SAI SAC M.A. Competition #2 SPA Co. Kerry 10/05/14
Mon May 12, 2014 2:50 pm
People: Gar, JP, Gordy, JD, Al, Donal Domeney, Sean.
Duration: 11 - 4
Tide: High water 14.30
Weather: Westerly Gales and passing showers
Bait: All sorts
Rigs: Varied
Results: Bass, Flounders, Dogs, Whiting, Freshwater and conger eels, Thornback and Undulate Rays.
Report:
With high hopes, seven hardy SAI souls made our way onto the SPA beach in the beautiful kingdom of Kerry. The weather was far from ideal in fact shite would be a better description. Some of us had spent a little longer than we should have supping the night before and there was a few groggy looking heads amongst us.
The conditions weren’t going to put us off however and at 11am 7 hopeful casts were fired out into Tralee bay to varying distances in the hope of some obliging fish. It wasn’t long at all before the first spattering of flounders were being brought ashore. For most of the lads chucking in close was doing the business. Al had also found a few at distance and after the first hour or so was building up a healthy lead.
JD was tipping along nicely too with a few flounders and a bass of 48cm to his name early doors. At this stage the lads were mostly flying. Mostly except me Gordy and JP who were blanking. Things were looking grim so the decision was made to try fishing in close. My first chuck in close resulted in a double of flounders. This was followed by a blank cast and then a treble flounder. I reckoned i was tipping along nicely in close until the dominator came up to me to measure his latest fish, a 76cm thornie.
Change of plan was called for (any excuse not to fish for flounder) and I was back to lashing it out again. I was rewarded straight away with a double shot of dogs. JP was straight on to me and followed suit lashing it as far as the little lad could. JD however was consistently pulling in flounders in close and also to rub salt in our wounds got another bass, same size as his first one. Such was his confidence he even allowed Gordy to reel it in for him. A touch of class from the wexford man.
JP had been hard at work catching freshwater eels which don’t count in our club. This fact seemed to be lost on him however and he plugged away admirably, notching up 4 of the pointless rig wreckers. I then pulled in an eel myself which, after a quick consultation with my species identification guide(the dominator) was confirmed to be a conger. Needless to say JP was delighted for me.
Over high water the fishing slowed down considerably. Gordy managed a beautiful undulate ray in this quiet period giving us hope of a few more.
It wasn’t to be however and apart from a few more single flounders it was an end to the fishing. Lines i were called at 4pm and it was back to the carpark for the scores.
JD had done enough to win it with his haul of 10 good flounders and 2 bass. Tremendous fishing by him, consistently catching throughout the comp had done the damage. I was second with 3 dogs, a conger and 6 flounders and JP third with 7 flounders and 2 dogs.
Some nice fish were caught and the fishing was pretty good considering the conditions. It was great to be out fishing with all the lads again and the craic was top notch as always. Roll on the two day comp on Ballyreen in July.
Duration: 11 - 4
Tide: High water 14.30
Weather: Westerly Gales and passing showers
Bait: All sorts
Rigs: Varied
Results: Bass, Flounders, Dogs, Whiting, Freshwater and conger eels, Thornback and Undulate Rays.
Report:
With high hopes, seven hardy SAI souls made our way onto the SPA beach in the beautiful kingdom of Kerry. The weather was far from ideal in fact shite would be a better description. Some of us had spent a little longer than we should have supping the night before and there was a few groggy looking heads amongst us.
The conditions weren’t going to put us off however and at 11am 7 hopeful casts were fired out into Tralee bay to varying distances in the hope of some obliging fish. It wasn’t long at all before the first spattering of flounders were being brought ashore. For most of the lads chucking in close was doing the business. Al had also found a few at distance and after the first hour or so was building up a healthy lead.
JD was tipping along nicely too with a few flounders and a bass of 48cm to his name early doors. At this stage the lads were mostly flying. Mostly except me Gordy and JP who were blanking. Things were looking grim so the decision was made to try fishing in close. My first chuck in close resulted in a double of flounders. This was followed by a blank cast and then a treble flounder. I reckoned i was tipping along nicely in close until the dominator came up to me to measure his latest fish, a 76cm thornie.
Change of plan was called for (any excuse not to fish for flounder) and I was back to lashing it out again. I was rewarded straight away with a double shot of dogs. JP was straight on to me and followed suit lashing it as far as the little lad could. JD however was consistently pulling in flounders in close and also to rub salt in our wounds got another bass, same size as his first one. Such was his confidence he even allowed Gordy to reel it in for him. A touch of class from the wexford man.
JP had been hard at work catching freshwater eels which don’t count in our club. This fact seemed to be lost on him however and he plugged away admirably, notching up 4 of the pointless rig wreckers. I then pulled in an eel myself which, after a quick consultation with my species identification guide(the dominator) was confirmed to be a conger. Needless to say JP was delighted for me.
Over high water the fishing slowed down considerably. Gordy managed a beautiful undulate ray in this quiet period giving us hope of a few more.
It wasn’t to be however and apart from a few more single flounders it was an end to the fishing. Lines i were called at 4pm and it was back to the carpark for the scores.
JD had done enough to win it with his haul of 10 good flounders and 2 bass. Tremendous fishing by him, consistently catching throughout the comp had done the damage. I was second with 3 dogs, a conger and 6 flounders and JP third with 7 flounders and 2 dogs.
Some nice fish were caught and the fishing was pretty good considering the conditions. It was great to be out fishing with all the lads again and the craic was top notch as always. Roll on the two day comp on Ballyreen in July.
Re: SAI SAC M.A. Competition #2 SPA Co. Kerry 10/05/14
Mon May 12, 2014 5:33 pm
Good going considering the conditions, well done lads.
Re: SAI SAC M.A. Competition #2 SPA Co. Kerry 10/05/14
Mon May 12, 2014 7:36 pm
Nice report Sean and well done JD in the win
Re: SAI SAC M.A. Competition #2 SPA Co. Kerry 10/05/14
Mon May 12, 2014 10:14 pm
good stuff seany, Well done lads
SAI SAC Shore #2 The SPA May 10th 2014
Mon May 12, 2014 10:54 pm
People: Seven of us
Duration: 11am to 4pm
Tide: In at 3pm or so
Weather: Strong West wind, some heavy showers
Bait: Mainly Crab, some sand eel and lug
Rigs: Flappers and Clipdowns
Results:
1st John Diamond 12 Fish 416 points
2nd Sean Ivory 10 Fish 391 points
3rd JP Molloy 10 Fish 335 Points
4th Donal Domeney 5 Fish 203 Points
5th Gordan Hardman 3 Fish 136 Points
6th Al McGrane 5 Fish 133 Points
7th Gareth Flynn 6 Fish 127 Points
Report: Now working in City West, and it has its advantages when escaping west on a Friday. I arrived in Fenit about 8pm or so, checked into the Westend, and tucked into a few pints and a piece of hake, served by Susan Farrelly, well known to many of us on the forum. Al and Gar arrived just before 9pm, followed an hour or so later by Sean Ivory, with Eugene Farrelly in tow. Of course my planned 2 or 3 pints turned into 6 or 7, and it was late enough when we turned in.
I woke up the next morning with a "slight head on me", but managed to get myself out of bed at a reasonable enough time. Things didn't look too good when I looked out the window, with a strong westerly breeze and heavy showers. I was wondering about the wisdom of it all, but the time and place was set, so I made it downstairs for breakfast.
By 9:30 am or so we had all arrived, so we set off to the SPA. It didn't look very pleasant, but it certainly looked like there may be some fish about.
At 11 am we got our lines in the water. I had forgotten my glasses so had to go back to the car to get them. As I walked back Gordy was waving at me, and as I got closer I heard him say I'd had a few strong bangs on the rod. Reeling in I found I was caught, but managed to get out of the snag and ended up getting my first bass of the year in, a schoolie of about 47cm.
Soon after I heard a shout from Gordy, saying that he'd brought in my line. He seemed happy, with two fish at his feet. Looking up at me he said "I think one of these is yours". In fact both were. Poor Gordy. A bass of 45 cm and a flounder of 25cm
. I followed this with a double of flounder and then a treble.
Things got quieter for me after that, with a few singles, and JP and Seanie were getting into fish. Seanie had two doggies, Donal Domeney a Thornback of 74cm, and Gordy an Undulate of 74cm.
I got snagged the last few casts, so it looked like things might be tight. In the end I managed to stay ahead of Seanie, with JP 3rd.
Donal and Gordy shared the longest round fish, with their ray, while I had the longest flat with a flounder of 36 cm.
As always, many thanks to Henry's Tackle Shop for sponsoring the prizes.
(had this saved as draft so I merged it, as it had pics)
Duration: 11am to 4pm
Tide: In at 3pm or so
Weather: Strong West wind, some heavy showers
Bait: Mainly Crab, some sand eel and lug
Rigs: Flappers and Clipdowns
Results:
1st John Diamond 12 Fish 416 points
2nd Sean Ivory 10 Fish 391 points
3rd JP Molloy 10 Fish 335 Points
4th Donal Domeney 5 Fish 203 Points
5th Gordan Hardman 3 Fish 136 Points
6th Al McGrane 5 Fish 133 Points
7th Gareth Flynn 6 Fish 127 Points
Report: Now working in City West, and it has its advantages when escaping west on a Friday. I arrived in Fenit about 8pm or so, checked into the Westend, and tucked into a few pints and a piece of hake, served by Susan Farrelly, well known to many of us on the forum. Al and Gar arrived just before 9pm, followed an hour or so later by Sean Ivory, with Eugene Farrelly in tow. Of course my planned 2 or 3 pints turned into 6 or 7, and it was late enough when we turned in.
I woke up the next morning with a "slight head on me", but managed to get myself out of bed at a reasonable enough time. Things didn't look too good when I looked out the window, with a strong westerly breeze and heavy showers. I was wondering about the wisdom of it all, but the time and place was set, so I made it downstairs for breakfast.
By 9:30 am or so we had all arrived, so we set off to the SPA. It didn't look very pleasant, but it certainly looked like there may be some fish about.
At 11 am we got our lines in the water. I had forgotten my glasses so had to go back to the car to get them. As I walked back Gordy was waving at me, and as I got closer I heard him say I'd had a few strong bangs on the rod. Reeling in I found I was caught, but managed to get out of the snag and ended up getting my first bass of the year in, a schoolie of about 47cm.
Soon after I heard a shout from Gordy, saying that he'd brought in my line. He seemed happy, with two fish at his feet. Looking up at me he said "I think one of these is yours". In fact both were. Poor Gordy. A bass of 45 cm and a flounder of 25cm
. I followed this with a double of flounder and then a treble.Things got quieter for me after that, with a few singles, and JP and Seanie were getting into fish. Seanie had two doggies, Donal Domeney a Thornback of 74cm, and Gordy an Undulate of 74cm.
I got snagged the last few casts, so it looked like things might be tight. In the end I managed to stay ahead of Seanie, with JP 3rd.
Donal and Gordy shared the longest round fish, with their ray, while I had the longest flat with a flounder of 36 cm.
As always, many thanks to Henry's Tackle Shop for sponsoring the prizes.
(had this saved as draft so I merged it, as it had pics)
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Re: SAI SAC M.A. Competition #2 SPA Co. Kerry 10/05/14
Tue May 13, 2014 12:36 am
Two good reports lads weather was shite as it always seems to be at the comps but as usual the craic was great,even with the hangover and wind/rain into the face! Fair play to john, Sean and JP on their placing! After consistently getting fish on the beach for the first two hours I couldn't catch a cold for the last three.. And had the pleasure of Donals thornie to my right and gordys undulate to my left 
weather was shite as it always seems to be at the comps but as usual the craic was great,even with the hangover and wind/rain into the face! Fair play to john, Sean and JP on their placing! After consistently getting fish on the beach for the first two hours I couldn't catch a cold for the last three.. And had the pleasure of Donals thornie to my right and gordys undulate to my left
Re: SAI SAC M.A. Competition #2 SPA Co. Kerry 10/05/14
Tue May 13, 2014 1:44 am
Great reports lads.
Well done on the win JD.
Well done on the win JD.
Re: SAI SAC M.A. Competition #2 SPA Co. Kerry 10/05/14
Tue May 13, 2014 9:19 am
Good reports shite weather, hard to beat the Pajero beach buddy.
Well done JD you were sneaking them in all right. You have the twins rattled
Well done JD you were sneaking them in all right. You have the twins rattled
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Re: SAI SAC M.A. Competition #2 SPA Co. Kerry 10/05/14
Tue May 13, 2014 4:20 pm
weldone jd nice one 
Re: SAI SAC M.A. Competition #2 SPA Co. Kerry 10/05/14
Tue May 13, 2014 4:28 pm
nice reports lads congrats JD on the win and Sean for his tremendous conger eel.
i heard a good stinger was lost the following day closer to fenit...
i heard a good stinger was lost the following day closer to fenit...
Re: SAI SAC M.A. Competition #2 SPA Co. Kerry 10/05/14
Wed May 14, 2014 11:29 am
m.b3 wrote:nice reports lads congrats JD on the win and Sean for his tremendous conger eel.
i heard a good stinger was lost the following day closer to fenit...
Yep! Just couldn't stop it,line was just peeling off the reel when it decided to move and after a few mins the hooklength bust, had a small one about 5/6lb so not a complete disaster
Re: SAI SAC M.A. Competition #2 SPA Co. Kerry 10/05/14
Thu May 15, 2014 11:42 am
Great fishing guys. Too bad I couldn't make it.