Lure Fishing Challenge 2011

[phill_itofish]

The Challenge
Catch as many DIFFERENT types of sea fish on artificial lures as possible.

Start/End Date
27th March - 30th October (British summer time)

The Boundaries
The UK and Ireland by any means of access (shore, boat, kayak)

To enter simply post a picture, on this thread, of your first catch (try to include the lure) and every catch after that. You can fish as little or as often as you wish, and you can join at any point between the start and end date.

You can use any type of lure you wish, including but not restricted to;

Plugs and Poppers
Spinners
Shads & Jellies
Feathers and Daylights
Artificial Flies

Happy Hunting

[snatcher]

A good post and quite a challege,especially on this coast. I will certainly have a bash but over on the Mull of Galloway.

My expected fish on lures may be

Mackerel
Pollack
Coalfish
Cod
Whiting
Gurnard
Bass
Launce
Herring - possible

Always take pics so thats not a problem

Plan to experiment with "micro" lures for wrasse this summer so lets see what happens - if anything !!!

John

[phill_itofish]

Just to follow on from John's post here's a couple more to try and get on a lure

Sandeel
Weaver
Granny fish
Rockling

Anyone think of anymore

[el_sid]

wrasse
scad
shad
sea trout
flounder
turbot


STARFISH!!!!



Caught this little bugga on sat whe gettin a bit practice in on the lures!! haha!!

[phill_itofish]

wrasse
scad
shad
sea trout
flounder
turbot


STARFISH!!!!



Caught this little bugga on sat whe gettin a bit practice in on the lures!! haha!!

lol did you get anything else

[SnaggedUpLad]

lol did you get anything else

That was my first thought.... itching to get out there lol

[el_sid]

nar nowt else lads, just wanted to get out, conditions lookin good the day had the dog oot around a few marks and the waters nice and clear
hopfully stay that way for the weekend so a can hammer the lures and hopfully pick up atleast 1 species

[codcatcher3000]

just came back from the place that sells pretty fishing stuff...armed with a nordic stavenger , some feathers and muppets i wait upon the 27th of march to start thy challenge .....mission 1 to avoid seaweed....mission two catch fish.....yeah!!!

[phill_itofish]

Just a quick thought, if you click on Thread Tools you can subscribe to this thread and get notifications whenever anyone posts

[SnaggedUpLad]

Consider it subscribed!

[SnaggedUpLad]

bump

[el_sid]

well todays the day lads

just finished graft so gonna get sorted and have a bash on the lures!!

fingers crossed



anyone else out startin the challenge?

[phill_itofish]

well todays the day lads

just finished graft so gonna get sorted and have a bash on the lures!!

fingers crossed



anyone else out startin the challenge?

good luck mate, me Carl and sigsy will be having a go tomorrow night after work

[phill_itofish]

In anticipation of el sids catch report ive added a table to the first post

[Karl M]

People just trying the piers this early or trying rock marks too?