killary harbour, galway, 7th june 09

People: myself and 4 others

Duration: 13.00 17.00

Tide: ht at 17.30

Weather: glorious sunshine followed by gales then torrential rain then midges infestation

Bait: fresh mack, old mack, sandeel, squid

Rigs: pulleys, 3 hook flapers, pats

Results: 2 dogs

Report: gbsac decided to have a comp near rosroe quay - the bank accomodated the 5 of us grand but if the expected 10 turned up it would have been a squeeze

had a few swings of the feathers before the comp started and got a fresh mack

a couple of dogs were got in the first hour - and then a blenny

then quiet - a few rigs were lost - bottom was muddy in places - then covered in tubes worms and then the obligatory weed

there were patches where the lead just kept dropping and you were winding in at your feet even after castin out 100 yards

lost a few rigs as the weed became more involved with the retrieve with the rising of the tide

snock 2 dogs in the last hour to claim the comp by one poxy cm - how bad

at this stage the midges had clouds formed all over us and we ran out of the place

had a ball of fresh lug still and went down to lettergesh to use them up and eat my late lunch - got a flattie on the first cast and then nothing for an hour and headed home - looking like id the measles

salty trying to dig lug

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Kinda glad I missed this one now, stuck on crutches for the weekend so no chance of fishing. Allergic to midges too so I feel your pain!

salty trying to dig lug

Haha, looks like he might have to dig himself out...

he was literally doing that at one stage - dig one foot out - in the mean while the other sticks in

all laughing aside i started to help dig him out and i had to stop otherwise i would have been stuck too!!!

Well done to Brian on the win and unlucky Timmy losing out by 1cm and Ray who would've been in with a shout had he not lost a dog who dropped back in on the lift out....... it was a terrible turn out for the comp which was dissapointing as was the lack of fish with 1st and 2nd place tied on 2 dogfish for a 4hr comp!!


Ah the old space wellies the best lug digging boots ever invented well at least the 2nd location we dug isn't anywhere near as soft and is wedged with worms happy days...... (note to one self get an equally embarrassing pic of Brian next time )

I blanked and lost alot of gear. Will never be fishing that venue again and it wont be used as a comp venue again either. as for the midges am still scratching.

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boycie would go head first in to that goo after lug and peelers and come out with a smile on his face i,v suggested a snorkel for his crab collecting but he says the water is ok once you get a taste for it

salty trying to dig lug

priceless man pure priceless found myself in the same predicament before and came home with a wellie less than i went out with that seemed to be a real poor session for those marks

Well done Brian on the win,pity the fishing was not great

Ah the old space wellies the best lug digging boots ever invented well at least the 2nd location we dug isn't anywhere near as soft and is wedged with worms happy days...... (note to one self get an equally embarrassing pic of Brian next time )

dont worry conor - i took more than one pic of you stuck in the mud