Portaferry, 13/03/2011

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#1 Post by **Drew** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 10:29 pm

People: Just me

Duration: 1700-1900

Tide: Push, n High

Weather: Drizzle, No Wind, Flat Calm

Bait: Lugworm, White Rag

Rigs: 1/0 Pullys

Results: 1 Baby Sea Scopion

Report:

Dug worms this morning and had decided on Portaferrys as the venue for the first time this year. Got to the mark to find a rather large boat moored up on the side of the pier, no matter, I could still fish up into the eddy. Go 2 Rods set up with pullys and baited up with Lug. Was expecting some small codling, as is usually the standard down here. So sat down and waited, and waited, brown crab, then waited some more. 20 Minutes between bait changes and finding the worms coming in in the same condition they went out. About 6.30pm I got a few taps on the bass rod which I connected with to find a small Sea Scorpion holding on for dear life.

The large boat was sorting out buoys up the Lough, and one of the fellas came ashore to have a yarn, his job allows him to go Sea Angling all over the U.K. and it was great to hear a few stories about what he'd caught around our shores.

Nice Calm night, pity there wasn't more fish, may go down and try again once the big boat leaves.

#2 Post by **fagan** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 12:14 am

lovely we sea scorpian there drew, hopefully get out this week myself for the first time this year.

#3 Post by **darknight** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:02 am

Fair play for giving it ago at least u saved the blank

#4 Post by **chuckaroo** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:07 am

at least you got out mate. i decided to take a long trip to donegal today to go shore fishing myself. i left a nice calm sunny(ish) day in co.antrim only to arrive at my intended mark in the worst conditions ever. i couldnt believe the contrast

gale force winds, sleet, rain, hail, the lot. unfishable!

so anyway, you did better than me. saved the blank too. nice1

#5 Post by **Drew** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:38 am

chuckaroo wrote:at least you got out mate. i decided to take a long trip to donegal today to go shore fishing myself. i left a nice calm sunny(ish) day in co.antrim only to arrive at my intended mark in the worst conditions ever. i couldnt believe the contrast gale force winds, sleet, rain, hail, the lot. unfishable!
so anyway, you did better than me. saved the blank too. nice1

Jesus Chuck that's Harsh man...

#6 Post by **bigbadtom** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 7:37 pm

Nice wee sea scorpion there Drew and it beats the blank. Some very nice photos as well. Good on ya mate.

#7 Post by **pete** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 4:29 pm

Your doing a right bit of angling this year Drew

#8 Post by **Drew** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 5:59 pm

There's so much more to come Pete

#9 Post by **polaris** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:41 pm

nice looking scorpion,,,,,good pics drew

#10 Post by **fisherman59** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:30 pm

did i see bells on the rods aaaarrrrggggghhhhh

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