Donaghadee Pier,Co Down,15-1-07

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#1 Post by **Davy Murdoch** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:32 pm

People:myself,ronald

Duration:7:15pm-10:30pm

Tide:high @ 8pm

Weather:cold,calm

Bait:rag,mack,squid,sandeel

Rigs:2&3 hook flappers,pulleys

Results:pollack,coalie,cod,poocod,shore rockling,5 bearded rockling,shanny.

Catch and Release:: Yes

Report:Not a bad session.Plenty of bites from the moment we started but all fish were small.I had about 20 tiny pollack while trying to catch a shanny for the species hunt comp then ronald join in and almost lost the mini rod(again)

when a cod of 1.5lb shot off with his bait and i had to stand on the rod before it was dragged off the pier.That was the biggest fish of the night and the fishing slowed down during the last hour.I ended up catching all seven species and Ronald had cod,coalie,pollack and poorcod

#2 Post by **Ronald** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:47 pm

heres the culprit that nearly stole my rod

#3 Post by **Estuary Lad** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:50 pm

nice fish

#4 Post by **Drew** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:04 pm

You know you've got Problems when the Bangor Boys are fishing the Dee more than you...

#5 Post by **dinger** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:18 pm

nice fish

#6 Post by **jonny gilbert** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:21 pm

crackin codling ronald nice one

Livid · #7 Post by **Livid** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:35 pm

Great fish, well done! Was it caught off the back of the pier then?

#8 Post by **Ronald** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:57 pm

inside the harbour .on squid and rag .

#9 Post by **Davy Murdoch** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 11:12 pm

Livid wrote:Great fish, well done! Was it caught off the back of the pier then?

alright livid,you should get yourself some rag or lug and head down to a rock mark anywhere in belfast lough if you want cod like ronalds.there was loads of them last year up to nearly 3lb.you`ll lose some gear but you`ll also get fish.

drew,you`ve no excuse you live close to another spot thats got cod like that.the place with the big stone

#10 Post by **round_ourway** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:29 am

Good wee session there lads. give me a shout next time and i will join ya's

Cheers
Stevie

#11 Post by **pete** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:37 am

The mini rod strikes again!

#12 Post by **samo** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 12:45 pm

nice cod mate were you fishing straight into a kelp bed the colour of the thing, its mad the way different locations and environments through up different coloured species, i was fishing toberpatrick its a sandy beach and the cod were the same colur as the whiting with little freckles on there back, but if i go to dalkey the cod are brown or sometimes a brownish green colour, only really caught the red ones around the forthy foot which is snag heaven.

#13 Post by **round_ourway** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 12:55 pm

Get nice red codling around a well known rock along the antrim coast

#14 Post by **Ronald** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:07 pm

that fish was caught 6 inches from the pier wall while dangling for mini species

scared the ***** out me when the rod started heading towards the water .

#15 Post by **samo** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:14 pm

jesus right under your feet i casting out to far

#16 Post by **Drew** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:47 pm

Davy Murdoch wrote:drew,you`ve no excuse you live close to another spot thats got cod like that.the place with the big stone

David, You Arrange the Crew, the Tilly Lamps, The Rotters and the Big Bucket of Peeler Crab, and I'm there.