People: Myself, Corbyeire, Al, M.b.3
Duration: 20.30-01.15
Tide: Couldnt work it out...in, out, in, out?????
Weather: Fine, one small shower
Bait: Rag, Mack, Squid, Sandeel
Rigs: 3 hook flappers, 3 hook clip downs, pulleys, loop rigs
Results: Plaice, Blonde Ray, Spotted Ray, Huss, Common Smoothhound, Tope, Dogs, Dabs, Whiting
Report: First time fishing with both Al and Mark for sometime, so was looking forward to a bit of different company for a change (no disrespect intended Brian :oops:
Arrived to the mark to find it flat calm, so there was high hopes of a few ray, shame we had no crab as I'm sure the smoothies would have been around aswell.
Fishing was quite slow early on, but I got a plaice on my first cast, only a small one mind you, but nice all the same.
Dabs and whiting were coming in reasonably regularly, but suprisingly the dogs took a while to come on the feed.
Some of the whiting were tiny, but some a decent size also.
Then Mark struck with a treble to behold......A spotted ray, a small tope and a whiting.
He also had a Huss.
This was only the 2nd ever ray I have seen caught (my 1st being my own thornie on the same beach a few months back), and it was nice to see a different species, very different to the thornie.
The 1st tope I ever saw aswell so that was a bonus.
Al also got his 1st ever ray, so I'm made up for him. A bit if identification from Mark and we settled on it being a Blonde Ray.
I have now seen Al catch his 1st Bass and his 1st Ray....and I've only fished with him 3 times......I must be a lucky omen for him :lol: :lol: :lol:
Regular dogs and whiting from there on in, and another small tope for the session, this time to Al.
Brian had many dogs and whiting, too many to count.
I had plenty of dogs, whiting, a dab, a plaice and a (small) common smoothie
All in all a very pleasant nights fishing, the weather was good, good company, and a few new species for me to see.
I must say, given the very poor quality of the rag (it was only bought this afternoon), the results were not too bad.....
I have since complained to the well known angling shop (northside of Dublin), and he wasnt interested in sorting it out, ah well his loss, I shall not spend another cent in his shop from here on in.....I'll make the trip to Viking instead
The lads I'm sure will had any comments and maybe a few pic's
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