Galway Bay 07.10.09, 08.10.09, 09.10.09

People: stevecrow74 & myself on the 7th and 8th joined by vinnycorrigan & nige on the 9th

Duration: see below

Tide: Rising

Weather: Good mostly odd misty shower, southerly winds force 3

Bait: Lures, mackerel, sandeel, lug, white rag

Rigs: animal gear, 3 hook flappers, booms, pulleys

Results: Coalies, Pollack, Flounder, Mullet, Mackerel




Report: Wednesday 7th 17:30-22:00
Myself and steve hit one of my Bass marks in the Bay to try tempt one on lures we fished the rise and the first 2 hours of the fall no Bass but we did land some coalies and mackerel.

Thursday 8th 17:30-23:00
With the settled weather we've had over the last while, i was thinking shark attempt from the shore quick call to steve and off we went. We set up a nice slick with the rubby dubby bag 10yr old pilchard oil i had stored away bran & mashed up mackerel. We had no runs not even a huss to keep us entertained so we ended up setting up a 2nd rod and staved off the bored by picking off the coalies and pollack that were swarming around the rubby dubby.

Friday 9th 17:30-23:30
Nige vinnycorrigan, stevecrow74 & myself decided to hit a Galway City beach myself and steve dug enough lug for the session while Nige went to pick up vinny. We had only set up when Nige was in with a nice flounder. We spotted a lot of birds working the shoreline and noticed lots of sprat in the water. No sooner had we done so when steve and myself we getting hit by mackerel lovely fresh bait. Nige was in again with another flounder and Vinny followed suit. Nige got his 3rd flounder on as many casts. I picked up a coalie steve was in next with a flounder and vinny got a 2nd flounder. I had a few more mackerel and a 2nd coalie. We were chatting away when i got a good rattle i could feel something decent on looked over the edge could make out the shape of Bass or so i thought Bass i shouted we all scrambled down the waters edge to get a closer look to be greeted by a grey mullet steve did the honours and grabbed it first of the year so well happy weighed in at 2lbs 8ozs things went slow after that we were on our last casts when i got hit again this thing is pulling back i said to steve he went down to the waters edge waiting for it to come in... i could see a big flash of silver then disaster one of the swivels on my boom rig gave the fish was on the beach in the wash steve made a run for it and tried to shuffle it in he nearly had it when a wave came in and took it it was another mullet steve reckoned it was double the size of the previous one... oh well thats fishing good to know they're cruising that beach both mullet falling to my "Rig of Doom" TM all in all an enjoyable session nice to see something different showing up at this mark... Vinny has some pics

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super stuff there men, great sessions
There seems to be a few flounders around, saw them getting caught at the pier this Thursday coming back from a trip with Kevin, the lads were a bit short of bait and asked us for a little donation and before we had all the gear ashore they were into a couple of decent sized flounders and mackerel.

yov've been getting some fishing in this week,nice last session,and well done on the mullet

good reading report conor, nice fishing guys and well done on the mullet

was a good session. was happy with my 3 flounder. the biggest was 29cm and the others were all above size too Pitty about the last mullet. It was big. Hopefully he will like my bait on sunday

Good sessions there conor and lads well done

Warren

Nice selection of fish there lads great report, im gona try for those mullet next year

Great session lads. Well done on the Mullet nice one

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nice few days lads, but what is this rig of death then? any pictures?

nice few days lads, but what is this rig of death then? any pictures?

ah the Rig of Doom never fails i'll show you next time your down

Nice going lads, looks like this rig is lock and key stuff ,A pm will suffice

great few days on the trot lads and as for the mullet! a fish and haircut i never tried!
might give it a go soon. er! not the hair, deffo the fish! well done guys

nice few days lads, but what is this rig of death then? any pictures?

ah the Rig of Doom never fails i'll show you next time your down

how about you tie me up a few so i can do a test

as for the mullet! a fish and haircut i never tried!
might give it a go soon. er! not the hair, deffo the fish!:)

At least you still have the choice between the two