orlock, co down 29/10/06

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#1 Post by **rab01** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 7:10 pm

People:me, myself and i

Duration:8am till 2pm

Tide:rising tide

Weather:lovely, mild and no wind.

Bait:king rag

Rigs:sliding float

Results:18 pollock, 2 coalies, 6 wrasse and a nice cod(around 2lb)

Catch and Release:: all except the cod.

Report:back again to whats been my home from home this year, love the place. it fished its ass off today! the float went under every cast, couldn't leave the rod down. i missed so many good bites it was scarey. i also lost the biggest fish of the day about 10 yards from the rocks!

reckon it was either a bigger cod or a nice fat wrasse but i'll never know how big he was. really enjoyed myself, another great day at orlock.

glengormley-gavin · Sun Oct 29, 2006 9:24 pm

Well done Rab - good session there

Jude

#3 Post by **rab01** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:21 pm

hi jude. would have been even better if i could have hit more of the bites!! the bites didn't let up all day, didn't wanna go home. the place really has fished well for me this year.

glengormley-gavin · Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:17 pm

I've never tried it mate. I have foshed Killard and Ardglass but blanked at both....

How long from Belfast to Orlock?

Directions to it would be good - PM me...

#5 Post by **liam78** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:38 pm

about 25 to 30 mins to get there if you know the way

glengormley-gavin · Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:49 pm

bigliam wrote:about 25 to 30 mins to get there if you know the way

Don't know the way - that's why I asked

You sponsored by Tom Tom?

#7 Post by **liam78** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:51 pm

tom tom now am lost

glengormley-gavin · Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:58 pm

bigliam wrote:tom tom now am lost

That's the reason you need a Tom Tom

it's a Sat-Nav

#9 Post by **liam78** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 12:00 am

no AA road planer website

#10 Post by **thompo** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 12:07 am

dead easy to find, head down to bangor, take the ring road and head for donaghadee via Groomsport and its along the main Groomsport-D'dee road.

ive only ever fished the rocks visible from the car and tbh i havent had any luck. Im told theres much better marks if you go on a bit but never had the time.

#11 Post by **rab01** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 12:48 am

thats true thompo, wouldn't waste my time fishing those spots. if u walk a little u will get the benefits of it. the spot i fish is really deep water close in. the bottom is covered in large kelp beds, so if u go with the float and set it a foot off the bottom then the fish come out of the beds and wallop the bait. in the end today i was fishing 20 + foot on the float, really good deep water mark. never caught much fishing off the bottom though.

#12 Post by **round_ourway** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 10:39 am

some nice fish there rab, I fished orlock a couple of times and caught a couple of nice wrasse, again they were on the float as well

zensor · #13 Post by **zensor** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:05 am

Must admit i fished Orlock a few times this year and have a few fish, also blanked a couple of times when bottom fishing, i had better luck with a float or doing some spinning.

#14 Post by **thompo** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:09 am

ill have to try and get down and do some exploring.

rag and mackrel for bait?

#15 Post by **round_ourway** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:34 am

rag and shrimp i used that time