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#1 Post by Creep »

People: Tightlines & Bro, Originalsin, and Me :)

Duration:4pm------> I think 2am not sure

Tide: low to high

Weather: windy at start then settled and cold

Bait: rag, mack, lug, mussel, peeler, sandeel,

Rigs:mainly flappers, pulleys, pennels

Results:1 Turbot, 12 flounder, 1 dab, 1 plaice, 1 pin whitting, 1 shore rockling, 2 bass

This report is along time coming though I was fishing, just nothing really to report apart from a few blanks and pin whitting, gave fishing a rest for a week then received a call from the lads ….you know .. its “THE” call… “Creep ya headin out?” I’ve been work, and my time off was spent fixing cars… so I said feck it why not, was feelin tired but figured the fresh air would blow out the cobwebs….. WELL it was a trip and a half and rekindled the fishing bug once again!!!

Arrived down to the beach, and wasn’t expecting much, wind was blowing from the North but there was a nice surf up and the place looked VERY bassy, got the lines set out and casted in… Tightlines and his bro were down just before me and Originalsin, so went over to see if anything was about “nope not a tip yet”. Oh well that’s fishin and I’m out of the house..went back to the rods. Did my eyes deceive me?? Was that a knock? YEP it’s a knock, flattie knock! WOO WOO reeled in expecting to see a flounder … when a little Turbot broke the surface! Was well chuffed, and told Originalsin that’s it we’re going home! :D :D first cast a Turbot! Yippee!! (still excited over it!) 8)
Anyways reeled in the second rod, flounder, but this little chap swallowed BOTH my hooks! And the same with the second flounder, in this trip I was on the flat fish nearly every cast. As night fell, notice one of the rods take another knock, but this knock was stronger, then the rod pulled was I quick enough? Yep fish on! What happened next was just pure fun!! The fish ran and took line off me, was heading down beach with me walking the line, figured Im going to get fit now!! Had not a clue what it was till the fish broke the surface, It tail walked a distance out the flash of silver then the fast swim towards the beach and surf… as soon as it bellied it ran towards me in the surf, reeled and reeled and had it just at my feet a nice size bass well over the 2lb mark, Then the fish flipped on the sand and snapped the snood a wave washed in taking the fish!!!!! :cry: Arrrrrraaaaaaaaagggghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!! Lost, gone, crying!!! A lad five pegs down heard me curse! :oops:
Thinking to myself this isn’t going to happen again changed the snood up to a higher level, when I casted out again the same knock and similar run though this was a smaller bar of silver, figured if I can land it that’s it off the list, it ran in and dove behind some ledge that was a short distance out, and I figured let him take it out relaxed on the spool, when the rod pulled I felt that horrible instant snap, the weight and fight had left the rod.. reeled in to see this fish was bigger then I had given it credit for, it broke the snood just at the hook eye! Arrrraaaaaghhh again! Fixed it up again with a stronger snood, casted out, and got the kettle on, had a coffee, and grumbling to myself in my cod cabin!!

Originalsin wasn’t doing to bad either with a nice schoolie bass, and followed by another schoolie and then the real fish...a Pin Whitting!! 8).

As for Tightlines and his bro… the managed to get a flounder, plaice, and shore rockling.

So I don’t think there be any mention of me blanking this time around :D :D

TIGHTLINES ALL!! :)
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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

List 2011: 16 species (267 fish caught)

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All fish were returned except two flounder
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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

List 2011: 16 species (267 fish caught)

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#3 Post by timod »

Great report and nice fishing,well done lads 8)
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#4 Post by Sparks43 »

Great job lads

Sets things up for May if there is a couple of Bass around :D
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#5 Post by Sweetwrasse »

Well done Creep! That's a good catch from the east coast 8)
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#6 Post by sparkey+1 »

Nice fishing lads pity I missed the road trip but fottie was more important yesterday be out on the next one maybe later on in the week!!!!!. Kev thats a shame bout the 2 BASS.. and at least nobody blanked...
Species 2012: Flounder, Whiting, Dublin Bay Codling, Coalie, 3 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Bass, Dogfish, 5.2lb Starry Smoothhound (PB), Twaite Shad, Thornback Ray 5.8lbs (PB), LSD, Pollock, Ballan Wrasse, Cork Wing Wrasse, 43cm Flounder (PB)

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#7 Post by fishy1987 »

Well worth the trip out fine fishing :)
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#8 Post by tight lines »

well done kev great report you played a stormer every time i looked up you had a fish on i am just glad there was no kids around when you lost the bass because the stuff coming out of you mouth would have put gordon ramesy to shame but you might get one tonight on poolbeg
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Nice work lads
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#10 Post by zeke »

great report Creep nd great session lads:-)i love to eat flounder too...sweet!!!


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tight lines wrote:well done kev great report you played a stormer every time i looked up you had a fish on i am just glad there was no kids around when you lost the Bass because the stuff coming out of you mouth would have put gordon ramesy to shame but you might get one tonight on poolbeg
Thanks Alan, I wasnt annoyed at the fact of losing the bass'es, bass's, bassies (?) :lol: because of their natutral instinct to run, it was my own stupidity, not call over for a hand for one, and the fact the weak snoods I was using knowing there were bass in the area, but honestly for what ever reason i was thinking I was gunning after the flats Not thinking of other possible targets :roll: Sorry for offending those delicate ears :oops:
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

List 2011: 16 species (267 fish caught)

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zeke wrote:great report Creep nd great session lads:-)i love to eat flounder too...sweet!!!


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Hey Zeke Great to hear your back on the scene!! My kids LOVE Flounder, and dabs!!, (theres a report on here somewhere of a flounder bashing session I had) Went home with 14 flounder 4 dabs, the following day not one fillet was left!!! :roll: kids ate the lot!!! I got half a fillet! :cry: and the two I took home, well their the kids dinner today! and was informed there NOT mine! by my son!! I think Im going to have to bring the frying pan with me if I want to eat fish!!! :D :D
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

List 2011: 16 species (267 fish caught)

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#13 Post by grady »

great report Kev, good to see the turbot in east coast, would save some fuel to head for the west one :mrgreen:
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Creep wrote:
tight lines wrote:well done kev great report you played a stormer every time i looked up you had a fish on i am just glad there was no kids around when you lost the Bass because the stuff coming out of you mouth would have put gordon ramesy to shame but you might get one tonight on poolbeg
Thanks Alan, I wasnt annoyed at the fact of losing the Bass'es, Bass's, bassies (?) :lol: because of their natutral instinct to run, it was my own stupidity, not call over for a hand for one, and the fact the weak snoods I was using knowing there were Bass in the area, but honestly for what ever reason i was thinking I was gunning after the flats Not thinking of other possible targets :roll: Sorry for offending those delicate ears :oops:
Makes a change for Kev to be the one catching the fish..... Must be like a whole new experience for you..... :wink: :wink: :wink:

But yeah, the shouting and swearing that was coming outta you most the day was something else... :shock: :shock: The fact you could be heard over the wind that was howling down the beach says it all really!!!!!! :shock:
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Boat 2013 - (3) Pollock-1, Coalie-1,Codling-1, (3 Total fish)




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well done lads it was nice to meet you last week kev
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gitsea M wrote:well done lads it was nice to meet you last week kev
Were you the one who was trying to 'save' the Navara driver? If so, did you eventually get him off the beach?
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Nice going Creep, a couple of doggies and you'd have been in Heaven!
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originalsin wrote:
gitsea M wrote:well done lads it was nice to meet you last week kev
Were you the one who was trying to 'save' the Navara driver? If so, did you eventually get him off the beach?
its my mate that was out geting the razor with me
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#19 Post by roger de dodger »

nice one on the turbo kev, it took me years to nab one then i got 4 in one year :lol: nice to see some silver in the pics 8)
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#20 Post by Jayball10 »

Nice one Kev. Pity about the Bass. What breaking strain and line were you using on your snoods?
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