Simviation Forum - Fishing records?

May 20^th, 2012 at 1:44pm

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Today my family and I went on the boat onto the atlantic,not an amazing haul in general but there where 3 BIG cod.
The biggest one my dad caught was 10-11 pounds!
THe second one is the one I caught wich was roughly 6-8 pounds and the third one was roughly the same.

But I also had something HUGE on the line,first there was a tiny cod on the line but then the rod bent downward and the wire started slipping on the old mill I used(good one),that has only happened once when it got stuck in a strong current,sadly enough,after about one minute it escaped. Angry

I started to wonder,what are the records of you guys?
my record would be I think around 8-10 pounds,not completely sure since I caught several big fish so far(mainly cod and 2 big pollack).

And what do you guys think it was?
We think it was either a big conger,a BIG ling or a HUGE cod.

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Reply #1 - May 20^th, 2012 at 9:29pm

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Records...why that is nothing...

It was quite a few years ago when some of the kids were still home.

They would talk about this huge fish that could not be caught...could not be caught...humbug... Angry

Well we had several sailboats, a weekend cruiser and several 12 to 14 ft aluminum boats at our docks which were just off our grass runway.

My favourite old boat was home made of plywood and flat bottom.
A 9.9HP would move her along and I would use it all the time just to fish on the river or do a small tour to a neighbours up river.

Well one of those odd days I was home and the kids were still at school I decided to try my luck for a shore fish fry.

I slowly cruised 12 miles up river and shut off the engine. Was not far from our neighbours as they waved to me.

First cast with the old bamboo rod and this monster took the hook.

Well I sat on the floor of the boat with both feet braced while that fish pulled me around in a circle twice then off down river and according to the neighbours there was a rooster tail behind my boat.

We picked up speed and then it happened...I could smell smoke...yup...we were going so fast the bottom of my favourite wooden scow was about to catch fire.

What could I do but cut the line and move slowly home... Huh

Yup...that was one lucky fish...who thought he got away free and clear...

But I marked the bottom of the boat with a big X where I cut the line so I would know where to find that fish... Roll Eyes

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Reply #2 - May 21^st, 2012 at 10:02am

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Flying Trucker wrote on May 20^th, 2012 at 9:29pm:

Records...why that is nothing...

It was quite a few years ago when some of the kids were still home.

They would talk about this huge fish that could not be caught...could not be caught...humbug... Angry

Well we had several sailboats, a weekend cruiser and several 12 to 14 ft aluminum boats at our docks which were just off our grass runway.

My favourite old boat was home made of plywood and flat bottom.
A 9.9HP would move her along and I would use it all the time just to fish on the river or do a small tour to a neighbours up river.

Well one of those odd days I was home and the kids were still at school I decided to try my luck for a shore fish fry.

I slowly cruised 12 miles up river and shut off the engine. Was not far from our neighbours as they waved to me.

First cast with the old bamboo rod and this monster took the hook.

Well I sat on the floor of the boat with both feet braced while that fish pulled me around in a circle twice then off down river and according to the neighbours there was a rooster tail behind my boat.

We picked up speed and then it happened...I could smell smoke...yup...we were going so fast the bottom of my favourite wooden scow was about to catch fire.

What could I do but cut the line and move slowly home... Huh

Yup...that was one lucky fish...who thought he got away free and clear...

But I marked the bottom of the boat with a big X where I cut the line so I would know where to find that fish... Roll Eyes

lol
these are actualy true stories,its because I live in cork and we can go onto the atlantic on a good day and there are several spots nearby where you can catch BIG fish,especialy ling and cod.

Another thing was:my dad was fishing with these tiny shrimp-like bait in order to catch us some mackeral for bait.
Then he caught the big cod and he switched to slightly bigger bait while I stayed with the shrimp.
He caught nothing while I caught about 5 grey gurnard(BTW they're a plague here) and one big and 2 small cod.
Grin

Size isn't everything,the shrimps are our favourite bait now but the hooks are too small so they often tend to get away or bend the hook. XD

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Reply #3 - May 21^st, 2012 at 6:50pm

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Mine was a few years ago here at a near by lake. I caught 2 channel cat fish in the same week which blew me away. The first one was about 20 or so yards out on my friends doc. I was fishing about 5 foot deep with a bobber and a live minnow. I watched it take the current for awhile,then, without warning the bobber slowly went under. When I set the hook it felt like I caught large tree branch. I started to reel a bit more and thats when he decided to fight. Took me about 10-15 minutes to get em to the net. She was 32 pounds of beauty. 3 days later I came back to the same spot. I was sitting on the bottom rail of the doc,not much biting all day. I had the bobber set to about 3 foot as i was pretty much just dropping it in front of me and teasing the baby bass that had gathered. I went to pull the minnow out for another cast. Just as the bait was breaking the surface of the water,a monster channel cat came out from under the deck,rolled on the bait and was heading for the hills! I was so taken by surprise that it nearly pulled me off the deck. I through one of my legs backwards across the rail like a kung fu movie and by buddy imediately grabbed me so I could counter weight myself. A half hour later and a small crowd that gathered to boot, I landed her, all 46 and a half pounds. I have a picture somewhere around here. She was bowed over in the net and the pole that it was attached to was bent over to a point of breaking. Now i usually catch and release. There was a little girl (maybe 5-6 years old) and her father that were in a boat keeping their distance while i was fighting the big girl. They came up close to the dock after I landed her and got my photos. The man asked me if I was going to let her go, they hadn't caught anything all day and the little one looked sad. I put the fish in his boat and told her to go home and tell mama what you caught. I got the glory that day and a some warm fuzzies to boot.

As far as ocean going fish. In October of 03 I was 65 miles out from the Oregon Inlet at the Outer Banks. My buddies and I had chartered a boat and caught are limit on Yellowfin Tuna. The bonus fish was a citation 55 pound Wahoo.He was quite tasty Cool

Mike.....If I ain't flying,i'm fishing Wink

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Reply #4 - May 22^nd, 2012 at 3:30am

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Mike.. wrote on May 21^st, 2012 at 6:50pm:

Mine was a few years ago here at a near by lake. I caught 2 channel cat fish in the same week which blew me away. The first one was about 20 or so yards out on my friends doc. I was fishing about 5 foot deep with a bobber and a live minnow. I watched it take the current for awhile,then, without warning the bobber slowly went under. When I set the hook it felt like I caught large tree branch. I started to reel a bit more and thats when he decided to fight. Took me about 10-15 minutes to get em to the net. She was 32 pounds of beauty. 3 days later I came back to the same spot. I was sitting on the bottom rail of the doc,not much biting all day. I had the bobber set to about 3 foot as i was pretty much just dropping it in front of me and teasing the baby bass that had gathered. I went to pull the minnow out for another cast. Just as the bait was breaking the surface of the water,a monster channel cat came out from under the deck,rolled on the bait and was heading for the hills! I was so taken by surprise that it nearly pulled me off the deck. I through one of my legs backwards across the rail like a kung fu movie and by buddy imediately grabbed me so I could counter weight myself. A half hour later and a small crowd that gathered to boot, I landed her, all 46 and a half pounds. I have a picture somewhere around here. She was bowed over in the net and the pole that it was attached to was bent over to a point of breaking. Now i usually catch and release. There was a little girl (maybe 5-6 years old) and her father that were in a boat keeping their distance while i was fighting the big girl. They came up close to the dock after I landed her and got my photos. The man asked me if I was going to let her go, they hadn't caught anything all day and the little one looked sad. I put the fish in his boat and told her to go home and tell mama what you caught. I got the glory that day and a some warm fuzzies to boot.

As far as ocean going fish. In October of 03 I was 65 miles out from the Oregon Inlet at the Outer Banks. My buddies and I had chartered a boat and caught are limit on Yellowfin Tuna. The bonus fish was a citation 55 pound Wahoo.He was quite tasty Cool

Mike.....If I ain't flying,i'm fishing Wink

Nice catfish!
Too bad they aren't common in Ireland,especialy not where I live...
There IS this small lake nearby where my dad was fishing and he saw this huge trout jump.

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Reply #5 - May 23^rd, 2012 at 7:33am

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Why bringing this up now!!! Angry

I got two broken Daiwa reels in the last 14 days and are searching for spareparts. That search is not easy, Daiwa has practially gone out of europe to the us.
And atm others are catching salmon and seatrout around 10kg here Cry

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Reply #6 - May 23^rd, 2012 at 8:45am

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Reply #7 - May 23^rd, 2012 at 9:49am

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Bass wrote on May 23^rd, 2012 at 7:33am:

Why bringing this up now!!! Angry

I got two broken Daiwa reels in the last 14 days and are searching for spareparts. That search is not easy, Daiwa has practially gone out of europe to the us.
And atm others are catching salmon and seatrout around 10kg here Cry

Wish we could catch salmon or trout,elusive around here,brown trout is possible but sea trout or salmon is impossible.
PS:I like daiwas,nice and light.(could be another one I'm thinking off)

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Reply #8 - May 23^rd, 2012 at 10:07am

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jetprop wrote on May 23^rd, 2012 at 9:49am:

Bass wrote on May 23^rd, 2012 at 7:33am:

Why bringing this up now!!! Angry

I got two broken Daiwa reels in the last 14 days and are searching for spareparts. That search is not easy, Daiwa has practially gone out of europe to the us.
And atm others are catching salmon and seatrout around 10kg here Cry

Wish we could catch salmon or trout,elusive around here,brown trout is possible but sea trout or salmon is impossible.
PS:I like daiwas,nice and light.(could be another one I'm thinking off)

Really! You're not bringing my mood anywhere. Any Daiwa would help Tongue

And the laugher by skoker can make me mad Angry

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Reply #9 - May 24^th, 2012 at 7:06pm

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The mark to beat is 68cm/6kg taken by slinkymalinky on a whole dead pike Accutane

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Reply #10 - May 25^th, 2012 at 6:45am

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Well well, i'm feeling a bit better, but i sure wish that it is me showing off, on these two resent salmon catching in our waters Roll Eyes

Both is 20+ kg.

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Reply #11 - May 25^th, 2012 at 5:27pm

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WOW,I may need to come to your area now. Grin

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Reply #12 - May 26^th, 2012 at 8:27am

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jetprop wrote on May 25^th, 2012 at 5:27pm:

WOW,I may need to come to your area now. Grin

You're wellcome Wink

I surely can show you where and when to catch, with or without Daiwa, but you need to bring some luck

My record is a seatrout 5.2 kg on a homemade brown fly 6 on a 0.18 endline! I were running like mad, in long boots, apx 300 m along the stream. It was very hot, i tell you

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