Donaghadee Pier, Co Down, 14/08/09

[vamper]

People:Me

Duration:2200 - 0015

Tide:dropping LW @ 0030

Weather:dry but windy

Bait:Mack

Rigs:3 hook flapper, 3 hook boom

Results:2 Pout, 1 Shore rockling, 1 Shanny




Report:
I took the chance of a few hours out on Friday night, and headed down to the Dee. it was drizzling on the drive down, but it had cleared by the time I arrived. Thankfully I had packed my headlight, because the streetlight at the end of the pier was out, meaning that the place was almost in total darkness
First up was a pout to get me off the mark, and 30 mins later I noticed a small knock on my second rod which I just put down to crabs. 2 minutes later and a bigger knock resulted in a double shot of a shore rockling and a shanny (another new species ) I can only assume that the first knock was the Shanny.
I tried to reel in shortly after this to check the bait on my other rod, when I got caught in what I assumed was weed. I started pumping the rig in, when I noticed that my 5 oz gripper was hovering in mid air,at head height and about 15 yards in the darkness in front of me. As I stared at this strange sight, the lead suddenly came free, and I almost ended up with a weight in the side of my head. I reckon that I got snagged on a piece of old line which had got caught on the grip wires, and suddenly gave way!
Another pout followed, and it all went quiet, so I packed up just after midnight, just as the tide was fully out.
The only thing to spoil the session was the noise and exhaust fumes of a petrol generator which was running at the side of the pier, with a lead running down to a large yacht which was moored between the pier and the lifeboat.
Still, I got a few fish, so went home happy

Last edited by vamper on Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:29 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Well done Vamper, and who'd have thought you'd be in danger from flying leads even when theres no mackbashers about

well done on the new species quiet fishing for that place,seems to be that way all around lately.

Well dome mate and congrats on the new species.

Paddy

Well done Vamper, and who'd have thought you'd be in danger from flying leads even when theres no mackbashers about

Cheers Eyes. The more I think about it, the more I realise how lucky I was. I saw the lead coming straight at me, and just got my arm up in time, or ir really would have done a bit of damage

well done on the new species quiet fishing for that place,seems to be that way all around lately.

Well dome mate and congrats on the new species.

Paddy

Thanks lads. It might have been a tiddler, but a new species is a new species

Wel done on the new species

well done vamper

well done on the new species man that's becoming a regular feature on your trips to the dee . are you sure the lead was hovering in mid air,,,,, sounds like you were getting a wee buzz from the generator fumes . all joking aside. it's just as well you got fast reactions. i would'nt like to think of the damage that a gripper lead to to the face would cause

Wel done on the new species

well done vamper

Cheers lads

well done on the new species man that's becoming a regular feature on your trips to the dee . are you sure the lead was hovering in mid air,,,,, sounds like you were getting a wee buzz from the generator fumes . all joking aside. it's just as well you got fast reactions. i would'nt like to think of the damage that a gripper lead to to the face would cause

Cheers Al. I only started sea fishing at the tail end of last summer, so everything this year apart from coalie and pollack are new species