Greystones, 25 -01 -11

[eyesreilly]

People:me

Duration:2pm-4-30pm

Tide:high 3pm

Weather:damp, breezy

Bait:lug,squid

Rigs:flappers

Results:blank




Report:I wasnt going to put up a report,,,, lets face it, its not going to have a great ending with no fish being caught ,,but if it causes one angler to think again before making that decision on whether or not to head out it will be a goood thing. I had about 30 lug left over from Saturday nights session so I was itching to get out again. Unfortunately I checked the tides weather conditions etc and picked the rocks at Greystones. For some reason I thought that I would have a chance of a daylight fish in January . I had lovingly looked after the leftover worms from Saturday night, checking in on them regularly and changing their paper. Some were selected for intensive care and seperated from the healthy ones and put in their own tray, lined with paper and these had recovered well and by today were in as good condition as the rest . I packed the car and headed out into the rain which yesterday Met Eireann had said would only affect the Northern half of the country .I hoped that Greystones would somehow be dry and when I arrived it wasnt too bad. I skipped down to my usual haunt and set up 2 rods, but after 3/4 of an hour with no bites I was starting to remember the reasons that no one fishes in daylight in January Suddenly it wasnt such a good idea to be out here on a rock by the sea. All the baits were coming back exactly the way they went out An hour went by, then two hours, and a feeling of calmness swept over me as I accepted my fate,,,,,,,I wasnt going to catch a fish today . There was a little bit of me that hoped that a pin whiting would save the blank but at 4-15pm I started to put the first rod away,followed soon after by the other and i had a sneaky look up at the car to see if there were any onlookers observing my shame Good, there was nobody about so I high tailed it back up to the car , nimble as a mountain goat despite two bad knees, before I had to answer any awkward questions like, "Any luck?" or "Anything biting?". I shall return,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,but not in daylight in January I'll post a few photos of the fish that i didnt catch, and a nice video to let you see what it was like there

[eyesreilly]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgUltvvV58Q

Heres 50 seconds of my 2 and a half hours,you didnt miss anything by not seeing the rest

[Kgarr]

great report!! I feel your pain!

[JOHN1]

nice read dave, i think out of all of your reports you have put up since i met you, i cant remember ever reading about you blanking , im shocked

[bigbadtom]

Enjoyed reading your report and the video Dave. Dont worry too much about the blank. I have been out four times so far this year and blanked each time. Things will have to get better hopefully.

[roger de dodger]

eyesreilly rocks and a blank dave any honourable angler would have fallen on his tripod like a japanees warrior

p.s great read

[chuckaroo]

great report!
we've aaalllll been there

[mitch]

brilliant great report and not a fish to be seen

[fishface]

god: give a man a new phone and not only are we to view photos but now videos as well,

[Jayball10]

Unlucky Dave. A nice read of an afternoon. See ya have the Ian Golds bag. Theyre a god send eh? I have one in red. Absolutley love it!

[Mick001]

Good Report, Photos and Video Dave.
Unlucky on the Blank but we have all been there, better luck next time..

Mick

[eyesreilly]

Good Report, Photos and Video Dave.
Unlucky on the Blank but we have all been there, better luck next time..
Mick

Cheers Mick

Unlucky Dave. A nice read of an afternoon. See ya have the Ian Golds bag. Theyre a god send eh? I have one in red. Absolutley love it!

Thanks Jay, I have two of the small backpacks and the big one. I know you cant sit on them but I usually bring a small light stool and that does me. The one in the pic is my old one, havent used it in a while now, the zips are a bit knackered but I only use it for short light sessions, the bigger one holds the same stuff and more, only more comfortably, if that makes sense.

god: give a man a new phone and not only are we to view photos but now videos as well,

Wheres all your photos with your new fancy camera. And stop calling me God, I told you its not natural

brilliant great report and not a fish to be seen

Can you only imagine what it would have been like if i'd caught that elusive pin whiting,,,I'd have even welcomed a furry friend, i was that lonely

great report!
we've aaalllll been there

We certainly have, now to get back out and put it behind me

eyesreilly rocks and a blank dave any honourable angler would have fallen on his tripod like a japanees warrior

p.s great read

Ritual disembowelment is a tad severe just for a blank Roger , anyways that would have been the easy way out ,i can face my peers and admit my failure

Enjoyed reading your report and the video Dave. Dont worry too much about the blank. I have been out four times so far this year and blanked each time. Things will have to get better hopefully.

Thanks Tom, writing the report helped me to come to terms with the blank and now i feel ready to face my fellow anglers again

nice read dave, i think out of all of your reports you have put up since i met you, i cant remember ever reading about you blanking , im shocked

I've a bad memory too John, I think, what did you say again

great report!! I feel your pain!

Thanks Kgarr, we've all been there as the man says.

[JOHN1]

,I'd have even welcomed a furry friend, i was that lonely

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used to fish for them lads down the pier wall at low tide years ago use about size 16 hooks heavy line and a little bit of mack for bait, as soon as you get one hooked drag him up the wall and do a handline pendulum into the ground cast this normally does the trick

[eyesreilly]

,I'd have even welcomed a furry friend, i was that lonely

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used to fish for them lads down the pier wall at low tide years ago use about size 16 hooks heavy line and a little bit of mack for bait, as soon as you get one hooked drag him up the wall and do a handline pendulum into the ground cast this normally does the trick

Any photos John,,or even better, a video

[JOHN1]

many moons ago dave, before the invention of the little brownie

[Jayball10]

used to fish for them lads down the pier wall at low tide years ago use about size 16 hooks heavy line and a little bit of mack for bait, as soon as you get one hooked drag him up the wall and do a handline pendulum into the ground cast this normally does the trick

Haha thats feckin gas Id love to see that!

[RockHunter]

That's best report on a blank I have ever read.
I havn't had one so far this year but came very close last night. I should have known better with a cold northeastly picking up but decided to try a local beach for a few hours over high tide. Didn't have a bite until I started packing up and reeled in one of the rods to find a small 5 bearded rockling trying to stuff a large crab bait into its mouth.

[daminim]

Great read - Its hard to explain how lonely a blank sometimes can feel - and i think you have managed to put it into words. To be fair, id rather be out on a wind/rain swept rock than my office - even if there was nothing biting. Well done, and best of luck for the next one

Conor

[Al and Jordan]

aww dave,, i feel your pain man . but you of all people blanking on your faithfull old throne that is greystones is unheard of i think you should be checking if your furry wee friends have changed religion and discovered voodoo!! there may very well be a little red imax floatie suit wearing doll down there with pins in him see if appeasing them with a ritualistic offering of a few free mackie fillets will abate them