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new years resolutions

#1 Post by saving private brian »

?????????????????????????????????.well how many of ye are going to change yere fishing ways



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#2 Post by oscarsmekat »

Hmmmmmmm dont we normally give up things at new years??? ha ha ha my resolution is to fish as often as i can this year so bring it on !!! ha ha

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#3 Post by donal domeney »

Mine is to start putting up angling reports again.

I stopped it because of the negative replies for some of the more dysfunctional poster :twisted: :twisted: who now seemed to have gone their own way or have been removed :wink: :wink: :wink: for the better of the more sane anglers. :lol: :lol:
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#4 Post by flyno »

More fish. :D I think instead of wasting fuel, bait and time on lots of short trips to local marks, :roll: i will try some marks further from home and maybe i will start enjoying it again. Took a break for the last 2 months and cant wait to get out some time this week. :)
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#5 Post by twinkle »

im going to dump a load of "fair weather" friends who are always available to go fishing, but disappear when there is maintainance or work to be done on the boat :x :idea: .looks like it will be just myself and davebouy, all next season
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#6 Post by alby »

flyno wrote:More fish. :D I think instead of wasting fuel, bait and time on lots of short trips to local marks, :roll: i will try some marks further from home and maybe i will start enjoying it again.
Started doing that myself the past 6 months. Less sessions but putting the effort in to get good bait and travel a bit further a field for better fishing on good tides. It’s working a treat :D
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#7 Post by thekid »

start catching a few.. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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twinkle wrote:im going to dump a load of "fair weather" friends who are always available to go fishing, but disappear when there is maintainance or work to be done on the boat :x :idea: .looks like it will be just myself and davebouy, all next season
Well if ya need a hand lookin after the boat count me in! Love boats, used to work on them all the time... but I still love the challenge of shore fishing :D

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Up on the list, get better equipment throughout the year, and have more craic!!! Summer time BBQ to beach!
list 2013 (10) Ballan Wrasse, (17) Smooth Hounds (6lb, 2oz, best so far this year), (47) LSD, (2) shore Rockling, (1) Long spine scorpion, (9) flounder, (8) Dab (2)Bass (3) Mackerel (2) lance (2) Plaice (2) Pollock (1) whiting

List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet

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#9 Post by twinkle »

Creep wrote:
twinkle wrote:im going to dump a load of "fair weather" friends who are always available to go fishing, but disappear when there is maintainance or work to be done on the boat :x :idea: .looks like it will be just myself and davebouy, all next season
Well if ya need a hand lookin after the boat count me in! Love boats, used to work on them all the time... but I still love the challenge of shore fishing :D

New Years Resolutions:
Up on the list, get better equipment throughout the year, and have more craic!!! Summer time BBQ to beach!
thanks for that kevin 8) the friends im talking about all disappeared [davebouy not included]when i had to lift the boat and needed hands towing her to her new home for the winter.they wont start ringing to see how im doing till the boat is back in the water.
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#10 Post by bigbadtom »

Get some new gear and catch more fish hopefully. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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#11 Post by Drew »

180 Sessions, 50 Species, 600 hours, Hopefully. :lol:
2015 Lure: Pollack, Herring, Whiting, Sand Goby, Poor Cod, Pouting

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#12 Post by Creep »

twinkle wrote:
Creep wrote:
twinkle wrote:im going to dump a load of "fair weather" friends who are always available to go fishing, but disappear when there is maintainance or work to be done on the boat :x :idea: .looks like it will be just myself and davebouy, all next season
Well if ya need a hand lookin after the boat count me in! Love boats, used to work on them all the time... but I still love the challenge of shore fishing :D

thanks for that kevin 8) the friends im talking about all disappeared [davebouy not included]when i had to lift the boat and needed hands towing her to her new home for the winter.they wont start ringing to see how im doing till the boat is back in the water.

And Here I thought you meant anti fouling, cleaning out, sorting out steerage etc etc!! Next time give me a shout, we'll arrange a day we're both free and I'll give you a hand no problem ;)

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list 2013 (10) Ballan Wrasse, (17) Smooth Hounds (6lb, 2oz, best so far this year), (47) LSD, (2) shore Rockling, (1) Long spine scorpion, (9) flounder, (8) Dab (2)Bass (3) Mackerel (2) lance (2) Plaice (2) Pollock (1) whiting

List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet

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#13 Post by twinkle »

a handy man to know :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :lol:
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#14 Post by saving private brian »

wow :mrgreen:
Drew wrote:180 Sessions, 50 Species, 600 hours, Hopefully. :lol:
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#15 Post by eoghanb »

Start leaving the lure rod and bringing the fly rod more often :D
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#16 Post by JOHN1 »

saving private brian wrote:wow :mrgreen:
Drew wrote:180 Sessions, 50 Species, 600 hours, Hopefully. :lol:
Thats nothing compared to what Dans expectations used to be :mrgreen: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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#17 Post by blowin »

I'm going to stop trying to cast a long distance ( by which I mean a massive 80 yards :oops: ) and concentrate on dropping in behind the second wave which , as you guys have kindly pointed out , is where the fish are more likely to be anyway :D

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