Greystones South Beach

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#1 Post by **bovenip** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 12:02 am

People: Just me

Duration: 5:30 - 9:30

Tide: End of the rise/Start of the ebb

Weather: Great at first, but wet later

Bait: Rag, squid & sandeel

Rigs: 2 hook flappers, Pennel rigs

Results: 3 plaice, 1 flounder, a squillion dabs

Report: Fished one rod in close with tipped worm baits and one at distance with whole sandeel. the close rod never stopped bouncing for the night - I was missing everything till I went down a few hooks sizes and then it was a fish a cast for the rest of the session.
The pennel rigged sandeels weren't touched for the night until the last cast, when the rod nearly got ripped out of the tripod. I struck and had him for about 5 secs until something gave. When I reeled in the 30lb snood had been bitten through :(
Was planning on staying longer, but in a moment of insanity when I was returning a dab, I walked out following a receding wave to put him back into the water, forgetting that a wave going out is generally followed by another coming in! It was a bit too cold for standing in 2 wellies full of water all night... :oops:

#2 Post by **ian 123** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 1:24 pm

fair play! was out there the last couple of days and not a thing.i fish to the left when you walk on the beach.how far did you cast for dab and what size hooks weights ect.. did you useglad to see some one is catching at that beach
ian

#3 Post by **col** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 3:38 pm

Well done bovenip, thats a nice return of fish. 8)
:wink:

col

#4 Post by **bovenip** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 10:38 pm

Hiya Ian
I was beside the rocks at the very start of the beach (I was on my own so didn't want to lug all the gear too far from the car). I was only casting about 50 yards for the dabs and twitching it back in a few inches every 30 secs or so till I got a bite. I went down to size 2 Aberdeens and that managed to hook most of the bites (and happily enough, none were deep hooked)