donegal beach mark 23/01/2011

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donegal beach mark 23/01/2011

#1 Post by grady »

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Duration:1pm-5pm

Tide:rising

Weather:suny and calm

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Report:decide to try one of donegal beaches in winter as i never realy do,
arrived on the beach around 1pm, low at 2pm set two rods every hook baited with different baits. first couple of hours was very slow rods tips didn't show any movement at all
start thinking that i'v picked a wrong spot may not all beaches producing in winter
only last hour maneged small flounder and dubble shot of dabs
want to stay longer but noticed that i have to back at work very early in the morning :twisted: so packed up proppably at the best time of the day :roll: and headed home
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Re: donegal beach mark 23/01/2011

#2 Post by bigbadtom »

Some very nice flats there Grady. Well done mate. :D :D :D :D
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Re: donegal beach mark 23/01/2011

#3 Post by zud25 »

Well done lads 8) very nice flatties :D :D :D
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Re: donegal beach mark 23/01/2011

#4 Post by FisherKing »

Nice Flatties grady 8) well done
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Re: donegal beach mark 23/01/2011

#5 Post by saving private brian »

hi grady.havent seen a post from u in a while.congrats on the fish.i thin k fishin is slow every where.i think back to gunwell :mrgreen:
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Re: donegal beach mark 23/01/2011

#6 Post by chuckaroo »

a couple of great fish all the same. decent result! nice1
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Re: donegal beach mark 23/01/2011

#7 Post by oli »

well done,nice to see u back to fishing :D
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#8 Post by gfkelly1969 »

well done lovely result
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#9 Post by keith »

Some lovely Dabs there mate well done..
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#10 Post by nicki d »

very nice flatties mate
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#11 Post by polaris »

nice result,good start to the year,,,well done,,,,,good size flats
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#12 Post by Team Turner »

Good fishing there. Well Done
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#13 Post by KERRY1 »

Well done grady, it's good to see you out wetting a line again. I'm glad that you where rewarded for your efforts by catching a few fish in the session, nice one.
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#14 Post by corbyeire »

did you measure those two dabs. a cracking sized double by the looks of things unless you have really small feet?
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corbyeire wrote:did you measure those two dabs. a cracking sized double by the looks of things unless you have really small feet?
Right enough Corbs, they look like Cracking Dabs compared to the boot!
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#16 Post by wooler »

specimen weight only 1.32lb. the record is only 2lb 5.5oz! certainly look like at least 1 specimen.
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Re: donegal beach mark 23/01/2011

#17 Post by plumster »

some fine big flaties there lads ,well worth the trip 8)
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Re: donegal beach mark 23/01/2011

#18 Post by grady »

bigbadtom wrote:Some very nice flats there Grady. Well done mate. :D :D :D :D
cheers Tom never expect that size dabs in this beach
zud25 wrote:Well done lads 8) very nice flatties :D :D :D
thanks zud25
FisherKing wrote:Nice Flatties grady 8) well done
thanks brian there is a point to comeback again
saving private brian wrote:hi grady.havent seen a post from u in a while.congrats on the fish.i thin k fishin is slow every where.i think back to gunwell :mrgreen:
cheers brian haven't fishing for a while thought to wait till may but couldn't, and will try to go again soon,
chuckaroo wrote:a couple of great fish all the same. decent result! nice1
cheers chuckaroo
oli wrote:well done,nice to see u back to fishing :D
hi oli, havent tolk to you for a while, sure is great to back on the beach and hoping to do more often, thanks oli
gfkelly1969 wrote:well done lovely result
cheers gerry nice to see few fish this time of the year
keith wrote:Some lovely Dabs there mate well done..
thanks keith never cought that size dabs before usualy only little hand size fellas
nicki d wrote:very nice flatties mate
thanks nicki
polaris wrote:nice result,good start to the year,,,well done,,,,,good size flats
ye not bad starded hoping to have rest of the year also productive cheers mate
Team Turner wrote:Good fishing there. Well Done
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KERRY1 wrote:Well done grady, it's good to see you out wetting a line again. I'm glad that you where rewarded for your efforts by catching a few fish in the session, nice one.
thank you Paula that a real reward for me alright, i think i wount sit at home till spring will try pull some more decent fishes wherever get a free minute
corbyeire wrote:did you measure those two dabs. a cracking sized double by the looks of things unless you have really small feet?
cheers corby, unfortunatly i havent measured them cant tell you lenth or weight of them only can gues :?: by the way my feet is 11uk or 45eu so.... :roll:
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corbyeire wrote:did you measure those two dabs. a cracking sized double by the looks of things unless you have really small feet?
Right enough Corbs, they look like Cracking Dabs compared to the boot!
thanks drew
wooler wrote:specimen weight only 1.32lb. the record is only 2lb 5.5oz! certainly look like at least 1 specimen.
i would say one of them was around a 1lb +/- i gues ?
plumster wrote:some fine big flaties there lads ,well worth the trip 8)
cheers plumster, surely trip was worth may wount see that size dabs never again
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#19 Post by razor2 »

well done grady . nice few flats you got there 8)
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Re: donegal beach mark 23/01/2011

#20 Post by Al and Jordan »

great result there man. some really nice flatties there :P

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