northern lads meet week ending 21.04.06 (april meet)

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#41 Post by **BigPhil** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 11:56 pm

yes if its 2 say 4inch calamari squid of course you will need to present it on bigger hooks and best pennell style. but if its 2 whole baby squid a 1/0 will hold them fine.
everyone to their own but when fishing here i normally use the flapper rig as distance casting isnt normally required as the beach is normally fished over the lower part of the tide and the channel is in easier casting range.
try from the marina wall itself over the higher part of the tide and it doesnt take a big cast to find the channel from here either.
using size 1's or 1/0s and smaller baits you stand the chance better of hooking whatever species takes an interest in your baits, and a ray whether big or small will still take a small bait if it comes on it and a strong small hook will hold it. ive used and also seen others use this rig a number of times here and seen it take double dogs, double rays (6lb each) ,double figure rays, tub gurnard , flounder where if bigger hooks had have been used half of the fish probably wouldnt have been hooked.
use common sense and match the size of hook used to the size of the baits which you expect to be using.
even seen a ray around 8-9lbs caught on baited mackerel feathers trace here last year!!

#42 Post by **pookie5488** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 8:08 am

I hoping to talk my transport into the sat but at moment he wants to go fri morning. (wife imposed) but fell i can talk him round.

Can anyone tell me were i can find a tide table online for this mark.

#43 Post by **Lee337** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 8:38 am

Look here.

http://easytide.ukho.gov.uk/EasyTide/Ea ... onLength=7

Lee

#44 Post by **petekd** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 8:59 am

Confused... Is this meet on this Saturday or next?

#45 Post by **pookie5488** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 10:07 am

hoping for next be 22nd i think. i hoping to get mate to change to this date but seems a few already up for the sat

#46 Post by **beachcaster** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 10:24 am

saturday the 15th pete.there will be a number of us there .

#47 Post by **petekd** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 10:33 am

Ah. Thats grand so, what I thought but confused myself then reading the thread title.. :oops: Will see you down there for an hour or two, be good to put a few faces to names (and see just what the hell you northern lads are on....ya mad bunch!) :lol:

#48 Post by **beachcaster** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 10:42 am

no problem mate see you there.

#49 Post by **pookie5488** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 11:36 am

Ok lost but thats me.

Me and 2 mates free fri 21st so be heading then anyone free please come and show me how to fish.

if fri no good let me know so i can see if sat 22nd any better.

Lads that are down this week end please post a report so i can streem any info from you all cheers

#50 Post by **BigPhil** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 7:18 pm

yeah i think a few of the forum members were already going to fahan this saturday before the suggestion for next saturday.
i cant make it this saturday but may be able to make it either the friday 21 or sat 22 though i wont know which until next week if anyones interested, im off fridays too pookie so ill maybe tie up with you guys down there if i get freed up ok.

#51 Post by **pookie5488** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:20 am

That be great always happy to take advice and i will have new reels out so may well need advice lol.

wee k2 -drew what ever he wants called now was looking to get down on the fri if you close to him he was short a lift. if free

#52 Post by **Drew** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 8:47 am

Nope. I can't do Friday lads, may have been able to do Saturday, But definitely not Friday.

#53 Post by **BigPhil** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 10:19 pm

at the minute friday is still a possibility, and saturday a definate no no, mechanic may be needing my car to start the work on it on friday so wont know till later in the week pookie.

#54 Post by **thompo** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 1:14 pm

anyone heading out tomorrow???

have the day off from 2pm might be able to get out for a few hours not sure where to yet though

#55 Post by **BigPhil** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 6:50 pm

as expected, wont get out, gotta lift at the airport in the morning and car going away late afternoon...damn that!
incase youre interested pookie there were quite a few rays and dogs caught at fahan at the weekend by a couple of guys apparently, though it definately wasnt saturday as beachcaster and co were there and got a couple of fish, or monday as my mates blanked!

b0ogaloo · #56 Post by **b0ogaloo** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:22 pm

Pookie . what time you heading up at ?