The 3 plagues - South Wexford 5 to 10/09

People:Me, Max and Jay

Duration:5 days

Tide:low, high

Weather:very bad and very pleasant

Bait:peelers, sandeels, lugs and macks

Rigs:all sorts

Results: 2 tons of weed, 2 bass, a dozen of macks, doggies, coalies and pollacks




Report:Holidays ... 5 days of fishing in South Wexford ...
Arrived on Sunday afternoon, weather was not bad. Get the keys for the cottage and here we go for the first session ... Nice beach, nice surf and plague number 1: weed ... Not just a few around the leader knot but around 5 kg on the lead, bait, swivel and leader knot after 5 minutes in the water ... We decided to head back to base after 2 hours of pulling pack of weed after pack of weed, under very strong wind and lashing rain ... Big storm during the night, heavy rain in the morning ... Fortunately the sky cleared up, and off we go looking for weedless spots ... After an afternoon trying different beaches and finding heavy weed everywhere we finally found a small rocky cove weedless ... Back in the game, promises of big pollack, wrasse and conger ... And then plague number 2: Doggies ... Head back to base with a very low spirit ... A good night sleep, a beautiful weather and motivation is back ... Decided to try a spot further inside the estuary ... Looks good ... no weed ... Max hook up in a nice bass, and we were thinking that our luck was back but then plague number 3: crabs and plague number 1 back... Try differents spot all week only to be welcomed by one of the 3 plagues .... So finally we decided a trip to Hook head for a bit of fun ... And it was fun ... No weed. no crabs and no doggies only big macks, coalies and pollacks (from 1 to 2 lbs) ... And again a bonus bass for Max ... As well as 2 razor bill ... crazy birds
Head back to Dublin under lashing rain again ... Not a crazy fishing week, but discover a new fantastic and beautiful place ... Will be back (hope the weed will have cleared ) ...

Ps: all the weed, crabs, birds and fish (except the macks and 6 coalies) have been released ...

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talk about having all the odds stacked against you man . respect for hanging on in there thow as other anglers might have just ended up in the pub admitting defeat

talk about having all the odds stacked against you man . respect for hanging on in there thow as other anglers might have just ended up in the pub admitting defeat

The fridge was always loaded with beer to drown the sorrows at the end of the session

Well done lads, at least you all found some good spots for the future ,and thats a cool hat in that second picture,I find myself a tad jealous

I know those three plagues well !!!
At least you got a few fish despite the plagues.

and thats a cool hat in that second picture,I find myself a tad jealous

Thanks Eyes. 4euro in Dunnes ya cant go wrong. I love me hats. Its the jacket I'm concerned about though. The wind blowing up it makes me look like Johnny 10 bellies when I only have 6.....

talk about having all the odds stacked against you man . respect for hanging on in there thow as other anglers might have just ended up in the pub admitting defeat

Ah yep, we have think about that, but it would have been too easy

Well done lads, at least you all found some good spots for the future ,and thats a cool hat in that second picture,I find myself a tad jealous

The place is brilliantwill definitely be back there ... And for the hat, that's just one of the numerous different ones ...

I know those three plagues well !!!
At least you got a few fish despite the plagues.

... Never work so hard to get a few fish ... 5 days of brainstorming ...

Thanks Eyes. 4euro in Dunnes ya cant go wrong. I love me hats. Its the jacket I'm concerned about though. The wind blowing up it makes me look like Johnny 10 bellies when I only have 6..... [/quote]

That's not the jacket, it's Carlsberg and spicy burger

Well done lad's, it's a bitch when you get weed like that but you stuck it out and got rewarded.

Just thought Id stick in the pics of the big mother fecker of a doggie I got on the trip. He must of been on the Carlsberg and spice burgers too

Weighed in at 2.46lbs. And before anyone asks NO IT WASNT A HUSS. IVE DONE MY RESEARCH!!!

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