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Kieran Hanrahan
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HI
We have a competition on as to who can catch a particular conger from the shore. Well, we think it is a conger on the basis that it is resident in the same mark for the last six months. There seems to be some sort of very sharp snag in the mark. Five successful hookups have resulted in line springing back cut precisely, almost with a scissors, and with little or no sign of abrasion on any of the lines. The last line to perform this feat was 50 lb test from the final rig trace. We have a few ideas (150 lb line) but are looking for something other than just heavier line... A boat was also considered but we decided the competition has to be to land it from the shore... The mark is mostly muddy, very deep in parts, with a strong tide and only 80 metres off shore at low tide. The flooding tide can push you back a further 50 metres or more...
We have a competition on as to who can catch a particular conger from the shore. Well, we think it is a conger on the basis that it is resident in the same mark for the last six months. There seems to be some sort of very sharp snag in the mark. Five successful hookups have resulted in line springing back cut precisely, almost with a scissors, and with little or no sign of abrasion on any of the lines. The last line to perform this feat was 50 lb test from the final rig trace. We have a few ideas (150 lb line) but are looking for something other than just heavier line... A boat was also considered but we decided the competition has to be to land it from the shore... The mark is mostly muddy, very deep in parts, with a strong tide and only 80 metres off shore at low tide. The flooding tide can push you back a further 50 metres or more...