North Wexford Whiting Hunt

People:Me and the old man

Duration: 4 hours

Tide:over the top & down

Weather:winter sunshine, not a breath of wind

Bait:lug & crab

Rigs: a bit of everything

Results:plenty of codling, a bass, couple of dogs, couple of whiting.




Report:
Me and the old man went on our annual xmas whiting hunt, he love's them, there his favourite fish and he wanted a couple for the pan, he only fishes once every year in December and he blanked for 2006 so he was at me to catch a few whiting. Shouldn't be a problem :lol:

On the way to where we wanted to fish we had to pass around a little cove and this is where disaster struck (for the old man thank god :D ) He was walking around the head land and a wave began to break coming towards him, he popped into a stride but there was a mini stumble and down he went, and duly got a lash of the incoming wave, i ran down and dragged the old codger out, and when we both sussed he was alright, the two of us had tears in our eyes from the laughter. The smail quickly changed though when I reliased my 80 lug & dozen lovely fresh crab were moving towards wales but amazingly another wave brought the hole lot back up onto the beach, didn't loose a single worm ir crab....I was amazed.

Anyway drama over we began fishing, I had a cast and then got the tea on the go, i was pouring it ut when the old man said my rod was hooped over behind me, turned round and duly struck into a solid nodder!!! Next cast, same thing and we pretty much hit a cod or a dog most casts

The old man was cracking up by this stage, we just couldn't get past the codling to get his whiting, every time he strike a bite he'd be disapointed to reel in yet another codling, not babies but all in the 2 - 3.5lb range. I got a savage slackliner and lifted into a better fish, battled all the way and then I saw a lovely bar of silver in the surf, about 5 lbs then disaster, everything wnet slack, ah well. Next cast same again but this time was only a schoolie hooked in the lip, slipped him back after a pic.

It'll be December '08 God willing for the old man to get that whiting :roll:

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nice fishing, hoping he gets his whiting next year!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: love that s**t ! lads, thats ably in the picture !! the poor lad has aged terribly since we started walkin to that mark !! :lol:

it seems like everytime we bring old guys to that mark they fall and get wet hmmmm remember some one falling last time i was there


excellent alby keep searching for those whiting they will show up somewhere
its horrible when the cod get in the way,,, :lol:

Nice fishin Alby pity about them Cod though they can be a pain in the Ar*e sometimes...and dont get me started on Bass! :lol:

good stuff alby, love that hat :D

so thats what happens when he doesn't suck in his cheeks :shock: :lol: :lol:


nice cod anyways 8)

great story alby was in stitches readin it :lol: hope ur old man gets his whiting ,i cud give him a few god knows i caught enough of them this year dont suppose u like 2 tell me where the mark is have 2 newbies fishin with me a lot around wexford area and cant find the cod ,gettin embarrising :oops:

you should have seen his face on Christmas Day when he opened his present to find arm bands and a snorkel :D Tears of laughter.

Will PM you the mark, not sure you'll like it tho :wink:

come to think of it we must get back there wouldn mind a WHITING SESSION :lol: :lol:

dennis is this the mark we shared a cuddle on a rock while a wave surrounded us just before i dissapeared down a sandy hole ,only to be saved by my trusty floatation suit while my fishing buddy,s cried with laughter :roll: or are you talkin about another baldy old git :D

You would be right there roger
and if I remember correctly
you pushed me of that rock

survival of the fittest is the law of the beach as well as the jungle :lol: