slipway salthill 1/2/08

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slipway salthill 1/2/08

#1 Post by stevecrow74 »

People:just me

Duration: couple of hours into dark

Tide:neither here or there ( neaps )

Weather:calm freezin

Bait:mack lug squid

Rigs:3hook flapper and one up one down

Results: more whiting than i can remember 20+




Report: got out cos i wont be fishing the weekend :oops:
set up just as the sun was very low in the sky, just used the one rod (profile) had a feeling i would be kept busy with whiting and i was right..

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#2 Post by chrisfeeney30 »

did u fish of the higher rocks?
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#3 Post by stevecrow74 »

no.. just took the pic halfway up them.. fished off the slip
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#4 Post by chrisfeeney30 »

ya nice night for fishing. i kept looseing things that side last nite cause the tide was halfway in.moved to the other side and got the fish there in 2 or 3 casts! lol
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#5 Post by MC »

not bad, beats practising :lol: is the slip near you?
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#6 Post by stevecrow74 »

MC wrote:not bad, beats practising :lol: is the slip near you?

about 10 mins walk with all the gear
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#7 Post by Kraken »

nice pic steve :D
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#8 Post by stevecrow74 »

Kraken wrote:nice pic steve :D

believe it or not, its not a common sight to see the sun go down over Galway bay.. it usually goes down over knocknacarra (well it does through the summer) but then they would have to change the lyrics of the song...
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#9 Post by ifitswims »

hows the bite detection on the profile for the whiting steve ... ?


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#10 Post by stevecrow74 »

ifitswims wrote:hows the bite detection on the profile for the whiting steve ... ?


tks

excellent...

even at 141 meters :D

(and yes i did measure it)
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#11 Post by ifitswims »

good stuff ... just getting a profile myself ..
casts ok too then ..
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#12 Post by stevecrow74 »

ifitswims wrote:good stuff ... just getting a profile myself ..
casts ok too then ..


it casts only as good as the person casting it...

and having said that.. its a dream to cast.. easily cuts through the air making for a comfortable swing :D
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