brittas bay, 03-12-08

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brittas bay, 03-12-08

#1 Post by eyesreilly »

People:me, fishface and John bunn

Duration:4-30pm-9-30pm

Tide:falling

Weather:ok to start, miserable later with gale force wind and sleety rain.

Bait:lug,mack squid

Rigs:flappers

Results:Bass, whiting, coalie




Report:I tried a mark in brittas bay for Bass :roll: , and was successful getting 4 bass, but all were schoolies, largest around 20 cms. I also got 4 whiting. John Bunn got 4 bass also, including a double and a few whiting. . All were caught on lug tipped with squid. Fishface got a double of whiting . He also got a nice coalie of 37cms at distance on a wishbone rig. . Started to rain heavily and the wind strenghtened which made things messy and difficult with sand getting everywhere :cry: . Highlight of the night was fishface modelling his new imax 2 piece floatie suit which is the business. I tried it on and must say it was very warm and comfy with lots of room to move about. My own jacket let the rain in later on with my back and arms getting damp :oops:,,, but my fingers were toasty with my new neoprene gloves :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :roll: . . The two boys left about a half hour before me ,then i got another bass which was what kept me there longer but i left as i could hardly hold the rod in the air with the wind :shock: . All in all not a bad night with a few fish being caught, which although small, at least they show that things might be looking up for the future, though i did hear that trawlers are coming very close to shore near wicklow :? :? . Some bait leftover gives me an excuse to get out, so who knows where i'll end up tomorrow night depending on the weather :lol: :lol: .
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Re: brittas bay, 03-12-08

#2 Post by saltydog »

Nice session lads :)
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Re: brittas bay, 03-12-08

#3 Post by Al and Jordan »

fair play for sticking it out dave :wink: i'll have to get into argos today and get a pair of those gloves. they sound the ticket :D looks like a floatie suit will be next on your shopping list. excellent report and pics as always :P :P
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Re: brittas bay, 03-12-08

#4 Post by seanie35 »

well done lads :) , happy to get a few fishies, pity bout the weather
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Re: brittas bay, 03-12-08

#5 Post by RockHunter »

Well done Dave, I made an attempt to get out last night. I noticed that the wind had picked up and changed to a southwesterly so I thought I should head out - got to the beach and there was a full blown gale with horizontal rain - got out of the car, attempted to get my waders on and was nearly blown :twisted: :twisted: over so decided a can of beer in front of the fire was a better idea :D :D :D

Good to see plenty of small schoolies about - bodes well for the future.
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Re: brittas bay, 03-12-08

#6 Post by FMCN »

Nice session. Seem to be lots of small bass around those east coast beaches. Wheres all their mums and dads. They must be in a few well hidden areas :) :) .
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Re: brittas bay, 03-12-08

#7 Post by eric »

gone back back to the land of the deise for winter
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#8 Post by uvox »

Nice coalfish too. Better than greystones, eh?....:)
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Re: brittas bay, 03-12-08

#9 Post by eyesreilly »

uvox wrote:Nice coalfish too. Better than greystones, eh?....:)


Nice coalie alright but I didnt get it :lol: :lol: ,,, that was Fishface (Neil) who can send the lead distances I can only dream about :cry: :cry: :cry: . Distance does count sometimes, he was targeting a big fish,,,,and he got the biggest fish of the night,,,at distance :lol: :lol: .I'll be in Greystones tomorrow please god,,,got some good coalies there too, Big Mick got this 40 cm one a few weeks ago :shock: :shock:
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#10 Post by thelegend »

well done lads , well done stickin it out in the gale, sandblastin the face gets rid of dead skin :wink: saves a fortune in the beauticians :lol: :lol:
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#11 Post by dan »

good 2 see some bass about movin. need 2 get out bassin nxt year.
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#12 Post by fishface »

yes dave the suit is the biz. dont c any report on greystones. keep in touch,
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#13 Post by fishermannum1 »

great report there Dave,
you's did well to stick it out in that weather :shock: :shock:
nice fishing guys, well done and nice pic's too!!!
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