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lenan 2-4-11

#1 Post by MC »

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Date :2-3-11 running into the 3-4-11

Venue:lenan pier

Duration:10.30pm to 1am

Tide: dropping

Weather: very windy and the odd shower of rain

Bait: sandeel, mackerel and lug

Rigs: clipped down wishbone, pulley

Results:1 ray, 1 lsd and 4 coalies


Report: was meant to head fishing early in the day but was drafted into work ( the overtime comes in handy sometimes) so didnt get to leave at planned time and family being family i didnt think i would get to go at all. So when the baby was washed and fed and put into the cot, the wife said for me to go then, she didnt have to say it twice, gear packed and i was out the door so fast before anything else could crop up. Hit the pier and suited up got the rods set and baited up, cast one to the right and one to the left. I sat down thinking a wee coffee would be nice and the right hand rod rattled and then bent over, first cast, i couldnt believe it a nice wee ray.
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Quick photo and away she went, baited up a double sandeel and cast out, went to check the second rod and nothing on it, the mackerel wasnt touched, so one hook got a sandeel tail and the other a mackerel strip, lobbed it out and noticed the right hand rod was boucing away again, second cast a nice doggie. Once again a quick photo and away it went.
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no matter what i put on that rod for the rest of the night i didnt get another touch, apart from crabs cleaning the hook. So doing the usual, bait up and cast, check second rod bait it up and cast, and after a while i found a small shoal of coalie, they managed to clean the mackerel off the hooks but wouldnt touch any other bait, so smaller hooks and small strips of mackerel where put out and soon enough i was getting coalies, not big about 22cm but they did provide some fun, after a few missed bite and having landed 4 all bited dried up and the crabs came into force and cleaned hooks in minutes, so at 1am with low water approching i packed up and headed home a happy man, sometimes the fishing gods smile on you :D

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Re: lenan 2-4-11

#2 Post by cathald »

good results I was there until 6 yesterday evening and would have stayed
only I had to work last night
Funny thing is all the rays I had took the sandeel and never touched the mack
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cathald wrote:good results I was there until 6 yesterday evening and would have stayed
only I had to work last night
Funny thing is all the rays I had took the sandeel and never touched the mack

same thing, the ray took sandeel, dog took sandeel but the coalie only took the mackerel
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#4 Post by nige »

Well done Martin :)
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#5 Post by Dawsey »

Nice one MC, congrats on getting a few.
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#6 Post by fishermannum1 »

nice wee session martin, well done 8)
must get a run down and give it a wack myself shorty.
as ole rab c said " see me' see the sea' i love the sea me"
right i'am off for a swally!!!!!!! so were's the F***'n purse!!!!!!!
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#7 Post by saltydog »

Good to see you out Martin nice result 8)
Shore Species 2011 (31) Ballan Wrasse, Bass, Bullhuss, Coalfish, Cod, Conger, Corkwing Wrasse, Cuckoo Ray, Dab, Dogfish, Five Bearded Rockling, Flounder, Goldsinny Wrasse, Long Spined Sea Scorpion, Mackerel, Plaice, Pollack, Poor Cod, Pouting, Rock Goby, Shanny, Shore Rockling, Short Spined Sea Scorpion, Thornback Ray, Three Bearded Rockling, Tompot Blenny, Tope, Tub Gurnard, Turbot, Undulate Ray, Whiting

Shore Species 2010 (26) - Bass, Black Goby, Bull Huss, Coalfish, Cod, Dab, Dogfish, Five Bearded Rockling, Flounder, Grey Gurnard, Lesser Weaver, Mackerel, Mullet, Plaice, Pollack, Poor cod, Pouting, Rock Goby, Shore Rockling, Silver eel, Starry Smooth Hound, Thornback Ray, Tope, Tub Gurnard, Turbot, Whiting

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#8 Post by mickm »

lovely markings on that ray well done, a few of us went for a thornie session recently and unlike most recent posts about rays so far this year they were going for mack over sandeel about 2:1, funny they seem to be interested in dirrerent baits in different areas
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#9 Post by Drew »

Good to see you out and getting a few mate! 8)
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#10 Post by MC »

thanks lads for the kind words and it was great to get out again
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#11 Post by evan699 »

Well done. Nice little ray. I'm gettin the stir crazy ta get after them after seeing a few reports recently.
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#12 Post by tight lines »

nice when things work out so well nice fishing mate
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#13 Post by fishingquinn »

MC wrote:People:just me

Date :2-3-11 running into the 3-4-11

Venue:lenan pier

Duration:10.30pm to 1am

Tide: dropping

Weather: very windy and the odd shower of rain

Bait: sandeel, mackerel and lug

Rigs: clipped down wishbone, pulley

Results:1 ray, 1 lsd and 4 coalies


Report: was meant to head fishing early in the day but was drafted into work ( the overtime comes in handy sometimes) so didnt get to leave at planned time and family being family i didnt think i would get to go at all. So when the baby was washed and fed and put into the cot, the wife said for me to go then, she didnt have to say it twice, gear packed and i was out the door so fast before anything else could crop up. Hit the pier and suited up got the rods set and baited up, cast one to the right and one to the left. I sat down thinking a wee coffee would be nice and the right hand rod rattled and then bent over, first cast, i couldnt believe it a nice wee ray.
thornback ray (Small).JPG
Quick photo and away she went, baited up a double sandeel and cast out, went to check the second rod and nothing on it, the mackerel wasnt touched, so one hook got a sandeel tail and the other a mackerel strip, lobbed it out and noticed the right hand rod was boucing away again, second cast a nice doggie. Once again a quick photo and away it went.
lsd (Small).JPG
no matter what i put on that rod for the rest of the night i didnt get another touch, apart from crabs cleaning the hook. So doing the usual, bait up and cast, check second rod bait it up and cast, and after a while i found a small shoal of coalie, they managed to clean the mackerel off the hooks but wouldnt touch any other bait, so smaller hooks and small strips of mackerel where put out and soon enough i was getting coalies, not big about 22cm but they did provide some fun, after a few missed bite and having landed 4 all bited dried up and the crabs came into force and cleaned hooks in minutes, so at 1am with low water approching i packed up and headed home a happy man, sometimes the fishing gods smile on you :D
Good stuff martin great to get out, myself and pinky hit ratgmullen on sat for awhile notging but weed tonnes of the stuff then went to portsalon and got 5 flatties me 3 herself 2 ,,,yes,,, i beat her for a change stop laughing now,







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#14 Post by Al and Jordan »

nice one martin :D . good to see all those blanks finally put to rest man. things seem to be picking up nicely :D :P
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