bray harbour fri, 04-01-08

[eyesreilly]

People:me

Duration:8-45 till 11-45pm

Tide:high at 9 approx

Weather:cold, clear starry night (mars visible!), wind rising

Bait:mack, sandeel, squid

Rigs:3 hook flappers

Results: 3 lsd , 1 whiting.




Report:Arrived at Bray at 8-45 as tide started to drop. Another angler told me that he had caught some ling,whiting and dogs but that it was falling off . Just what i wanted to hear on my first outing of 08 :( . I had come out to chill out, but panicked when I opened the boot and realised that i had left my warm windproof and waterproof coat (with my gloves in the pocket), at home in the rush to get out :oops: . Luckily I had my wooly hat and it was mild enough at first. I ended up wearing my wifes jacket that was in the back of the car :oops: . I had brought 2 rods but decided to fish with one as i'm always missing bites on one when holding the other. I got some bites but couldnt connect. Everything seemed right , I looked the part but no fish :oops: . The other guy caught another doggie , was this going to be my 4th blank in a row ?. I was dying to ask him lots of questions, ( how to put on the bait etc) , but didnt want to bother him too much. He left at 10 and I still had nothing, then I felt a tug and landed a doggie and the pressure was off :lol: . Happy days!!. The wind started to pick up now and it was getting colder but I didnt care , then another two doggies and a whiting, all on squid and mackerel cocktail. I got plenty of bites, probably from pin whiting but I think my hooks could have been too big, size 2/0 ( well thats what the other guy told me!!!) not a bad start to 2008. Ps I also learned from a passerby that you could see Mars in the sky! . Dave