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county antrim 2 marks 22.12.2008

#1 Post by Al and Jordan »

People: me and jordan

Duration: W.P.B. 8am-1pm and Waterfoot 4pm-6pm

Tide: all states

Weather: mild no wind and occasional drizzle

Bait: rag and squid

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b]Results[/b]: W.P.B. blank :cry: :cry: Waterfoot, ME: 5 flounder, 5 coalies, 1 pollock and 6 whiting. JORDAN: 2 flounder, 4 coalies, 8 whiting and 1 codling




Report: we had planned to get jordan a turbot today. so we headed up to white park bay where me and ronald hit into a load of them the other week. the alarm was set for 5.30am so we could be set up on the beach and be fishing for first light. and just to prove that even the best laid plans can be scuppered we arrived to see massive waves crashing in from over 200 yards off shore :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: when me and ronald were here last time it was really calm and to be honest i was'nt holding much hope on this trip :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: . but undeterred we trooped down the hill and set up as dawn began to break. the surf was pretty serious and just swept our rigs back up the beach 60 yards to our left within 5 mins of each cast :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: this resulted in multiple tangles and the worms being ripped off the hooks by the surf long before any fish could find them. even 8oz gripper leads were no match for the waves. the only way i could see to avoid this was to cast beyond the first breaking wave, and seeing as that was 150 yards off shore it was'nt gonna happen :evil: :evil: i even tried wrapping rubber bands around the gripper wire so that they would'nt spring free and hopefully bed into the sand. but they just washed up on shore unsprung. then to make matters worse jordan wrapped a rig around my left leg and 2 hooks punctured my waders and they began to fill with water :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: so with no fish, multiple tangeled rigs and a waterlogged left leg it was a case of mission aborted.
we headed into ballycastle for a cuppa at my friends house and to dry my soggy left leg out :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: , then headed to waterfoot so as to beat the dreaded blank. we fished our first comp there on saturday which was great with me getting 7th place and jordan getting 3rd. as we were getting set up on the beach sjw from the site came over and introduced himself as he recognised us from our posts. always good to put a face to a name and meet another angler from the site. the beach treated us well with the usual sellection of flounder, coalies and pin whiting. jordan even managed a wee codling, which provided a small concellation. but he still wants a turbot before the end of the year :roll: :roll: :roll: not the session we set out for, but it's still better than blanking :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: county antrim 2 marks 22.12.2008

#2 Post by immunecfg »

Good job, WPB seems a bit hit and miss from what im hearing, trying to get a run up the coast this weekend.
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#3 Post by Ronald »

unlucky with the surf al .bit of a bummer to walk down to the place and find the tide rips so bad you cant keep a bait out :evil: I heard the surf was pretty big the last few days I take it the dog was trying to swim :lol:
at least you got a few fish at waterfoot .
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Unlucky with the crashing surf should fish well once it settles. Nice to see plan B came up with the goods :) Well done to you both on the comp results nice going :)
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Re: county antrim 2 marks 22.12.2008

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Well done lads, you saved the day with the second session. Nice to put a blank behind you that fast :shock: :shock: Busy second session too :lol: :lol: Congrats on the comp results and a Merry Xmas to both of you :wink:
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immunecfg wrote:Good job, WPB seems a bit hit and miss from what im hearing, trying to get a run up the coast this weekend.

we're going back up to waterfoot on saturday for an overnight session. if your out that way keep an eye out for us. we won't be hard to spot. i'll be back to wearing my lumo waterproofs seeing as my waders are letting in water :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

Ronald wrote:I take it the dog was trying to swim


lol :lol: :lol: :lol: she spent more time barking at the surf trying to chase it. some battles you aint just gonna win
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saltydog wrote:Unlucky with the crashing surf should fish well once it settles. Nice to see plan B came up with the goods :) Well done to you both on the comp results nice going :)


thanks conor, we joined a club thats affiliated with the ifsa. there'll be no stopping us now that we can compete in opens all over the country. you never know just where we'll turn up at next year :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

eyesreilly wrote:Well done lads, you saved the day with the second session. Nice to put a blank behind you that fast :shock: :shock: Busy second session too :lol: :lol: Congrats on the comp results and a Merry Xmas to both of you :wink:


cheers dave,the same to yourself. my mate has a place we can crash out at in bettystown. so we might get a run down your neck of the woods in the next few weeks. i'll pm you nearer the time to see if you want to tie in for a session. merry christmas!
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Re: county antrim 2 marks 22.12.2008

#8 Post by rab 525 »

hardlines alan
me and the ghost fished wpb on monday as well must have arrived after you left ,about 1 when we got there and that surf was serious we had one turbot after dark bout 6 oclock
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Re: county antrim 2 marks 22.12.2008

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alandjordan wrote:
immunecfg wrote:Good job, WPB seems a bit hit and miss from what im hearing, trying to get a run up the coast this weekend.

we're going back up to waterfoot on saturday for an overnight session. if your out that way keep an eye out for us. we won't be hard to spot. i'll be back to wearing my lumo waterproofs seeing as my waders are letting in water :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:


Think i might be hitting castlerock perhaps, not sure where im going if we are going past waterfoot will have to call in and put a face to the lumo waterproofs :lol:
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#10 Post by theshoreking »

Very good lads. Most of all delighted to see the young anglers out and about on the beaches. Keep at it and maybe plan a trip to the south east for more/bigger bass in the summer!! 8)

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alandjordan wrote:


cheers dave,the same to yourself. my mate has a place we can crash out at in bettystown. so we might get a run down your neck of the woods in the next few weeks. i'll pm you nearer the time to see if you want to tie in for a session. merry christmas![/quote]


Sure thing, i've never fished Bettystown, wouldnt mind a trip up that direction sometime. :wink:
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theshoreking wrote:Very good lads. Most of all delighted to see the young anglers out and about on the beaches. Keep at it and maybe plan a trip to the south east for more/bigger Bass in the summer!! 8)

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jordan already has the summer planned out :roll: :roll: we stayed in bettystown this year and fished north of there. but next year we're gonna head to wexford and waterford. the both of us can't wait :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

rab 525 wrote:hardlines alan
me and the ghost fished wpb on monday as well must have arrived after you left ,about 1 when we got there and that surf was serious we had one turbot after dark bout 6 oclock
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one more than us rab :) if it's that rough the next time we're up we're gonna give port bradden a go. you never know what it might throw up :wink:
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eyesreilly wrote:Sure thing, i've never fished Bettystown, wouldnt mind a trip up that direction sometime. :


have you ever tried malahide or dalkey dave?
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#14 Post by the-ghost »

that surf, oh my god!! never seen anything like it.. an anchor wouldnt even of held bottom!! happy days getting afew at waterfoot :D
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i know :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: . i finally realized we were fighting a loosing battle when i waded out to cast waist deep and watched football sized boulders being washed out to sea :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
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loving the triple shot - fair play on keeping it up
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plenty of the little codlin about i've had a few around donaghadee and millisle lately.
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cheers brian. the second session saved the day :mrgreen: :mrgreen: ...... well we could'nt go home without getting at least a couple of fish :D :D :D :D .and dan, we've had the same sized codling over the last few months too. not that i'm complaining, but it would be nice to be weighing them in lbs instead of ozs :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:
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alandjordan wrote:cheers brian. the second session saved the day :mrgreen: :mrgreen: ...... well we could'nt go home without getting at least a couple of fish :D :D :D :D .and dan, we've had the same sized codling over the last few months too. not that i'm complaining, but it would be nice to be weighing them in lbs instead of ozs :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:
usually always get a bit a action at waterfoot hope jordan gets his turbot :lol:
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#20 Post by Al and Jordan »

cheers alan, jordan is praying for a turbot or dab tomorrow :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: we'll be putting in a bumper 12 hour session, so his chances look good 8)

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