belmullet 16th, sligo 18th & 19th

People: belmullet SAC comp, then 18th yorkshire man and meself, 19th on my todd

Duration:12-7 on 16th 8-12 18th 7.30-10.30 19th

Tide: H 5 19th - lw around midnight other 2 nights

Weather: windy odd shower

Bait: lugs and mack belmullet, sligo only mack

Rigs: 2+3 hook flappers, pulleys

Results: 5 wrasse, 2 dogs, flounder in belmullet, 18th a pouting and flounder 19th a comon blenny!!!

Report: headed up for the shore comp at the end of the belmullet festival - sore heads all over the peninsula after 4 days solid drinking. signed in in nalens tackle shop and was surprised to be handed a roll of wire - for way in

this was a species comp - species number would win - and in the event of a tie - it went to weight

things done a bit differently up here!

kevin from the club being a true gent, took me to various spots on the hunt - i had 5 wrasse but none broke the 30cm limit - time was up for that species so it was onto a dog mark - got one on the first cast - then got another - others could get any

then fluked a flounder from the same mark - which was mixed ground - and then had a masssive huss on the 3 hook flapper - and kev had crossed my line at the same time - needless to say in all the comotion he shredded the 20lb after being on the top of the water for about 15seconds and got away

somewhere between 12-14lbs i reckon - me arm was wrecked between himself and kev reeling against me for most of the fight

would have won the comp with it - as noone had more than 3 species - most had wrass dog and pollack so would have taken it with the bigger fish

thats how it goes - 50lb 3 hook flappers from now on

up to sligo with work and was looking for some easy fishing - went to a pier and had a good chat with yorkshire man - a couple of fish turned up but nothing too exciting - mike was surprised we didnt have much action but it was on the ebb

the following night i went down below the lifeboat station in rosses point - the current was far more than i expected - 5 oz gone on first cast - 9oz were getting pushed to the side of the channel

took to messing around for minis down the side of the crumbled pier - and got a blenny nothing else

packed up and headed for a few pints and highlights of burnleys win!

jesus man you get around hard luck on the huss still at least you were fishing in gods county!

Hard luck on the Huss but at least you got a good few pints in.

hard luck with the huss brian still nice to catch a few fish,well done