A Wicklow beach 23-4-11

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A Wicklow beach 23-4-11

#1 Post by eyesreilly »

People:me and Neil

Duration:7pm- 11-30pm

Tide:going out

Weather:Flat calm,

Bait:lug,rag, mack, squid, frozen crab

Rigs:me, 2 hook flapper and pulley rig,,Neil, 2 x 3 hook flappers

Results:me, rockling, whiting, 2 doggies and a flounder 32cms
Neil 9 fish, flounder to 32cms, whiting, cant remember numbers :oops: ,nearly forgot, a starry smoothound puppy




Report:Nice evening but the flat calm conditions were a repeat of last weeks session, where we didnt get a bite for 3 hours :shock: . We had better luck this time, it only took 2 hours to get a bite :roll: . I was first off the mark with a decent flounder , 32cms, my biggest this year 8) , but the smile was wiped off my face by Neil bringing in a treble, 2 whiting and a flounder :cry: . He had some more decent flounder to 32cms, nice thick ones, and he was getting all the fish. I had a schoolie bass nearly landed when he shook the hook, leaving me frustrated again :oops: . I got a couple of dogs to make it a bit respectable, but Neil caught a pup smoothound , first of the year for him. I was delighted for him :roll: . The rag seemed to work best , with nothing touching my crab,except other crabs. You have to admire their skill in removing the bait while leaving the elastic thread for me to remove :shock: . Neil said he got the smoothie on crab :wink: He headed off at 10-30pm as he gets very tired and has to be home before midnight :wink: . I should have left at the same time for all I got in the next hour was a rockling,,,,still,,, at least things are picking up and all my fish were counters over the twenty :wink: ,,,,,you have to think positive :lol:.
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Species '20 (14) 5 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Codling, Whiting, Pollock, Coalfish, Pouting, Corkwing Wrasse ,Ballan Wrasse, Poor Cod, Dab ,Smoothhound,Flounder, Thornback Ray


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Re: A Wicklow beach 23-4-11

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Species '20 (14) 5 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Codling, Whiting, Pollock, Coalfish, Pouting, Corkwing Wrasse ,Ballan Wrasse, Poor Cod, Dab ,Smoothhound,Flounder, Thornback Ray


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Re: A Wicklow beach 23-4-11

#3 Post by gfkelly1969 »

well done lads,good session with a nice mix of fish
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Re: A Wicklow beach 23-4-11

#4 Post by anthony byrne »

Nice to see a few different species :wink: . Shame about the bass :x
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Re: A Wicklow beach 23-4-11

#5 Post by paul skelly »

nice one dave good to be out getting a few :wink:
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Re: A Wicklow beach 23-4-11

#6 Post by Shep »

looks like you had a good session guys! well done :)
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Re: A Wicklow beach 23-4-11

#7 Post by fishface »

you shoud have used the trace i made you dave,still it was a good enough session, at least i had loads of time to eat my dinner before the fish turned up. will have to stop getting up at t he crack of dawn
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Re: A Wicklow beach 23-4-11

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Not a bad result for the conditions dave although i did fell sorry for you having to
listen to neil gloating about the fishing :roll: we went south sat night and it was
dogs and coalies and more dogs ...... those efin spider crabs were cutting through
my snoods like they were made of butter :roll: at one stage i brought in 3 one after
the other [where are all the commericial fishermen when you need them there has to
be a market for them :P ]
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Re: A Wicklow beach 23-4-11

#9 Post by fishy1987 »

:) great session guys decent looking flounder good variety of fish aswell fairplay
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Re: A Wicklow beach 23-4-11

#10 Post by dfella25 »

That flat calm sea will be perfect in about another month or so Dave :wink:
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Re: A Wicklow beach 23-4-11

#11 Post by eyesreilly »

dfella25 wrote:That flat calm sea will be perfect in about another month or so Dave :wink:
Roll on the Smoothies :lol:
fishy1987 wrote::) great session guys decent looking flounder good variety of fish aswell fairplay
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Thanks Fergal, they were welcome enough after 2 hours :wink:
mitch wrote:Not a bad result for the conditions dave although i did fell sorry for you having to
listen to neil gloating about the fishing :roll: we went south sat night and it was
dogs and coalies and more dogs ...... those efin spider crabs were cutting through
my snoods like they were made of butter :roll: at one stage i brought in 3 one after
the other [where are all the commericial fishermen when you need them there has to
be a market for them :P ]

You've been there yourself with Neil Ger :wink: ,it was 9-1 to him at one stage :oops:
fishface wrote:you shoud have used the trace i made you dave,still it was a good enough session, at least i had loads of time to eat my dinner before the fish turned up. will have to stop getting up at t he crack of dawn

I like to give the fish a chance Neil,thats why I was only using half the hooks you were :roll: . I dont mind you getting up at 4am as long as you dont text or phone me at that time :evil:
Shep wrote:looks like you had a good session guys! well done :)
Thanks Shep :wink:
paul skelly wrote:nice one dave good to be out getting a few :wink:
Thanks Paul, better than watching the box :wink:
anthony byrne wrote:Nice to see a few different species :wink: . Shame about the Bass :x
Thanks Anthony, It was a shame alright,thats twice now, maybe third time lucky :wink:
gfkelly1969 wrote:well done lads,good session with a nice mix of fish
Thanks Gerry :wink:
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