B.A.S.S Club Comp - Ferrypoint 01/02/09

People: 15?

Duration: 4.15 -8.15pm

Tide: 9.30 ish

Weather: strong easterly but pleasent enough

Bait: lots

Rigs:

Results:

Tom will post the results (I hope)

I finally got 2009 going, I had 5 blanks between christmas eve and now. Anyway the orginal comp venue at Red Barn was cancelled due to the conditions, so we opted for the shelter and safety of ferrypoint. I had F**K all crabs as I assumed we were beach fishing, so thanks for the lads who helped me out.
After a very quite start, it picked up once darkness decended. I had a classic cod bite, followed by a slack liner, I was so amazed I though someone was taking the piss. Anyway I landed a plump 40cm coddling, quickly followed by a 40cm coalie. It all got quite for a while with a few other coddling and coalies landed. A few small whiting showed to distance and I had a nice flounder a little later. With an hour to go I got another coalie, but the quys to my right quickly started to catch up. Tom had four fish to size, a coddling, two coalies and a rockling, with Ken having 5 fish with a double in the last cast to win. Well done. I won't mention the many crossed lines and the fact that mono just won't win against braid when that happens. Anyway I enjoyed and it was nice to see some coddling even though they were thin on the ground.

Drseafish




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Nice one lads

didnt get to make it down - too short notice thanks to An Post

at least a few fish showed

will make the next one

john.

13 fished and 10 out of 13 had fish.
In total there were 30 fish caught to size and about the same amount undersize ( less than 25cm ), There was a mix of cod, coalfish, whiting, flounder and 1 rockling.

1st Ken Hogan 5 fish, 2nd Kieran Kilcawley (Dr. Seafish/Prof. likes to sabotage me/His mono is not as good as my braid), 3rd Me 4 fish (would have had more but i was sabotaged by someone who shall remain nameless, but kept telling me it was "accidental", yet somehow quite surprisingly finished one place above me), 4th Colin Horgan 4 fish, 5th Cliff Gallogley 3fish, 6th James Kiniry 3 fish, 7th Clinton Rackman 3 fish, 8th Mick Maher 2 fish, 9th Keith Mcgrath 1 fish and 10th Barry O'Rourke.

Changing the venue probably increased the amount that we caught and made for more comfortable conditions, if we had fished Red Barn we would have had the wind in our faces and have to contend with fairly big waves. Over in the point we were fairly sheltered and there wasn't much chop in the water. The fishing didn't really pick up until around dusk. And when it did pick up, it was Kieran on the peg next to me, overjoyed and quite giddy about the fact that he was no longer blanking in 2009 - in retrospect, if i had waited 2 months to catch a fish i may have reacted in the same way, only in a more manly fashion, because Kierans voice went up a few octaves at the sight of his cod and then he did a little dance to celebrate ( well, he may have just stumbled on the shingle but from where i was standing it looked like a dance ).
Partly in boredom and partly in disgust at Kieran's display i went off to collect the pegs and found that there were only a couple of other fish caught, a cod of 39cm by Colin Horgan and a cod of 48cm by James Kiniry.

On my way back I discovered that a few more fish had been caught, Clinton had a couple of small flounder and Kieran had caught a flounder as well - I count myself lucky that i missed his celebration this time - and Ken had a coalie. Oh and i had a cod on the line as well.
As darkness fell completely fish started to turn up all along the beach and they were hungry, taking lug, crab, mackerel and sandeel. I was also grateful for the dark because i couldn't see Kierans celebrations as he caught more fish. The fishing for the rest of the night was fairly steady with the average size of the fish being caught about 35cm, unfortunately as the tide rose the small whiting started to show up and the last half hour of fishing wasn't as good.

Overall a good nights fishing and hopefully we will get some more southerly winds to bring the cod in for a while.

Also Kieran may deny the exuberance of his celebrations, but he should be proud because showed poise and rhythm

Nice report lads, were there many fish in daylight? Oh and Tom, have you ever seen JPs side shuffling whacking off dance when he catches fish?

Clinton may have had one of his flounder in daylight but everything else was from dusk onwards.

I haven't seen "JPs side shuffling whacking off dance when he catches fish?", but Kierans was more of a confused, "What do i do, what do i do!!" spinning around thingy than a shuffle. I think next time i'll bring a camera and submit it to Irelands got talent under the heading of "Father of 3 looses it/ fella who likes to sabotage competitors celebrates"

s*** I have to respond to that. You should see my real dancing after 6 pints. Lets get the story straight, if the guy on your right snags the guy on your left, who is trying to sneak someone elses swim!. They tried there best to nic my fish but I still pipped them in the end. Could have one if I had managed to get a cast back in over that last hour. I will have to spend the weekend reloading my reels. Roll on 2009 no more blankity blanks. Black lug the killer!

the one time i decide not to go for a cast!!!!!!
congrats on the cod dr.sea fish i know graham burke will be kicking himself also when i let him know the results.
see u in the next comp. lads
ska.

Response to Dr. McCrossalot.

Not only did someone who shall remain nameless (cough dancing boy Cough ) cross myself but also crossed the angler on his left. Certain people may be vying for their own zones in competitions! I may have to amend the score card from " Do not fish where danger is envisioned " to " Do not fish where danger is envisioned or next to Mr. Kilcawley, because he will cross your line constantly and he dances like a five year old girl doing an impression of a ballerina.......... and it not a very good impersonation either!"

Anyway....
Congratulations on fishing 2nd.

what [part of ferrypoint did you get them on lads

The side with the mussel bed.

jealously is a terrible thing.

However natural rhythm is not

jealously is a terrible thing.

thats what i thought good report though

Not jealous.


Just a better dancer