East Cork adventure 12/12/07

People: me & petekd

Duration: 8-11:30 or something of that nature

Tide: dropping from high

Weather: mild, southerly breeze

Bait: me - razor, pete - razor, squid and crab

Rigs: 3/0,4/0 pulley rigs, 3 hook flappers

Results: one seagull, and an aversion to Ballycotton for Pete




Report: After all the cod reports coming in, headed out with high expectations. Four or five other guys also on the beach. One cod caught to the left of us, and four caught further up the beach, with a lot of coalie action early on.
Nothing for myself or Pete, despite conditions (other than the dropping tide) being pretty good.
After a couple of hours and a leisurely debate (neither of us being particularly enthused at this point) we eventually decided to pop along to Ballycotton on the way home.
Initially happy with the conditions at the venue (fish out of the car if you want, pier lighting etc etc) Pete cast out first.

I set up my tripod, turned my back to get my rods only to hear Pete laugh that my tripod had blown in to the sea. Pete eventually managed to hook it with his trace, so thanks Pete.

I stowed the tripod for fear of losing it again and then cast out with probably the longest cast I've ever achieved (helped by accidentally turning my mag off and a following wind). My line birdied right at the end and was immediately followed by a keening cry out to sea. Thought I'd just disturbed some resting seagulls until my rod started tugging. After sorting the reel, I retrieved to find a seagull attached. He didn't seem to appreciate our efforts to release him - although I'd struggle a bit with Pete waving some scissors around in front of me....the seagull went back ok after a bit of a rest near the pier.
Wouldn't mind but that's the second seagull I've hit with a cast from Ballycotton.

One disaster after another follwed, pete birdied, lost his tackle off the end of the pier, I got stuck (eventually freed myself and came back with two extra weights and a trace.

Not a bite to be had. Pete even tried for a pin whiting off the pier to avoid a blank, but it wasn't to be and the congers weren't playing ball either.

We headed home with Pete at swearing never to go back to the beach or Ballycotton again :lol:

i was fishing up the beach from ye, fishing really started to tail off about 2 1/2 hours after hw, had been relatively good until then

what is with petekd being able to hook things that fall into the sea, your tripod (well done by the way) his car keys :lol:

ya mean to say pete blanked...

woohoo.. join the club that have outfished petekd at somestage (well thats if a seagull counts :lol: :lol: )

ya mean to say pete blanked...

woohoo.. join the club that have outfished petekd at somestage (well thats if a seagull counts :lol: :lol: )

it counts, but pete got a tripod, so its even :lol: :lol:

ya mean to say pete blanked...

woohoo.. join the club that have outfished petekd at somestage (well thats if a seagull counts :lol: :lol: )

Seagulls don't count as they outfish us all the time :lol: :lol: :lol:

A seagull once fouled my line when I was in Cork a few years back . . .fecking thing was the size of a Teradactile (but everything is bigger in Cork I here . .even their sea gulls!!)
:D :D

Didnt take too kindly to being freed . . thank God for steel toe boots . .bloody thing nearly pecked the feet off me!!

the best sea gull i hooked was as a kid, cast out from a pier and didnt see the float land, so i wound in only to have the rod bend upwards, the seagull caught the sandeel mind flight, great fight on a light rod, once it was grounded we put a sack over it and held on, unhooked it and ran, nasty pecks from it but it went back free as ,well a bird :lol:

A wonderful night living the dream.... :roll: Should have gone where we were told to go in the first place.... Ah well, next time. Thats 2 occasions now I've fished that beach and 2 blanks to show for it, its becoming a bogey mark for me.

Poor old seagull, sat minding its own business a good 150 yards off the pier must have had an unmerciful shock when Lees gear landed on it.

woohoo.. join the club that have outfished petekd at somestage (well thats if a seagull counts :lol: :lol: )

... and don't forget to register here:

http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... hp?t=12258

Is it true that seagulls can spread disease/parasite...was watching a program on waste MGT the other night and they were discussing gulls...?