ECR MA# 3, Ballinoulart, Co. Wexford 08/05/10

People:12 chaps

Duration:3 - 8

Tide:no move!!

Weather:strong north easterly

Bait:you name it

Rigs:best rig was believe it or not, 1 hook flapper with a 4/0

Results:flounder, turbot & bass




Report:12 hardy souls fished Ballinoulart in perfect surf yesterday in the third round of the ECR Master Angler. Unfortunately the fish didn't realise the perfect conditions meant they should have been jumping out of the sea at us, although the North Easterly wind didn't help!!

Myself & Mark Sinnot on the low pegs got a decent flounder each in the first half hour although it was very slow for most of the day. The odd flattie was coming in along the stretch, and shortly after Mark hooked inot a fine Bass that was tearing to the right and left with mark chasing it up and down the beach. Unfortunately the size 4 match precarious hook hold dropped just when the fish was in the surf, we didn't even get to see it

Word filtered down the beach, the Gordy was catching plenty of fish down on the high pegs, on a massive hook & baits!! Sure enough he was catching some bass in the 30's and John Hughes had also added a silver bar to his tally. Dimitry also added a very hand double counting flounder and I fished with a 20cm flattie on my last cast!!

Special mention to Kevin & Pat who arrived 40 minutes late, after a detour via Ferns from Dublin , and both managed to catch a flattie a piece! THr only blank of the day was Harold, which I must say I wasn't too unhappy about as I had drawn him in the Last man standing.

Final prize table was -

1st - Gordy Hardman
2nd - John Hughes
3rd - Dimitrios Kartsakis
4th - Alby

i must admit gordy was fun to watch running around like a 12 year old on steriods the weather looks lovely in the pictures the wind was a tad cold but that sand takes some beating some job cleaning my gear after only realized when i got home how much i had on me i finally got my turbot a fine little fella

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Go on the Gordy!

That man is an unstoppable fishing machine!

i think after today he might have changed his brake pads

well done lads sorry i couldnt make it .

nice one lads. you'd be forgiven for mistaking that spot for somewhere in the med from looking at the pics congrads to gordy and the top 4 finishers . and good to see you finally got your turbo roger

Was nice day alright.fishing was a bit slow but glad to be there.Fair play to Tony for the lift.
here is some more pics.

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great report alby, fishing was very hit and miss very big well done to gordy on the win
hard luck to har on the blank if you had of turned up on time instead of 1.5 hours late it might have made a differance well done to roger and canning on there first of many turbot's only one thing to add, alby i had 2 bars of silver in my tally

Fishing was slow alright. those wind turbines are something else
well done to gordo

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Was good craic! Glad we came down, I'll drive next time!:~) fair play to Gordon, fished up a storm! And he was right beside me too!