself

[Kaner]

Nice one Gerry. Get all that fishing out of your system before the nipper arrives

[eyesreilly]

Well done Gerry, conger and bull huss , 2 species i havent caught yet

[Al and Jordan]

2 cracking fish there gerry well done man

[Rolly]

How ya Gerry,
Dara here met ya with Brian on a particulary wet and windy evening out past clifden this summer if ya remember...Still have to get out there again, next time the weather breaks maybe. Anyhow was wondering what ya think of big sprat and indeed the small ones as a bait. Is it worth trying them with mackeral when targeting Ray? Are they around all year round? I"ll try the feathers rig next time...good luck

[gfkelly1969]

How ya Gerry,
Dara here met ya with Brian on a particulary wet and windy evening out past clifden this summer if ya remember...Still have to get out there again, next time the weather breaks maybe. Anyhow was wondering what ya think of big sprat and indeed the small ones as a bait. Is it worth trying them with mackeral when targeting Ray? Are they around all year round? I"ll try the feathers rig next time...good luck

hi dara i remember you all right nice to meet you that time,if you are out and want to target big huss i found a good spot for them,the sprats work well for the ray dogs huss and conger,also caught ray on sand eel
the ray should be around for another while but after this month they should be moving out
i didn't try for ray for a few months now,sick of getting them might give them one last try in the next week or 2
if you are thinking of heading out let me know and i will give you a idea if your chances are good or not,my mark can be good or bad it depends if it rained or not
tight lines gerry

[gfkelly1969]

well done ger,thats some huss!! and the conger is all right too

thanks noel i am happy with the huss biggest i got so far

Nice one gf two good catches there must give the conger a shot during the week myself

good luck with the conger hunt,great fighting fish

Nice one Gerry. Get all that fishing out of your system before the nipper arrives

i am not the only one that needs to get the fishing out of the system looking for a bigger bag now,one that can hold all the fishing tackle,nappy's and the nipper

Well done Gerry, conger and bull huss , 2 species i havent caught yet

thanks dave,next time you are out never mind the mini hooks use 6/0 to 10/0 and it wont be long before you land a conger

2 cracking fish there gerry well done man

thanks al i am happy with that session

[saltydog]

well done on the huss and the strap Gerry nice fish

[Conger]

Well done Ger, nice one on the conger and huss

Regards

Seamus