People:myself & 2 mates
Duration:4 til 11
Tide:around 6
Weather:cold easterly wind
Bait:lug ,razor, crab
Rigs:pennel & 2hook feeder rig
Results:2 coalies me the lads rockling and coalies
Report:Tried Clonea around high water for an hour r so nothing there ,
Headed back east to another beach ,nothing there but a cold wind for another hour r so . fearing the dreaded blank I thought I'd use the feeder rig I had only a small bit of ground bait with me enough for a few casts . My second cast with the feeder rig i hit a double coalie no great size around 30cm and 25cm. No pics Waiting for the January sales to get a new camera !
Waterford 29.12.08
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rustyhookthomas
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Re: Waterford 29.12.08
nice to be out craigo!
hitting the east coast in the next few days around arklow.
it's a yearly thing i love when i head home every christmas!
hitting the east coast in the next few days around arklow.
it's a yearly thing i love when i head home every christmas!
species 2009, whiting 
, three beard rockling,.shore rockling, 5 beard rockling, flounder, lesser spotted dogfish,bullhuss, dab,bass(13), more whiting : pollock,poorcod,pouting, sea trout(the dodder!)brown trout,sea scorpion,mackerel, silver eel,
topknot:), cod, conger, corkwing wrasse,smooth hound.
, three beard rockling,.shore rockling, 5 beard rockling, flounder, lesser spotted dogfish,bullhuss, dab,bass(13), more whiting : pollock,poorcod,pouting, sea trout(the dodder!)brown trout,sea scorpion,mackerel, silver eel,topknot:), cod, conger, corkwing wrasse,smooth hound.
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bigballs
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Re: Waterford 29.12.08
fished shanelys yesterday to mate blank at least i got to try out my new floatation suit snug as a bug be jesus it was cold out side
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theshoreking
Re: Waterford 29.12.08
craigo wrote:. fearing the dreaded blank I thought I'd use the feeder rig I had only a small bit of ground bait with me enough for a few casts . My second cast with the feeder rig i hit a double coalie no great size around 30cm and 25cm.
Glad to see the rig saved you a blank anyway.
Better luck next time!sk
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craigo
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Re: Waterford 29.12.08
Cheers lads . Thats the second blank for me on clonea . I suppose local knowledge goes a long way .
Shore king do you think its possible to freeze some Ground bait for the feeder ? Or would this take from its scent???
Shore king do you think its possible to freeze some Ground bait for the feeder ? Or would this take from its scent???
If I'm not gonna catch a fish , I may aswell not catch a BIG fish !