gallagherdee Posted November 26, 2020 Posted November 26, 2020 Hi. just joined. I,m based in Lough Swilly in Donegal. I have an Orkney Strikeliner. Old and batterewd but I love it. Have been on wsf for years but getting a bit lonely. Recognise a few names already. Dicky, Andy135 and thejollysinker 3 Quote
gallagherdee Posted November 26, 2020 Author Posted November 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, JonC said: Welcome to the site. I’m Jon, one of the admins, Like Nick Phillips on wsf but I’m not a total bell end. but I don’t do anything because I’m crap at computers. It’s a new site, we’re building a bit of momentum now so thanks for joining and posting. Thanks. I'm hoping to find somewhere that is still lively and informative although I might not always have a great deal of knowledge to add. Quote
jonnyswamp Posted November 26, 2020 Posted November 26, 2020 1 minute ago, gallagherdee said: Thanks. I'm hoping to find somewhere that is still lively and informative although I might not always have a great deal of knowledge to add. There are some knowledgeable people on here and then there's the rest of us, clueless but up for a bit of craic Andy135 and GPSguru 1 1 Quote
Andy135 Posted November 26, 2020 Posted November 26, 2020 Welcome to Offshore Outlaws! Good to have you with us. As Jon says we're growing fast. There's plenty of chat and banter here, and fishing & boating too when the weather allows. I used to have an Orkey 440. Orkney's are well made boats. Good choice 👍 gallagherdee and JonC 2 Quote
Saintly Fish Posted November 26, 2020 Posted November 26, 2020 Welcome to the site at last. Glad to see my constant harassment worked. join in and enjoy the forum .👍🏻 gallagherdee 1 Quote
Andy135 Posted November 26, 2020 Posted November 26, 2020 1 minute ago, JonC said: Was you naked when you was harassing him like you did to @Maverick? 🤮🤮 Quote
captin slows old outlaw Posted November 26, 2020 Posted November 26, 2020 high its grate here , you will know most of use on here from the outher place. defernetly more people frendly Quote
Maverick Posted November 26, 2020 Posted November 26, 2020 1 hour ago, JonC said: Was you naked when you was harassing him like you did to @Maverick? John nakedness would never work here it was definitely financial inducements that worked, why else would I come to just exchange insults 👍 GPSguru and Andy135 1 1 Quote
Saintly Fish Posted December 8, 2020 Posted December 8, 2020 @gallagherdee you been out at all this month? Have you any reports to share ? Quote
gallagherdee Posted December 9, 2020 Author Posted December 9, 2020 No unfortunately not. Put boat into storage from Oct to may. Quote
Saintly Fish Posted December 9, 2020 Posted December 9, 2020 20 minutes ago, gallagherdee said: No unfortunately not. Put boat into storage from Oct to may. Oct til May ?? Blimey that’s a long time. Why do you store for so long through winter? What about cod and plaice fishing? do you not have skate up where you are? Or do you go in charters through the winter! Quote
gallagherdee Posted December 15, 2020 Author Posted December 15, 2020 Have loads of rays. Seems to be done thing here. Weather is terrible during the winter which lasts a long time. Very little in lough until mackerel come in which is normally June. Then tope follow them in. Good cod and ling but that means going out into Atlantic and my boat is too small for that in winter seas. Andy135 and JonC 2 Quote
gallagherdee Posted December 15, 2020 Author Posted December 15, 2020 Loads of rays and tope around here too. Andy135 1 Quote
Andy135 Posted December 15, 2020 Posted December 15, 2020 Sounds like you have plenty of species to chase. 👍 Quote
Andy135 Posted December 15, 2020 Posted December 15, 2020 Just now, Saintly Fish said: What’s the king like to eat? A bit like the queen, but more musky... GPSguru 1 Quote
Saintly Fish Posted December 15, 2020 Posted December 15, 2020 Just now, Andy135 said: A bit like the queen, but more musky... Bloody phone🙄 GPSguru 1 Quote
GPSguru Posted December 15, 2020 Posted December 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Saintly Fish said: What’s the ling like to eat? Very similar to cod .............. sort of in between Pollock and cod ............... Quote
gallagherdee Posted December 16, 2020 Author Posted December 16, 2020 Ling are really nice but a nightmare to fillet. Great fight from them too and easy to catch if they’re around. Plenty of pollock around here too. The ones I struggle with are plaice and turbot. I’m told there’s plenty of them but I rarely catch them. Maybe it’s because I rarely if ever have worms for bait. It’s also a good 26 mile round trip to where the cod and ling are and I have to wait for a good high pressure system. All that means I only get out that far a few times a year. On the other hand it’s only a ten minute run to tope grounds. Quote
crisdafish Posted December 16, 2020 Posted December 16, 2020 (edited) I'd forget worms if you're after turbot. Try a long mackerel strip, sandeel or launce, even a small turbot will take a large bait. A turbot from my boat is a holy grail for me. I can catch small ones from the shore but never had one from my boat. Edited December 16, 2020 by crisdafish added pic Andy135 and Saintly Fish 2 Quote
Saintly Fish Posted December 16, 2020 Posted December 16, 2020 24 minutes ago, crisdafish said: I'd forget worms if you're after turbot. Try a long mackerel strip, sandeel or launce, even a small turbot will take a large bait. A turbot from my boat is a holy grail for me. I can catch small ones from the shore but never had one from my boat. Nice fish turbos. I’d love to catch one too. It’s on my bucket list. gallagherdee 1 Quote
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