Greystones South Beach 07/11/2008

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Greystones South Beach 07/11/2008

#1 Post by dfella25 »

People: Myself and my brother

Duration: 6pm till about 10pm

Tide: High and falling

Weather: The weather was actually calm and a little warm last night

Bait: Mack, Rag, Lug, Razor & Squid

Rigs: Two hook flappers (2up & 1up 1down)

Results: Me 10+ whiting and a rockling, the bro 5 whiting


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Having tried Greystones a few times without success last month my persistence paid off last night. We got lucky from the off with both our first cast bring in a fish each. We were getting a fish every second cast. There was some weed about and started to seem like it was going to be like last time but it cleared up and I was glad I only lost one rig. At one stage I thought I was in to a nice flattie but the weed had caught me out :oops: What made last night sweet was that they are were all own traces and I was delighted that I had caught fish after spending a few evenings at the kitchen table making them up.

We decided also to experiment with bait last night and what seemed to work best was rag tipped with mack and then later on the razor fish could do no wrong on its own. That's when I caught what I think was a small rockling about 15cms in length. When the bait finished up it coincided with the batteries on our lamps so we packed up and were happy with our lot. No fish was over 20cm but we were content.
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Re: Greystones South Beach 07/11/2008

#2 Post by eyesreilly »

well done dfella, nice to get a few on your own rigs, i found it hard tying knots as i have 5 thumbs on each hand :? , but got there in the end. :lol: Looks like a shore rockling to me.
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Re: Greystones South Beach 07/11/2008

#3 Post by dfella25 »

Cheers Dave!! Yeah the knots were the bit I was worried about but I was practising with twine and a keyring for ages before I tried the mono :oops:
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Re: Greystones South Beach 07/11/2008

#4 Post by eyesreilly »

dfella25 wrote:Cheers Dave!! Yeah the knots were the bit I was worried about but I was practising with twine and a keyring for ages before I tried the mono :oops:


Wish i'd have thought of that :oops: :oops: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Greystones South Beach 07/11/2008

#5 Post by WrasseBasher »

when fishing the beach and making your own rigs there are only two or three knots that really matter and if you use these only, they'll rarely fail depending on the line you use. i rarely ever use anything other than a three hook flapper and always tie them the same unless targeting smoothies, large cod etc.... beads on the snoods are optional. i could show ya these knots in ten mins if ya liked.
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Re: Greystones South Beach 07/11/2008

#6 Post by dfella25 »

WrasseBasher I have been using the palomer knot and the improved clinch knot and they all held! I have not tried any snood knots yet though. I see what you mean about using a 3 hook flapper though. Although I got no doubles the fish were in and an extra hook may have helped. Looks like I have some home work for tonigh :shock: :D
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Re: Greystones South Beach 07/11/2008

#7 Post by WrasseBasher »

simple but strong is defo the way forward a grinner knot is a great one for all occassions
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Re: Greystones South Beach 07/11/2008

#8 Post by dfella25 »

Ok WrasseBasher you have officially disrupted my coffee break with that one lol

I googled the grinner knot and found this video. So will be spending all my free time today getting this right.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6jrh5_grinner-knot

Thanks for the suggestion.

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Re: Greystones South Beach 07/11/2008

#9 Post by marno »

dfella25 wrote:Ok WrasseBasher you have officially disrupted my coffee break with that one lol

I googled the grinner knot and found this video. So will be spending all my free time today getting this right.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6jrh5_grinner-knot

Thanks for the suggestion.

DF


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Re: Greystones South Beach 07/11/2008

#10 Post by WrasseBasher »

ITS A GOOD STRONG KNOT I USUALLY TURN IT THREE TIMES EACH WAY FOR SNOODS AND WET THE MONO WITH SALIVA BEFORE TIGHTNING IT. IT WILL RARELY IF EVER FAIL YOU. 8) GLAD I WAS OF ASSISTANCE TO YOU.
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Re: Greystones South Beach 07/11/2008

#11 Post by dfella25 »

WrasseBasher I tied up a couple of rigs last night using the grinner and it is a great knot! It took me a while yesterday but I seemed to get the hang of it. Now all I have to do is get cover for Friday and I can go use em :D

Cheers for that.

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Re: Greystones South Beach 07/11/2008

#12 Post by nifisher »

Nice to see you got your reward for not giving up. Its always nicer to get fish on your own rigs started tying my own this year and when I'm using my old bought ones I b***h about how craply made they are.

Have to look up that knot I always use a Uni knot which is very effective.
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[color=#0000FF]Species 2010: 5[/color]Codling, Coalie, Flounder, Plaice, Turbot.

[color=#0000FF]Species 2009: 20[/color] Flounder, Dab, Coalie, Shore Rockling, Pollock, Pouting, Codling, Poor Cod, Whiting, Long Spined Sea Scorpian, Turbot, Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Thornback Ray, Plaice, Ballan/ Corkwing/Goldshinny Wrasse, Rock Goby, Shanny, Sea Trout.

[color=#0000FF]Species 2008: 20[/color] Coalie, Pollock, Whiting, Poorcod, Pouting, Mackeral, Ballan/Corkwing/Goldshinny Wrasse, Rock Goby, Shanny, Long Spined Sea Scorpian, Black Goby, Thornback Ray, Doggie, Flounder, Codling, Shore Rockling, 5 Bearded Rockling, Bull Huss.
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Re: Greystones South Beach 07/11/2008

#13 Post by WrasseBasher »

no probs man it will come easy with practice
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COD..POLLOCK..LING..POUTING..COALIE..POOR COD..WHITING..GREY GURNARD..DAB..FLOUNDER..SMOOTHHOUND..DOGFISH
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