East Coast 28/3/15

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guernica84
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East Coast 28/3/15

#1 Post by guernica84 »

Took a trip down to Louth today to blow the cobwebs off my lately under-utilised beach gear. This mark produces good numbers of (usually above averaged sized) flounders in most conditions. With that West wind at my back, I thought it the best option comfort-wise.

Set up 2 rods in close, both on straight lug, long, flowing traces. Had a bite within 10 seconds of putting the 1st rod down on the tripod.

A reasonably steady stream of flounders followed for me for the next c3 hrs though size was smaller with my biggest I think 29cm. As seems to be standard practice these days (scratching anyway), I was pretty well outdone by the BiL who had several 30 odds, up to 35. I think the bags finished 14-8 to him after my 2-0 lead was pegged back. A solitary pin-slugling added to my haul of flounder on the last cast.

Great to be back out and a decent sesh for this ToY. Nice motivation for the big boys' fishing that's hopefully just around the corner once again.
2013 species (23 shore): flounder, plaice, turbot, dab, coalfish, pollock, codling, mackerel, cuttlefish, silver eel, pouting, 3b & 5b rockling, white trout, salmon, whiting, LSD, ballan, corkwing & goldsinney wrasse, thornback & spotted ray, red gurnard, lesser weever, LSSS
2014 shore (27): flounder, plaice, turbot, dab, coalfish, pollock, codling, mackerel, silver eel, pouting, 5b rockling, whiting, LSD, GSD, tope, smoothhound, ballan&corkwing wrasse, thornback & painted ray, tub gurnard, bass, common blenny, rock goby, haddock, LSSS, poor cod
2015 shore (37): cod, flounder, pollack, coalfish, poor cod, 5 bd rockling, shore rockling, whiting, LSD, plaice, dab, thornback ray, undulate ray, stingray, garfish, conger, ballan wrasse, corkwing wrasse, rock-cook wrasse, goldsinney wrasse, tub gurnard, common & tompot blenny, rock goby, pout, greater sandeel, mackerel, smoothhound, turbot, haddock, scad, red mullet, black bream, silver eel, bass, lesser weever, lsss
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Sweetwrasse
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Re: East Coast 28/3/15

#2 Post by Sweetwrasse »

Nice result there 8) A nice flattie bash is always enjoyable.
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basshunter10
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Re: East Coast 28/3/15

#3 Post by basshunter10 »

Nice going. Was over that direction myself last week, had a couple of flats and seen a few sea trout. The big boys can't be too far behind.
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jhcabs
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Re: East Coast 28/3/15

#4 Post by jhcabs »

Good report mate. I wish i got more enjoyment from fishing for flats. I'd say on lighter gear, they would be great craic in close
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kenf41
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Re: East Coast 28/3/15

#5 Post by kenf41 »

Living in louth myself now but am not familiar with the area. Maybe you could pm me any marks you may know of.
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Re: East Coast 28/3/15

#6 Post by Deleted User 3488 »

Sounds like a grand flounder session lads, well done.
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