30.10.2010 Wicklow

People: Me
Duration: 12:30 – 15:30
Tide: Arrived three hours before full tide
Weather: Sun/Heavy Showers
Bait: Crap Sand-eel and Mac
Rigs: Pulley, 2 Hook Flapper clipped, 2 Hook Flapper, Two up one down
Results: 3 x Codling

Report:
Not much to report but here goes all the same…
After been out last week on the West coast with Determined Dan, Doggie3131 and Goldwing, decided to give the East cost ago. The Weather forecast wasn’t too bad for today so hit for a Beach in Wicklow that I have fished a couple of times during the day with fairly good results (Hounds and Flounder). Arrived at the beach and had both rods out around 12:30 one at distance and one in close. There was a nice surf running and my hopes were high as soon as I saw it. Decided to try the end of the beach where I hadn’t fished before as the surf seemed bigger there. First cast resulted in a Coding on the near rod. Result! at least the Blank was saved. So what else is out there….? Rod Baited again with Sand-eel, (which was crap and all that I had in the freezer as it had been refrozen!) And out again. Anyway gave the second rod a good soak and then time to rebait when the trouble started! – Snag, Lost the lot… OK spare reel on, new trace & lead and out it went again at distance but in a different spot. The next three retrieves resulted in lost gear. It must be like a tackle graveyard out there I thought to my self, Rotten Bottom? Na – Move up the beach… So I did.

Moved up the Beach to where I had fished before in hope of some flats and put both rods out, it was better here but still lost another two traces etc and a lot of traces that I did get back were stripped (pin whiting??) Strange thing is that there were no snags there the last time, just goes to show how beaches change. All in all 3 Coding for the 3 hours and good to get out, even with lost gear - as that is part of it as well….

Final note, there was no weed about….

Mick

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well mick you will have to start makin a few traces after today.good pics and lovely little baby codling.

Well done Mick, thats a snaggy spot alright,nice to know there wasnt any weed about

Thanks Dan and yes probably time to clear out the rig wallet and make some new ones.
Well that is a couple of hours sorted tommorrow for the winter......

Thanks Dave, Yes, it is well snaggy, wondered if some of the east coast lads would pick up on the Mark
Was going to hit a bit further down but when I saw the surf decided to give it ago.. I have the Bass Bug now, since I got the Westie, would be great to get an East coast one.

Mick

wow mick there huge!! nice to see you got out,think you better come down next weekend and rescue your brother from all that tyling!!

Nice report.Some good photos. The surf looks ''fishy'' alright. If thats the same mark I'm thinking a bout, I think ya need to go up the beach a bit to avoid the snags.

Thanks cw1 for the advice, nice going on the schoolies

MIck

Yea Noel Massive catch......but blank saved
Hmmmmm.....Session next weekend....why not...Tying my new traces now
Good luck to you and the lads tomorrrow..

Nice one Mick, any day ya catch a fish & save the blank is a good one

well atleast u didnt blank mick.the venue looks good and so does the gear ur using.u just love gettin those bigger ones dont u.

Sure do brian , been at it a while.....
Havn't given up on the East coast yet though and must venture West soon again - thats where the action seems to be..
Always nice to get out and have a go...even on new marks, gotta find them someway eh..

Mick

cant all be monsters at least you beat the blank

Thanks Tight Lines
yea ur right some sessions arn't the best, although nice to get ou all the same
time put in gives ruesults in the end....

Mick

well done mick nice result for a short session

Cheers Gerry was good to get out... and as you say, blank saved