westside, galway, 05/10/08

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westside, galway, 05/10/08

#1 Post by corbyeire »

People: me fein

Duration: 2.5hrs 7.30-10pm

Tide: high 9.20

Weather: cool NE :lol:

Bait: ultra fresh mack and rag in good nick

Rigs: 3 hook flapper

Results: 5 flounder

Report: thanks to samo after the amazing haul at the jimmy smith i took all his bait and some off another backcasting fellow, thanks whoever you were - was delighted to get my hands on some rag for this side of the country

headed out looking for anything really - a walker came up to me and gave me the usual questions but was all about - you must have shocking patience - i was thinking about saturday and 5 hours in the heavy rain and wind for a blank - thats patience!

wasnt looking too promising with all the weed - had that will i wont i move thinking going on - but as it filled the weed eased and the fish showed

first up a nice flat of 32cm on a lump of mack - had awful bright orange spots, on the fins aswell but was rough on the lateral line - still looked round more than diamondy but couldnt have been a plaice could it :lol:

then another 27cm

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this one had the mac and the rag foulded down its side!

then another two 25cm and both on rag

it was fish a cast there for a while - had lads in the carpark throwing on full beams to see what i was at - also had another few eejits calling me a freak - thanks for that lads - all part of the experience :D

and then finally a good one about 35cm - very thick and broad on the rag aswell

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delighted with 5 fish after the blank the day before
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Re: westside, galway, 05/10/08

#2 Post by saltydog »

Nice one Brian good to get Saturday outta the system i bet :wink:
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Re: westside, galway, 05/10/08

#3 Post by corbyeire »

you knows it!

awful fishing was had by most as far as i could tell on saturday - wonder how they did in the sunshine at the comp on sunday in the same venue?

did you get out yourself yesterday - wasnt near the internet so didnt see your post in the meets section
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Re: westside, galway, 05/10/08

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corbyeire wrote: did you get out yourself yesterday - wasnt near the internet so didnt see your post in the meets section


Was in the will i won't i mode :? was going to try for tope again but was thinking if i caught one it'd be some craic trying to walk it back to the beach to land it :shock: ended up not going out, one of our horses was running in Dundalk so (with beer in hand) just watched the racing instead :wink:
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Re: westside, galway, 05/10/08

#5 Post by samo »

well done mate pitty you couldnt have caught them on saturday :lol:
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Re: westside, galway, 05/10/08

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saltydog wrote:
corbyeire wrote: did you get out yourself yesterday - wasnt near the internet so didnt see your post in the meets section


Was in the will i won't i mode :? was going to try for tope again but was thinking if i caught one it'd be some craic trying to walk it back to the beach to land it :shock: ended up not going out, one of our horses was running in Dundalk so (with beer in hand) just watched the racing instead :wink:



youll get no tope unless you do the hard work, times running out - never took you for a slacker :lol: - how long were we in the pub in courtown before we got fishing!!!
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Re: westside, galway, 05/10/08

#7 Post by corbyeire »

samo wrote:well done mate pitty you couldnt have caught them on saturday :lol:


those rag were in top order - as were all those sandeels - thanks again

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Re: westside, galway, 05/10/08

#8 Post by round_ourway »

Looks and sounds like a flounder sir, I have had flounder like that as well.
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Re: westside, galway, 05/10/08

#9 Post by saltydog »

corbyeire wrote: youll get no tope unless you do the hard work, times running out - never took you for a slacker - how long were we in the pub in courtown before we got fishing!!!


Gee Whiz Brian your a hard task master :) i've fished 6 outta the last 10 days :) Herself was back on Sat having been up at Goffs for the last week & a half so there was some catching upto do :wink: As for the pub in Courtown a steak and 2 pints after being up at 06:00 working a full day and driving across from Galway was more than needed :wink: Will be giving the tope a bash tomorrow so fingers crossed will keep ya posted :)
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Re: westside, galway, 05/10/08

#10 Post by eyesreilly »

Well done Brian, even nicer to catch with other peoples bait . :lol: :lol:
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Re: westside, galway, 05/10/08

#11 Post by Rolly »

good man reidy...often there are these ''hybridish'' flounder around. would be cool if someone did some genetic work!! If only they were ''resident'' hey.. :?
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Re: westside, galway, 05/10/08

#12 Post by corbyeire »

like the bass down south cruising round the channels !!!

suppose your up to all sorts on the ebro!

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