Ballycotton 22-03-2011 & Cobh 23-03-2011

Ballycotton
People: Me and Rachael
Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm
Tide: High at 7.21pm
Rigs: Sabikis, 1 up 1 down clipped
Bait: Mack
Results:Me 4 coalies
Rachael 9 coalies and a doggie

Hit the pier at dusk and set up 2 rods. One with bait and one with sabikis. The order of the night was to get the girlfriend hooks so i showed her how to use the sabikis over the side of the pier and handed over the rod. As i was baiting up the other rod i heard a few yelps coming from behind me and she had her first 2 or 3 coalies hanging off the line. We unhooked them and sent the sabikis back down and it carried on like this for a while wit the only other thing hooked being a rope . I was keeping an eye on the bait rod and it was getting a hard time with the rods so i kept at it anyway in an attempt to get herself her first doggie. A freezing fog came in after a while so we were getting ready to head off. Had one last cast with fresh bait while i was packing away the gear and got a few good knocks so i called rach back out of the car to reel in while i packed away. It's a comical sight watching a 5ft girl with a 10 ft pier caster trying to haul a doggie up the side of a pier. Got him unhooked and a few photos and we headed home for the stew. I don't think she's the next up and coming lady angler but we'll get there.

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Cobh
People: Me
Tide: High at 8.05pm
Time: 6.30pm - 10.00pm
Rigs: 5/0 pulley pennels, 8/0 pulleys, 2 hook clipped down
Bait: Razor, Crab and mack

Headed down to cobh as the petrol tank was making the decisions and it wasn't taking me too far afield. Got set up with two rods, one out far with a 2 hook clipped down and one in close with an armor plated 8/0 pulley rig for congers. I had 2 codling on the first cast out far so rebaited and recast. Got chatting to a lad that was fishing up the way from me who had no luck. I had another codling on that cast, another 2 on the next cast. Then as i was rebaiting the ratchet on the conger rod gave a buzz. I was delighted to hear any movement on it and waited for another bite, but nothing happened. That was the story for the night only for another 2 small codling. Biggest codling was about a pound, if even that so it wasn't a great night but i was out there trying anyway so i was happy. Can't wait for the congers and i'll be waiting when they arrive. Sorry no pictures from last night but i left the camera in the car and i wasn't going to get it for that size of fish. The lad up from me had 2 small codling and a doggie when i was there. All my codling were caught on razor so thanks to donal domeney for them. Nothing touching crab baits.

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yos should bring her more often evan

Not if she keeps outfishing me. That's why i had to go out for another session last night. She wasn't invited either. Needed to make up for the whipping i got in ballycotton.

Fair play to her, did she need much persuading? My girlfriend wouldn't mind so much if I was only out for an hour, its the hanging around that she just cant get used to.

Fair play to her, did she need much persuading? My girlfriend wouldn't mind so much if I was only out for an hour, its the hanging around that she just cant get used to.

She didn't need much persuasion. As long as it's not too cold she'll come out for a cast. I knew there wouldn't be much waiting with the plague of ravenous doggies that are after taking over ballycotton and she was kept busy catching small coalies on the sabikis. Non stop action even though the fish were small.

weemin will always outfish ya leave em at home or you,ll end up like k1 and k2 with her holding up all the whoppers and you getting a mention at the end of each post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!

i cannot picture rach hauling up a doggy you picked the right one there most girls would probably drop the rod and run for the hills!ohhhhh the congers at least you got the knock! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOON hopefully.