The Ledge, Waterfoot, Co Antrim 280410

[David G]

People: North Down Beachcasters SAC

Duration:1730-2230hrs, 28/04/10

Tide:HW 2350hrs

Weather: 45mph winds but dry

Bait:Crab, rag, lug and mackerel

Rigs:3 hook flapper, size 2 & 1 hooks

Results:12 Coalfish, 6 Cod, 2 Poor Cod, 1 Three-B Rockling, 1 Flounder, 1 Dogfish

1st David Garvan 1.59kg
2nd Al Williams 0.71kg
3rd Stan McNeilly 0.51kg

HF - David Garvan, Dogfish 1lb 7oz

Report:There were strong winds with gusts of over 45mph but with us fishing The Ledge at Waterfoot we had the protection of the Antrim Hills. The conditions were great for the Ledge so we drew our pegs and got ourselves set up. To our surprise there was not a bite for nearly 3hrs till Stan got the first Coalfish of 35cm which unfortunately remained the largest fish until the last 10mins of the match. Shortly after this I reeled in a triple shot and once my spare trace hit the water the rod started bouncing. Things started looking up at this point but it was short lived as it only lasted around 25mins. Soon we were back to searching for the fish but near the end a few good large bites were missed. After seeing these I quickly put on 3 goods lumps of fresh crab and within minutes the first dogfish of 2010 was landed but with that came the end of the match.

[rodbender]

Good fishing lads, well done. Thats a cracker coalie.