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Leenan Co Donegal

#1 Post by MC »

People: just me

Duration:1500-1800

Tide: ebbing

Weather: light wind which increased after an hour, otherwise OK

Bait: sandeel, mackerel and crab

Rigs: float and pulley

Results: just wait

Catch and Release:: of coarse I did



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went out to test new diawa supercast rgm and slosh 30, the rod is a cracker and the reel I need to slow down as after a cast into the wind after it picked up I got a big birds nest. Once I got it sorted i tightened up the line and the rod bent over. I lifted into the fish and started to bring it in, I thought it was a ray as it seemed to use the tide to put pressure on the tackle, it took line and I hoped it was big. Each time I got it to the base of the rocks it would dive and take line, after what seemed like ages I saw a flash of white and then used a large wave to wash onto the rocks. I went to see what I had caught and it was....................


A Bra, how disappointed was I, and to top it off the next cast I had a crack off and a birds nest, so I packed up and went home. The bra was released and was unharmed unlike my hopes which where dashed to pieces
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#2 Post by MC »

JD do I get 15points for the bra as it was caught in the sea?
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#3 Post by fishinmidget »

he he he....... :lol: nice catch mc :lol:
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#4 Post by teacher »

Are you sure about the rig. I thought it might be a double flapper :?
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#5 Post by MC »

teacher wrote:Are you sure about the rig. I thought it might be a double flapper :?


maybe it was a double d flapper :lol:
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#6 Post by teacher »

well, as long as it wasn't a one up one down ...
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#7 Post by Pat Spillane »

Nice catch but you never said what size it was
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#8 Post by MC »

it the biggest one I have ever seen
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#9 Post by teacher »

I see you were fishing on your own. I bet you couldn't resist trying it on. Admit it. We won't tell anyone. ;) :D
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#10 Post by Estuary Lad »

teacher wrote:I see you were fishing on your own. I bet you couldn't resist trying it on. Admit it. We won't tell anyone. ;) :D


Ha classic :D
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#11 Post by fishinmidget »

Yep......admit it......this site only gets +1200 visitiors a day :lol:
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Re: Leenan Co Donegal

#12 Post by DaveHaddock »

MC wrote:I had a crack off


lets get this straight, you say you were alone on a beach with a bra and you had a crack off... :?: :!: :?: this is an angling forum. Moderator ...
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#13 Post by corbyeire »

nice report mc!

brilliant davehaddock :lol:
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#14 Post by glengormley-gavin »

:lol: :lol: :lol:

MC - your cross dressing exploits have been uncovered!!!!

On a more serious note - be careful with that SL30 - try short lobs first and get the feel of the reel before chucking it hard. There are no mags in the SL30 so it is a beast compared to Abu's & Penns.

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#15 Post by rab 525 »

what a booby prize :D :D
if it cant get its jaws round a 1/0 its not worth catching [ mullet excluded ]
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#16 Post by Harryp »

That explains why the weather report was for a cold front!
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#17 Post by BigPhil »

i bet after reeling that in you felt like a right tit! :lol: :wink:
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#18 Post by Seancelt »

If it was as big as MC said maybe he was using it as a landing net. :shock: :shock: :lol:
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#19 Post by round_ourway »

Brilliant

What bait did you say you were using. Imagine if you had a bigger hook what you could have caught,,,, the new non smoking advert comes to mind
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Nice One

#20 Post by drseafish »

Excellent stuff...

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