Greystones South Beach Sat. 29/01

[morley]

People: Me

Duration: 3.30 pm - 8 pm

Tide: High Round 8

Weather: Mild

Bait: Lug

Rigs: Every type

Results: 1 miniscule coalie




Should have heeded the advice of recent reports here but decided to give it a go anyway. Started about 200 yds to the right of tunnel
and four and a half hours later was back at tunnel having lost countless rigs. Didn't seem to be any weed around but something about 20 yds out gave me problems reeling in almost everytime. Add in a hoard of drunken teenagers who wanted to learn how to fish and decided to pack in at 8.

Couple of lights down at stream, wonder how they got on?

[alby]

Started about 200 yds to the right of tunnel
and four and a half hours later was back at tunnel having lost countless rigs. Didn't seem to be any weed around but something about 20 yds out gave me problems reeling in almost everytime.

It’s a dirty big pipe!! It’s not a bad feature if you fish inside it (15 yards max), always holds coalies & rockling. Best option is to fish fine wire hooks and heavy line straight through, you’ll get plenty of bites but will hang up a stack of gear. At least with the fine wire you can burst out of the snag & hopefully get a fish or two back. It’s frustrating if retrieving a fish from distance though!

[morley]

Thanks for that Alby, fished there on an off for a long time and never knew about it. Always had the same trouble directly opposite where the football pitch starts but never anywhere else, do you know how long its been there and whats it do apart from robbing all my rigs.

Thanks,

[roger de dodger]

morely as a young lad i could walk out on that pipe at low tide ,it was a sewer pipe encased in concrete ,was a great fish holding feature and either side was full ove flats at high and low water,founder, plaice,and dabs, and the odd conger was also pulled out from its side the sewerage attracted large codling during the winter ,they will eat anything
alas it is no more as the sea has broken it up over the years ,after a good easterly if the sand gets washed away new snags appear for a few weeks then dissapear back under the sand as the beach returns to its normal profile,now any more questions