arkla fishin and wangin 16 -2-10

Thu Feb 18, 2010 5:44 pm

People:me, shane h, sod,drummer and tonyfella

Duration:7 till 11

Tide:low and risin

Weather:flat calm and freezin

Bait:lots

Rigs:lots

Results:codling,whiting , rockling,dabs,flounder and a squid :shock:



Report:nothing out of the blue besides an organic printer refill :lol: plenty of fish with doubles and trebles for everyone shane managed one half decent codling over 35 cm :shock: 8) :wink: got the squid after the lads left he wasnt happy and kept changing colour left him back to rob someone else of their bait :twisted:

casting : threw down the guantlet to the raiders to see if they could cast a mans rod :lol: after several casts with 6 oz of lead i noticed shane and tony raiding my lead bucket for another 6oz of lead :lol: they gave up casting 12 oz because their fingers hurt too much :twisted: so my 16 foot rubarb rod lives to wang another day :mrgreen:
dennis your next :lol: full ppe required

Re: arkla fishin and wangin 16 -2-10

Thu Feb 18, 2010 5:47 pm

sorry forgot the pics :oops:
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Re: arkla fishin and wangin 16 -2-10

Thu Feb 18, 2010 5:58 pm

God i headed with the father a bit further back from Fishfaces "secret mark" last night and for 2 hours only 2 codling and 1 flatfish. Was absolutely dreadful fishing and we thought we were in for great fishing because although there was a chill there was no wind but still a mighty surf :cry:


left in time as wel stream was rising fast full of water :roll: :D anyway it isnt a good signfor the open comp on Saturday

Re: arkla fishin and wangin 16 -2-10

Thu Feb 18, 2010 6:02 pm

it will be 20 foot waves and lashings of rain if i know how opens go :twisted:

Re: arkla fishin and wangin 16 -2-10

Thu Feb 18, 2010 6:12 pm

well done there, those pseky squid been turnin up alot on the coast at mo, keep seeing them washed up on velvet strand, fresh, just on that risen tide......

Re: arkla fishin and wangin 16 -2-10

Thu Feb 18, 2010 6:24 pm

Well done 8)
Lets hope the weather's o.k for the comp on saturday for you all.

Re: arkla fishin and wangin 16 -2-10

Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:24 pm

Rogers rod is Currently in huge demand, the Irish olympic comittee want to use it as the secret wepon for the pole vault team in the 2012 olympic games in London.

Re: arkla fishin and wangin 16 -2-10

Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:08 pm

roger de dodger wrote:sorry forgot the pics :oops:


Thats not all you forgot dont tell me you cant spell john1 :?

Re: arkla fishin and wangin 16 -2-10

Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:01 pm

:lol: :lol: Yea i remember john fishing beside me

Rog that rod is a legend i sort of liked the slow motion recovery :lol: :lol:

Re: arkla fishin and wangin 16 -2-10

Fri Feb 19, 2010 1:16 am

sorry john thats what you get for fishing up with the rough lads up that end :roll: why didnt you come down to try to snap the unsnappable rod :wink: i think 16 oz might do it :mrgreen:

Re: arkla fishin and wangin 16 -2-10

Fri Feb 19, 2010 10:56 am

nice mixed bag there lads :P . jeese,, that cod in the last pic has some size head to it :shock: :shock: almost looks disproportionate to it's wee body :? :? :? no wonder they get refered to as "bucket mouths" :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: arkla fishin and wangin 16 -2-10

Fri Feb 19, 2010 6:25 pm

roger de dodger wrote:sorry john thats what you get for fishing up with the rough lads up that end :roll: why didnt you come down to try to snap the unsnappable rod :wink: i think 16 oz might do it :mrgreen:


im too old for that carry on :wink: i would like me back to last a few more years :wink:
also i dont like FS reels :?

Re: arkla fishin and wangin 16 -2-10

Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:04 pm

roger de dodger wrote:it will be 20 foot waves and lashings of rain if i know how opens go :twisted:



ha wel we're on the eve of it now :roll: :lol: :mrgreen:

Re: arkla fishin and wangin 16 -2-10

Sat Feb 20, 2010 12:03 am

ill break the rod for ya rodge bring it down to the comp

Re: arkla fishin and wangin 16 -2-10

Sat Feb 20, 2010 9:45 am

Driving over it doesnt count Fintan :mrgreen:

Re: arkla fishin and wangin 16 -2-10

Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:50 pm

i will :mrgreen: 8) its their for the breakin :lol: