Waterfoot Beach 07/12/11

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Waterfoot Beach 07/12/11

#1 Post by Drew »

People: Bingham and I

Duration: 6.30pm - 10pm

Tide: Pushing

Weather: 3'c, Couple of squals, generally nice.

Bait: Rag n Mackeral

Rigs: 2up1down, Loops, Pen.Pul

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Flounders, Coalfish, Whiting

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A typical trip up the coast really, stopped at the Galley in Carnlough on the way up, one hell of a chippy, Chicken fillet burger with bacon n cheese, yes please.

Fished one Rod at distance and one in the suds, but it didn't seem to matter, the plague of Flounders seemed to be everywhere, doubles and trebles every cast made for some fun fishing.

Tried for Codling at distance with big Rag and Mack baits, but all I was getting was Foul hooked Flounders.

A few whiting and a single solitary coalfish added the "variety" for the night, and before we knew it was time to back up...

Busy wee night, pity there was nothing big...
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Re: Waterfoot Beach 07/12/11

#2 Post by johnwest »

Drew Said ; A typical trip up the coast really, stopped at the Galley in Carnlough on the way up, one hell of a chippy, Chicken fillet burger with bacon n cheese, yes please.

Plenty of small stuff beats the blank! As for recommending "pit stops", good idea; the beginnings of a new thread perhaps? But bring your rubbish home or to a bin!
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Re: Waterfoot Beach 07/12/11

#3 Post by The Austrian »

Drew wrote:...the plague of Flounders seemed to be everywhere, doubles and trebles every cast...
commiserations man :P , I'd be glad to catch anything (even crab or dabs) at the moment :lol:
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Re: Waterfoot Beach 07/12/11

#4 Post by Al and Jordan »

good to see you both found a bit of shelter drew. god it was bitterly cold when i was talking to you at hollywood at lunchtime :shock: :shock: .
i thought you 2 were gonna get frozen and blown up the beach :!:
that's one of the advantages fishing the shores of the glens of antrim. no matter how bad the weather gets, theres always a bay to tuck into to find shelter :P
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#5 Post by nobuzz »

Drew,

You should have a taken a fly rod to try for the flounder. With a tail wind like we've had recently you'd have been hitting Scotland!
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Re: Waterfoot Beach 07/12/11

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Al and Jordan wrote:good to see you both found a bit of shelter drew. god it was bitterly cold when i was talking to you at hollywood at lunchtime :shock: :shock: .
i thought you 2 were gonna get frozen and blown up the beach :!:
that's one of the advantages fishing the shores of the glens of antrim. no matter how bad the weather gets, theres always a bay to tuck into to find shelter :P
I forgot to thank u for the worms on the report dude! Legend
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Re: Waterfoot Beach 07/12/11

#7 Post by Drew »

nobuzz wrote:Drew,

You should have a taken a fly rod to try for the flounder. With a tail wind like we've had recently you'd have been hitting Scotland!
It's all fun n games til someone gets a backcast up their nose.
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#8 Post by yngkmd »

Drew wrote:It's all fun n games til someone gets a backcast up their nose.
never done that personally, but i have lost count of the number of times ive hit myself in the back of the head with a big trout lure and had a few almost ear piercings as well
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Re: Waterfoot Beach 07/12/11

#9 Post by chuckaroo »

fine enough a little session. pity no decent flounder. fair play, sure its always a nice mark to fish anyways

what distance out were the plague of flounder......??

now wheres my fly rod.. :P
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Re: Waterfoot Beach 07/12/11

#10 Post by grady »

nice going Drew, good to see flounders in numbers, will try for some in west coast soon me self
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Re: Waterfoot Beach 07/12/11

#11 Post by bingham »

Good nights craic,and for once the rain stayed away :D
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Re: Waterfoot Beach 07/12/11

#12 Post by Sweetwrasse »

Very handy session lads! A plague of Flounder sounds good:-)
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Re: Waterfoot Beach 07/12/11

#13 Post by cathalger »

Drew I saw your lights that night as I drove round the road, braver man than me, I dunno whats wrong with me this year, the thought of going out in those conditions gives me the fear!

It is particularly baltic tonight, no doubt you are on a pier or beach right now lovin it. If you are, tight lines.
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Re: Waterfoot Beach 07/12/11

#14 Post by Drew »

Actually...... :lol: I'm sitting watching Top gear re-runs with a Cuppa... :D
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Drew wrote:Actually...... :lol: I'm sitting watching Top gear re-runs with a Cuppa... :D
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Re: Waterfoot Beach 07/12/11

#16 Post by Drew »

They certainly do... 8)
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