Specimen Tope from the shore on Mackerel

PB alert. This is the video of my 45lb Tope from the shore. I caught it while fishing for Stingrays in Tralee Bay, County Kerry, Ireland.
It was my first tope from the shore so I was in completely new territory and unprepared. At 156cm long it is an Irish Specimen fish and I will hopefully be able to claim it as such. I missed the first 5 mins of the battle as the fish ripped the line off the reel and the rod off the stand I couldn't go back to grab the Gopro.
Heart thumping I made the decision to sprint for the camera and pray the fish stayed on the line. Luckily it did.
Although that one wasn't weighed I can estimate the weight based on a 150cm fish that was weighed 😉 Subscribe and hit the bell to see that video in the coming weeks.
I do apologise for the bad language in the video I endeavour to avoid it in all my videos and did my best to bleep it out with my limited editing skills. Please don't hold it against me I was filled to the brim with adrenaline. Specimen Tope from the shore on mackerel.

[@TheFishLocker]

- Fantastic effort lad. True Belter of a fish. Your heart must have been absolutely pounding!!! You did a brilliant job of the video as well. Top angling mate. 👍🏻🎣🦈

[@Inshore_Angler]

I was just so happy I made the decision to run back for the camera and that nothing went wrong. All the stars lined up for sure

[@stephenhopkins8191]

Lovely fish Chris.... brilliant video also.... I applaud your composure man. Phil Aud thought you well.

[@trampster7306]

Just WOW Chris - what a fantastic fish! What a great video too - probably your best! No need to apologise for the language - we could all see how excited you were, and these things happen! My language just watching it was similar! More of these please, and stay safe, stay well.

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Ha agreed I was swearing too !

[@ianmiller1879]

top fishing mate, cracking fish

[@jamescurran8721]

A great fish and an epic battle well filmed. You captured the excitement of that first beach Tope. I hope the reel survived the dunking. Well done🎉

[@Inshore_Angler]

Lol it did but the reel was old at the time and suffered some gear damage but still works for regular sized fish 🤣

[@TheLastMinuteAngler_JohnHewitt]

Wow, great video Chris 👊💪

[@silverfox2573]

fantastic fish,bonnie lad,what a buzz to play and catch a specimen like that,..just show's,,you never know whats sitting on your bait,well done.

[@PhilipOrd-ch3jn]

Well done Chris you did well on your own buddy . A fish of a lifetime from the shore at Derry all the best from Philip ord😅😊😊😊😊

[@Inshore_Angler]

Hiya Phil mate nothing beats the evening on your warrior with you and Dave hope your keeping well

[@thetallfella7048]

Well done Sir, a fish of a life from the shore. Good on you, could be the start to great summer. Looked like Derrymore.

[@Inshore_Angler]

Definitely up there with the monster stinger I had a few years ago but I'd say top of the list.

[@davidheaslip3163]

Unbelievable......I didn’t think they could be caught from the shore. Fantastic stuff, well done......👍👍

[@fishface1872]

Absolutely stunning tope Chris 👍💯

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thanks 👍 can't wait to get back off

[@peterelmer9114]

Yep, big fish normally surprise us and then all hell breaks loose ; great capture and so nice to see your excitement and trembling hands - real fishing is all about this 👍

[@ttrcaster]

Awesome Mate I feel mega Designed that rod ,Century BB many moons ago and seeing live, a fish of a lifetime getting caught on it My hands are buzzing as well Big Danny

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thanks Danny you did good in the designing they will have to get you back to design more fishing rods and less casting ones lol

[@cliveodriscoll2116]

LOVED that Chris :) Thats the job, im looking forward to it

[@10666]

Buzzing for you pal,had my first tope yesterday, only 12lb but my new obsession, good on ya

[@Inshore_Angler]

Did ya that's savage congrats 👏 hopefully the first of many for you now. No luck for me on them yet this year but I'm hoping to get a go at a few in the next couple of weeks

[@chrisjones6884]

Well done Chris cracking fish from the beach 👌

[@Inshore_Angler]

Cheers man it was unreal

[@ncarabini]

Great Fish Chris, loved the video

[@stevecapps2301]

Great video and fish mate🎣👍

[@timdavis9329]

Fantastic job Chris

[@Delintrepid]

Nice one chris!! What a buzz you must had when your rod went! Brilliant, keep them coming

[@Inshore_Angler]

It was between adrenaline and terror

[@MrJimmyjamjam]

Loved the excitement... great fish

[@Inshore_Angler]

The excitement was up at around 400% took me almost 4 hours to get to sleep that night

[@PerchRockFishing]

Awesome piece of angling Chris...well done ...what a result.

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thank you sir its great when it all comes together

[@gerardlowe1411]

Brilliant Chris well done

[@mrcooksta1]

Congrats Chris 👏👍👍 Well done that's one hell of a tope mate ,,from the bloody beach at that ! lol

[@cormacbarry8273]

Quality stuff , well done Chris!!

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thanks cormac man delighted to be able to share it lol

[@doniek087]

Wow!!!!!! Well done Chris, what a fish!!!!!!

[@Inshore_Angler]

It was unreal Donal

[@shaughz]

Top Notch, Congrats Chris, Epic Stuff

[@kieronmcmahon4385]

Amazing fishing fair play

[@Inshore_Angler]

Cheers kieron

[@seanseoighe13]

Nice one Chris. Well done

[@ronniemcwilliams5245]

Well done Chris, you deserved that mate. Fish of a lifetime delighted for you

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thanks Ronnie it got the heart racing that's for sure

[@Mrphybrian1]

What a fish! Well done Chris!

[@davidgreene6390]

What a fish!, well done Chris, you don’t have to catch Tope like that every week though, we’ll still tune in to see you catch the flatties and the weavers 😉😁

[@Inshore_Angler]

That comment has made my day

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Yea ! So good there was something about that moody sky and conditions too that said good fish. Really got a sense of what that meant to you and enjoyed your narration throughout too. Top work I didn’t really think of tope running that shallow and must of been amazing being up to your waist too . Always feels much more involving being in the surf. Top work buddy.

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thanks mate i thought it was a big stinger at first and even when it kept deep in close I still had stinger in my head then I saw the shadow and the tail. The heart definitely skipped a beat lol

[@everytingstaken]

Unreal! Just found this channel...youv earned a sub and a share!

[@jasondaly9172]

Congratulations Chris , What a Tope!

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thanks Jason

[@TheAutisticAngler]

Fantastic! Well done Chris and congrats on your pb.

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thanks mate it was a thrill and a half

[@johntaylor4035]

Well done Chris great fish mate 👍🏼

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thanks John I'm delighted with it

[@_Just_B]

Bloody well done Chris! You done well with tope let alone having to strip weed off your line! My heart dropped every time you had to sort the weed out! Excellent angling mate!

[@Inshore_Angler]

I'm only glad that there was no heart rate monitor on at the time

[@paddyscanlon6725]

What a fish mate, great work, like Christmas for anglers the reaction, shared and liked , keep them coming

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thanks for that paddy I hope to have some more really good ones in the next few weeks too

[@paddyscanlon6725]

I hope to get some myself, hunting Ray and smoothie the last 2 weeks , a couple of small pubs, but nothing but dogs slamming the baits, missed a good fish last week, almighty bang and run then snap from 50 pound trace, at the connection to shock lead, disappointed to say the least, new gear same as I always have when hunting Ray and smooth hound 😂,

[@3wolves110]

Amazing!

[@garethbell332]

What a fish! Well done mate

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thanks Gareth mate some buzz

[@padraighartnett6744]

Great stuff, really enjoyed the video

[@bigtmccrea3225]

A fish of a lifetime congratulations mate 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯🐟🐟😉👌👌

[@Inshore_Angler]

Certainly is I know there is bigger around but that was unreal

[@noelevitt6961]

Now that's what you call a fish well done chum. That will take some beating that. Definitely worth the wait for that post.

[@Inshore_Angler]

Man I was sitting on it all week trying to play it cool

[@michaelcarlton6712]

Absolutely super fish Chris well done.Real heart in the mouth stuff when they give you the eye and you realise no wire to the hook.Imagine if you had a second run,then you would have been really out of breath.Delighted for you,no going back on rays after that.

[@Inshore_Angler]

After 3 huge runs I thought it was the 100lb stinger I know is there. Another sprint might of killed me 😂 whatever about the rays I can't see me digging maddies any time soon

[@davethornton1853]

Fantastic fish well done!

[@colinosullivan2828]

Well done Chris,great excitement between trying to land the fish and getting rid of the weed at the same time. Spielberg has only the second best shark movie out here after this😃

[@Inshore_Angler]

Ha his bank balance remains pretty impressive in comparison 😂

[@colinosullivan2828]

Chris O'Sullivan, The Inshore Angler baby steps

[@Inshore_Angler]

@@colinosullivan2828 that's true too

[@keithsmith9229]

Congratulations bud, great achievement, this vid had my own heart racing, ur best video yet keep em coming.

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thanks Keith I really appreciate that. I'm hoping to get a few more videos on the bigger fish this year and a few on the different species to target around the area

[@zekefishy798]

Wow! Big well done Chris👍. That's a beauty and fish of a lifetime💪🎣💪

[@Inshore_Angler]

That's for sure. I can't wait to get out again for them

[@Neil.W]

Those big fish moments when flicking some weed off your line feels like a massive achievement! Congrats Chris, what a fish from the beach!

[@Inshore_Angler]

I was cursing the weed something awful

[@hardcorefishermanofhull7438]

What a great fish mate brilliant keep up the great work stay safe

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thanks man it makes the small flattties seem like they could be bait next time 😂

[@lucannewland1187]

Congratulations on a wonderful catch lad 👏 👏 👏 I'm trying for a Tope off the North coast this July!

[@Inshore_Angler]

Oh nice one man i heard of a few off Benone and some real big hounds too

[@lucannewland1187]

@Inshore_Angler yeah Benone is my spot 👍... I've a few good Bass this year and surprisingly I got a 4lb Cod in the beginning of November! Plenty of small hounds being caught and I've heard of a few double figure hounds being caught too! A mate of mine caught a 38lb tope about 2km down the beach past the military firing range in the summer! Tight lines dude!

[@integraellie]

Great video lol, I love the panic of it all. Great catch

[@Inshore_Angler]

You have no idea I was trying to keep calm and about 20 other things. It was a massive buzz to get the first one.

[@IOMFishing]

Like a rocket in shallow water, top angling!

[@Inshore_Angler]

I was actually down to the knot on the reel running towards the water.

[@MrTrooper20]

was a great area between derrymore and carrigaharua at one time,a mate of mine used to get some monsterous female tope at one spot and a lot of males at another later in the year,good to see there are a few still around and they havn`t gone the way of the monkfish

[@Inshore_Angler]

That sounds class it's hard to find a reliable spot out of the chronic weed.

[@MrTrooper20]

@@Inshore_Angler t ry ardmore point on the shannon,float fish a small mackeral on the last part of the rising tide,legend has it some big tope still run up there in the early summer

[@g-plan9future204]

Great fishing matey

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thank you. Still can't believe I managed to land it

[@simonsmith6053]

Awesome stuff Chris - well played, mate!

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thanks Simon lots of luck involved I think too

[@simonsmith6053]

@@Inshore_Angler Luck in the hooking maybe, but you still needed to play and land the fish 👍

[@roberthoward8649]

Nice one Chris,well done ,I have always wanted one .🤙🤙👊

[@Inshore_Angler]

Me too lol whenever there is pints and fishy stories the tope are mentioned now I can finally join in

[@NorthernSky1980.]

Well done 👍🏻

[@tadhghayden7601]

Learning experience these in prior preparation One fish from the shore is worth 10 from a boat... Good fish...

[@KayakFishingCorkIreland]

Congratulations Chris! Awesome angling! A lot of people would have broken that off.

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thanks Tim my heart almost stopped when I saw the tail outside

[@johnwyatt2316]

Totally amazing well done fella. A fish dreams are made of. Great beach too and you get to drive your car down there

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thanks John yes I've made the walk of death a few times and never again. Even if I was guaranteed big fish every time I just couldn't face it 😂

[@johnwyatt2316]

Morning fella. Found some of your videos from start lock down this year. The one where you under rat threat. Just wanted to know if your thinking about doing anymore live broadcasts. I'm old to get into fishing again. Had 30 year gap. Life does that to you at times work families etc. But I'm still shielding and fishing great to get out and see the world still turning. Your kennel baiting video you did great learning and I've caught fish copying your demo. Stay safe happy and well. I look forward to finding more Gems on KZbin.

[@stevencampbell4857]

Well done mate what a catch round of applause 👏👏

[@JayZ7006]

Congrats Chris! Excellent fishing.

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thanks Jay

[@peterfairclough4042]

Well done Chris ! Takes some doing to land one on your own .

[@Inshore_Angler]

A lot of luck too lol I'm bringing back up next time 😂

[@christopherkenny3488]

Well done

[@cormacmeenehan5962]

Great fish big lad and loved the fish welfare on your own. Your pointers at the end make the video even better. Good man yerself.🤝☘️

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thanks man I would of loved to take a pile more pics but on my own it just wasn't possible. I will just have to go catch another

[@muskrat477]

Well done Chris

[@l.r.sfishing4011]

Hahaha flip that was amazing I was almost as excited as you watching that!!!!!!!!! Very good mate well done!! That was awesome. Tight lines 🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣

[@Inshore_Angler]

thanks mate it was heart in the mouth stuff but got there in the end.

[@l.r.sfishing4011]

@@Inshore_Angler yea I bet it was mate fantastic stuff a once in a life time fish that mate!

[@samsmith7866]

Great stuff Chris, well deserved mate 😁🎣

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thanks Sam great excitement

[@Fishingbug]

What a epic catch, really felt like I was there with you. Buzzing for you. Well done.

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thanks mate it was heart in the mouth stuff alright 😂

[@Anglingaddict75]

Really happy for you mate! Well done!

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thanks man it was awful sitting on the video all week

[@paulbegley6124]

Super fish. Never caught any type of shark, this looked class. Really didnt think ud get them from the shore. Alot of anglers envious of u today. Fair play

[@Inshore_Angler]

They tend to come in to a few areas around the coast but it takes a lot of failed ventures before getting lucky like I did

[@richardbutcher936]

Incredible fish Chris! No need to apologise for the bad language, I think I’d have been swearing a lot more than that!!

[@Inshore_Angler]

I know trust me I really was behaving

[@up020]

Chris where would u recommend putting lobster pots in fenit

[@garybowden941]

Cracking shore caught Tope, well done that man. I lost a good Tope from the same mark last year.....and it still haunts me now. Keep up the great work, really enjoying your videos.

[@Inshore_Angler]

Ah no really man what happened? I lost a big brute of a stinger there one day when my line just broke randomly about 20m out still don't know what caused it

[@garybowden941]

I hooked into the Tope just before we were about to pack up after catching my first quad on the Rays from the same venue.....Stinger, Undulate, Small eyed and finally Thornback, I got snagged up on the bloody metal structure you used as a temporary rod rest at the start of your video!....... like your lost Stinger, I was within touching distance, and very excitable. Mustn't grumble as they say, gotta be happy with the quad, but that Tope really would have been the icing on the proverbial cake.

[@Inshore_Angler]

Oh man it sounds like one of them amazing days that that venue can produce. Congratulations on your grand slam of rays its not too many guys get it in the one day. That cage is definitely a hindrance I've been tempted to drag it out but could be just unearthing more.

[@philmann7054]

Nice one well done on a cracking fish Chris

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thanks Phil

[@kevinbuckler1085]

Mate,that was epic well done what a fish !!

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thanks Kevin

[@PepeSnow]

absolute corcker mate !well done :D

[@benthemulleteer]

What a fish and an epic video mate! I was riveted all the way through! 😁😁

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thanks Ben I'm loving reading thru all the comments and watching the weather like a hawk

[@Shorecaster]

Class Chris

[@TheBlueCassidy]

Wow fair play man!

[@Inshore_Angler]

Definitely a special days fishing

[@fishngadgets7145]

Well done Chris been trying for over twenty years for one of them from the beach never had one great to see you did Cong rat's Mick Morgan

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thanks mick it was great to finally get one

[@evan_.angler4872]

How are you Chris, it’s Evan nice fish👍

[@jaclhillon5887]

Great stuff, well done!

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thanks jacl 👍

[@FamasFTW98]

Great catch chris

[@Viking-cs1fv]

Outstanding mate!

[@Inshore_Angler]

thank you

[@josephpullen7764]

That's a monster mate well in

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thanks man it was unreal

[@carlo5608]

Unreal fair play

[@skittles074]

Congrats mate

[@garylawlor2288]

Lovely tope bud well done. Think I know the spot you are at in the video. Long trek out there if you dont have a 4x4 is it not?

[@Inshore_Angler]

I think horrific trek is more accurate

[@garylawlor2288]

@@Inshore_Angler yeah bud always looked a bit far for me to be bring the rest of my family as I am usually with them when down that way. Next time I am down there I will give it a pop though. Have you had many Stingers or even a Monk from that spot?

[@blagdonboy11]

Superb fishing. Both you and your kit held up well. Century Carbon Metal Rod? I also thought you handled the fish well considering the circumstances.

[@Inshore_Angler]

Ya it's a century Blackbird or bb. I have a few of them and they are very very dependable once you get used to the length. Like every thing I would try handle it a bit better if I was able to time travel but at least I know what to do the next time

[@daniellarmour3521]

Biggest rope I seen from shore was a 48lb off rathmullen pier. Good ray spot too

[@Inshore_Angler]

Class that's a big old girl. I wouldn't mind having a few weeks to explore around donegal

[@daniellarmour3521]

Chris O'Sullivan, The Inshore Angler is recommend the spot, loads of thornbacks and mackerel for fresh bait.

[@MrTerrytod2]

"Ohhhhh it's a f**kin big tope" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Inshore_Angler]

Ha ha and that was the professionalism out the window

[@mrspliff3061]

What fishing rod is this mate

[@Trojwaterman]

Awesome, well done

[@Inshore_Angler]

Cheers man

[@MrFoxmyster]

Top stuff buddy!

[@kenclarke4559]

Jaysus Chris, what a fish. My heart was in my mouth the whole time, what bait did he take?

[@Inshore_Angler]

Would you believe it was a small mackerel bait about 4 inch X 1 inch I had a flapper on the other Rod but it passed it by

[@TheEastbourneFisherman]

Get in mate amazing fishing :) what a dream fish :)

[@Inshore_Angler]

Thanks mate it's doing wonders for the channel just need to catch PB fish every week and I'll be flying

[@MrAlsmurf]

Oooh target achieved.

[@thekid8562]

Beautiful angling Chris.What did you get him on...

[@Inshore_Angler]

A section of mackerel fillet did the damage