East Cork Beach, 02/12/08

[thescotsman]

People: me, petekd, basslover1

Duration: 20:30 - 23:00

Tide: HW around 20:10

Weather: drizzly, cold

Bait: razor, rag, lug, mackerel

Rigs: 3 hook flappers, 3/0 pulleys

Results: me - 1 shore rockling, pete - 1 flounder, Kevin - nothing unfortuantely




Report: Headed out with high hopes what with all these East Cork and West Waterford bass being caught at the moment and we wanted to make sure Kevin got himself a fish as he's new to bait fishing. So with good reports off this beach recently we thought we were on to a winner.
Of course the curse of the newbie struck again, whenever we take a novice out with us, confident that we'll get him some fish in a place where we know there are loads of fish, it always ends up that we catch nothing. And so it proved again
Anyway, hopefully Kevin got a few pointers with regards to rigs etc and where to fish (or not as the case may be) and at least he got to see a couple of fish and got a couple of bites, Pete leaving it till last cast with his flounder, my rockling coming early on. Delighted with the rockling as that's species 33 of the year, so it wasn't a complete disaster.

[red]

the curse of the newbie!!!!
i better not ask ye to bring me out anytime soon so as 1. im aslo a newbie and 2. i seem to be the king of the blanks.

[RockHunter]

At least you got a new species - 33 species in the year is an impressive number.

Don't despair Basslover1 - you will eventually get there - this time last year I was happy if I caught one coalfish

[BRIAN DUGGAN]

Was down that direction myself,fished from 4:30 until 8,two small schoolies between 2 of us,no other bites apart from that,tough going considering the weather conditions,Think I passed you guys on the way out of the car park.

[thelegend]

People: me, petekd, basslover1

Duration: 20:30 - 23:00

Tide: HW around 20:10

Weather: drizzly, cold

Bait: razor, rag, lug, mackerel

Rigs: 3 hook flappers, 3/0 pulleys

Results: me - 1 shore rockling, pete - 1 flounder, Kevin - nothing unfortuantely




Report: Headed out with high hopes what with all these East Cork and West Waterford Bass being caught at the moment and we wanted to make sure Kevin got himself a fish as he's new to bait fishing. So with good reports off this beach recently we thought we were on to a winner.
Of course the curse of the newbie struck again, whenever we take a novice out with us, confident that we'll get him some fish in a place where we know there are loads of fish, it always ends up that we catch nothing. And so it proved again
Anyway, hopefully Kevin got a few pointers with regards to rigs etc and where to fish (or not as the case may be) and at least he got to see a couple of fish and got a couple of bites, Pete leaving it till last cast with his flounder, my rockling coming early on. Delighted with the rockling as that's species 33 of the year, so it wasn't a complete disaster.

after hearing that story i dont feel to bad about my car breaking down last august lee

[thescotsman]

after hearing that story i dont feel to bad about my car breaking down last august lee

Yes, don't blame you, it has happened a few times now, so we must be a jinx to newbies

Was down that direction myself,fished from 4:30 until 8,two small schoolies between 2 of us,no other bites apart from that,tough going considering the weather conditions,Think I passed you guys on the way out of the car park.

Hi Brian, yes Kevin said he was talking to someone before we got there and as the stories match I'd say it was definitely you. That was us coming in as you were leaving alright.

[wilky83]

I hope i dont get a reputatiuon for blanking thanks to lee and pete though some great tips and hints its the new feckin rod thats cursing me must be a hex on it or something will keep at it though im just figuring out a few ways not to catch fish

[MC]

I hope i dont get a reputatiuon for blanking thanks to lee and pete though some great tips and hints its the new feckin rod thats cursing me must be a hex on it or something will keep at it though im just figuring out a few ways not to catch fish

the next time your out with petekd ask him about his saisac shore record

[wilky83]

I hope i dont get a reputatiuon for blanking thanks to lee and pete though some great tips and hints its the new feckin rod thats cursing me must be a hex on it or something will keep at it though im just figuring out a few ways not to catch fish

the next time your out with petekd ask him about his saisac shore record

What record is that for???

[petekd]

I had to learn match fishing the hard way and blanked the first 5 i think it was that i fished. Its yet to be beaten....

[MC]

I had to learn match fishing the hard way and blanked the first 5 i think it was that i fished. Its yet to be beaten....

i came close with 4