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Ireland Spearing 2012
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Not trying to be a moaning michael kookiebrew but I'd say the rope will be a bit too floaty and floppy. It will be hard to get a loop around the devil. Everything else looks deadly, but I'd trade the rope with something like pvc coated washing line, it would hold its shape much better.
So on Friday afternoon Vasile and myself went to south with the kindly permition from our Cork lads 
.. around 4 hours in Friday in Gyleen in a dive that finnished as a night dive. Vasile identified some mullet and bass... I haven´t seen a decent fish, only spider crabs and brown crabs that at the nightime they were like mushrooms after the rain...can´t complaint about that...!
On Saturday Roches P. for another session. I was a bit disapointed since that the day before I tryed to improvise and nothing... In the very end after seeing a spot with small shoal of pollack I went to the board to get the camera to film them...at least that...! The result of that dive was that at 7 meters deep I recogneized a shape under the wreck transsition with the kelp and I completly forget that I was filming!! (only 5 minutes later I realize that the cam is still on...)....a conger, not really big 9.1lb (4.4kg) but good enough to save my day
I´ve spoted as well a lobster but I was completly unable to get it...although I might work myself on further attempts
.. around 4 hours in Friday in Gyleen in a dive that finnished as a night dive. Vasile identified some mullet and bass... I haven´t seen a decent fish, only spider crabs and brown crabs that at the nightime they were like mushrooms after the rain...can´t complaint about that...!On Saturday Roches P. for another session. I was a bit disapointed since that the day before I tryed to improvise and nothing... In the very end after seeing a spot with small shoal of pollack I went to the board to get the camera to film them...at least that...! The result of that dive was that at 7 meters deep I recogneized a shape under the wreck transsition with the kelp and I completly forget that I was filming!! (only 5 minutes later I realize that the cam is still on...)....a conger, not really big 9.1lb (4.4kg) but good enough to save my day
I´ve spoted as well a lobster but I was completly unable to get it...although I might work myself on further attempts
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I would believe danas. Just back from a night dive. Frozen to the bone. Didn't bother with the gun and saw 2 nice bass. They were fast asleep too. I was on a crab and lobbie hunt and got nothing. Rob did better with 2 lobster and a bass. Get ready for the gloating........rofl
don't wanna gloat.
twas my first night dive and the north wind was giving us a freezing 0'c surface temp.
twas amazing clarity in water and the place was crawling with life, we agreed 1 hour in water. I had a second pot on my buoy that I was gonna string with my other pot in the bay but I couldn't find it
spent 40 mins looking for it.
Whilst looking for it I passed dozens of flatties of all shapes and sizes, I left em be to work back later after I did my pots. I came across a big shoal of coalies and after them I ran into a few small bass but they pegged it. It continued like for a while until I caved in and shot a nice bass who was wide awake and hunting in the weed. I dropped my gun and fins and hopped out looking for the pot but no luck.
It was a cloudless night and full moon and I was in the area, but I just couldn't find it... I gave up and meet up with baldy... He said there was nothing about and was leaving but under his legs were 2 lobbies in a hole... I picked out one (by scaring him into retreating arse out his hole) but after putting him on my float lost the hole I decided to head out for flatties on the way in and couldn't believe my luck to see a lobbie strolling along the sand... From there all I saw was flounder, and not a Great size so I left them... I could see baldy at my car so I hoped out.
fab night dive and 5 lobsters over last 3 dives, getting a bit sick of taste tbh
Edit: sorry...... posted last night on my phone... pic wayyyy to large...
PS my finger is still sore from where there was a hole in my 2mm glove. I had my 3mm vest on last night giving me 10.5mm across the torso... mmmm toasty
twas my first night dive and the north wind was giving us a freezing 0'c surface temp.
twas amazing clarity in water and the place was crawling with life, we agreed 1 hour in water. I had a second pot on my buoy that I was gonna string with my other pot in the bay but I couldn't find it
spent 40 mins looking for it. Whilst looking for it I passed dozens of flatties of all shapes and sizes, I left em be to work back later after I did my pots. I came across a big shoal of coalies and after them I ran into a few small bass but they pegged it. It continued like for a while until I caved in and shot a nice bass who was wide awake and hunting in the weed. I dropped my gun and fins and hopped out looking for the pot but no luck.
It was a cloudless night and full moon and I was in the area, but I just couldn't find it... I gave up and meet up with baldy... He said there was nothing about and was leaving but under his legs were 2 lobbies in a hole... I picked out one (by scaring him into retreating arse out his hole) but after putting him on my float lost the hole
I decided to head out for flatties on the way in and couldn't believe my luck to see a lobbie strolling along the sand... From there all I saw was flounder, and not a Great size so I left them... I could see baldy at my car so I hoped out.fab night dive and 5 lobsters over last 3 dives, getting a bit sick of taste tbh
Edit: sorry...... posted last night on my phone... pic wayyyy to large...
PS my finger is still sore from where there was a hole in my 2mm glove. I had my 3mm vest on last night giving me 10.5mm across the torso... mmmm toasty
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The result of that dive was that at 7 meters deep I recogneized a shape under the wreck transsition with the kelp and I completly forget that I was filming!! (only 5 minutes later I realize that the cam is still on...)....a conger, not really big 9.1lb (4.4kg) but good enough to save my day
I would be interested to know what you thought about the congers eating qualities & was it worth all the slime, bones & ammonia smell?
On the topic of fish some eat and others dont, whats peoples attitude towards dogfish, my brother took a couple and said they tasted very good, dont think id fancy them myself....
It does Foxfish if it's a good size one. I'm from a fishing village (Peniche) and Conger is one of the fishes present in our traditional dish called caldeirada. In the water I usually pass the knife by the skin to remove the slime (mainly responsible for that characteristic unpleasant smell). As bigger the conger is, as less bones will have. The final 1/3 of the conger is usually impossible to handle due to the little bones so we usually fillet it and deep fry in really slim slices so you'll eat the bones as well with no problem.
Nice going Pedro and Vasille!!
Glad ye enjoyed "our" back garden
Plz plz plz show the video
Very sorry I couldn't make it, but work just wouldn't let me! Next time for sure!
You should have told me you were going to guileen, I got a 9.5lb bass there before
Glad ye enjoyed "our" back garden
Plz plz plz show the video
Very sorry I couldn't make it, but work just wouldn't let me! Next time for sure!
You should have told me you were going to guileen, I got a 9.5lb bass there before
I like that tip for dealing with the bones Pedro. If I ever take another conger I,ll try that. I'd never take a big conger as no-one but me will eat it. Is there much difference in taste between big and small conger?
I went out in a local cove yesterday afternoon. I couldn't get started 'til 3 o'clock so I missed the tide and saw only small pollack. There were some nice wrasse which were pretty to look at and I found a very nice brown crab in a cave at 13 metres but I left him there because I hadn't brought a bag and was too lazy to carry him.
Outside the cove the tide was pouring round the headland, pushed by the breeze. This was my first proper freediving since last summer (I don't count shallow bass and mullet hunting as diving). I had no trouble with depth but couldn't do much longer than a minute in the cold, surge and current. The session was very bracing and exhilarating. Can't wait for more!
Outside the cove the tide was pouring round the headland, pushed by the breeze. This was my first proper freediving since last summer (I don't count shallow bass and mullet hunting as diving). I had no trouble with depth but couldn't do much longer than a minute in the cold, surge and current. The session was very bracing and exhilarating. Can't wait for more!
Hi lads, my new cressi comanche arrived today and i'm just wondering is it possible to make your own bungee or do ye just buy them??
You can make it or buy it.
See this:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALnCQFwdeHc]Muzzle Bungee - YouTube[/ame]
or
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Hello, I just got this app for android Marine: Europe v2.3 from Navionics. Pretty impressive, maps, currents, tides, phases of the Moon.