poolbeg dublin

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#1 Post by **tomtum** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:35 pm

People:on my lonesome

Duration:4 hours

Tide:riseing

Weather:cold north wind

Bait:toby halk frozen mack

Rigs:breakout pennel

Results:smallist mack you ever seen and 3 dogs

Report:there is a lot to be said for fresh mack .not athing on frozen mack.Got the small mack on the toby.Got three baits out of him and got three dogs.

#2 Post by **wayne riley** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:40 pm

did ye walk all da way down 2 lighthouse or stop on way down :?: :?: :?:

well down :D :D

#3 Post by **tomtum** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:53 pm

stopped on the way

#4 Post by **wayne riley** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:58 pm

fished at the lighthouse las yr. loads of macks and 1 whiting on feathers. looks like a good spot 2 try 4 other speices 2.

#5 Post by **eyesreilly** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:06 pm

Well done Tomtum, good results. I had frozen mack myself last night but I made a hash of thawing it out in the microwave. I t was mush and half cooked :oops: :oops: but with a bit of elastic(well lots !!!) it stayed on the hook and caught a flounder :lol: . That sure was a cold north wind :shock: .

#6 Post by **tomtum** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:08 pm

it aways seems to throw up a fish or two but i am getting too old for the walk maybe when the weather gets a bit kinder i will take it on again

#7 Post by **wayne riley** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:12 pm

yea its 1 hell of a walk, thought i was goin 2 have a hearth attack walkin back 2 van :oops: :oops: think i mite put me bike in da back of van next time :D :D

#8 Post by **tomtum** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:46 pm

i started my fishing down there ,got my first bass in 1946 there .I have being up and down that peir too many timesthats why I have gammy legs .but over the years it holds a place in my mind that wont leave.If I had a pennyjavascript:emoticon(':o')javascript:emoticon(':lol:')
Laughing
Surprised :lol: :lol: :lol:

Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:41 pm

have fished it loads of times find it fished well on the top of the tide till about half way down me mate got a nice cod about 9lb 3 weeks ago night time all the way down the end

#10 Post by **EoinMag** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:05 pm

Tom, are you the fella that fishes with the young kid a lot?

#11 Post by **tomtum** » Thu May 01, 2008 10:12 am

hi eoin no not that tom but I fish with him sometimes Iam the large fellow with the white hair

#12 Post by **anthony2carr** » Thu May 01, 2008 10:29 am

I've fished it a couple of times with the saltwater fly rod.
Results 2 mack and one small pollock, for 3 days fishing :oops:
All fish were caught on a spring tide half way down the pier. Can't reach them with fly at other times.

I will be hitting the Mullet down there this year on the fly rod.
I tried it last year, but I hadn't caught one before and didn't know the tactics to use.

By the way, in low tide. Do you know how many bass visit the outlet from the power station, I counted 10 on one very clear day. In a foot and a half of water it's worth throwing a sandeel in there.Thought they were Mullet at first, but now I know better.

#13 Post by **corbyeire** » Thu May 01, 2008 10:46 am

had a fresh caught mack frozen from last weekend out last night in mint condition south dublin - only the crabs were interested... :?

at least the dogs showed for you

#14 Post by **roger de dodger** » Thu May 01, 2008 6:23 pm

did you think you were in galway ? :lol: :lol: :lol: try lug and squid or rag next time mac is only for tipping unless u like dog,s or conger :lol:

#15 Post by **tomtum** » Thu May 01, 2008 7:24 pm

Iam not able to dig rag or lug anymore.It has gone to dear to buyso I use what I can when I can ,well dogs are better than blanks . A well its a fine

#16 Post by **corbyeire** » Thu May 01, 2008 7:26 pm

roger de dodger wrote:did you think you were in galway ? :lol: :lol: :lol: try lug and squid or rag next time mac is only for tipping unless u like dog,s or conger :lol:

was looking for a dog roger :wink:

#17 Post by **EoinMag** » Thu May 01, 2008 10:28 pm

Howaya Tom, I've probably chatted to you at some point.
Were you fishing at the start of the lighthouse with the rod up against the mooring or life ring or whatever it is? If that's where you were, would you be able to tell me where you're casting to not to get snagged, and do you use a rotten bottom setup there?

#18 Post by **shamoo0804** » Thu May 01, 2008 11:05 pm

Hiya Tom,

Tried poolbeg lighthouse myself 4 weeks ago. In fairness tide was all wrong, fished 2 hours either side of lowtide and not a bite. Found it difficlut to fish outside the port wall due to the rocks (and losing loads of gear) so fished inside the ports, not a bite all night - 4 long hours and yeh the walks a bit of a killer.

anthony2carr, I have heard alright that there are Bass around the hotwater outlet, but couldnt find the outlet itself, where abouts is it :?:

I even checked on google earth to see if I could find it and couldnt, is it the mucky pool that comes in towards the roadside :?:

:idea: :idea: :idea: Eyesrielly... a few goods tip to thaw out your frozen mack next time, either run it under the hot water tap for a few minutes (mack must be wrapped up watertight for obvious reasons) or put boiling water in a flask and leave for 15 minutes, then drain water and put mack in the flask, then seal flash(mack will be defrosted by the time you reach your mark) or finally, put it on the dash of your car (by the hot air vents upto the front windscreen) and put the blowers on hot for 5/10 minutes - this may result in a slightly smelly car however :roll:

#19 Post by **tomtum** » Fri May 02, 2008 8:43 am

hi eoin we are sure to have met if you fish there a lot .Dont use rotten bottoms but lead lifts.If you can cast any lenth at allyou should clear the rocks it is on the retrieve you get the problem.I dont want to say too much about marks in case some people take umbridge. Shampo as you reach the pier turn left and you fall into the outflow. I dont fish the outflow at all but I have seen some bass there from time to time

#20 Post by **EoinMag** » Fri May 02, 2008 9:25 am

tomtum wrote:hi eoin we are sure to have met if you fish there a lot .Dont use rotten bottoms but lead lifts.If you can cast any lenth at allyou should clear the rocks it is on the retrieve you get the problem.I dont want to say too much about marks in case some people take umbridge. Shampo as you reach the pier turn left and you fall into the outflow. I dont fish the outflow at all but I have seen some bass there from time to time

Ah, are you the bloke who makes his own lifts from milk cartons? I've a feeling you lent me a lift the first time I was down there.

Shortly afterwards I had my first and only schooly bass off the rocks there.