Carrick harbour, co. Antrim. 29/06/11
Thu Jun 30, 2011 6:00 pm
People:Me
Duration:0900 - 1230
Tide:HW @ 0945
Weather:Sunny, overcast,sunny, overcast.......etc
Bait:Mack, prawns,
Rigs:3 hook flappers, feathers
Results: 1 Coalie
Report: After 6 months of being practically housebound due to child number 6 arriving, and then doing my back in, I decided that enough was enough, and took a run down to carrick.
Started of fishing inside the harbour, with one rod fishing the bottom in front of the breakwater, and feathering with the other.
After a couple of hours of being tortured by crabs
(hooks coming back stripped clean every time, and catching a crab a cast), and no luck with the feathers, I turned my attention to fishing over the back wall. This resulted in not only every crab in county antrim taking a liking to my macky strips, but also every starfish as well! Take it from me, the starfish population in Belfast Lough is very healthy at the minute lol.
I persevered with the feathers, and was eventually rewarded with a coalie
. It may have been small, but was as satisfying as a 10lb bass due to my recent inactivity!!
Not a great session, but it was great to be out again!
Duration:0900 - 1230
Tide:HW @ 0945
Weather:Sunny, overcast,sunny, overcast.......etc
Bait:Mack, prawns,
Rigs:3 hook flappers, feathers
Results: 1 Coalie
Report: After 6 months of being practically housebound due to child number 6 arriving, and then doing my back in, I decided that enough was enough, and took a run down to carrick.
Started of fishing inside the harbour, with one rod fishing the bottom in front of the breakwater, and feathering with the other.
After a couple of hours of being tortured by crabs
(hooks coming back stripped clean every time, and catching a crab a cast), and no luck with the feathers, I turned my attention to fishing over the back wall. This resulted in not only every crab in county antrim taking a liking to my macky strips, but also every starfish as well! Take it from me, the starfish population in Belfast Lough is very healthy at the minute lol.I persevered with the feathers, and was eventually rewarded with a coalie
. It may have been small, but was as satisfying as a 10lb bass due to my recent inactivity!!Not a great session, but it was great to be out again!