rossknowlagh, donegal, 13/14th sept

[corbyeire]

People: me fein

Duration: 7.45pm-9.30pm sat evening 12-2.30 sunday

Tide: just starting to ebb sat, beginning to fill again sun

Weather:overcast - occasional light rain

Bait: mac sandeel lug all frozen

Rigs: 3 hook flapper, 1 hook pat, 2 hook clipped

Results: 2 flounder, rod rest, rod, reel, and rig!

Report: arrived much later than expected - still loads of surfers about - waves were in and out very irregular - first cast out at distance plain sandeel - rod tip started going - left it a bit and then struck - but no hook up

sandeel was pulled down the hook - seemed like something decent - then that was it on the distance rod

2 lads i knew had been surfing and called over offering a cup of tea - things were quiet so i walked the 300 yards away from the rod - had tea biscuits - went back and there was a tea bag on my flapper - small flounder - the flounder walk still works!

glad to see

stayed another 30mins and had a good rattle and had a second flounder of 30cm

out again with a hangover next morning - couldnt make sense of the swells - the tide was flying in - then it would slow down - then back in again

foolishly i was trying to have 2 rods out - nothing was doing

had an awful tangle on the large rod - had bag and gear 150 yards back - went to it to get scissors - while i was back there the tide came in about 3 foot and knocked over the stand

hands full with line - just had to get them free!

ran back to where the stand was but it was gone - not even burried

no sign of it - waded around nothing - was at this 10 mins - and then saw the rod floating further out - no way could i wade

was considering asking some of the surfers or kayakers to get it - at least id have the rod and reel

a few more minuets went by and the sea surged and it brought the rod in closer - went up to the waist and got drenched - but got the rod - it had managed to tangle the stand in the line about 20 metres on - so then got that and started moving before the waves got higher

got back up the beach and found the trace still on the end of it

time to go home!

[tomi]

That's the result
What bait are you using to attract that rod? must try this myself

[saltydog]

Jaysus Brian you were blessed to get your gear back!! could've been very tricky if the auld waders filled up You over West this weekend??

[Dave]

That sounds like a absolute nightmare, you were bloody lucky to get everything back including the rig.

[corbyeire]

yea very lucky the way the tide was ebbing and flowing - as ever never underestimate the ocean

conor im down for the comp saturday in gurteen - ill see you there if your about

[fishermannum1]

yea very lucky the way the tide was ebbing and flowing - as ever never underestimate the ocean

that place can have a very strong flow on it at times, so you were indeed lucky to recover your gear "and yourself "
i bet you forgot about your hangover after that

[round_ourway]

scary biscuits there i'd say. lucky u came away with the gear and yourself there fella.