youghal bridge 9/1/10

for anyone not familiar with this spot a few things to consider before ya set off in the hopes of great fishing this is a very very dangerous place to fish since drainage work was carried out on the bridge my reasons for saying this is are ya ready now this might be a long one im in one of those moods this morn canceled fishing trip dam weather and judging by replies on the thread the author is encourageing a keen young angler or any angler for that matter to fish here as it is a great spot with plenty of fish specimen cod in season in numbers too easy as ya like if only the facts are this not my opinion but cold hard truth (1) the footpath is about the same width as the standard seat box (2) the road is the main road for rosslare ferry and heavy goods vehicles are passing by at break neck speeds every few seconds all day every day (3) the space betwen you and the side of a hgv going full belt on extremly slippy roads at present is about the same size as the average fish caught from this mark about 3 to 8 inchs (4) maybe the biggest fish you would catch and land 30 cm flat not cod this would be the space betwen you and traffic passing in single file (5) and this is the most important human life is precious and anyone that would encourage a parent to take junior fishing here is a man that obviously has no kids and if im wrong about that then they should sit back and think what an excited youth or adult would be like retrieving a trace wih heavy lead and 3small fish straight up maybe 60ft at top of tide while standing sideways to keep butt of rod off the road and the danger of being clipped by traffic now that feels better have a lot more reasons could go on forever with negative FACTS about this mark but people seriously how many people have caught or even seen with there own eyes specimen cod caught from good proven cod marks in last 5yrs let alone winched an incredible height out of the water and not just the 1 but a couple of specimen fish in one season think there is going to be a special prize for that this year thinking of sponsoring it myself a ticket to reality for the winner 1 way this a not a personal dig or me being nasty no personal insults intended just gets me a bit well ya can guess what seriously telling someone to cast 20 30 yards without saying that they will have to swing there lead over passing cars and the gaps betwen trucks deserves a good dose of reality no fish real or not deserves the risk involved in fishing this mark plenty of safe marks that produce fish good real fish that you can take pictures of even sorry ill stop now open to debate about any of above or if anyone needs more facts or made up good stuff about this mark just give me the nod and ill go again with more tight lines and SAFE fishing for rest of year to all air breathing sane anglers oops off again

well ive been fishing this spot for about 10 years and ive never heard or see any one hurt while fishing this mark because you have to be stupid to get hurt while fishing here and ya ive had some very nice cod here over the years its the same as most placies to get the big one you have to put in the time i have seen double figue cod caught here and i have had some my self and yes it can be a dangerous placie to fish if your stupid and not careful but as for the drivers they know that people fish here so the most of them slow down and are careful and yes its not a mark for children but if you in your teens and you have a brain then its ok plus with the weather all cars drive slow so its easter to fish so take it as you like but for those of you that havent fished this mark i would try it you never no you may get the big one

bhoy 32 i like your style

Nice fishing lads

just had quick flick through this thread again and seriously people forget it any angler on the shore doing a bit is being plagued by them tiny cod on 90% of his trips huge numbers of tiny cod nothing huge yet or for that matter consistent big fish just looked over and saw couple of ladson bridge now its not the 80s anymore when youghal bridge had a larger footpath and cars have become a real factor not worth the danger anymore

a contigent of dublin and foreign national anglers including myself are coming down there this weekend for a spot of . thnks for the advice we'l d ur best to stay safe. do you have any tips on how to fillet cod?

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Well done bouy32 in highlighting the dangers of fishing here. On reading that report I could imagine hoards of young anglers heading down to try it and as you say the excitment of reeling up fish in good conditions let alone what were getting now would sooner rather than later result in a fatality. Fair enough if someone wants to fish some unsafe mark and we have all done it they shouldn't advertise it. Rant over.

ive fished of da bridge a few times wit a group of lads it is safe if ur carful nd only bring da gear da u need nd stand ur rod at an angle i live close 2 it nd pass there everyday nd every1 nose there is a sharp bend at each side so there is hardly no1 ever breakin the speed limit on it...its worth a try if ur a real fisher man nd want good fish its dat spot dont b shy ha

would it be worth my while using boat rods with baited feathers so i can haul 3 codling up easier ? cant wait for this

worth a try if your a REEL fisherman what if your a Handline fisher man
sounds like BRAY HEAD to me
is there enough room for a ron thompson shelter on the foot path cause i like me comforts boy

if anyone needs more facts or made up good stuff about this mark just give me the nod and ill go again with more tight lines and SAFE fishing for rest of year to all air breathing sane anglers oops off again

I would indeed like to hear more good stuff

ok tom cheers for that just stick the kettle on cause i actualy going to enjoy it knew full well the response that person was going to throw back might leave your facts and maybe facts till last

no way john u will never fit 1 of dem on the path would b handy if u could tho its bout as wide as a standerd fishin box

talked me into goin ,then out, now im worried i wont beat eric to it on saturday

would it be worth my while using boat rods with baited feathers so i can haul 3 codling up easier ? cant wait for this

sounds like it would be worth bringing the boat and rods and a few set of feathers + bait (might be able to raid a few tyres just before the bridge) and a big coolerbox so i could feed the neighbours when i get back

ok by now it seems youghal bridge is the place to fish never knew that everytime i turn my back every good angler sneaks out onto youghal bridge and swing there leads around the place casting the 30 yards to the magic double figure cod hole but realy if i look again i can see that if ya just drop your line over the side and down down down to the bottom i will land smack bang into the other double figure cod hole dont tell anyone cause it secret sorry people but i knew if i got people distracted i would find the location of the double double figure cod holes of youghal ive been on a quest to find these since i first found that piece of the invisible map to the double double figure cod hole all those hours searching and searching for the holes and this is all i had to do maybe if everyone that has a flick through this thread and discovers the holes might keep the secret and dont tell your stupid friends or stupid youths cause they not allowed to fish the bridge to dangerous no stupid people allowed sorry no double figure cod for ye go and find your own hole and please be safe and careful and mind each other now thats the standard this thread is headed for its ok ill save this thread going to make it my new quest since im questless at the moment

ok by now it seems youghal bridge is the place to fish never knew that everytime i turn my back every good angler sneaks out onto youghal bridge and swing there leads around the place casting the 30 yards to the magic double figure cod hole but realy if i look again i can see that if ya just drop your line over the side and down down down to the bottom i will land smack bang into the other double figure cod hole dont tell anyone cause it secret sorry people but i knew if i got people distracted i would find the location of the double double figure cod holes of youghal ive been on a quest to find these since i first found that piece of the invisible map to the double double figure cod hole all those hours searching and searching for the holes and this is all i had to do maybe if everyone that has a flick through this thread and discovers the holes might keep the secret and dont tell your stupid friends or stupid youths cause they not allowed to fish the bridge to dangerous no stupid people allowed sorry no double figure cod for ye go and find your own hole and please be safe and careful and mind each other now thats the standard this thread is headed for its ok ill save this thread going to make it my new quest since im questless at the moment

Possibly the longest sentence ever on this site. Eric has sponsored his Oxford Book of English Grammar as a prize as he doesn't need it any more

ok by now it seems youghal bridge is the place to fish never knew that everytime i turn my back every good angler sneaks out onto youghal bridge and swing there leads around the place casting the 30 yards to the magic double figure cod hole but realy if i look again i can see that if ya just drop your line over the side and down down down to the bottom i will land smack bang into the other double figure cod hole dont tell anyone cause it secret sorry people but i knew if i got people distracted i would find the location of the double double figure cod holes of youghal ive been on a quest to find these since i first found that piece of the invisible map to the double double figure cod hole all those hours searching and searching for the holes and this is all i had to do maybe if everyone that has a flick through this thread and discovers the holes might keep the secret and dont tell your stupid friends or stupid youths cause they not allowed to fish the bridge to dangerous no stupid people allowed sorry no double figure cod for ye go and find your own hole and please be safe and careful and mind each other now thats the standard this thread is headed for its ok ill save this thread going to make it my new quest since im questless at the moment

Possibly the longest sentence ever on this site. Eric has sponsored his Oxford Book of English Grammar as a prize as he doesn't need it any more

bhoy32 has said notting but the truth about youghal bridge it would probley be number 1 in the top 10 worst places to fish in ireland its ubsurd to think you caught 20 rockling an the two lads which fished close to you that day which i happen to see while passing catch not one rockling between them but less than 15 ft away one rod catchs 20 of them . As for double figure anything off there i d have to see video footage or be an eye witness to it HOW ABOUT SOME PICS OF THESE FINE COD!! P.S GENUINE PICS ONLY NO CUT OUTS FROM MAGAZINES GO ON THE BASS BOYS LOVE THERE FISHING POLITICS !SOME MORE THEN OTHERS!

ok jim first please could ya explain to people the meaning of stupid or even just me please for instance if an angler in the past has even just the once got lost or snapped his rod in car door orrrrr forgot something very important for fishing have heard of people doing this like bait or light or reel or ya see where im going with that endless are they stupid or will they be ok now imagine this a couple from france decide to jump into there big car and head to ireland to catch a little fella ya know the foxy fellas with all the gold and they decide that they going to begin the search at rosslare harbour so they get off the ferry and find out from the other silly hunters that the wee fellas are in kerry now hundreds of em the little feckers so they jump into car and foot to floor the whole way now we all know the french on the ferry like to have a tipple the lunatics so we now have an oiled french wee fella hunter on his way to kerry

there not going to be any full stops in this story at all im anti dots and things have my own theroy for these probably lots of mistakes misspels and such maybe that rules me out for comp on bridge tut tut

so they type kerry into one of the computer map things and it starts to belt out instructions in french there approaching the bridge the driver who has not stopped car yet still a bit under the influence sees that there is a pole twisted and bent near the bridge ya know the one the black and yellow one warning thing but its headless maybe he will recall that day in school when they were told about the bad bends on either end of our bridge phew good old french but he forgot the warning about the lunatics hugging the railing casting and dropping traces into the hole plucking doublers at ease from the not stupid peoples secret spot

enough of that finish it yourself happy ending im sure but the point and there is a point to that lovely tale true story im led to belive read about it on net thing people can not be sure that the next lunatic who was not told about the bridge and the lunatics hugging the fence for dear life probably be a tourist or a fellow angler curious to get a lookat your doubler that takes his eyes off road never spotting the anglers buddy on other side of road he the stupid fella fishing on the wrong side sneaked onto bridge quickly mounts footpath and pins the fool to the fence kills him stone dead probably was a nice man with a family who knows maybe you your son or maybe it was just a stupid person fishing the world renowned youghal bridge for his shot at these multiple double figure cod that he read about on this site and bought into the idea if ya wise up and fish that bridge that no doubt threw up the biggies years before the likes of me and you could get into them would return home to his family with the prize anyone buy into this