leenan 1-5-08

People:just me

Duration: from about 2pm to 9.30pm

Tide: was in then went out

Weather:wow, wonderful

Bait:everything i had in frezzer, ie frozen lug, crab, sandeel,bluey

Rigs: 2 hook loop rig size 1+ 3/0 pulley rig

Results: 1 flounder at 30cm (didnt blank mr74 :lol: )


Report: had planned to go go early but life as it is i didnt get away until late, the rain was beltting down when i left home but by the time i got to the mark the sun had come out and was great.



as you can see i set up two rods, one with big baits in the hope of an early thornie, the other rod i used to see if anything was about. Wasnt hopeful as i was only getting the tail end of the incoming tide and would be fishing the receeding tide mostly. Any way after a few bites on the scatching rod i managed to hook a flounder, it took the frozen crab , it was the only posivite bite i got on that rod, once the tide started to go out bites dried up.



my only hope was to launch out big baits in the hope of a ray at slack water, it worked, as i was chating the rachet went, stopped, i put the reel in gear and the rod looped over, i went to set the hook and it was gone. All well i packed up and left, just as the other fellas on the pier where getting bites (should have got mackeral) before i left they where unhooking a nice turbort and a small spider crab. Must say the day was great chatting to the two lads and there mum, the craic was brillent even if the fishing wasnt, but at least i managed to get out, until the next time, tight lines everyone

yeah.. nice one.. 7 hours 1 flat :twisted:

good to get out though :wink:

yeah.. nice one.. 7 hours 1 flat :twisted:

good to get out though :wink:

it was the best trip i have had in about 4months, in fact it was the only trip, so i was making it worth while and i didnt blank, plus its my first flounder of this year :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Well done on the flounder MC, i know how good you feel not to blank. So what if you were out for 7 hrs :? , its the getting out that counts, the flounder was a bonus :lol: .

nice one on the flounder MC, jes it must have felt great getting out after a four months brake 8) like you said, you should have got some mackerel, i think mackerel is the best bait for that pier, and later on in the summer mussels are lethal off there....btw nice pic's....

Lovely part of the world, its good to get out and well done in getting a nice wee flounder. unlucky on the ray