poolbeg 3rd & 4th july
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poolbeg 3rd & 4th july
People:3rd myself & sparkie +1 (dave) 4th myself and 2 mates jay & errol
Duration: 3rd 8.30pm- 12.30am 4th 8pm-1.30am
Tide:rising
Weather:not bad winds from the south
Bait:softies,rag,lug,razor
Rigs:pullys,flappers
Results:3rd me 5 hounds dave 1 hound 4th 40+ mack me 7 hounds errol 5 hounds
Report:
3rd with the tides high and the weather not to bad myself and dave gave the south wall ago just to stay local and things worked out well for us we started about 8.30 but the fishing was slow but as the light started to fade and the tide got higher the hounds came on noting of any great size but hound all the same and only 10 min from home i ended up with 5 and lost 1 and dave had 1 lost 1 and missed many more but we finshed the night happy just as the rain was starting 4th got a call from the lad asking if i fancyed a trip out with kit dunne on sunday as there was a spot to be filled so i jumped on the chance told the lad about the session the night b4 and they said that they wanted to head to poolbeg to see if there was any mack around for bait for the boat trip then i told them i still had bait left over from the night b4 and asked if they fancyed a hound session after the macky bashing as they have never caught one they we well up for it we arrived down not long after low water and left all the big gear in the car and just took the mack gear with us for the long walk to the lighthouse we fish down the top for a couple of hours and had about 40 mack between us then back to the car and got the hound gear ready first cast in both me and errol were into fish and the then errol had a run of hound in the first hour then i started picking up fish on every cast poor jay could not connect with one but theres alway next time overall a great 2 nights fishing only 10 mins from home
Duration: 3rd 8.30pm- 12.30am 4th 8pm-1.30am
Tide:rising
Weather:not bad winds from the south
Bait:softies,rag,lug,razor
Rigs:pullys,flappers
Results:3rd me 5 hounds dave 1 hound 4th 40+ mack me 7 hounds errol 5 hounds
Report:
3rd with the tides high and the weather not to bad myself and dave gave the south wall ago just to stay local and things worked out well for us we started about 8.30 but the fishing was slow but as the light started to fade and the tide got higher the hounds came on noting of any great size but hound all the same and only 10 min from home i ended up with 5 and lost 1 and dave had 1 lost 1 and missed many more but we finshed the night happy just as the rain was starting 4th got a call from the lad asking if i fancyed a trip out with kit dunne on sunday as there was a spot to be filled so i jumped on the chance told the lad about the session the night b4 and they said that they wanted to head to poolbeg to see if there was any mack around for bait for the boat trip then i told them i still had bait left over from the night b4 and asked if they fancyed a hound session after the macky bashing as they have never caught one they we well up for it we arrived down not long after low water and left all the big gear in the car and just took the mack gear with us for the long walk to the lighthouse we fish down the top for a couple of hours and had about 40 mack between us then back to the car and got the hound gear ready first cast in both me and errol were into fish and the then errol had a run of hound in the first hour then i started picking up fish on every cast poor jay could not connect with one but theres alway next time overall a great 2 nights fishing only 10 mins from home
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Re: poolbeg 3rd & 4th july
Nice fishing Alan.A hound on nearly every cast on your doorstep,what more could you ask for 

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Re: poolbeg 3rd & 4th july
Great night out Alan and yea we got away with the weather just starting to lash as we had packed up guess that dance and chant with all the nice words in it
****** i was doing when I missed the 3/4 hounds and lost the one at the rocks kept the rain away
Thats some amount of mach for the boat trip dont forget the wire trace..... and fair play to Errol for landing a few hound and Jay m8 next time.... its your time... and only 15 mins for me back home after dropping of Alan.... Happy days and cut down the cost of juice....



Thats some amount of mach for the boat trip dont forget the wire trace..... and fair play to Errol for landing a few hound and Jay m8 next time.... its your time... and only 15 mins for me back home after dropping of Alan.... Happy days and cut down the cost of juice....

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Species 2013: Coalie, East Coast Codling, Smoothounds, And hopefully a back opp to get back fishing soon...
Species 2013: Coalie, East Coast Codling, Smoothounds, And hopefully a back opp to get back fishing soon...
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Re: poolbeg 3rd & 4th july
M8 the pics of the hound look a bit small than the night before or where they about the same 4/4.5 pound.
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Re: poolbeg 3rd & 4th july
we had a few smaller but much the same size 3.5-4 lb i had 2 around the 5lb mark and errol lost a good fish at the rocks but you cant win them all
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Re: poolbeg 3rd & 4th july
Well done lads, great report and nice piccies 

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Re: poolbeg 3rd & 4th july
rod bending session lads
,well done 


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Re: poolbeg 3rd & 4th july
Good result al don't think we realise the fishing we have on our doorstep
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Re: poolbeg 3rd & 4th july
Nice One Alan, no need to go to wexford, you cant beat a local session
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Re: poolbeg 3rd & 4th july
to true mickey but you have to time them 1 or 2 a month if were luckymickeyfish wrote:Nice One Alan, no need to go to wexford, you cant beat a local session
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Re: poolbeg 3rd & 4th july
Fair play Alan on getting a some fish. It's handy that spot when the tides are right.