A Wicklow beach 23-4-11

People:me and Neil

Duration:7pm- 11-30pm

Tide:going out

Weather:Flat calm,

Bait:lug,rag, mack, squid, frozen crab

Rigs:me, 2 hook flapper and pulley rig,,Neil, 2 x 3 hook flappers

Results:me, rockling, whiting, 2 doggies and a flounder 32cms
Neil 9 fish, flounder to 32cms, whiting, cant remember numbers ,nearly forgot, a starry smoothound puppy




Report:Nice evening but the flat calm conditions were a repeat of last weeks session, where we didnt get a bite for 3 hours . We had better luck this time, it only took 2 hours to get a bite . I was first off the mark with a decent flounder , 32cms, my biggest this year , but the smile was wiped off my face by Neil bringing in a treble, 2 whiting and a flounder . He had some more decent flounder to 32cms, nice thick ones, and he was getting all the fish. I had a schoolie bass nearly landed when he shook the hook, leaving me frustrated again . I got a couple of dogs to make it a bit respectable, but Neil caught a pup smoothound , first of the year for him. I was delighted for him . The rag seemed to work best , with nothing touching my crab,except other crabs. You have to admire their skill in removing the bait while leaving the elastic thread for me to remove . Neil said he got the smoothie on crab He headed off at 10-30pm as he gets very tired and has to be home before midnight . I should have left at the same time for all I got in the next hour was a rockling,,,,still,,, at least things are picking up and all my fish were counters over the twenty ,,,,,you have to think positive .

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well done lads,good session with a nice mix of fish

Nice to see a few different species . Shame about the bass

nice one dave good to be out getting a few

looks like you had a good session guys! well done

you shoud have used the trace i made you dave,still it was a good enough session, at least i had loads of time to eat my dinner before the fish turned up. will have to stop getting up at t he crack of dawn

Not a bad result for the conditions dave although i did fell sorry for you having to
listen to neil gloating about the fishing we went south sat night and it was
dogs and coalies and more dogs ...... those efin spider crabs were cutting through
my snoods like they were made of butter at one stage i brought in 3 one after
the other [where are all the commericial fishermen when you need them there has to
be a market for them ]

great session guys decent looking flounder good variety of fish aswell fairplay
tightlines
fergal

That flat calm sea will be perfect in about another month or so Dave

That flat calm sea will be perfect in about another month or so Dave

Roll on the Smoothies

:) great session guys decent looking flounder good variety of fish aswell fairplay
tightlines
fergal

Thanks Fergal, they were welcome enough after 2 hours

Not a bad result for the conditions dave although i did fell sorry for you having to
listen to neil gloating about the fishing we went south sat night and it was
dogs and coalies and more dogs ...... those efin spider crabs were cutting through
my snoods like they were made of butter at one stage i brought in 3 one after
the other [where are all the commericial fishermen when you need them there has to
be a market for them ]

You've been there yourself with Neil Ger ,it was 9-1 to him at one stage

you shoud have used the trace i made you dave,still it was a good enough session, at least i had loads of time to eat my dinner before the fish turned up. will have to stop getting up at t he crack of dawn

I like to give the fish a chance Neil,thats why I was only using half the hooks you were . I dont mind you getting up at 4am as long as you dont text or phone me at that time

looks like you had a good session guys! well done

Thanks Shep

nice one dave good to be out getting a few

Thanks Paul, better than watching the box

Nice to see a few different species . Shame about the Bass

Thanks Anthony, It was a shame alright,thats twice now, maybe third time lucky

well done lads,good session with a nice mix of fish

Thanks Gerry