dancer, killiney bay

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#1 Post by **eric** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 5:36 pm

People:just me

Duration:1-5

Tide:ebbing

Weather:calm,like a mirror

Bait:hermit crab, rag and mackerel

Rigs:two hook flower and feathers

Results:cod,Grey gurnard,whiting,Pollock,mackerel,dogfish and smoothies.

Report: set out in search of a species bash and hooking my first ever smoothie, 12 years of angling is a long time to wait. the weather was pretty amazing, the water was flat calm, haven't seen it like that in weeks! started of my day paddling about 1 mile towards dalkey island and found myself in about 55ft of water it was here i decided to fish for animals, first fish was a dog followed by another dog and so on, put some hermit crab on my bottom snood and got my first smoothie take. he fought all the way to the surface and even gave me a tow, well sort of. when i got him to the surface he decided it would be a good time to jump, oh dear, it wouldn't tire and kept splashing my deck and my face. eventually it admitted defeat and i unhooked him in the scissors, took a photo and sent him off to fight another day, a few more followed, all common as well as dogs. ran out of hermit and mackerel, so i paddled inshore to drift for small fish. hooked a mackerel and then some pin whiting plus a bonus gurnard. with an hour or so left i went out to a string of lobster pots to catch cod and Pollock with feathers and rag. caught a few around the 30-35cm mark and called it quits. on my way home i was confronted by a pod of harbour porpoises, wow there small but graceful, nice day to be out.

#2 Post by **eric** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 5:38 pm

more pics

#3 Post by **jack01986** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:15 pm

Nice fishing there, you have a cool setup there Gazo. :D

#4 Post by **round_ourway** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 12:19 pm

klass report sir, some really nice fishing done. is it difficult to balance on those yak's when landing the bigger fish

#5 Post by **bovenip** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:53 pm

Great fishing Gazo! Where do you get your hermit crab?

#6 Post by **mickeyfish** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:53 pm

hey gazo you didnt waste time targeting the smooties and good to see the hermit went to a good cause,

great fishing

you should fish on the 16th of sept out of greystones it will be a good comp (animals)(3 hooks)

#7 Post by **eric** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:59 am

will be there looking forward to getting out in a boat again,kayaks can only go so far before you get tired!, any chance of getting me the picture of the huss i caught.