North V South, Benone Beach, Oct 7 2006

i'm supprised someone else hasnt done this...

if you were there reply to this with what you caught(or didn't catch)
and if you were fishing for the north or south(just to be sure on numbers)

People:me and everyone else...

Duration:5 hrs

Tide: rising and falling (high sometime after 6pm)

Weather:windy... extremly windy.. with a bit of rain to make it hard

Bait: nice juicy galway bay Lug worms

Rigs:my usual 1up 1 down

Results:27cm flounder

Catch and Release:: Yes

Peg number:8

Report:it was like doing a weeks work... hard going... if it wasn't for those few chips pete gave me i would still be up there 6 foot under.. cheers dude...

i even got to see Drew do a snap off :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

[hairyconger]

Whens the trip South?

Last edited by hairyconger on Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:48 am, edited 1 time in total.

South
People:me and everyone else...

Duration:5 hrs

Tide: rising and falling (high sometime after 6pm)

Weather:windy... extremly windy.. with a bit of rain to make it hard

Bait: rag,mack, sandeel
Rigs:1 up 1 down, flapper, flier

Results:blankety blank!

Catch and Release:: Yes

Peg number:2

Report: Cries!!

[nige]

South

People:me and everyone else...

Duration:5 hrs

Tide: rising and falling (high sometime after 6pm)

Weather:windy... extremly windy.. with a bit of rain to make it hard

Bait: Lug,mack,sandeel

Rigs:1up 1 down, flapper

Results:blanked :cry:

Catch and Release: didnt catch to release

Peg number:12

Report:

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North
People:me and everyone else...

Duration:5 hrs

Tide: rising and falling (high sometime after 6pm)

Weather:windy... extremly windy.. with a bit of rain to make it hard

Bait: rag,mack, sandeel
Rigs:1 up 1 down, flapper, flier , 3 hook clipped down

Results:I had a 35cm flounder and one undersize :D between all other northerners there was a mixture of flounder and turbot with some undersize fish

Catch and Release:: Yes

My Peg number:19

Report: Fishing was pretty poor to say the least although it was great to meet some new faces...Lets hope the trip down south throws up a few more fish im thinking bass, smoothies etc....Great day out anyway

South
People:me and everyone else...

Duration:5 hrs

Tide: rising and falling (high sometime after 6pm)

Weather:windy... extremly windy.. with a bit of rain to make it hard

Bait: rag,mack, sandeel
Rigs:1 up 1 down. 3 hook flapper

Results:2 Turbot, 1 @ 29cm, 1 @ 26cm

Catch and Release:: Yes

My Peg number:20

Report: A real tough days dangling with howling winds blowing from left to right making life very uncomfortable. I finally broke my SAI comp duck with a double shot of Turbot after horsing out a 3 hook flapper baited with rag and killybegs finest mackerel (cheers Pete). At this stage it was dark, it was cold and it was blowing a bit of rain, I was shattered tired after a long night in Letterkenny the night before so ended up zipping up the float suit, lying down and had a kip for 30-40 minutes. Woke up and pulled in a double shot.... :D Ha Ha Ha!!!! New tactic to try at some stage! Tight going on the beach, that was the sum total of 5 hours fishing. Gotta say though, whilst the fishing was cack, the craic was good. Great turnout for such a horrible day, fair play to all who turned up. We look forward to doing battle again soon...

...Lets hope the trip down south throws up a few more fish im thinking bass, smoothies etc....

We'd be looking at mid June on from that, the Bass ban finishes June 15th so maybe the 17th/18th or so.
Could do something else Feb/ March, maybe?

South
People:me and everyone else...

Duration:5 hrs

Tide: rising and falling (high sometime after 6pm)

Weather: Fresh south/south west and some light rain

Bait: Best Lough Foyle & Belfast Lough rag, Killybegs mackerel :D
Rigs: 2 hook flapper with flyer & 3 hook flapper

Results: Five undersize flounder :oops:

Catch & Release: Yes

Peg Number: 0 (how the hell was i gonna do ok with peg number 0!)

Report: The fishing was a bit dismal but the crack with everyone was great. Caught five mini flounder the biggest would have made 18cm...damned if i could make the 20cm. A big thank you to JD for the chips and Jude's brother Sean for the black sambucca :lol: Lookin forward to the return leg

Yea jd im always up for a trip anytime and im sure the others will to..

Jude's brother Sean for the black sambucca :lol:

that stuff will make you sterile - It is good though.....

I fished peg 10

Baits - Rag, mack, sandeel and squid

Results - 1 flounder 20cms

It was really tough going. lets hope the return leg is more fruitful.....

JUDE

South
People:me and everyone else...

Duration:5 hrs

Tide: rising and falling (high sometime after 6pm)

Weather: Fresh south/south west and some light rain

Bait: Rag.
Rigs: 2 Hook Clipped Down flapper

Results: Nout.

Catch & Release: Yes

Peg Number: 7

Report: Good to meet you all, were we fishing? :? :lol:

Drew you wernt fishing for the south you eejit :?

Drew you wernt fishing for the south you eejit :?

That's not what I heard, and the results support that theory :D

Not much luck here either.Dropped a counting flounder in the surf and couldn'd get my foot on it quick enough.Also caught a non counter flounder.18cm. :cry: :cry: But still enjoyed the craic.

Hard fishing.
It was like a weeks work. Was lucky to win compo with 1 flounder 21cm and 1 turbot 22cm.
all fish were under my feet on rag. Beautiful place will go back soon.

thanks

Colin

heard some good reports form a few of the local shops yesterday.

was up the north coast myself planning on surfing but ended up fishing castlerock and its was dodgy as hell and the undertow was rediculous 6oz grip was useless as soon as it hit the water it kept going out lol dont think it even got a chance ot hit bottom!

it hurts me to speak of it. 2 flounder 1 turbot- 1 counter. lots of sand in the tackle box and a cold to show for efforts! had a good laugh though lads. cheers. nice to know i'm not the only lunatic!

Not a thing all day ,and i'd been on the beach for a couple of hours before everyone else :lol: give me rocks to sit on anyday ,good craic reeling in crows gear though ,even funnier hooking sandeels onto his flier when he wasn't looking :wink:
Good to meet you all and hopefully make the southern leg next year .

good craic reeling in crows gear though ,even funnier hooking sandeels onto his flier when he wasn't looking :wink:

i was wondering where that came from :shock: :shock: :shock:

i would have laughed if i caught something on it though :lol: :lol: :lol:

drew in process of snapping of :lol:

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