Heres one for the tackle tarts.
5pm-6pm Tides was out at 3pm
Scorching
Decided to skip off work early and enjoy the sun. So decided to float fish the West Pier DunLaoire
Had the gear in boot still from the weekend so I thought! Arrived at Mikes Bikes DL and discovered I had a tool box with crappy bits and pieces, 4 reels but no rods, mustv cleared out the boot and forgot.
Picked up 20 rag in Mikes and inquired was what was their rock bottom cheapest rod, 17 yo yo so no thanks, got the rag some size 2 hooks and a float.
Ran round to the 2 euro shop, for 5 euro I got a spiffy pair of shades, a bottle of 7up and a plastic fishing kit!
Managed to squeeze the smallest reel I had on the "rod", The float I bought was too big so I used the one that came in the kit.
Was getting bites almost every cast, I could see the fish at the bait, the float went under again and again, but the hook was too big.
Great fun. Caught 11 mini wrasse, all ballan and I think one goldshinny could be wrong and one little pollock. The lightest gear imaginable. great sport and great way to spend a couple of hours in the sun. Fished inside the last elbow on the pier.
The water was black or silver I should say with sand eels, would've been fun if I had a mini spinner of sabikis!
So there you go, successful fishing for 8 euro! Only reme,ber now that it also came with a few tiny hooks and a few split leads, damn!
Gonna keep it in my boot.
West pier DL 28/411
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West pier DL 28/411
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Re: West pier DL 28/411
Jesus I got my nose broken 2 weeks ago and only seeing how crooked it is in that pic, my beautiful face!
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Re: West pier DL 28/411
Savage fishing well done 
Its true its more in the knowledge than the equipment
Its true its more in the knowledge than the equipment
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Re: West pier DL 28/411
I generally have neither!
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Re: West pier DL 28/411
brilliant how true "its the singer not the song" loltightlines fergal
Species 2011 (25) :Cod 80 , Whiting 50 , Coalfish 42 , Sea Scorpion 6(3shortspined/3longspined) , (3b)Rockling 2 , Dogfish 72 , Flounder 32 , Bass 2 , Poor Cod 16 , Dab 16 , Ballen Wrasse 2 , Turbot 1 , Tompot Blenny 3 , Smoothhound 1 , Tub Gurnard 1 , Mackeral 78 , Pollock 10 , Corkwing wrasse 2 , Black Goby 5 , Pouting 4 , Cuckoo Wrasse 1 , Ling 1 , Conger eel 6 , Silver eel 1 , ( Year End 31st October )
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Re: West pier DL 28/411
Fair play 
them wrasse are great Craic.you have corkwing there by the way
Edited the post as the phones predictive text made it weird
them wrasse are great Craic.you have corkwing there by the way Edited the post as the phones predictive text made it weird
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Re: West pier DL 28/411
sometimes nothing beats a session of tiddler bashing on wee crap rods
im a fan of it myself, takes me back to childhood
good stuff
im a fan of it myself, takes me back to childhood
good stuff
2012 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock, Whiting, Colefish (New PB), Shore Rockling, Flounder (New PB), 5 Bearded Rockling (New Species), Dogfish, Pouting, Plaice, Dab, Lesser Sandeel (New Species), Cod (New PB), Long Spine Sea Scorpion, Ballan Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Mackerel, Herring, Goldsinney Wrasse, Butterfish (New Species), Ling (PB), Halibut (New Species), Haddock (New Species), Red Fish (New Species), Wolffish (New Species), Rockcook Wrasse, Shanny, Poorcod, Conger
2011 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock(PB), Lumpfish (New Species), Whiting, Colefish, Codling(PB), Dab, Pouting, Shore Rockling, Conger (PB), Blenny, Corkwing Wrasse, Three Bearded Rockling (new Species), Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Ballan Wrasse, Plaice, LSSS, Poor Cod (new Species that i know of), Sand Smelt (new Species), Herring (new Species)
2011 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock(PB), Lumpfish (New Species), Whiting, Colefish, Codling(PB), Dab, Pouting, Shore Rockling, Conger (PB), Blenny, Corkwing Wrasse, Three Bearded Rockling (new Species), Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Ballan Wrasse, Plaice, LSSS, Poor Cod (new Species that i know of), Sand Smelt (new Species), Herring (new Species)
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Re: West pier DL 28/411
Looks like you had a great day! I love fishing with a small rod! its great fun!
Species 2011 - 19 - Coalfish, Flounder, Pollack, Shore Rockling, Dab, Plaice, Dogfish, Long Spine Sea Scorpion, 5B Rockling, Pouting, Poor Cod, Corkwing Wrasse, Ballan Wrasse, Goldsinny Wrasse, Whiting, Shanny, Codling, 3B Rockling, Mackerel.
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Want -Conger,Short Spined Sea Scorpion, Cuckoo Wrasse, Tope.