Waterfoot beach & Pier 31/10/2012

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Waterfoot beach & Pier 31/10/2012

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People: Me and my fishing bro Nial

Location: Waterfoot beach and Pier

Date: 31st October 2012

Tide: Filling 'til Full

Weather: Cold but dry. Light westerly winds

Beach/Rocks: Beach & Pier

Baits: Rag & Mack

Rigs: Flapper & Pully

Species caught: Flounder & Pin Whiting

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Decided to give Waterfoot beach a shot as i'd heard it had fished well as a match venue last weekend. Arrived at 7 o'clock and baited up a pulley rig and a clipped down flapper rig. Whilst I was chatting to another angler my flapper rig give some sharp tugs and I reeled in a reasonably plump flounder :)
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This unfortunately was to be the highlight of the evening. As the beach had slowed in bites (crabs were playing a blinder) and the tide was filling right up to the dunes we decamped and headed for the trusty pier where surprise surprise there was absolutely noone there :shock:

We set up as per usual and watched what looked like Cushendall staging a surprise artillery attack on Waterfoot. (where do people get all these fireworks :?: ) We then commenced battle as our evening turned into a 'b movie' called "Attack of the Pin Whiting) :lol:

Every bait we put in was taken by whiting, I was even live baiting them and getting more. Couldnt count the numbers, it was a massacre :( How does a fish that small get a 4/0 hook in its mouth :lol: By midnight we had not a pick of bait left and retreated to he comparitive safety of McDonalds in Ballymena 8) I got some curious looks, presumably folks trying to guess what I was dressed up as. Bob the builder perhaps or a cast member from Wicked Tuna (I was wearing a pair of Red Dungarees from the Flotation suit :lol: )

Anyway, not a bad evening. Didn't blank and I survived the battle of Waterfoot :D

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Re: Waterfoot beach & Pier 31/10/2012

#2 Post by saving private brian »

ive had the tinyest of turbot and flounders on 4-6/0 hooks,,,its just a bigger feed to them lol,,,was out myself for a few hours last nite and couldnt get away from them pin coalies,,,
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#3 Post by fishy1987 »

Beat the blank in style anyway lovley flattie great read :D
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#4 Post by Sweetwrasse »

Sounds like the piranha are back in style up in Waterfoot :D Fair play on getting out, nice report too.
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#5 Post by dexs7 »

Nice report, its amazing sometimes how we can be satisfied with quiet sessions and other times be dissapointed with busy sessions :) well done
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Re: Waterfoot beach & Pier 31/10/2012

#6 Post by Monty156a »

Thanks for the feedback fellas :D I'm a winter angler at heart, never happier when a sharp wind is cutting the cheeks of you and when you have a shore mark all to yourself 8)

Here's hoping for some good fishing over the coming months :D

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Re: Waterfoot beach & Pier 31/10/2012

#7 Post by fagan »

Atleast u got sum fish monty im heading up that way next weekend cushendall cushendun. I havent been out since september so going tp give it a go. Do u know were i could cast a bait? Im not fimiliar of the marks that way.

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Re: Waterfoot beach & Pier 31/10/2012

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fagan wrote:Atleast u got sum fish monty im heading up that way next weekend cushendall cushendun.

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