Ballyconneely galway

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Ballyconneely galway

#1 Post by Robk »

Myself and the nephew

3 hours

1 up 2 down

Calm / Baltic

Sandeel macks

3 hook flappers. 6/0 pennel

2 conger. 8.5 lb and 6.6lb. 7 small pollock




We had a heap of left over bait from a session the night before so we decided to try for congers at a local pier. I set up a float with a 3 hook flapper baited with sandeel on size 4 hooks for something small
I clipped a 1 ounce lead and just let it drift about while we baited up for conger
Within 5 min we had three small pollock on

Paddy ,the nephew is only starting out went after congers and got into a good eel after 30 min
He got the bugger out of its hole in the pier wall after a bit of tug of war
Needless to say he was well delighted with his catch

The float continued to pull the odd 20cm small pollock
About half hour from finish I hooked up a conger myself
First one for me this year

A good session Bloody cold but it is jan I suppose
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macks pollack doggies coal fish codling grey gurnard red gurnard haddock whiting
Sandeel conger thornback wrasse blenny three bearded rockling pouting turbot scad ling
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Re: Ballyconneely galway

#2 Post by thelegend »

nice session , fine congers , well done
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#3 Post by John cork »

Good report and good way to start the year fishing ;)

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#4 Post by Rob Millard »

Nice one Robk. Is that Bunowen pier? Had a conger from there about 20 years ago too.
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#5 Post by Der »

Good report well done.
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#6 Post by the weasel »

Fairplay on a good session in cold weather.

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#7 Post by lucky13 »

nice! gotta love the conger fishing :)
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#8 Post by Deleted User 3488 »

Tiz a bit harder to tempt them when the water temp is well down, well done lads fine Conger.

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