Wexford Cod Fri. 4th Nov.11

People: Myself & one of the outlaws

Duration: 4 Hours (10.30pm - 3.00amish)

Tide: 2hrs either side of HW

Weather: Dry, calm starry night, moon set @ 1.30am

Bait: Fresh peeler Crab

Rigs: 4/0 and 5/0 Pulley Pennels

Results: 9 Cod (to 5lb) & 13 dogs




Report:
Not one for generally posting reports, but I was specifically asked to.. so here goes
Bought a new 16ft Beachcaster on friday so was eager to break it in...
Surf had died down a bit and the seas (although a heavy swell), looked fishable for the first time in weeks. I recalled this time last year, where we had bumper sessions with up to 16 cod in 2hrs - unfortunately however, the whole south coast has nearly been out-of-bounds since August between the wind & weed!
In addition to the new rod, I spotted 5/0 Aberdeen hooks in Woodies DIY (Yes, woodies! - do a whole range of rods and reels now too ) - I got a pack for the craic, a step up from my usual 4/0.

New rod, 5/0 pennel, 1st massive cast.... 2 mins in, Rod buckled over - tripod and all, started heading for France
Thought SURE it was a Bass! - gave a good scrap, and took a bit of negotiating it through the heavy surf and undertow. Eventually fish landed, a new PB for me - 5lb Cod. Nice way to christen a new rod!!

The Bro-in-law was next on with a Dog, followed by me with a dog, then him with another plump Cod about 3lb.
It continued like that all night - Cod, Dog, Cod, Dog, Cod, Dog etc. etc.
Some of the cod bites were identical to dog bites too, so it was a lottery each time whether to bother reeling it in straight away or not!! I had another big fish on near the end, about 5 or 6lb I suspect - scrapping like mad, which I am fairly confident was a Bass - but lost him in the surf's undertow trying to drag him up the hill.
Finished up at about 3am, ONLY cos we ran out of crab!!

Total tally for the night was 9 Cod & 13 Boww-wows.
Went back down again to the same mark the following night (Sat), same tide but NOT A SNIFF - 4 dogs in 4 hours.
Looks like the cod have moved on from that mark for the minute... but at least the signs are there for another great season!

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great effort. thats a crackin cod from the shore! nice one! congrats on the pb
great session and nice report

nice session well done

Well done, some lovely cod there

nice to see them cods,hope theres some around greystones,kilcool in december when im at my lads for a week!

Love it, a 5ib cod puts up a decent scrap too..!!

I might dust off the bass rod and give some of these boys a shot..!

Fine fishing there nice one!it made the dogs a bit more bearable lovley cod!
a good season ahead fingers crossed
tightlines ferg

Nice fishing and congrats on the pb

Great fishing man, well done on a PB.

great result lads well done

brilliant cod there!! well done

nice fishies there lads

some very nice codling lads i hope they have moved up the eastcoast

some very nice codling lads i hope they have moved up the eastcoast

we live in hope Gerry ha ha

Great fishing, well done.

what a way to break in a new rod very well done on the pb cod too, great session, and hope you have many more of them!!

Some cracking fishing, new rod is well and truly broken in, the middle cod in the picture is some fish

Well done

Great fishing Frank.

I might even dust off my bait rod after reading that

Great fishing Frank.

I might even dust off my bait rod after reading that

i would,nt mind the rod danny but i would oil them reels

Great fishing Frank.

I might even dust off my bait rod after reading that

i would,nt mind the rod danny but i would oil them reels

Stop lad, cant remember the last time I serviced that 7ht !!

Are you still working in Wexford? Must go out again for a few casts