greystones beach opp driving range 31-march 2009

[rustyhookthomas]

People:myself

Duration:8pm-10.30pm

Tide:lw around 8pm

Weather:dry but needed to wrap well

Bait:rag, mack and razor

Rigs:mix

Results:2 flounders, 1 dab, 1 whiting and 3 doggies




Report: decided to head out at long last. i checked the steps and rock
area at greystones but resisted cos my lamps may not have lasted the duration
and figured the beach was safer a bet.
i had my main rod at distance and my light spinning rod in close and not a tap til 9pm
which resulted in a flounder at distance on razor.
not long after this i got a double of a dab and whiting in close on rag and mack.
another flounder on the big rod soon after.
i got a massive bang on the light rod and lost it to a snag!
rigged up again but with just one hook with a chunk of mackeral and lobbed it out
20 yards or so. within minutes of pouring a coffee the rod was dancing to the tune
of a dog, so long since i've seen a doggie bite, first this year! struck and gently reeled
him in as i was using 4lb line, great craic.
by 10.15 i was reeling in a second dog and about to go but as my baits were fairly intact
i gave one last cast to finish my flask of coffee!
this resulted with my third dog on mackeral.
really enjoyed the few hours and typical that i forgot my camera!
can't believe how much bait i have left! might head out later again and bring my
camera this time. there were a couple of guys fishing by the stream with glowing orange tips
on their rods but i couldn't see if they were catching.

Last edited by rustyhookthomas on Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:25 pm, edited 2 times in total.

well done mate always nice to get out and gat a few...

well thomas thought you had forgotten how to fish well done,sounds like you had fun some good fish there!!

headed to bray harbour/north pier tonight to use the last of my bait.
drove all the way down the pier noticing it got narrow as i drove!!!!
got bombarded with whiting and three bearded rockling, and a crab! who wasn't
letting go on the low tide haul up the wall.
a few guys arrived to fish and spent all their time hopping in and out of their car
every time their rods rattled, car door banging was funny for a while ,
i wrapped up then around 10.45 and happy to give my bait to the lads who turned out to be catching pike bait for blessington, their preferred fishing,that's why the whiting are now appearing in that part of the world!!!
the big reverse back down the pier started with my dodgy mirror, thanks to some scummer on his way home one night that figured my mirror wouldn't fight back!
anyway two nights fishing on one pack of rag (from southside) great value, and a third night on a mack fillet from somewhere in tallaght, (thanks collie ).
grand few hours fishing!

nice fishing man . nothing like left over bait as an excuse for another session