Cushendun 1st Jan Waterfoot 3rd and 4th Jan

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Cushendun 1st Jan Waterfoot 3rd and 4th Jan

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Duration :- 1st Jan 12pm - 7pm 3rd Jan 5am - 10am 3th Jan 1am - 6 am

Tide :- H - L , 1.5 hrs-H 2.5 incoming ' H - L

Weather :- calm, cold , 12mph n/e nice swell , calm, cold

Bait :- mack, sandeel, crab, rag, mussel

Rigs :- flattie, 3 hook flapper

Results :- Total 1 Bass, 17 Codling, 8 Pollock, 9 Flounder, 16 Coalies, 3 Dab,
1 Lesser spotted dog, 2 poutin, 1 3 bearded rockling,
1 shore rockling 10 whitting


Report :- Hi, my first post, I have been sea fishing for a number of years but hate computers
so this is my first post. Had a few days off work so was able to squeeze in 3 sessons.
Weather like the rest of the country was freezing but roads were ok. Fishing was great
but everything was small apart from 2.10lb bass, 1.12lb coalie 36cm flounder.



Species 2010 :- 1 Bass, 9 Flounder, 3 Dab, 8 Pollock, 16 Coalies, 1 Less spotted dogfish, 17 Codling,
2 Poutin, 1 3 bearded rockling, 1 Shore rockling 10 Whiting
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Re: Cushendun 1st Jan Waterfoot 3rd and 4th Jan

#2 Post by doggie3131 »

welcome to the site pitviper,nice fishing.11 species so far this year,thats some fishing! :D
species 2012.........(12)seatrout,bass,turbot,flounder,brill,lsd,coalie,shore rockling,pollock,pout,poor cod,gray gurnard

species 2011 (20) flounder,whiting,poor cod,5 beard rockling,lsd.coalie,thornie,three bearded rockling,shore rockling.seatrout.turbot,plaice,brill,pollock,ballen wrasse.huss,pout,cookoo wrasse,corking wrasse,dab.

species 2010,(27)

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Re: Cushendun 1st Jan Waterfoot 3rd and 4th Jan

#3 Post by mitch »

Welcome aboard pitviper thats a great haul of fish over 3 sessions :P
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Re: Cushendun 1st Jan Waterfoot 3rd and 4th Jan

#4 Post by rodbender »

Welcome to the site. Too much time on your hands :mrgreen: :mrgreen:, thats a great haul of fish, a big well done. :D
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Re: Cushendun 1st Jan Waterfoot 3rd and 4th Jan

#5 Post by pitviper »

Cheers guys not much time on hands just vey little sleep.
I try to get out at least once a week. Normaly Antrim coast,
Donegal, Wexford, Wicklow area. only started gong down to Wexford and Wicklow
last year brilliant fishing round that area.
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#6 Post by rab 525 »

yeah well done , what mark did u get the bass ??
if it cant get its jaws round a 1/0 its not worth catching [ mullet excluded ]
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Re: Cushendun 1st Jan Waterfoot 3rd and 4th Jan

#7 Post by crazyfish1983 »

Welcome to the site good session and first post. Well done on the bag!!
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Re: Cushendun 1st Jan Waterfoot 3rd and 4th Jan

#8 Post by pitviper »

Hi Rab got bass off rocks at limerick point. I have fished there for years now and that was the first there.
had a few last year cushendun beach and 1 at waterfoot
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Re: Cushendun 1st Jan Waterfoot 3rd and 4th Jan

#9 Post by Al and Jordan »

welcome aboard man! :P :P . some great fishing there. i got talking to some lads at waterfoot the other night and they were telling me about your bass off the rocks. amazing how quickly word spreads :shock: keep it up and good luck for 2010 mate. you never know you might bump into us at donegal, wexford or wicklow in the summer :wink: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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#10 Post by Waitin4BigTings »

wel done wel worth goin out :lol: alot of small fish beein caught every where tho... wat was da best bait :?:
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#11 Post by Al and Jordan »

up here in county antrim those were big fish :shock: :roll: :roll: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: . sadly anything over 2lb is a bit of an oddity :)

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