Cork 05/11/2011

People:Gordy, Wayne (the manc) Reilly, Bren Canning and myself

Duration:All day

Tide:Dunno tide tables were in Corkish

Weather:lovely

Bait:Crab and Gordy's usual secret stash

Rigs:Pulleys

Results:Codling Galore




Report:A plan was hatched to head to Cork for a nice pleasure session. Seeing as my last trip was a disaster I was gunning to get another crack at the codling. So we all met at my house at 4am and set off on our way. About an hour or so into the drive my car tyre blew out and forced us off the road in dramatic style. Four shaking souls stood in the pitch black hard shoulder scratching heads and thanking God we were all right. Luckily the head lamps were packed because is was so dark we could have never seen the wheel to change. (New rule, keep torch in boot)

Wheel swapped we set off again. As we drove on darkness broke and we could finally see the Eddie Stobart truck names for our spotting club. We notched up a fair few yesterday let me tell you! After 3 hours I was in the Jack Lynch and Gordy was at this stage beside himself with excitement. A stop off for Diesel, breakkie rolls and much need caffeine was first in order. Followed by dirty looks when I asked could I pay the M50 toll. I love Cork

Another bit of a drive and we reached our spot. Car unpacked we set up and started fishing straight away. All the prep work I'd done this time paid off as my reel was relined, new rigs tied and flask of coffee were all beside me. Bren was first off the mark with a plump codling on his first cast followed by myself. Wayne then hauled out his first of the day. Gordy nervously reeled in to finally find a fat codling on the end of his line. This was looking set to be a successful trip for us all! We fished on until lunch hour with a steady stream of fish all the way. Only codling mind you with no other species at all during the day. I had high hopes of a few whiting but sure next time.

At high tide we'd all had a great day with a few each for the pot. We packed up and hit the road just in time to listen to the Liverpool game on the radio. Bren and Wayne had a nice kip while it turned out to be a longer drive home for me

This lad was very lightly hooked but when I removed it he gushed with blood. Never seen anything like it.


My first of the day.


The tyre that blew out on me. Only two year old I might add and I don't use the car much at all.

well done lads

Results:Codling Galore

great when a plan comes together

bloody well done lucky and successful, hope you said your prayers tonight

jeese man, that was a lucky escape with the blow out . glad the session made up for it thow. some fine fishing man

looks like the gang that are tryin to kill Dana were messin with your tyres too , lucky escape tho lads.
glad to see ye got a few fish and the trip to the cod capital of ireland was worth it

Hey conor I didnt get to have a kip as sum1 kept opening the fing window :@ . Have to say thanks to conor as it was some great driving by him to get the car to stop at 120km. Thank god I said my prayers b4 I left my house.
Have to say I love CORK.....

The tyre that blew out on me. Only two year old I might add and I don't use the car much at all.

thats the french cars for ya..

yea some great drivin by conor. i nearly shat myself

Nice report Conor and well done on the few fish Thank Cod for your lucky escape,,,,,,,,,,there was enough blood in that first pic I must get a few of those leadlifts

Nice Report Conor,
Pity about the blow out I think i would have sh!t myself!
I don't know how I managed to drive past without seeing you's, It must have been the Vino head and lack of sleep

Our results were about the same as yours though a good few Codling from 1.5lb to about 3lb, nothing big but beats East coast angling this time of Year

well done lads on a great session and great driving connor would have loved to have seen brens face when the blow out happened

Fair play lads!

Thanks for the replies lads it was a fantastic day. Despite a shaky start we had great craic. Now back to some east coast scrapings

8) bloody well done lucky and successful, hope you said your prayers tonight

Every night here on in Martin!

looks like the gang that are tryin to kill Dana were messin with your tyres too , lucky escape tho lads.
glad to see ye got a few fish and the trip to the cod capital of ireland was worth it

Or was it Dana getting me back

Hey conor I didnt get to have a kip as sum1 kept opening the fing window :@ . Have to say thanks to conor as it was some great driving by him to get the car to stop at 120km. Thank god I said my prayers b4 I left my house.
Have to say I love CORK.....

My window is always open you moan

The tyre that blew out on me. Only two year old I might add and I don't use the car much at all.

thats the french cars for ya..

How'd ya know about me car? By the the tyres aren't French

Nice Report Conor,
Pity about the blow out I think i would have sh!t myself!
I don't know how I managed to drive past without seeing you's, It must have been the Vino head and lack of sleep

Our results were about the same as yours though a good few Codling from 1.5lb to about 3lb, nothing big but beats East coast angling this time of Year

Al ours were more like 20lb

Al ours were more like 2oz

Yeah they were pretty small alright, you should have come up to us, we would have had no problem showing you the ropes