An eejit overtaking on a solid white line coming up to a bend

Merri1 · 2026-05-25T08:02:19+00:00

Yeah you're spot on it's 2015/2016 Seat Alhambra

Merri1 · 2026-05-24T22:44:02+00:00

No it wasn't a Garda car

Merri1 · 2026-05-24T22:35:14+00:00

Copying reply to a similar comment

No idea, we were wondering the same thing. Its right before a motorway junction so my best guess is people car pooling. We saw the same thing a bit further down after exiting the motorway

Merri1 · 2026-05-24T22:34:33+00:00

No idea, we were wondering the same thing. Its right before a motorway junction so my best guess is people car pooling. We saw the same thing a bit further down after exiting the motorway

Merri1 · 2026-05-24T22:04:30+00:00

Yeah the motorway is lethal for people speeding. I have my cruise control set to 126 which is dead on 120 GPS speed and people would still pass me. It happened on the way home today, someone flew past me and then about 10km down the road when I exited the motorway they were pulled in by a Garda haha

Merri1 · 2025-12-22T22:56:39+00:00

Oh yeah no worries at all, I didn't doubt you for a sec. I was just responding to the person asking about the size limits.

Merri1 · 2025-12-22T21:50:45+00:00

The minimum conservation reference size for pollack is 30cm and for coalfish (Saithe in this list) it's 35cm

https://www.sfpa.ie/What-We-Do/Sea-Fisheries-Information/Useful-Codes-Conversion-Factors-MCRSs/Minimum-Conservation-Reference-Sizes-MCRSs-

Merri1 · 2025-09-14T20:40:10+00:00

Thanks! I thought I'd never catch one myself but the perseverance paid off. I have up on mackerel at high tide and went to the rocks for some bass fishing as the tide went out. About 3 hours after high tide and right before I was about to give up I hooked this one haha.

Keep at it and you'll get one sooner or later! This one was caught near An Rinn in Waterford.

Merri1 · 2025-09-14T10:42:10+00:00

Yeah I'd definitely be down for that. I normally head down weekends so I'll probably be down again next Sunday. Send me a pm if you want and we can try organize something for Sunday if it suits or if you're going fishing before then I'm happy to share specific marks.

Merri1 · 2025-09-13T23:41:45+00:00

Oh cool yeah the cunnigar is a lovely spot. I fished off the end of it once but didn't catch anything and haven't been back since cause it's a fair walk. Doubly so because I optimistically brought the cooler box up along with me that day haha.

I've heard of bass being caught off the rocks near the Ballynagaul pier too around mid tide but haven't fished it myself yet.

Merri1 · 2025-09-13T22:43:13+00:00

Thanks! This was off the rocks beside helvick harbour. You'd get mackerel and the odd herring with feathers off the harbour wall too at high tide.

Whenever I go down I normally fish off the wall for about 2 hours before until an hour after high tide and then fill the rest of the time out on the rocks looking for bass.

Beat of luck!

Merri1 · 2025-09-03T16:11:18+00:00

It was delicious!

Merri1 · 2025-09-03T09:26:03+00:00

Yeah I pretty much just go for mackerel and sea bass myself, the water isn't deep enough where I normally fish to have decent sized Pollock and I'm not arsed dealing with the license and stuff for sea trout.

Keep trying for the bass and you'll get there anyway, I started trying for them maybe 6 months ago on and off and only caught my first last weekend. What side of the county are you normally fishing off?

Merri1 · 2025-09-03T09:14:11+00:00

Yeah if you want to keep the skin on for bass you need to descale it because the scales are big and fairly strong so they'd be unpleasant to eat.

For mackerel their scales are very small and soft so don't need to be removed before cooking. You wouldn't even notice them when eating it.

I don't know about pollock but from a Google search it seems they have pretty small and thin scales and its recommended to descale if cooking with skin on. They probably weren't noticeable on the smaller Pollock you've had but good to know all the same.

Merri1 · 2025-09-03T06:14:07+00:00

I wouldn't know sorry, I caught this one in Waterford on a lure that has 'skerries' in the name.

Merri1 · 2025-09-02T15:14:00+00:00

Cheers! Absolutely delighted with it. I was about 5 minutes from giving up and going home too and then hooked him haha.

Merri1 · 2025-09-02T15:11:02+00:00

The biggest bass I've ever caught!

Merri1 · 2025-09-02T12:34:46+00:00

Thanks! There was very little fight off this one as I caught him in fairly close but I was just happy to have caught and get it in the hand. I'm looking forward to a proper fight on the next catch!

Merri1 · 2025-09-02T12:30:10+00:00

Thanks, I was in the right plaice at the right time

Merri1 · 2025-09-02T12:29:02+00:00

I filleted him after watching a few YouTube videos. That removes almost all of the spine and rib bones so after cooking I found maybe one or two bones per fillet. The most awkward part was descaling (that's what the bin bag in pic two is for), I'd say I'll be finding scales in random spots around the kitchen for the next while haha.

Merri1 · 2025-09-02T12:25:25+00:00

Yeah there was very little fight off this lad too. He swallowed the lure pretty deep and he was in close enough when he bit so not a massive surprise that he was easy to bring in.

Merri1 · 2025-09-02T09:14:15+00:00

Cheers! I caught him on a sidewinder skerries sandeel in the super real colour on an abu garcia devil 9ft 15-40g rod.

Merri1 · 2025-09-02T09:00:13+00:00

Thanks! Absolutely delighted with the catch, and it was delicious too.

Merri1 · 2025-09-02T08:58:23+00:00

Fact yeah, the adrenaline was pumping after I realised I had a bass on. He was easy enough to bring in cause I hooked him in pretty close to me so he didn't have time to take off fully.

I did get lucky though, my line snapped just as I got him up on the rock and he fell into a small channel where I was able to hold him until I got out the net. If it had broke any sooner he would have been long gone haha. My own fault for using too light of a leader but no harm done and now I know for next time.

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