Dublin Bay (IMELDA) 9/4/2012

[JOHN1]

Crew: me and harry

Duration:11am to 5pm

Tide:huge

Weather:not great

Bait:rag frozen mack and launce

Rigs:various

Results:Quick report headed out on short notice again, rang harry told him i was going in an hour so he jumped.
headed to my favourite mark for launce an as soon as we stopped i said to har we were not going to get any the water was like soup no visability, i was right none to be had after about 30 minutes we moved.
so off we went to get the blank out of the way whiting was the target and we struggled to get a few over the course of the day we only had about 12 or 15 between us,we anchored up for high slack managed 1 dab some whiting and a lone dog
as the tide turned we had to move as we had a huge tide going against the wind not very nice.
so off we go again for a bit of comfort in sheltered water i only managed to catch in here i managed 4 pollack up to 2lb and my first lobster of the season, that i had for a snack last night i also managed to get a scrap out of a seal using one of my home made leadheads with a jelly on it

[twinkle]

what recipe did you use for the seal?

[JOHN1]

what recipe did you use for the seal?

I'm going to try skewered seal very shortly

[timod]

Nice fishing John,sounds like a bit of craic.The auld lobster are always a welcomed surprise

[JOHN1]

Cheers tim, i have lost count of the number of lobsters i have caught, there is a little trick to help catch them, but i could not post it here

[timod]

there is a little trick to help catch them, but i could not post it here

[twinkle]

there is a little trick to help catch them, but i could not post it here

does it involve pulling someones pots on board?

[JOHN1]

there is a little trick to help catch them, but i could not post it here

does it involve pulling someones pots on board?

I would never have even considered that, too much like work, and i would get my boat dirty doing such a thing
Besides i know most of the lobster men around here, and me hauling their pots would not go down too well, it's hard enough for them with foreigners doing it whenever they get the chance
I use and angling technique that has been developed over the years ,it does not always work but it will increase my chances .
I have caught a lot of lobsters using it including a PB of 4.5lbs