Greystones-The steps 8/11/09

People:Me and my Dad

Duration:2.30-7

Tide:In and then dropping

Weather:Rough sea's but no rain

Bait:Rag, squid and razor

Rigs:all sorts

Results:Dad: 6 whiting and 1 codling. Me:1 whiting




Report:Well my dad never fished this part of greystones before so we decided to give it a go. When we arrived there was a big swell and the sea was very rough. Got set up fast and lashed it out. After about 5 or so minutes my dad got a whiting of about 20-25 cm. I was next into a fish,a whiting again about the same size as my dads. My dad was pulling the whiting in as if there was no tomorrow as I just stood there and watched A while later he got a great knock on the rod and he struck and reeled it in. The fish was pulling him down and trying to ground him. He got it in beside the rocks and didnt a big wave come along and then..slack line needless to say he was gutted as it would have been the biggest fish he ever got(with a guess) and we never even got to see what it was! Later on he got a whiting which was over 30 cm and the biggest of the session so that was nice to see My dad ended with a codling(his first) and I ended with a crab all in all a good session and was glad to see my dad catch the fish for a change

nice fishing ian tell the oul fella you were going easy on him and let him get all the fish just a pity the wave got the big fish you'll have to get him the next time

good man ian pity the dad lost the biggie, fair auld spin for the fishing

Well done Ian on saving the blank, and the whiting seem to be getting to a decent size. I went there first but thought it was a bit too choppy, the wind was blowing directly onto that spot.Wonder what the one that got away was?

[quote="Al and Jordan"]nice fishing ian tell the oul fella you were going easy on him and let him get all the fish just a pity the wave got the big fish you'll have to get him the next time [/quote]

Thanks Al, yeah I tried the "im going easy on you" talk but he just laughed and we'll be out again in a few weeks to try get the big fish again

[quote="seanie35"]good man ian pity the dad lost the biggie, fair auld spin for the fishing [/quote]

Thanks Seanie, its a pity alright, I was dying to see what it was!

[quote="eyesreilly"]Well done Ian on saving the blank, and the whiting seem to be getting to a decent size. I went there first but thought it was a bit too choppy, the wind was blowing directly onto that spot.Wonder what the one that got away was?[/quote]

Thanks for the comment eyes. The spot was extreamly rough when we arrived but once the tied had turned it calmed down a fair bit thank god. God knows what the one that got away was but thats fishing! cheers lads, Ian