Wicklow New Pier 25-2-12

ever get the feeling petekd that people are ignoring you, and rightly so,keep your silly comments to yourself,we make our own rules as we are not govern by any club or commitee, had enough of that for years

Don't you be so bitchy just cos you blanked last night The man has his opinion and is entitled to voice it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and besides,,,,,,he's right

One of the sessions I was out in (bored out of my mind hauling whitting in) put on a set of feathers baited with mack, it worked full brace of whitting ... or as they are better known East Coast piranha!!
And I wasnt killin them (as i know the lads here werent, just the odd one for bait) all hooked in the side section of the mouths, though one of the latest sessions I was out in I did see 3 lads with a bucket full of pin whitting saying they were going to eat them which did begger the question ... What exactly are you going to eat on them being so small And yep I did mention it to them, as I'll take whitting over 29 cm for fish cakes, seriously probably one of the best fish (really sweet) for fishcakes

o eyes your such a goody goody, but i still like you,but as the man says been there done that and might put a nine hooker on just for divelment

Eyes, thanks for taking the comments in the spirit they were intended. It was not my intention to cause offense. We are all aware of the anti angling brigade and the pressure this sport comes under sometimes. I have heard stories of people wandering by Monkstown wall convinced there was a fish kill due to the large number of belly up juvenile fish that had been thrown back during a comp floating down the river. This is not about whether you had a good session or bad, whether match anglers have a greater right to target juvenile fish or anything like that. Its about how angling in this country can be perceived. I would have far rather seen a picture accompanying what was an entertaining report of the Scorpion fish. They aren't that widely caught, I've had 3 in my life fishing mainly around the SW, they're unfamiliar to a lot of people and they are class looking little things, infinitely more interesting than a pic of 6 pins. Pictures of people holding up a string of suicidal pin whiting on two traces cobbled together is not possibly the best way to portray angling in this country. We all know what a plague they can be and we all know that when they are there in numbers there is nothing the little feckers wont take, therefore 0 points for skill in pulling in 6 at a time. When it comes to peoples perception of things, browsing this site, 2 things struck me. Firstly, is the best the East Coast, even at this time of year has to offer? Absolutely not, not even close. Secondly, stick a headline on top of that picture on an anti angling site stating something like "Irish anglers double up their hooks to increase mass slaughter of juvenile fish for fun" and see now how that can be perceived.......

ever get the feeling petekd that people are ignoring you, and rightly so,keep your silly comments to yourself,we make our own rules as we are not govern by any club or commitee, had enough of that for years

Maybe they saw yet another picture of pin whiting and decided to skip it......! Nothing silly about the comments, they are fair points. I dont care if people decide to ignore it, no odds to me. I'm just asking you to think about what you are doing and how it could be perceived is all. Not because I think the world of whiting or I'm some tree hugging killjoy, but because broadcasting that kind of thing could be damaging for the reasons outlined above. There are aspects of our sport that are hard to defend sometimes, its best not to broadcast it.

a slight bit heavy there we all know eyes on this site and we know its not his style..give the man a break...

Eyes, thanks for taking the comments in the spirit they were intended. It was not my intention to cause offense. We are all aware of the anti angling brigade and the pressure this sport comes under sometimes. I have heard stories of people wandering by Monkstown wall convinced there was a fish kill due to the large number of belly up juvenile fish that had been thrown back during a comp floating down the river. This is not about whether you had a good session or bad, whether match anglers have a greater right to target juvenile fish or anything like that. Its about how angling in this country can be perceived. I would have far rather seen a picture accompanying what was an entertaining report of the Scorpion fish. They aren't that widely caught, I've had 3 in my life fishing mainly around the SW, they're unfamiliar to a lot of people and they are class looking little things, infinitely more interesting than a pic of 6 pins. Pictures of people holding up a string of suicidal pin whiting on two traces cobbled together is not possibly the best way to portray angling in this country. We all know what a plague they can be and we all know that when they are there in numbers there is nothing the little feckers wont take, therefore 0 points for skill in pulling in 6 at a time. When it comes to peoples perception of things, browsing this site, 2 things struck me. Firstly, is the best the East Coast, even at this time of year has to offer? Absolutely not, not even close. Secondly, stick a headline on top of that picture on an anti angling site stating something like "Irish anglers double up their hooks to increase mass slaughter of juvenile fish for fun" and see now how that can be perceived.......

ever get the feeling petekd that people are ignoring you, and rightly so,keep your silly comments to yourself,we make our own rules as we are not govern by any club or commitee, had enough of that for years

Maybe they saw yet another picture of pin whiting and decided to skip it......! Nothing silly about the comments, they are fair points. I dont care if people decide to ignore it, no odds to me. I'm just asking you to think about what you are doing and how it could be perceived is all. Not because I think the world of whiting or I'm some tree hugging killjoy, but because broadcasting that kind of thing could be damaging for the reasons outlined above. There are aspects of our sport that are hard to defend sometimes, its best not to broadcast it.

OK Pete,,,,,,,,,,I got the message I don't take any offence ,you're right to have spoken out I'm just glad you're not going on about it too much and posting a big reply ,,,,,as it might draw more attention to my mass slaughter of juvenile fish,,,,,,,,,,,,which by the way were all put back in right under my feet,,,,,,3 or 4 feet drop at the most and I didnt see any go belly up like those in the comps that you give an example of (though i'm not foolhardy enough to hope that they all survived ). It was a moment of madness on my part brought about by months of staring at a motionless rod-tip .I wasn't thinking straight in my excitement at seeing two rodtips nodding frantically and I immediately regretted it afterwards,,,,,,,,,,,as the man says "I'm not proud of it,,,,,,,,,,,,,but i'm not ashamed either,,,,,,,,i'm only human and prone to erring on occassion". I hope this apology is accepted by you and received in the spirit it was intended . As for Fishface,,,,,,,,,,,forgive him also for he is only jumping to my defence and does'nt see the error of his way's,,,,,,,,don't forget he picked up all the litter afterwards and warned us of two particularly nasty doggie doo's that were right in our path's.......so he's not all bad ,
Eyes

great fishing eyes, i just curious though i have fished the pier a few times, the one with the high wall at ur back where accsess is past the life boat station,your saying wicklow new pier and looking at ur photos it dont look like that place,so is there another pier in that area and if so is it around the same area,

it's the small pier to the north of the one your talking about

nice one dave. sounds like great craic was had by all
it's great to have a bit of friendly competition to liven the night up
as for the 6 whiting in the pic, nothing wrong with it at all man when you consider the context it was taken in. if anyone thinks it brings our sport into disrepute, they should take a walk along the high tide line after a comp in a pushing tide .
but 1 guy fishing for a few hours for a bit of craic among friends can't even be compared
keep the reports coming man, great read and great pics as usual

nice one dave. sounds like great craic was had by all
it's great to have a bit of friendly competition to liven the night up
as for the 6 whiting in the pic, nothing wrong with it at all man when you consider the context it was taken in. if anyone thinks it brings our sport into disrepute, they should take a walk along the high tide line after a comp in a pushing tide .
but 1 guy fishing for a few hours for a bit of craic among friends can't even be compared
keep the reports coming man, great read and great pics as usual

Here lads we are all talking about proper well known Anglers here, I have fished with these lads and they return most of thier catches alive(apart from any the decided to keep for the pot) Wait till the mackerel start pushin and the piers are chocker block with "anglers" tring to cast!! and what they do to the macks, if our sport is going to be ruined it will be by them! Beer cans, litter, empty bait boxes strewn across marks..
Regardin Fishface, most people know I carry a litter stick when im out, BUT Fishface is the first person I have EVER seen wiping down the walls of teh Pier or Harbour! In fact I would welcome FishFace into my house for a coffee no end... mind you I would have to clean it up a bit first, dust it, hoover, sterilize the sinks, bait boxes, wash the door mats, feck it too much work .. I'd take him out for a coffee its easier!!!