Strangford Lough, Co Down 6th April 2010
Tue Apr 06, 2010 10:43 pm
People: Just me
Duration: 18:00 - 22:00
Tide: High at 18:30ish
Weather: Good
Bait: Sandeels & Black Lug
Rigs: 2 hook flappers (Size 4 hook)
Results: None
Report: Fancied trying a mark in Strangford Lough where I've sea trout on the fly later in the year. I always thought it looked like a good flattie mark so I thought I'd give it a go.
I wish I hadn't! LOL
I've never caught so many crabs in my life. Within minutes of casting the rod tips were swaying as the little @@@@ers! stripped the hooks!
Duration: 18:00 - 22:00
Tide: High at 18:30ish
Weather: Good
Bait: Sandeels & Black Lug
Rigs: 2 hook flappers (Size 4 hook)
Results: None
Report: Fancied trying a mark in Strangford Lough where I've sea trout on the fly later in the year. I always thought it looked like a good flattie mark so I thought I'd give it a go.
I wish I hadn't! LOL
I've never caught so many crabs in my life. Within minutes of casting the rod tips were swaying as the little @@@@ers! stripped the hooks!
Re: Strangford Lough, Co Down 6th April 2010
Wed Apr 07, 2010 10:41 am
unlucky alan. those wee bait robbers can start to melt your head after a while 
we recently tried to fish an estuary mark for big flounder,,,, big mistake 
. from the start of the session until the end the rod tips just had the rythmic sway of crabs tugging their way up the rig munching every bait on every hook 
but on the other hand you might have just found a bounty of free bait once the spring moult starts 
beats the heck outta paying a pound for a single peeler 
we recently tried to fish an estuary mark for big flounder,,,, big mistake . from the start of the session until the end the rod tips just had the rythmic sway of crabs tugging their way up the rig munching every bait on every hook but on the other hand you might have just found a bounty of free bait once the spring moult starts beats the heck outta paying a pound for a single peeler