North Connemara Galway 15.03.09

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North Connemara Galway 15.03.09

#1 Post by saltydog »

People: nige & myself

Duration:14:30-20:30

Tide: HT @ 20:00 ish

Weather: Wind SSW gust strong at times

Bait: Mackerel, Herring, Squid, Sandeel, Garfish

Rigs: Various

Results: Dogs, Whitting




Report: Not a great deal to report when in search of Ray which are being a bit elusive of late. It was very slow going and after a long period of inactivity we both set up a 2nd rod which we hadn't set up previously due to high winds. Nige sent out a flapper while i set up a conger rig... got a bite on the conger rig and after a 40min battle of wits with the conger gone to ground managed to get a move on him a couple of times he won :roll: Nige then got the first fish of the day a nice doggie followed by another a couple of whitting four fish to nil and a dropped conger was starting to turn into one of those days.... managed to pull a couple of doggies out to save the blank and got to grips with my new abu7000 hi speed which was deceptively easy to cast with. Just being out in the wilds of Connemara beats most things even when the fishing is slow :)
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Re: North Connemara Galway 15.03.09

#2 Post by nige »

very slow to start with but happy with my 5 fish :D pitty about the conger - maybe next time
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Re: North Connemara Galway 15.03.09

#3 Post by fishinmidget »

good stuff lads, at least you are out catching fish. you will get that conger next time conor mate!
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Re: North Connemara Galway 15.03.09

#4 Post by gfkelly1969 »

nice work lads,a bit slow all around Connemara today,hard luck with the conger conor
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Re: North Connemara Galway 15.03.09

#5 Post by eyesreilly »

Well done lads, a couple of doggies would do fine for me at the moment :lol:
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Re: North Connemara Galway 15.03.09

#6 Post by doggie3131 »

hard luck with the conger conor :evil: still its good to be out,and connermara is a beautiful spot this time of year,well done to nige too, doggies rock!!
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Re: North Connemara Galway 15.03.09

#7 Post by fishermannum1 »

hard luck with the conger conor, but sounds like you & nige had a nice session, well done lads....
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Re: North Connemara Galway 15.03.09

#8 Post by corbyeire »

beats 2 days blanking at 3 venues lads :roll:
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Re: North Connemara Galway 15.03.09

#9 Post by Al and Jordan »

unlucky with the conger conor but never worry. it won't be long until they show in more frequent numbers :D :D i wonder who'll get the first honours of a double shot :wink: :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: North Connemara Galway 15.03.09

#10 Post by shamoo0804 »

Badluck on the missed fish conor, sounds like he was a good 'un.

Was that where we fished the other weekend?

Strange the ray arent around at the moment, maybe my trip across as brought a curse on the place......I hope not for your sakes :wink:
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Re: North Connemara Galway 15.03.09

#11 Post by saltydog »

Cheers lads will be back to try for the conger again soon.... it was the same spot we fished Mark felt like a very good fish definately double figures judging by the pull he gave.
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