west waterford30/4/09

b]People[/b]:me and stephen

Duration:2 hours

Tide:on the drop

Weather:sunny with slight breeze

Bait:lug

Rigs:2 x 2 1/0 flappers

Results: 1 osytercatcher




Report:went to beach last night but had a nightmare with weed, got 1 doggie and 1 good tug aswell but only lasted an hour , lost 3 leads to the weed, so headed off in around lunchtime to a small pier near helvick in the hope of something . got about 2 bites during the session but missed whatever was nibbling, got a massive tug just before we left and it turned out an osytercatcher got tangled in my line, reeled in and untangled it, bird was very well behaved as the line had looped around its wing and tightend, off it flew no bother and a new species for me

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Thats an interesting catch alright. Good that he flew off after too.

well done on releasing the birdie safely.

well done on releasing the birdie safely.

im mr c&r

lol wat bait did the bird take fair play releasing ok....

Just as well it was well behaved that beak could do some damage.

HA ha, I've caught sea birds before, it is nerveracking, last one was a gannet/commorant that took my float bait...everytime I reeled he disaapeared under water.. thankfully he got free at base of pier.

Well done gettin it free without damage.

Nice C&R

Nice C&R

couldn't really do much else with it tbh, mind you seen gordon ramsey eating gannet before so maybe next time.......recession roast

Nice C&R

couldn't really do much else with it tbh, mind you seen gordon ramsey eating gannet before so maybe next time.......recession roast

haha dinner with built in tooth picks got a huge gull before out in Gurteen the fecker went for my face twice when trying to free him he eventually copped that i was trying to help him i now carry a large hand towel so i can pacify any unfortunate gulls etc if it happens again

Congrats on new species and returning it safely. Sorry to hear you had little fish. Big pollack being caught up our coast. Mate had 3 into double figures earlier. Ive just loaded gear and off hopefully to do the same.

Well done on the new species.

went to beach last night but had a nightmare with weed

Sounds like the same beach I was fishing last Sunday. Just as well I tried a different one last night.

...seen gordon ramsey eating gannet before so maybe next time.......recession roast

I still have to see what he does not eat , however, if you are into experimental foods maybe , depends on the poison you wash the "no reservations roast" down with , gordons dry gin maybe, he's not really known to be a pioneer either, can't blame him, , anyway, good luck for next time, you may catch lots of fish for the rest of your life as well earned reward for your C&R as you have plenty of good karma points collected now , tight lines

...seen gordon ramsey eating gannet before so maybe next time.......recession roast

I still have to see what he does not eat , however, if you are into experimental foods maybe , depends on the poison you wash the "no reservations roast" down with , gordons dry gin maybe, he's not really known to be a pioneer either, can't blame him, , anyway, good luck for next time, you may catch lots of fish for the rest of your life as well earned reward for your C&R as you have plenty of good karma points collected now , tight lines

id say the choice of poison would kill the flavour of any unusual meat , think the karma could be fecked.......a bunny decided to have a game of chicken with my car this morning and the car won , there goes tonites 12lb bass to be replaced by a whiting

just as well it was not a sea gull they would take the hand off you when trying to freethem.

just as well it was not a sea gull they would take the hand off you when trying to freethem.

yeah I'd say they'd peck the eyes out of head, I could feel the oystercatchers heart racing, it was petrified, years ago I lost a brand new rod and reel to a crazed duck at rathfarnham falls in Dublin, I wouldve definatly ate that bugger

best thing about this crack is anything can happen and does happen fairly new to the site great to be putting faces to the names