Bangor pier latest report

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#1 Post by **Ronald** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 5:12 pm

People:myself and davy

Duration:4hrs

Tide:lw about 19.30hrs

Weather:calm /misty

Bait:Mackerel

Rigs:conger traces and single hook paternoster

Results:2 congers

Catch and Release:: yes

Report:Headed down the pier after rockling and conger ,now that the mackerel bashers have left it's great ,no more stupid questions and no one telling you to kill everything you catch cos the chinese will buy it !
Rockling weren't playing ball tonight with nothing at all on the mini rods

strange as the last time i fished we managed quite a few fish .
Conger were a different matter though with 4/5 runs and both of us losing decent fish in the boulders I did manage one conger of 19lb and another of 4lb so i was happy enough

#2 Post by **BigPhil** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 5:22 pm

nice fish ronald, i like the agricultural approach taken when the mini rod doesnt work....penn formula!!!!

#3 Post by **Drew** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 5:22 pm

Well Done Mr Surgeoner!!!

Gonna have to get down soon!

#4 Post by **Ronald** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 5:35 pm

It takes the heavy stuff to haul the congers out if the holes ,I had the boat rod bent further than i thought it could go on the fish i lost

and it was still going backwards into it's rocky lair

Livid · #5 Post by **Livid** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:13 am

Drew wrote:Well Done Mr Surgeoner!!! Gonna have to get down soon!

I'll believe it when i see it, you something against Bangor? don't get me started on Millisle...

#6 Post by **Ronald** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:26 am

People:myself and davy

Duration:4hrs

Tide:lw about 20.15hrs

Weather:drizzle and light s wind

Bait:mackerel

Rigs:conger trace and single hook paternoster

Results:1 conger

Catch and Release:: Yes/No

Report:Headed back down pier after conger after sucess the previous night ,really disappointing. davy got the only fish of the night with a conger of 15.5lb which is not to be sneezed at but after the amount of fish feeding the previous night we had high expectations .

Tue Sep 12, 2006 10:10 am

Cracking fish lads, (might be forced???) or should I say will give it a throw myself for the conger. Well done anyway.

Steve

#8 Post by **Davy Murdoch** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 12:31 pm

we`ll have to get hold of some fresh mack and see what difference it makes.the average size of the congers is def bigger than it was years ago.i wonder are the real biggies still knocking about

#9 Post by **Bulldug** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:36 pm

Fekkin' brilliant guys, where about on the pier were you fishing? Inside the harbour or on those weird shaped doofurs on the seaward side of the harbour?
Looks like those things could give you a nasty one if you were half asleep too!

#10 Post by **Davy Murdoch** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 12:29 pm

you`ll get the congers on both sides of the pier but the back is the best and it can only be fished at low water,expect to lose gear and fish

#11 Post by **rab01** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 7:12 pm

well done lads, they r 2 monsters!! i myself caught my biggest fish to date of the back of bangor pier, it was a 9lb conger. seen some pictures of davy with some great rockling as well. just wondering have any of u caught anything interesting out at distance from the back of the pier??

#12 Post by **Ronald** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 8:25 am

the only thing at distance are whiting about 6 inches long . the odd doggie as well .

#13 Post by **Drew** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 5:18 pm

Ronald wrote:the only thing at distance are whiting about 6 inches long . the odd doggie as well .

I remember I cut my teeth Whiting fishing on Bangor Pier, Our nights usually consisted of 67 Whiting and a Coaly, lol...

Only way to fish Bangor is to do what Ronald does.

#14 Post by **nobuzz** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:58 pm

I'm taking my 9 yo son fishing on Bangor Pier on Sunday Morning.

Any tips to pass on?

Livid · #15 Post by **Livid** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 1:33 am

small hooks, weights and baits, dangle over the edge at the steps were the pier bends, in all likelyhood you will catch a load of tiddlers, this is the limit of my knowledge.

The back of the pier is too rough ground to really make it worthwhile with a kid. Then again i know nothing. much.

#16 Post by **nobuzz** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 8:18 am

Thanks Livid.

Somebody mentioned Wrasse below the platform. I'm assuming rag below a float would be in order.

#17 Post by **Ronald** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 8:36 am

you'll get plenty of wrasse of the platform on rag not massive maybe a couple of pound at best just fish about 10/20 feet out from the rocks the corner to the right of the platform isn't to bad .
DONT FEED THE SEAL ,he'll wreck the fishing if he starts getting feed as he just hangs around waiting then

#18 Post by **Ronald** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 2:47 am

People[/b]:myself , davy and lee

Duration:20.30hrs until 01.30hrs

Tide:lw 00.15hrs

Weather:flat calm, clear, quarter moon

Bait:Mackerel

Rigs:conger traces

Results:2 congers to 13.5lbs
Stuck a post in the clubs and meets section to see if anyone wanted to head down after the conger for a while ,lee was the only taker though jonny called down for a natter for an hour .Lee arrived just as i hooked a small conger on the mini rod ,got it to the surface before the line snapped think it was only about 3lb .
Davy was next with a conger of 12lbish on mackerel ,it was very quite on the mini fish with very few bites.after an hour we moved to another spot further around the point of the pier were lee got a good run which produced a conger of 13.5lb unluckly for it a trace of feathers snagged up in the kelp wrapped itself around the conger as it done the usual trick ofspinning quickly , after a bit of deliberation I decided to hop onto a rock which was partly submerged to see if i could pull the fish free from the tangle of line ,got it free and passed the fish up to lee who turned to walk back up the pier to unhook the conger but fell down one of the gratings

A good night craic even though i blanked and i think we might have shown lee a new way to fish for conger

#19 Post by **Jonny** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 7:31 am

Good to meet you guys.I'm just sorry I wasn't able to bring any gear with me and join in.

Lee I hope you're OK after your fall

.I don't think there are many people that have or do fish the back of the pier that haven't done exactly the same thing especially at night.

#20 Post by **Drew** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 8:44 am

Ronald wrote: ,got it free and passed the fish up to lee who turned to walk back up the pier to unhook the conger but fell down one of the gratings
A good night craic even though i blanked and i think we might have shown lee a new way to fish for conger

Thats Why I Don't Like That Flipin Pier!!!