co. antrim/co. down 2 marks, 2 days 22nd&23rd jan 09

People: BANGOR, me and dawsey. WATERFOOT, me and jordan

Duration: BANGOR, 1pm-5pm. WATERFOOT, 4.30pm-8pm

Tide: low to high

Weather: sunny, cold but not too windy

Bait: lug mack squid

Rigs: 3 hook flappers

Results: BANGOR, me- 2 whiting and 1 shore rockling. dawsey blank . WATERFOOT, me-37 coalies, 7 pollack and 7 whiting. jordan- 14 coalies, 3 pollack and 1 whiting.




Report: dawsey and i set out on thursday morning to see if the fish were back to feeding during daylight hours at bangor again and to have a bash at the conger between the rocks. dawsey has to get his first one yet so i brought 2 boat rods on the off chance there might have been the odd strap lurking about. the rods cast out in front of us with the flapper rigs remained untouched until dusk when i got 2 wee whiting. i also lifted a shore rockling out of the sea defences as the tide flooded in at a spot that never fails my conger gear never got a look in apart from the crabs who had a feast on my bait dawseys rod was a different story but. it was only down 5 mins when that unmistakeable noise of a run could be heard dawsey grabbed the rod, wound in the slack and struck. it was'nt a conger , but a doggie who attached himself to the rubby dubby bag tied to the weight he let go of it when he broke the surface and dissappeared between the rocks. undaunted dawsey dropped it in the same spot again and within 5 minutes the doggie was back trying to rip the rubby dubby bag open again he was a persistant wee fella who was too wise for the hook and cleared off once he had a feed of the rubby dubby

it was now friday and me and jordan were set for a flattie bashing session at waterfoot harbour. we arrived to an empty pier and got set up with jordan hopeing for a dab, plaice or turbot to cross off on the species list this was gonna be a near impossible task as a shoal of wee coalies were nailing his bait before the lead had hit the sea bed he caught 5 of the wee guys before i had even baited up my first rod and this was to set the standard for the rest of the session. it was insane, we were pulling them up 3 at a time. they were all under 25cms so i packed away the beachcaster and broke out the wee spinning rod loaded with 6lb mainline to get a bit of sport out of them then in the space of 40 mins the pier was packed with up to a dozen guys casting at range. jordan dissappeared to the car to warm his hands as they were constantly wet from unhooking fish after fish. i fished on just casting 30 foot out in front of me. it was crazy, i was getting hits as soon as the rig hit the water pulling in fish after fish. the lads either side of me were all commenting on how fast i was pulling them in . needless to say this soon exhausted the bait supplies and by 8pm the 20 lug and 3 cut up mack we had for bait was used up and we headed for home. i think next time we'll hit the beach to try for flatties as you could'nt get through the wee pollack, coalies and whiting on the pier to get at em. but i'm not complaining it was great sport on light tackle, 2 wee coalies on a 40g cast weight telescopic spinning rod with a 3oz lead nearly doubled it over roll on tomorrow so we can hit another co. down mark and see what suprises it throws up

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crackin fishin AGAIN from ye. well done.

it was only down 5 mins when that unmistakeable noise of a run could be heard dawsey grabbed the rod, wound in the slack and struck. it was'nt a conger , but a doggie who attached himself to the rubby dubby bag tied to the weight he let go of it when he broke the surface and dissappeared between the rocks. undaunted dawsey dropped it in the same spot again and within 5 minutes the doggie was back trying to rip the rubby dubby bag open again he was a persistant wee fella who was too wise for the hook and cleared off once he had a feed of the rubby dubby

The dog fish are good craic!

Diego

well done there lads (as usual). it can be a rite pain in the ass
when the wee ones start to feed, but rather a load of wee ones
than nothing, its good to see alot being caught up north, might
try the beach myself next weekend, or might give ballyhornan
beach a shot as i've never fished it but looks very fishy.
are you fishing the comp at benone tomorrow?

[rab 525]

well done al , the piers hiving with them coalies ,the ghost + myself were talking the other nite about trying bangor pier for conger in the very near future

Last edited by rab 525 on Sat Jan 24, 2009 7:48 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Well done on the catch, ill prob see you at bangor when the weather warms up to target those mini species

That was a nice haul of fish from Waterfoot - well done
The coalies are very scarce on the south coast this winter.

cracker report again Alan + nice pic's
good haul of coalies there to keep you's bissy, great session as useal mate, keep it up and well done!!!

Well done Al, nice mix as usual, good sport with the coalies. I saw a doggie for the first time in months last night,,,,he came in upside down lassooed by the line around his tail,not even hooked

well done mate nothin compared to the clonkers off lady linda like lol but good sport at the same time mate them wee coalies have been at the pier for donkeys theres millions a the wee creatures

Well done lads great fishing

crackin fishin AGAIN from ye. well done.

Well done lads great fishing

cheers guys, it was great craic

That was a nice haul of fish from Waterfoot - well done
The coalies are very scarce on the south coast this winter.

do you think thats because they're ending up in chippys being sold as cod? heard this story from a couple of people up to now

Well done Al, nice mix as usual, good sport with the coalies. I saw a doggie for the first time in months last night,,,,he came in upside down lassooed by the line around his tail,not even hooked

The dog fish are good craic!
Diego

i know, we love catching them. i only wished we encountered them more often. as i said before we have a real soft spot for them. i got talking to another angler on friday who told us ballylumford power station is coming down with them, just around the wee marina. so a trip out that way is gonna be a must next week

well done mate nothin compared to the clonkers off lady linda like lol but good sport at the same time mate them wee coalies have been at the pier for donkeys theres millions a the wee creatures

well done there lads (as usual). it can be a rite pain in the ass
when the wee ones start to feed, but rather a load of wee ones
than nothing, its good to see alot being caught up north, might
try the beach myself next weekend, or might give ballyhornan
beach a shot as i've never fished it but looks very fishy.
are you fishing the comp at benone tomorrow?

cheers lads, i think they're brilliant crack on the right tackle. not at the comp today minty, stuck in work until 5am this morning

well done al , the piers hiving with them coalies ,the ghost + myself were talking the other nite about trying bangor pier for conger in the very near future

if you do decide to head out that way drop us a p.m. and we could tie in with you's for a session. it's only 20mins down the road for us. and as you already know rab, my arm don't take much twisting in finding an excuse to get out for a session

Well done on the catch, ill prob see you at bangor when the weather warms up to target those mini species

you gotta love em easy way to get another guaranteed 6 or 7 species ticked off the list mabey even up to 10 if we get the gobys who evaded us last year i notice they did'nt escape you thow jordans dead jealous

cracker report again Alan + nice pic's
good haul of coalies there to keep you's bissy, great session as useal mate, keep it up and well done!!!

thanks don, when i realized it was gonna be a tiddlerfest i packed the beachcaster away and broke out the light gear. had to allow them a chance to give a good account of themselves . pulling wee 20cm fish out with a 8oz cast weight beachcaster would have been a bit overkill. would have been the equivelant of going quail shooting and your weapon of choice being a RPG

well done fella, two decent sessions there. plenty of fish

your weapon of choice being a RPG

must get myself one of these

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk6Puz_sdts

must get myself one of these

lol!!! make those men honourary rednecks i'll bet they were trained by the alabama national guard fishing ted nugent style

I was frustrated as I can't get down to the shore (2miles away) as I'm busy as hell at the minute, after reading this post I'm going to have get my arse into gear before the Codling move off........

Well Done Chaps.

i was beginning to wonder where you had gotten to. thought you had p.c. problems again man

Only getting a chance to read the report now Al. Great as usual mate. When we getting out for a bash at the conger again Great session from antrim.