The Jester Mull Of Galloway

[TRM]

Heavy seas would not allow us to get to our tope marks, found a nice sandbank less than half a mile offshore, four rods rigged for tope, as soon as they hit the bottom the reels were screaming,a bit caotic at one time all four were hooked up to a tope,this continued for a good two hours all fish were between thirty and forty pounds, we fish the M.O.G on a regular basis, but this trip made the other less productive trips all worth while.

[sless]

very good
great pic

[eddie t]

well done lads topper fish and pic nice one.

[The Great Wallsendo]

excellent what is the "rig" for Tope - what kind of set up are you looking at?

[Oblickta]

Well done, it's great when you get in amongst a pack in a feeding frenzy and all hell breaks loose as opposed to when they're being picky and running with the baits and dropping them all the time.

Tony, Most use a running ledger rig with a slider, good quality swivel, 150lb mono rubbing/handling leader and a short length of 150/200lb wire trace to 6/0 barbless hook. Some like to use 200lb mono for the hook lengh but I feel safer with wire. Their teeth are like razors and I once lost a good fish at the side of the boat when it bit through 75lb wire like it was cotton

Best fishing you can get in the UK IMO if using the right gear

[TRM]

Tope set up

excellent what is the "rig" for Tope - what kind of set up are you looking at?

15 to 20lb class rod, shimano charter special LEVER DRAG, 30/40lb braid with 50lb wind on leader,running ledger with the lightest weight possible, 8 foot of 250lb mono 7/0 bronze hook,
is my choice,
TIP ***** sounds a bit daft, but turn your echo sounder off, (frightens them ) !!!!!!

[lemmylad]

Hoy lad!

You can't leave us plebs out - even if TRM junior takes terrible photos!
Here's a couple more catchess from the trip.

[TRM]

PLEBS indeed

you can't leave us plebs out - even if trm junior takes terrible photos!
Here's a couple more catchess from the trip.

clown, NICE FISH ,but scarey ugly mugs is Steve in pain!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lemmylad]

straining for a ****e by the look of him!

[MONKEYSPANNER]

Tope

straining for a ****e by the look of him!

you have a PM

[greggthe1]

Great report and pics lads. Cheers!

[basswrasse2]

tope

well done lads cracking report and good pics lads

[davem2005]

Great post guys...

I was amazed that the tope are still around this late in the year till I had a trip out on the same boat. We froze our a$$es off but still caught tope and mackrel in the second week in nov.

The best tip I can give you when you go to the MOG for tope on that particular charter boat is listen to the skipper...watch the skipper...they have been there and done that.....and they know how to catch fish ...and work haard to see you catch.

Wallsendo ...try it .... u will ahve great fun...
Cheers Dave

[darren]

hi mate whats the carter boat you go out on called and can you pm me the details cherrs

[davem2005]

HI darren.

Dont know if you got the info, but its OnYer Marks.

Skippered by Ian Burrett

Onyer Marks Sea Fishing Charters. Sea Angling For Tope And Pollack In The Irish Sea.

Cheers
Dave