CANCELLED: winter whitefish 15/12/7 comp

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jw · #1 Post by jw » Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:03 pm

Please post here if you are definately going on a winter whitefish
trip to fish reefs, stony and sandy ground six to twelve miles west of
loop head in county Clare. Since nobody can cast that far, its going
to be a boat trip, and i've booked the Clare Dragoon
http://www.fishandstay.com/boat/ from Carrigaholt as she is a top
class charter boat for comfort, speed, safety and skippers ability to
find fish. The target species are whiting, cod, haddock, hake,
pollack, ling, coalfish etc. Up to date reports from the boat are
posted here
http://www.shannon-fishery-board.ie/gui ... n_2007.htm
Even in August the whiting are an embarrassment to their kind, taking
whole mackerel baits and it is hoped to catch BIG whitefish in the
winter. The next available date is the 2nd December, so I've booked
that. The booking is weather dependent. If we can't get out to the
reefs the trip will be cancelled/postponed for another day. I think
boat hire is 480 for the day and up to eight can fish the boat. If
more people are definately coming, we could try for a second boat.

Bill Ryan is a shore fishing guide from the area
http://www.chillwithbill.com/ and he has offered to sponsor a specimen
competition on the day with a prize of a guided shore trip. (Bill has
51 Irish Specimen Fish Awards, you might have seen him on Wild Fishing
with Henry Gilbey).

I propose to organise the specimen competition with the points for
each fish as a percentage of the speciment weight, so an 11 pound
pollack would be 11x100/12=92 points, the best three species to
count. If nothing else it will be fun trying to do the sums rolling
about on the atlantic in December :-)

First Dibs to those who posted here
http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... hp?t=13138

jw · #2 Post by jw » Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:05 pm

i've spoken to jd and he's coming so thats two anyway jw, jd

#3 Post by **Ferg** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 2:09 am

Hi Jw
count me in also
Ferg

#4 Post by **Ferg** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 2:15 am

Jw
Didnt realise u had a thread going on this already.
if there is space ill go
ferg

#5 Post by **petekd** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 12:28 pm

I'm putting my name in for this, if for some reason I am unable to make it and a replacement is not found, I will pay my share of the boat.

#6 Post by **thescotsman** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 12:41 pm

as per Pete, I'm in and in the unlikely event of me not going I'll pay my share no problem if required.

#7 Post by **BRIAN DUGGAN** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 8:12 pm

Would still be up for this as per previous post,Brian Duggan

#8 Post by **MAC** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:37 pm

I'm in....

Kev

#9 Post by **yappo** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 8:11 pm

Sorry John can't make the 2nd.
Good luck I hope it goes well for you.
Look forward to report.

Yappo

#10 Post by **bigkev** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:11 pm

My home patch, please count me in!
Kev

#11 Post by **slowarm** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 1:16 am

Away for a few days, so could not reply earlier..... I'm in.

#12 Post by **blaker** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:13 am

Once again I'm late! If theres a drop out, I'll step into the space vacated.

jw · #13 Post by jw » Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:16 am

steve,

i'll make some calls and see if there's a second boat available and get back shortly

john

jw · #14 Post by jw » Thu Nov 01, 2007 3:37 pm

10 lads fishing on the one boat in such deep water would lead to a lot of tangles, so
i've booked a second boat, the Deva skippered by Mikey Fennell. Five or six per boat
would give comfortable fishing. Since two boats is quite a lot of spondulix, i've pm everyone for a 50 euro deposit so people aren't stung

#15 Post by **MAC** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 4:42 pm

Deposit Paid.

Kev

#16 Post by **thescotsman** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 5:07 pm

likewise

#17 Post by **petekd** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 5:30 pm

I didnt get your PM John...

jw · #18 Post by jw » Thu Nov 01, 2007 5:37 pm

not sure what happened there. Its in my sentbox. Maybe jd knows. I'll send it gain anyway

They're fishing on the reefs this weekend with the calm weather, so we should know whats being caught now. Fingers x'ed we gat calm weather for the 2/12

#19 Post by **petekd** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 5:44 pm

Deposit sent....

jw · #20 Post by jw » Thu Nov 01, 2007 5:49 pm

deposits received from thescotsman, jd, jw, kev, petekd
pms sent to bigkev, blaker, brian duggan, sllowarm and ferg

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CANCELLED: winter whitefish 15/12/7 comp

CANCELLED: winter whitefish 15/12/7 comp

White fish

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Re december trip.

2/12 Dec

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