bray harbour 25-01-10

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bray harbour 25-01-10

#1 Post by spindlefist »

People:Me and eefs

Duration:18:00 - 20:00

Tide:high bout 1830 I think

Weather: cold breeze, but dry

Bait:lugCrab

Rigs:2 Hook flappers, Pulley, drilled bullet/semi freeline

Results: 3 codling, 2 5 bearded rockling, 1 3bearded rockling..

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I had been out in sutton on sunday morning, just for over an hour, mainly to enjoy the peace, I do love that spot, the hum of the docks opposite the bay, but nothing was biting, baits coming back untouched..
So I decided to just pop out to Bray harbour tonight to cure the blank, and possibly add a few species..
got there at 6pm, pulley out far, flapper in close... nothing happened for first hour except me losing 3 rigs!!!! :evil:
I decided to use a simple drilled bullet, swivel,size 2 hook..... within 2 mins of casting this I had a few knocks, in came a fat little codling....only bout 20cm.. had another, then 2 5 bearded rockling, these little hoors are mean, anyone else ever find these little jerks tryin to nip ya or is it just me?? I got another great bite on the freeline, felt fish, but there was weight.... finally saw it break surface- 30cm cod, and a 5ft long branch!
last cast saw me get a new species- 3 bearded rockling.. quick sess, gonna have a longer session later this week...

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2016: dogfish, pollack,

2015: whiting, coalfish, turbot, pollack, ballan wrasse, conger, thornback, short spined sea scorpion , common blenny ,

2014 : dogfish, garfish, launce, common blenny, cuckoo wrasse, flounder, pollack, thornback ray,

2013 species:(15) Whiting, Dogfish, Three Bearded Rockling, bull huss, poor cod,turbot, flounder,pollack, spotted ray, thornback ray, launce, corkwing wrasse, long spined sea scorpion, common blenny,mackerel,

2012 species: Thornback, bull huss, Dogfish, pollack, Mackerel, bass, flounder, turbot, conger,




Species 09:(23) Conger, Whiting, Bass, flounder, Dogfish, dab, corkwing wrasse, pollack, bull huss(8lb 10oz~PB) , thornback ray(8lb~PB), dragonet, ballan wrasse, Blenny, Mackeral,long spined sea scorpion,pouting, coalfish, launce, codling, poor cod, starry smoothhound, 5 bearded rockling, shore rockling..
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Re: bray harbour 25-01-10

#2 Post by JOHN1 »

Nice short session spindlefist well done.

But your 3 bearded rockling is a shore rockling :wink:
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Re: bray harbour 25-01-10

#3 Post by spindlefist »

haha, cheers John, those bloody rockling should start wearing name badges...
2016: dogfish, pollack,

2015: whiting, coalfish, turbot, pollack, ballan wrasse, conger, thornback, short spined sea scorpion , common blenny ,

2014 : dogfish, garfish, launce, common blenny, cuckoo wrasse, flounder, pollack, thornback ray,

2013 species:(15) Whiting, Dogfish, Three Bearded Rockling, bull huss, poor cod,turbot, flounder,pollack, spotted ray, thornback ray, launce, corkwing wrasse, long spined sea scorpion, common blenny,mackerel,

2012 species: Thornback, bull huss, Dogfish, pollack, Mackerel, bass, flounder, turbot, conger,




Species 09:(23) Conger, Whiting, Bass, flounder, Dogfish, dab, corkwing wrasse, pollack, bull huss(8lb 10oz~PB) , thornback ray(8lb~PB), dragonet, ballan wrasse, Blenny, Mackeral,long spined sea scorpion,pouting, coalfish, launce, codling, poor cod, starry smoothhound, 5 bearded rockling, shore rockling..
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Re: bray harbour 25-01-10

#4 Post by RockHunter »

spindlefist wrote:those bloody rockling should start wearing name badges..
They are a bit confusing alright.
I think the three bearded tend to be much bigger and have a strongly mottled colouration.
Cod season Winter 2013/14: 117 cod (best fish: 6.5 lbs)
Cod season Winter 2014/15: 193 cod (best fish: 4.25 lbs)

Bass Totals:
2007: 1
2008: 37
2009: 120
2010: 44
2011: 151
2012: 79
2013: 20
2014: 19
2015: 11
2016: 3

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Re: bray harbour 25-01-10

#5 Post by Al and Jordan »

nice fishing man. good old bray saves the day again :P :P :P the rockling can be a bit confusing alright :lol: :lol: :lol: i did a bit of research a while ago on them for i.d. porposes in the Q&A section http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... t=rockling
hope this helps man.
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Re: bray harbour 25-01-10

#6 Post by spindlefist »

thanks Al, does help.. I've come up with a plan to help me avoid getting confused by the various kinds of rockling- catch bass instead of rockling... :D
2016: dogfish, pollack,

2015: whiting, coalfish, turbot, pollack, ballan wrasse, conger, thornback, short spined sea scorpion , common blenny ,

2014 : dogfish, garfish, launce, common blenny, cuckoo wrasse, flounder, pollack, thornback ray,

2013 species:(15) Whiting, Dogfish, Three Bearded Rockling, bull huss, poor cod,turbot, flounder,pollack, spotted ray, thornback ray, launce, corkwing wrasse, long spined sea scorpion, common blenny,mackerel,

2012 species: Thornback, bull huss, Dogfish, pollack, Mackerel, bass, flounder, turbot, conger,




Species 09:(23) Conger, Whiting, Bass, flounder, Dogfish, dab, corkwing wrasse, pollack, bull huss(8lb 10oz~PB) , thornback ray(8lb~PB), dragonet, ballan wrasse, Blenny, Mackeral,long spined sea scorpion,pouting, coalfish, launce, codling, poor cod, starry smoothhound, 5 bearded rockling, shore rockling..
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