West waterford 8/5/12
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West waterford 8/5/12
Got to the mark for 6 , heart sank first 30 yards out looked like beef stew but as the tide pushed in a few clear patches developed got a schoolie first then a crackin fight off this fella about 3.5 lb , 1 thing im learning lately is the "keep at it factor" tbh i was nearly heading home until i seen a guy pull in an 8lber (looked a double) and also a seal munching a massive silver fish
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Re: West waterford 8/5/12
great pic. crackin fish.
nice fishing. well done!
(still love the look of that rod...)
nice fishing. well done!

(still love the look of that rod...)
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Re: West waterford 8/5/12
Aah not 1 of the biggies but for effort=reward a great fish, that rod is 1 of the best bits of kit and value for money in fishie worldchuckaroo wrote:great pic. crackin fish.
nice fishing. well done!![]()
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Re: West waterford 8/5/12
Nice going Sean, What plug is that?
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Hi its a Hokkaido sea bull shad 130mm 16g Ghost shadow. Not the greatest casting plug ever but at 8 euros a pop im not complainingnicefish wrote:Nice going Sean, What plug is that?
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Re: West waterford 8/5/12
Very nice Seanie,hope the blisters have healed up
and whats this i hear about someone we know losing a monster around 14lb mark,hope your nighmares have stopped





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Re: West waterford 8/5/12
Lets not go there mike 14lb was a conservative estimatebeachbuddy wrote:Very nice Seanie,hope the blisters have healed upand whats this i hear about someone we know losing a monster around 14lb mark,hope your nighmares have stopped
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Re: West waterford 8/5/12
Nice one Sean
, by the way I reckonthe one that got away was of biblical proportions





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Re: West waterford 8/5/12
Your dead right Declan,legend in the making.For what its worth the lad who lost that biggie is long overdue a real biggie
.I even heard he is thinking of pitching a tent by the coast seen as he was out 4 nights on the bounce last week.




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My wife plans to make the tent a permanent fixturebeachbuddy wrote:Your dead right Declan,legend in the making.For what its worth the lad who lost that biggie is long overdue a real biggie.I even heard he is thinking of pitching a tent by the coast seen as he was out 4 nights on the bounce last week.
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Re: West waterford 8/5/12
Nice bass,bet it put up a good fight too 

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Re: West waterford 8/5/12
Well done Sean, good fish.
That does it - I am going to have to get out fishing, sod the deadline for the project I am working on !!!!!declan65 wrote:by the way I reckonthe one that got away was of biblical proportions![]()
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Re: West waterford 8/5/12
Deadlines always have elasticity frank fishings way more important not many days left before the ban so im going to make the most of itRockHunter wrote:Well done Sean, good fish.
That does it - I am going to have to get out fishing, sod the deadline for the project I am working on !!!!!declan65 wrote:by the way I reckonthe one that got away was of biblical proportions![]()

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Re: West waterford 8/5/12
Ah Sean your at it again will you leave one or two for the Dublin lads on the weekend....
Nice fish was it a good fight

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Re: West waterford 8/5/12
Right that's it I am heading south today
.......well done Seanie! I heard about the big fish being lost in Ardmore. Word travels very quickly along the grapevine




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Good luck stan suprised you heard about that biggie sure i only told 43 peopleStan wrote:Right that's it I am heading south today![]()
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.......well done Seanie! I heard about the big fish being lost in Ardmore. Word travels very quickly along the grapevine

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