South Wexford 1/1/09

[FMCN]

People:me

Duration:4 hrs

Tide:flooding

Weather:SE

Bait:frozen and fresh lug, mack and squid

Rigs:pulley pennells

Results:blank




Report:First session of the year and a good 4 hour drive and a blank. Drove down to a mark which i had visited previously but hadn't got the chance to fish. A light SE was forecast but arrived to find waves crashing in. Setup at about 3 PM and the plan was to fish through to high water at about 9 ish but by 7 and with no bites and struggling to hold bottom decided to cut my losses and head home. Nice to meet a local guy (hi Phillip) who reassured me the conditions were as bad as he had seen and made the fishing difficult to say the least. I thought i had just turned into a crap angler.

[Ashley Hayden]

Dear FMCN,

If you are going to travel down from the north, send an email to me first. I could save you a trip or put you on a half decent spot.

Regards...

[Century Man]

There was a cod of just over 6lb landed on this very beach that very night...

Paddygoodfish showed me the photo of a fine plump cod... and all I can say is Im jealous..

Hopefully he will post pic when he gets a chance.


D

[FMCN]

Thanks Ashley. I'll take you up on that offer. I like to get down to new marks as often as possible.
Century man: How do you know what beach i was on, unless you know Phillip. Did he fish after i left or was he the only other light i saw, which was well over a mile away.

[Century Man]

FMCN

FYI

YES I DO know Philip as it happens...

I havent a clue what lights you saw as I wasnt there myself (could have been Tuskar Rock maybe)???

All I know is that a good friend of mine had a good cod of 6lb close to 9pm.

I'm sure Paddygoodfish will post when he gets round to it.

Regards,

[petewex]

6lb cod where ,where

[Century Man]

Hi Pete,

All I was told was that same beach FMCN and Philip was on.

D

[petewex]

i know where ill be sunday night after the meet in courtown

[FMCN]

Century man, not sure why your being so hostile. I only asked how you knew what beach i was on and i know a headlight from a rock even from a mile away.

[Century Man]

Hostile?? Not me...

As I said I know nothing only what I was told and shown as I wasnt there myself.

The Tuskar is 7miles out anyway so it ruled that one out LOL

[Security man]

Lads, lads!! (or girls.... ).

Apologies about Century mans hostilities - he's just a bit sick he didn't go down either!

There was indeed a nice Cod taken around there about 10pm - however there was a huge surf, a savage amount of weed and conditions exactly as you described.
You had the right bait and you were on the right marks - just unfortunate in timing...

I guess we all have to put these things down to experience. You win some, you loose some.
I fished a mark 1 mile to the west of where you were for two whole weeks before Christmas, and blanked every single night .
(I know there's fish there, hence why I kept going back!!).

You should take up Ashley's offer, as the weather can affect different marks in different ways at different times of the year. Its a shame you went to all that effort for a blank. Give us a PM next time your considering a trip down...

Good to see a report all the same, even if it was a blank.

[FMCN]

Thanks to both of you. Hard to judge someones sense of humour online if you don't know them. I'll be back, excellent beach but as i am sure Phillip pointed out, not the easiest to fish that night. It was a matter of stick it out for another couple of hours and get home at 2 or 3 in the morning or leave at 7 and be tucked up before midnight. Obviously made the wrong call. Still a long day i was digging lug at 8 am. I'll drop one of you a PM before my next trip.

thanks again

Francis

[Century Man]

FMCN

About 10yrs ago I fixed up an old spinning rod that had seen better days.

Nowadays I'd just buy a new one but that was then.

Anyways, I goes down to that same beach and big rollers were crashing in etc etc.

Was a case of casting the lure and legging it backwards or get wet. Guess what,. I had 4 bass in 30mins and that's true.
All around the 4lb mark.That was class.

Went back the next day same tide and time etc and NOTHING.

JUST the way it goes./

[Security man]

No bother, mate.

A PM ahead the next time, can see you fixed up with a local phone number for fresh Lug, which you can ring ahead and book - and pick up on the way to the mark...
(Then you can stay wrapped up in bed till 1pm!! - like Century man )

[Century Man]

Now that IS HOSTILE.... YE DOZY GIT

Least I dont take 2 hours to dig 100 lug

[paddygoodfish]

There was a cod of just over 6lb landed on this very beach that very night...

Paddygoodfish showed me the photo of a fine plump cod... and all I can say is Im jealous..

Hopefully he will post pic when he gets a chance.


D

century man there not a sinner on that beach only myself as i was telling you tonight. not even a fox or rabbit. regards paddygoodfish

[Century Man]

Hiya Paddy,

Ah the boys musta bin on a different mark altogether then.

Unless of course they had gone by the time you arrrived???

[paddygoodfish]

Hiya Paddy,

Ah the boys musta bin on a different mark altogether then.

Unless of course they had gone by the time you arrrived???

[no way i was there at 5 until 9.30 the only light i saw was tuskar rock and my fag lighter

[Century Man]

Ahhhhh MY mistake then...

I thought it was the same beach lol...No wonder I catch F-All.....

Dont know my marks..LOL...

[FMCN]

Thanks security man, will do. A supply of fresh lug on the way would be great.