Clogherhead Co. Louth 2nd May

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#1 Post by **grangebellew** » Wed May 02, 2007 1:13 pm

People: myself and some tourists
Time: 7:30pm
Duration:2 hours
Tide:rising
Weather: north east gale

Bait: lug tipped with mac
Rigs:2 hook flappers
Results: 1 Ling and another big something that fell just before landing:cry:
Catch and Release:: Yes

There was a big swell with north east gale, got 1 big bite and took a big effort to get it in. Just before landing it wriggled one last time and fell off :cry: Couldn't see what it was... :twisted:

Then another knock on the rod and amazed to see a Ling on end. Beautiful fish, with superb coloring, must bring the camera next time...

#2 Post by **MAC** » Wed May 02, 2007 3:09 pm

Nice one.... pity about the fish falling off. Was the Ling any size?

Kev

#3 Post by **grangebellew** » Wed May 02, 2007 6:09 pm

Hi Kev,
Thanks, Ling was small about 35cm but it was a suprise...

#4 Post by **JOHN1** » Wed May 02, 2007 7:19 pm

pity about the 1 that got away.

just wondering what colouring the ling had :?:

sounds like a three bearded rockling to me.

ckpainters · #5 Post by **ckpainters** » Wed May 02, 2007 7:26 pm

i was waiting for someone to say that. Was it a ling ?????????????

Colin

#6 Post by **grangebellew** » Thu May 03, 2007 1:16 pm

Hi Lads,
The fish had a long body, four (?) small tentacles on its head and a beard underneath its chin. It had brown and golden freckles along its back to the tail and a white underneath...

#7 Post by **thompo** » Thu May 03, 2007 4:45 pm

deffo sounds like a Rockling rather than a ling, id say its a 3 beard, would a 5 beard or shore rockling get that big??

ckpainters · #8 Post by **ckpainters** » Thu May 03, 2007 8:56 pm

Rockling all right and a new one to.

Colin

paulocallaghan · #9 Post by **paulocallaghan** » Thu May 03, 2007 9:51 pm

does a shore rockling not have 4 beards??