co. antrim rock mark (AKA the dog house) sun 24 may 09

[Al and Jordan]

People: me jordan and minty

Duration: 12pm to 12am

Tide: high to low to high again

Weather: no wind, no rain and sunburn. in other words EXCELLENT

Bait: rag, squid, mack and sand eels

Rigs: single hook and lead on a 3 way swivel

Results: ME: 7 dogs and 2 shannys JORDAN: 7 dogs to 2lb 5ozs, 8 shannys and a 2lb huss MINTY: 12 dogs, 2 shannys and a 5lb huss

Report: it was our club comp today and it was another rover where any fish under 25cms would'nt make it onto the card. this would'nt be a problem for us as i had discovered this doggie mark during the week and all dogs were an immeadiate 45cm so we were quids in. me and jordan decided to get an early start and began fishing at midday even thow the comp did'nt start until 7pm. by 4pm we had landed a good dose of dogs and minty arrived just after i got my first bad fall on rocks while fishing i was walking over some weed covered rocks to bait up jordan's rig when i slipped and fell onto my knees, lifting the skin off them both . the only saving grace was that i was wearing jeans and the denim saved me from what i'm sure would have been a lot of stitches so with blood soaked jeans i had to just hobble around until i got home and could properly tend to the wounds . but being a true fishaholic i carried on regardless (allbeit at a slower pace). jordan had minty rooting around in the rock pools trying to get him his first minis of the year and the shanny's were only too happy to oblige. so we got back to concentrating on counters for the comp and minty was in fine form pulling in dog after dog. then jordan got a nice wee huss of 2lb which was smaller than some of the dogs we were getting. i think the heaviest dog fell to jordan at 2lb 8oz and it was great watching him struggle to get it out of the kelp and onto the rocks . jordan's bragging about being the only one to get a huss soon came to a dramatic end when minty connected into something that made a terrible grinding noise outta his reel and we were all in shock as a 5lb bull huss broke the surface and was duely landed . it was quite an accomplishment to get a huss from the shore up this neck of the woods and a nice sized one too was just an added bonus minty had no sooner landed it as jordan landed another doggie and we got a few good pics of them both before they were both returned to swim another day . all in all it was a brilliant day out with a good few fish and the 2 huss were the icing on the cake after all the cards were marked up jordan ended up 3rd in the junior section and minty 4th in the seniors and i was just glad to still be upwardly mobile after my wee accident but we had a great day out and there was plenty of fish all round to keep us all happy

[Al and Jordan]

last 2 pics. there is video footage that i'll put up later when i get it uploaded to my youtube account

[doggie3131]

great report as usual,and great pics,see jordan outfished you again al bet those knees hurt this morning!!

[eyesreilly]

me and jordan decided to get an early start and began fishing at midday even thow the comp did'nt start until 7pm.

Thats dedication Al , really enjoyed the report ,cant wait for the video footage, does it include the acccident?? If it does you can send it in to "Youve been framed" Well done on the comp results

[dfella25]

Nice report Al and fair play lads on a good haul. I noticed the doggies in your pics here and your last report are a much darker colour up your way. I hope your knees cleaned up ok. You have that James Brown impersonating comp next weekend, how will you managed that!!

By the way when I saw the thread name AKA Doggie House I thought to myself thats normally how my fishing ends up when I'm four hours late home

[Dawsey]

Awesome days fishing lads. Looks like a great wee spot, looking forward to giving it a go for a the odd dog and chance of a huss Jordan lad you did well again.

Nice looking huss minty, tis a good'un.

[spindlefist]

great fishing there and well done on the Huss Jordan..

[rab01]

Nice fishing again lads. Wish I could get out as often as you's.

[boyler]

Well done lads,that sounds like a cracking session and plenty of fish caught. And well done on the Huss minty thats a belter

Paddy

[minty]

well Al great report as usual mate, dont think i need to post one as i think you have everthing covered.
Landing the Huss was the hi-lite of the night for me but i have to say it was some wee spot you found there.
I'd deffo fish there again in the hope of catching more huss.... but think i'll bring a different reel .

i have to say it makes a change to be happy to be in the dog house

[saltydog]

That's a serious session 12:00-00:00 Respect due.... unfortunate with the fall Al at least no bones broken.... well done Jordan and Minty on the Huss and the placings in the comp

[the-ghost]

quality lads!!!

[gfkelly1969]

great report as usual,and great fishing too,bet ye slept well after that session.
looking forward to the videos

[round_ourway]

quality report lads. brilliant session lads. great to see a huss lifted as well.

from losing flasks to a visual migraine, I had to call it a day early. well done boys. thats a cracking huss.

[AndrewF33]

Did yous loose much gear on the mark ?

[Ronald]

Fantastic session there Al, well done on getting the huss for Jordan and minty as well, just makes me want to go fishing even more now seeing the sessions you guys have been getting lately. I might head north myself at the end of the week and try a wee spot for them.

[Al and Jordan]

great report as usual,and great pics,see jordan outfished you again al bet those knees hurt this morning!!

no kidding man, you'd think someone had taken a cheese grater to em

Nice report Al and fair play lads on a good haul. I noticed the doggies in your pics here and your last report are a much darker colour up your way. I hope your knees cleaned up ok. You have that James Brown impersonating comp next weekend, how will you managed that!!
By the way when I saw the thread name AKA Doggie House I thought to myself thats normally how my fishing ends up when I'm four hours late home

yeah, i mentioned that to eyesreilley when we were in wicklow that the dogs up this way all seem to be almost black . they must be living over more rock and kelp than sand and it makes for better camo i suppose.

Awesome days fishing lads. Looks like a great wee spot, looking forward to giving it a go for a the odd dog and chance of a huss Jordan lad you did well again.
Nice looking huss minty, tis a good'un.

cracking spot dawsey, i'll have to get you up to it and get you into contact with a dog and huss mate

great fishing there and well done on the Huss Jordan..

cheers man he was made up getting one

Nice fishing again lads. Wish I could get out as often as you's.

one of the advantages of being the one who makes the work rota i always check the tides and forecasts before sorting out what nights i work

Well done lads,that sounds like a cracking session and plenty of fish caught. And well done on the Huss minty thats a belter
Paddy

cheers paddy, minty's huss was a big lump of a fish. there were better photos of it but i could'nt post them as they had a few features in the backround that would have given the mark away

well Al great report as usual mate, dont think i need to post one as i think you have everthing covered.
Landing the Huss was the hi-lite of the night for me but i have to say it was some wee spot you found there.
I'd deffo fish there again in the hope of catching more huss.... but think i'll bring a different reel .
i have to say it makes a change to be happy to be in the dog house

i'm just gutted i caught the bulk of my fish before 7pm but it was great craic watching your reel scream for mercy getting the big lad through the kelp . we're going back down there on friday evening for a session with dawsey, you're more than welcome man if you're free (i think jordan wants your huss )

That's a serious session 12:00-00:00 Respect due.... unfortunate with the fall Al at least no bones broken.... well done Jordan and Minty on the Huss and the placings in the comp

cheers conor, the fall was bound to happen at some stage with the ammount of time we spend fishing all the guys i've talked to who have been fishing a few years all have a story about a bad fall they've had at some stage, i suppose it's a rite of passage as a sea angler to have the odd fall. but at least it was only a flesh wound

quality lads!!!

cheers ghost. i saw a bunch of lads fishing garron point on monday, was that any of your lads?. if so how did they get on?

great report as usual,and great fishing too,bet ye slept well after that session.
looking forward to the videos

cheers mate. between photography and videoing jordan's catches i'll have to get out on my own again soon to get some fishing done myself

quality report lads. brilliant session lads. great to see a huss lifted as well.
from losing flasks to a visual migraine, I had to call it a day early. well done boys. thats a cracking huss.

cheers stevie. sorry to hear you had to leave the comp with a migraine. fra ended up fishing beside the guy who won the biggest fish pool with a 60cm pollack

Did yous loose much gear on the mark ?

loads man. if you did'nt get a fish you lost your hook or lead. or lost the hook lead and fish . but that's where the fish were. you just had to take the tackle loss on the chin, re rig and cast back out again . i'd say that for every fish that was landed one was lost to the kelp. and that was with reels loaded with 50lb braid but with fishing like that it's an acceptable loss to take

Fantastic session there Al, well done on getting the huss for Jordan and minty as well, just makes me want to go fishing even more now seeing the sessions you guys have been getting lately. I might head north myself at the end of the week and try a wee spot for them.

cheers ronald, we're going back up on friday to that mark if you want to get a run out with us mate. we'll be leaving after 3pm when jordan gets out of school. there's plenty of room in the car if you need a lift . drop me a text and let me know how you're fixed. it would be nice to return the favour seeing as you put us onto some excellent marks last year man

right, here goes. i'll try to post the video here and there was a picture i forgot to post with the initail report of jordan's big doggie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15Ehq4gpi5s

[fishermannum1]

great stuff!!!! cant wait to get back out again, reading the reports will have to do in the meantime.
but i'll be "BACK"

[Al and Jordan]

nice one don, sorry i never replied to your text, i'll have to get some credit on the phone. good to hear you're back home and i'm sure it won't be too long before you're back out hauling in the rays at fahan until then we'll try and keep the old fishing itch well scratched with more reports and videos

[fishermannum1]

cheers Al'
soon as i get my strength back my first session will be at fahan for it is close to home, but have to follow the Doc's orders in the meantime plus the missus has me GROUNDED again but keep them reports coming to keep me sane ( not that i was anyway )