1/1/11 Ballingwilling Co Cork

Fished 1500 to 2230 joined after 1700 by Nik. HT about 1430 I think. Trying to get my species count for the year off to a good start (hoping for a repeat of a painted ray on same beach same day couple of years back).
Started quietly enough with a couple of flounder my daylight reward. Soon after Nik arrived I got into a small bass. After dark and as the tide raced down the beach I started hitting coalies quite regularly, while Nik was in amongst the cod at distance. He was trying hard for a bass closer in and opted for a big hook to avoid the coalies which he did apart from a couple of determined individuals.
Took me a while to get myself a cod but I did eventually. Tried to add to my species count, but the coalies were out in force and had to settle for a couple more cod and a few coalies to finish.
Have a mark in mind to bag a few more later this week. We only had razor and a mack, but the fish seemed happy enough with our limited bait. No doubt some crab would have increased our cod catch considerably.

nice one man with no crab or lug good result,nice first session

Well done, haven't tried that beach yet, shame no ray but the rest gets you off to a good start of the year anyway.

Well dojne Lee, nice start to the year

cork seems to be fishing very well nice session well done

nice one man, congrads on getting your codling always nice to get what you headed out for