dublin, wicklow & co. antrim 5th, 6th and 7th aug 09

great report lads sorry to hear about the gear

Thats a nice few days fishing lads.good amount of fish as well.excellent report and pictures as always.
Really sorry to hear about the lost gear..hope someone find it and return it.

That's some amount of fishing lads well done to all ... unlucky with the smuts but great fishing at Wicklow some amount of species and fish caught well done Jordan and Dave for getting new species Congrats Jordan showing Dad how to do it again very sorry to hear about your gear Neil sounds like a Tope by the speed of it or possibly a seal very unlucky what type of Zziplex was it?

cheers conor. we had a great time. i think the rod neil lost was a coustom job. only one of 3 made . so getting a replacement might be tricky.

Hi guys, well done.
I am glad that you had a good trip but I am also glad you's are back home so that we can get out for a spot of mullet fishing.
See you's over the next few days

thanks paula, hopefully we'll get a go at those head melting mullet this week

Brilliant report as usual, and well done on a marathon session lads
I was wondering if Jordan could give me a few tips

cheers man. i'm looking for some tips from him myself

Good to meet yous fishing was slow but had some laugh pity about the weed but there's always next time we stayed till 1 wit no joy with the congers we will have to sort another session out soon and make sure the weather is right

thanks tony. it just gives us an excuse to justify another trip down soon

thats a belter of a report lads well done nice to put faces to names
great pictures, sorry to here of neils misfortune with his special rod (start using the ratchets neil)
he is a very kind and generous man he even set up his shelter for a guy i fish with because he was feeling a bit cold on brittas bay recently.

cheers john. it's great to meet the members form the site on our travels around ireland. we'll be back down again soon enough off to fish the roe estuary this weekend then off to camp out on cruit island (donegal) next weekend for a few days . jordan's trying to get as much fishing done before school starts back in september

Glad you all enjoyed the trip and the pressies . Pity you didnt get your gurnards at Wicklow but we all had a great days fishing, i made it 12 species in all.Weather was good too which is always a bonus ,and great that you did the report Al ,thanks . I was going to do it last nite but went fishing instead . Pity about Neils Zippy, bad enough to lose the rod and reel, but you'd always be wondering what you might have had on it . He didnt deserve that, and him so generous to others, but i'm sure he'll bounce back and turn up with some out of this world piece of kit . Heres some more pics, just in case there arent enough in this report already ,
Dave

thanks dave we had a blast. just a shame about neil's rod the guy spends more time helping other anglers than what he dose fishing himself..... so it was a real kick in the teeth to see his rod and reel be dragged off into the horizon at speed by something and just about an hour before it there were loads of small boats at the mouth of the harbour. but when it happened there was'nt another boat in the water to be seen. typical!!

Great report and photo's per usual.Sounds like you had a great time lads and some fantastic fishing to go with it Well done on the new species lads and congrats to Jordan on beating daddy once again
Paddy

cheers paddy. yet another session where jammy jordan strikes again looks like a daddy's day out is gonna be on the cards soon. who knows,,,, i might even get a few fish

Good stuff lads,
Great report and pictures !
Bet ya a seal stole that rod and reel !
Similar thing happed to me this year ...long story

cheers danny. we'll have to get a run down your neck of the woods soon on a bass hunt the odds on hooking into one up here are as slim as posh spice

Jesus lads you if Carlsberg did fishing trips Al and Jordan would make them look like Shrimp collectors! Excellent report Al and fair play to all for a big haul of species. Very sorry to hear about the rod in Wicklow too lads.

cheers man, is the jury out on the disputed coalie yet

well done lads,thats a great read alan,when you going to write the book? title suggestion."why not to teach your son how to fish"!!well done on the new species lads,and hard luck fishface on the loss.

cheers man. he'll be writing one of his own soon called " teaching old dogs new tricks "

Great report and pics and a good haul of fish, well done! It's as well Jordan wasn't holding that rod when it took off otherwise he would have been barefooting! Shame about the gear but at least no one injured

cheers fenton. just as well he was'nt holding the rod . i know him to well,, he would'nt have let it go while there was a fish attached to the other end the fish, the rod and reel and jordan would have all dissappeared off into the horizon

thanks to all for the nice comments, could not use the ratchet as the run on the tide was to great and to hold bottom was hard , as there was so many fishing i did not want to drift and snag everyone on the pier as i was at the north end who knows someone might find it and as its one of a kind ill never be able to replace it will have to start saving and get a new one that is similar, once again thanks to all for there kind words, hope to see you alan and jordan soon

still no sign of it then neil??? if someone dose find it and starts to use it, they'll not be hard to spot as there are'nt too many 15ft zippys that are 20 years old around in use in the wicklow area. i really hope it turns up as you do so much for others and ask for nothing in return fingers crossed mate it will be washed up on a wicklow beach and returned.

Excellent session guys well done

cheers gary, we had a blast

reckon it was a nice tope neil, best way to use the ratchet there is to use it with the star drag basically turn the ratchet on and slowly release the star drag till it starts taken line and then a tiny bit back till it stops,

reckon your right dennis. the thing that splashed on the surface as the rod got dragged off was long and slim. almost sure it was'nt a seal . well as sure as you can be from 140 yards out.

love the pics and the report super stuff lads sorry to hear about fishfaces gear takes a lot of savin for quality gear like that maybe organise a mini comp to give him a digout

we'd be well up for that mate. like i said, neil spends more time helping others when he's out. he really did'nt deserve what happened

great report lads sorry to hear about the gear

it just serves as a warning to let your drag off even if you're not targeting the big fellas. i recently got a conger on a 3 hook flapper baited with wee strips of mack intended for flatties in lenan. just as well i had the rod in my hand when it hit or i could have lost a rod and reel myself

Thats a nice few days fishing lads.good amount of fish as well.excellent report and pictures as always.
Really sorry to hear about the lost gear..hope someone find it and return it.

thanks man. hopefully it will find it's way home. the man deserves a bit of good karma.

That was a hell of a session - excellent fishing well done.
Shame about Neil's rod - must have been some size of a fish on the end

that was some road trip al
but at least you all got a few fish for youre troubles
when you said you were going to try a few new marks over the summer i thought you were talking about local ones

Excellent fishing as always lads.

Sorry to hear about the rod!!

well done mate thats some fishing you done there, great report and pictures as usual lads
think it might be time to sell up and buy yourself a live-aboard boat as you seem to spend most of yopur time on the water anyway .
well done to the three of you for making the effort and it seems you were well rewarded

well done lads !!! great fishing

well done lads great selection of fish and great report and photos

That was a hell of a session - excellent fishing well done.
Shame about Neil's rod - must have been some size of a fish on the end

cheers frank. it's only the second time i've ever seen a rod get taken out to sea. the first time was my own at ballylumford a few weeks back. my rod was dragged out by a jet ski at full throttle. neil's was taken by some sort of fish, but there was'nt much difference in the speed so it must have been some lump of fish

that was some road trip al
but at least you all got a few fish for youre troubles
when you said you were going to try a few new marks over the summer i thought you were talking about local ones

dublin and wicklow are local marks only 2 and 3 hours down the road having free accomodation in bettystown helps too

Excellent fishing as always lads.
Sorry to hear about the rod!!

cheers jonny. have you been out much yourself lately??

well done mate thats some fishing you done there, great report and pictures as usual lads
think it might be time to sell up and buy yourself a live-aboard boat as you seem to spend most of yopur time on the water anyway .
well done to the three of you for making the effort and it seems you were well rewarded

thanks minty. don't tempt me a boat with a 3 berth cabin would suit us down to the ground only problem is that everyone i know who has a boat keeps telling me horror stories about always having wee problems with them that end up being very costly to sort out. so for now we'll stick to the shore my next door neighbour reckons we spend more time by the sea than the gulls do are you making it up to the comp this weekend??? we'll dig some lug for you in case you are man and we'll see you there

well done lads !!! great fishing

cheers man, we had a great time with some really decent lads off the site. you just gotta get out there to discover all these marks we keep reding about on the site

well done lads great selection of fish and great report and photos

cheers. can't wait to get up to the roe estuary to see how it fishes this weekend

just seeing your report al, (was off line again)Grrrrrr hi mate great report and pic's sounds like you's had a cracker of a trip, fair play to you's sorry about neils gear that was a sore blow, and i see jordan out fished you again fair play to the wee man, you must be teaching him well.

yes mate i'm heading to the comp on sunday, would be greatful for the lug man if you dont mind, let me know when your heading out digging and i'll do my best to join you............
i'll have to learn to dig them