wicklow strand 5-4-2014

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wicklow strand 5-4-2014

#1 Post by roger de dodger »

People:a very wet me

Duration:8 till10.30

Tide:last few hours of the drop

Weather:wet, then really wet, then just wet, then wetter than really wet in fact feckin soakin!

Bait:rag and lug

Rigs:three hook cascade

Results:4 dogfish,12 whiting,one coalie and one codling




Report:it rained so much the fish didnt even realize when they came out of the water :roll:
i didnt take any pictures as my phone isnt waterproof and i was wet cold and miserable
still great to get out :roll: :lol:
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Re: wicklow strand 5-4-2014

#2 Post by red »

No pics, no prizes[emoji3][emoji3]
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Re: wicklow strand 5-4-2014

#3 Post by Dave78 »

Always good to get a few Rodger while braving the elements
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Re: wicklow strand 5-4-2014

#4 Post by donal domeney »

roger de dodger wrote: it rained so much the fish didnt even realize when they came out of the water :roll:
i didnt take any pictures as my phone isnt waterproof and i was wet cold and miserable
still great to get out :roll: :lol:
It's the one thing nice about our sport the pitch must be waterlogged before we can play :lol:
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Re: wicklow strand 5-4-2014

#5 Post by fishface »

well done rodger :lol:
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Re: wicklow strand 5-4-2014

#6 Post by eyesreilly »

At least it was a nice night to,,,,ehhh,,,,,oh sorry,,,,it wasn't :oops:
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Re: wicklow strand 5-4-2014

#7 Post by mickser »

Brave man Roger. Where the whiting any decent size and how big was the Cod ?
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Re: wicklow strand 5-4-2014

#8 Post by Deleted User 3488 »

Well done Roger, ya didn't see Noah on your travels did ya?
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Re: wicklow strand 5-4-2014

#9 Post by roger de dodger »

Noah was rescued by the rnli ,the codling was about a lb and the whiting where of the pin variety!I was out tonight and have some cracking pics and a stonka of a report in store for tomorrow night so ya'll come back now!

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Re: wicklow strand 5-4-2014

#10 Post by thelegend »

nice soggy session all the same:)
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