wexford beach 2-06-10

People:me, Big Mick and Fishface

Duration:6pm-12pm

Tide:high,then falling

Weather:glorious weather,bright mild night

Bait:rag

Rigs:2 hook flappers.single hook clipped down

Results:starry smoothounds,common smoothounds,tub gurnard, doggies, dabs,flounder, codling




Report:Got to the beach at 6pm with Big Mick,hoping to get a fish before Fishface arrived. The way he's been fishing lately we needed a headstart .First casts produced small smoothies fore us both,target species landed ,,,,,,,,happy days .Neil hooked into a big smoothie when he arrived,but lost it in the surf ,well thats what he told us,i had my doubts and he later admitted that it was just a doggie ,sad or what . As usual at this mark I had brought my salt bass 11'6'' instead of my salt 14'6'',thats because the rodbags are similar and i'm a dopey so and so .I also forgot my seat in my hurry to get out and if you think Big Mick had any respect for age and dodgy knees,think again .He sat in his armchair for most of the night casting and indeed also retrieving from his cockpit.It must have been a nuisance for him to get up to go to the toilet but when nature eventuaslly called I was in that seat like a flash,albeit for only a short time. Back to the fishing,,rag was the king here and we all caught the targeted smoothies, though they werent monsters, but i'm easily pleased. I ended up with 17 fish, 5 x smoothies ,starry and common,6 x doggies, 4 x dabs, 1 x flounder and a tub gurnard, 3 new species for the year. Mick had 8 fish, 6 x doggies and 2 x dabs. NEIL HAD 3 FISH, 2 SMALL SMOOTHOUNDS AND A CODLING.He blamed this on the Verukas on his feet which he said were interfering with his casting style,,,,,,,,,sad or what .He limped off lamely, as you would,but not before revealing to us that he had been a boy soprano in his younger days and treating myself and Big Mick to his rendition of Panis Anjelicus .Big Mick ,not being used to such culture, just looked on in amazement ,and when Neil left I had to agree with Mick that he was ,as Ronnie Drew used say "A Quare Hawk!!"

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well done dave , a few fish good mates ,what more you want.

well done eyes, always nice to get the target species

Great report sounded like good craic and a few nice fish too.
nice gurnard are they common from the shore

well done lads that was some amount of fish,great mix of species as well

Well done guys on getting your targets and nice one on the new species Dave

well done lads cracking session.some very nice fish there.

great session nice mixed bag

well done lads, some nice fishing there! and dave i told you,you were the better fisherman!

nice fish...

nice session as usual dave, well done mate

nice session as usual dave, well done mate

comedy report!! nice fishing. i don't think ye need to go that far for a smooth nights fishing.
last time we met is the place to be, conditions are picking up but ye might need riot gear with all the macky bashers!
and only rag!!! nice going there Dave

well done lads, some nice fishing there! and dave i told you,you were the better fisherman!

hey Noel, stick smoothies next to bass for yer wishlist to speed up yer trip to the east coast!
haha funny, we wanna go west and ye wanna go east!!! irish or what!

well done lads, some nice fishing there! and dave i told you,you were the better fisherman!

hey Noel, stick smoothies next to Bass for yer wishlist to speed up yer trip to the east coast!
haha funny, we wanna go west and ye wanna go east!!! irish or what!

fancy a house swap thomas?

Great nights fishing gentlemen, well done to all. Think what you might have had Dave if you had all the right gear with you.lol

well done dave , a few fish good mates ,what more you want.

Cheers

Great nights fishing gentlemen, well done to all. Think what you might have had Dave if you had all the right gear with you.lol

Thats a good one Ivan,I hadnt thought of that

comedy report!! nice fishing. i don't think ye need to go that far for a smooth nights fishing.
last time we met is the place to be, conditions are picking up but ye might need riot gear with all the macky bashers!
and only rag!!! nice going there Dave

Cheers Thomas,,,I sold my motorbike but I held on to my helmet for the piers

nice session as usual dave, well done mate

Cheers James,hows the body?

well done lads, some nice fishing there! and dave i told you,you were the better fisherman!

In my dreams Noel

great session nice mixed bag

Cheers Huss hunter

well done lads cracking session.some very nice fish there.

Thanks

Well done guys on getting your targets and nice one on the new species Dave

Not a patch on yours Conor but they'll do me

well done lads that was some amount of fish,great mix of species as well

Thanks Gerry,i hit it on a good day

Great report sounded like good craic and a few nice fish too.
nice gurnard are they common from the shore

Cheers ,I havent caught many,,,,4 or 5 in the last 2 years,,,Wicklow Harbour can throw up a few

well done eyes, always nice to get the target species

Thats the main thing Ian

well done dave , a few fish good mates ,what more you want.

Cheers