Tale of a Break
by eyesreilly
On a sandy beach by a deep blue sea,
a horrible thing just happened to me.
My rod that had cost me quite a few bob,
just snapped when I cast out, twas merely a lob .
With high hopes we set out, myself and the wife,
a few days away, to try the good life
Those days would be filled up with fishing and play,
Head down during midweek, come home on Friday.
On day one I drove down, set up at the rocks,
my small rod responded to all of those knocks.
Wrasse, blennies, pollock, a nice shore rock ling
While above me Mackbashers cast out all their bling.
But no macks were out there , not one did I see,
none for the bait fridge, or even for tea .
On day two with high hopes, we tried a beach mark,
though inside I knew it fished best after dark.
I cast out and then heard that horrible sound,
as the mid-section snapped and the tip hit the ground
I fished with my small rod for the rest of the day,
but a blank was the outcome as the fish wouldnt play .
That evening I went out, this time Dunmore East
but the tides were all wrong as the Harbour I reached.
I parked up the car and sorted out gear,
then headed off down to the end of the Pier.
I landed some pollock, they had saved me from blanking
then all the way home, the Good Lord I was thanking
The last day was spent with me back at those rocks,
twas hard work connecting with most of those knocks.
But a few fish were landed and all were returned,
and I got home refreshed if a little sun-burned
Now i'm back on the East Coast, thinking of Smuts ,
Thank God for this fishing,,,,,though it can drive you nuts
a horrible thing just happened to me.
My rod that had cost me quite a few bob,
just snapped when I cast out, twas merely a lob .
With high hopes we set out, myself and the wife,
a few days away, to try the good life
Those days would be filled up with fishing and play,
Head down during midweek, come home on Friday.
On day one I drove down, set up at the rocks,
my small rod responded to all of those knocks.
Wrasse, blennies, pollock, a nice shore rock ling
While above me Mackbashers cast out all their bling.
But no macks were out there , not one did I see,
none for the bait fridge, or even for tea .
On day two with high hopes, we tried a beach mark,
though inside I knew it fished best after dark.
I cast out and then heard that horrible sound,
as the mid-section snapped and the tip hit the ground
I fished with my small rod for the rest of the day,
but a blank was the outcome as the fish wouldnt play .
That evening I went out, this time Dunmore East
but the tides were all wrong as the Harbour I reached.
I parked up the car and sorted out gear,
then headed off down to the end of the Pier.
I landed some pollock, they had saved me from blanking
then all the way home, the Good Lord I was thanking
The last day was spent with me back at those rocks,
twas hard work connecting with most of those knocks.
But a few fish were landed and all were returned,
and I got home refreshed if a little sun-burned
Now i'm back on the East Coast, thinking of Smuts ,
Thank God for this fishing,,,,,though it can drive you nuts
Species '20 (14) 5 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Codling, Whiting, Pollock, Coalfish, Pouting, Corkwing Wrasse ,Ballan Wrasse, Poor Cod, Dab ,Smoothhound,Flounder, Thornback Ray
For the rich, there is therapy. For the rest of us, there is FISHING! --
For the rich, there is therapy. For the rest of us, there is FISHING! --
Re: Tale of a Break
by bigsod
Poet laureate,Mr dave. Your so funny I nearly spat out my dummy
Fire in the belly, ice in the veins
Re: Tale of a Break
by eyesreilly
Thanks Shane,,,,,,,,,broke me rod and bought a Triplex and a Shimano reel off Fishface so im kitted out again but i'm also broke now and cant go fishing!!
Species '20 (14) 5 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Codling, Whiting, Pollock, Coalfish, Pouting, Corkwing Wrasse ,Ballan Wrasse, Poor Cod, Dab ,Smoothhound,Flounder, Thornback Ray
For the rich, there is therapy. For the rest of us, there is FISHING! --
For the rich, there is therapy. For the rest of us, there is FISHING! --
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