monkstown wall 27-10-10

People:me,father

Duration:12:30-5:20

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Weather:started off sunny then started to rainheavily

Bait:mack,peelers



Results:2 mackarel,2 codling and one dogfish

Report:started off very good wit a mackarel in the first cast after 2 minutes,then got 2 codling,then we didnt get a single bite for two hours,we were only losing rigs,we lost about 6 rigs.then at five a clock my father got a nice dog at the end.hoping to fish youghal beach on saturday night.

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Nice wee session there Junior Conger. Between you and your dad you only lost six rigs I lost nine rigs all by myself on Saturday . Thats the way it goes.

its a nasty spot for losing gear alright junior conger.. I wonder how hard it is to get a decent fish in from that mark without getting snagged!.. I have fished it a few times.. Had plenty of whiting but never anything decent..

a lad down from me had a nice on about pound and half
i think that was the biggest of the day

Nice fishing junior conger .your getting plenty of fish the last few weeks

To avoid the snags at “de wall” you need to be hitting bait out over 130 yards minimum.

The channel is about 150 yards out and is about 60 feet deep.

To get the better fish you need to be using a pulley rig a good rough ground rod and a reel with a 6:1 retrieve anything less and a 3lb + cod will pull you into the ledge.

I’ve lost good fish trying to drag them up over that ledge.

I use a Daiwa tdxs 133pm with a Penn 525 loaded with 30lb braid and still a good cod, 4lb+, will not show until he bangs his head off the wall below me.

The cleanest bit of ground to fish is at the Monkstown end of the footpath under the power lines,

That makes more sense alright Donal.. thanks for that advice... the retrieve i reckon would have caused me grief and i reckon my rod may have been a bit soft so i'll bear all that in mind.. Thanks

i had fish take the bait and i think they were hittting the ledge and getting caught

nice 1 junior.at least ye got sumthing.was it u that was goin gettin the floatation suit a while back or lookin for advice on 1.if so did u get 1 and wat did u pick

nice 1 junior.at least ye got sumthing.was it u that was goin gettin the floatation suit a while back or lookin for advice on 1.if so did u get 1 and wat did u pick

i got the sundridge mk6 and really liked it
it did well in lashing rain yesterday