North Down Rough Ground, 23/01/11

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North Down Rough Ground, 23/01/11

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People: Me

Duration: 1pm - 3pm

Tide: Huge n High

Weather: Northerly Breeze making things cold, good cloud cover.

Bait: Ragworm

Rigs: Sheppy, Pulley

Results: 1 Coalfish 39cm

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Have Ragworm, will fish, and with that motto in mind it was decided that some rough ground would be hit today in hope of some Coalies or Red Cod.
Rigged the 2 Rods up, 1 with a Penell Pulley Rig and the other with a sheppy rig I'd slightly improved (May have a vid or pics of it up on this thread later)...
So down to the fishing, Got the gear into the gully and sad down with my usual radio 5 accompaniment which seems to follow me to all sessions where I fish alone.
Went for about 45 minutes with 15 minute bait changes. Finally got my one and only bite which was a typical thumping coaly, Hit it, I nearly got it stuck on the way out of the gully but luckily a bit of bullying soon had it flapping about at my feet, along with a shore crab on tbe bottom hook. Unhooked, Measured, Photographed and released I got the rod rebaited and spent the next hour or so freezing my nuts off waiting for the next bit of interest that never happened. Still, good to beat the blank and glad I've still got a wee spot which produces the odd better fish so close to hand.
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Re: North Down Rough Ground, 23/01/11

#2 Post by Drew »

Ok, so basically, I've been tying the rigs with an SRT Between the bead and the swivel which holds the snood, creating a useful stand off Boom. No doubt I'm not the first to do this, but it seemed like a good idea. :lol:
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Re: North Down Rough Ground, 23/01/11

#3 Post by roger de dodger »

thats more like it drew ,if you keep at it you might get two fish next time :lol: nice size coalie 8)
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Re: North Down Rough Ground, 23/01/11

#4 Post by Al and Jordan »

nice sized coalie drew :P he'd eat the tiddlers we've been getting for breakfast! :oops: :lol: :lol:
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Re: North Down Rough Ground, 23/01/11

#5 Post by Drew »

Thanks Al, was good fun
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Re: North Down Rough Ground, 23/01/11

#6 Post by eyesreilly »

Well done Drew,a nice decent sized coalie :wink:
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Cheers eyes.
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Re: North Down Rough Ground, 23/01/11

#8 Post by doggie3131 »

well done drew,you are fairly getting out this weather :D
species 2012.........(12)seatrout,bass,turbot,flounder,brill,lsd,coalie,shore rockling,pollock,pout,poor cod,gray gurnard

species 2011 (20) flounder,whiting,poor cod,5 beard rockling,lsd.coalie,thornie,three bearded rockling,shore rockling.seatrout.turbot,plaice,brill,pollock,ballen wrasse.huss,pout,cookoo wrasse,corking wrasse,dab.

species 2010,(27)

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Re: North Down Rough Ground, 23/01/11

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Loving it Noel! It's gonna be a hell of a year! 8)
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Re: North Down Rough Ground, 23/01/11

#10 Post by Dawsey »

nice one drew nice to see a better fish being taken on your door step, looking forward to getting out myself :D
[i]Species '10[/i] [b]23 Species[/b]

[i]Species '11[/i] Coalfish, Pollock, Mackerel, Sea Trout, Flounder, Turbot, Dab, Thornback Ray, Smoothhound, Tope(pup), Tub Gurnard, LSD, Shanny, Ballen Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Goldsinny Wrasse

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Re: North Down Rough Ground, 23/01/11

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Cheers Dawsey, if ur coming down this neck gis a shout! 8)
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