west Waterford beach30/11/08

People:me

Duration:7.30 till11pm

Tide:dropping

Weather:brrrh

Bait:fresh peeler and large scallops

Rigs:2hook flapper and 1hook pulley

Results:skiniest LSD ever

jesus I still thawing out despite being like the Michelin man with all the cloths. Had some scallops from the freezer to try along with fresh peeler. Set up the peeler on far out rod and set the scallop up on a close in rod, was trying out a rod I found in my dads shed...a Paul Kerry moonraker bass rod, very light and whippy but still strong. Let the scallop drift around with a 2oz lead and this took the only fish of the night about 9pm. No other bites. Still great to be on a beach somewhere


Report:

Seanie,

fair play to you for tryin last nite in the cold and no surf. Total dedication!

more like total frostbite , didnt think the bass would show, suprised i didnt fill a bucket with whiting all the same

I've noticed they aren't as much a problem on two west waterford beaches as i thought they would be. Then again a whitin is great if nothin else is takin!

Unlucky seanie35..... but just think of all the fun you'll have pulling in the bass on that new rod

The last few nights have been damn cold alright - but at least you didn't blank.

maybe the whiting don't show cause all the bass eat them , saltydog I changed my mind on the new rod hoping to get the powertex bass or similar.... Seen the 3 gannets Santa letters , frank my car iced over 20 yards from the beach....that never happened before

Seanie,

had a look at metcheck. This wed evenin and into thurs suggests a change in wind direction. Again from Sun on wind is not from the nth and it will be milder next week by the looks of it. Something to look forward to!

was planning Thursday nite, still have some scallops to experiment with aswell, hopefully might get a few bites