Arklow and surrounds :D
Fri Nov 11, 2011 7:21 pm
People: Sparkey+1 Tightlines and Creep
Duration:3pm-11pm
Tide:low-high
Weather:sunny S-Se winds
Bait:Lug, Mack, Peeler, Scad
Rigs:mainly flappers/ pulleys
Results:Dabs, Whiting, and 5 Breaded Rockling
Report:
Well it started off the normal way, bait sourced by the Bait Master …. Tightlines (thanks mate!) and Sparkey+1 coming over to the house loading up the car..Weather was sunny and clear. So feelings were high……UNTIL..Sparkey mentioned my recent runs of blanks YES I blanked off a boat!! So a trip to Arklow was on the cards.. on the way out the banter was great as is the norm now
Arrived out Tightlines didn’t waste anytime…pulled out the gear from the back of the car and RAN down the beach like a man possessed…set out the gear and got busy straightening out lines, meanwhile Sparkey and myself got busy putting the fishin gear on.. strolled down and set up, as I looked over Tightlines was busy haulin in a nice Coalie ..Hmm thoughts of decent fish came flashing to mind but after several retrieves and all the bait stripped I was looking to consol myself with another blank, so we decided to move to the harbour..Once again like an Olympic athlete Tightlines took off down the pier this time followed closely by Sparkey, I decided to stroll down Tightlines was again into the fish BUT followed by me and Sparkey with a whiting and a dab… YES Blank saved, my catch was whiting, then Dab, Whiting, double shot 5 bearded rockling and whiting, dab, and double shot whiting, But Sparkey did the best with only 6 fish he managed a nice doggie and the dabs, whilst Tightlines and myself were on 14 each all small except a few nice dabs until the last cast double shot of whiting which put me in the lead for once!
Interestingly enough as we were fishin the Harbour wall, we watched a lads throw out a net, to be honest it looked oddly enough like a long tennis court net, (anyone lost a tennis court net lately, its in Arklow Harbour with floats attached) and another fella seemed to be shooting gulls with a low calibre gun though I couldn’t see clearly, everytime a gull went near the edge of the net “BANG” and they’d all fly off again, and this fella who seemed to know them said they were after herring that school around the outside harbour wall,.. now all the time I spent in Arklow I’ve never caught a herring but then again I wasn’t after them so I’d be interested in hear about herring…. (the last time the three of us headed out I was informed of a 6’ bass that was caught recently, (yet again another beach walker) Tightlines estimated the beasts weight which Im sure he’ll inform you of) I love listening to tales of fishing when I’m fishin..in fact its got me thinking of writing a book
Later the 3 stooges got together and started to haul in this net, and as they did I made sure to shine my head lamp in their direction but couldn’t see any fish, anybody interested in having a look they kicked off around 5pm and finished just before 9pm
Duration:3pm-11pm
Tide:low-high
Weather:sunny S-Se winds
Bait:Lug, Mack, Peeler, Scad
Rigs:mainly flappers/ pulleys
Results:Dabs, Whiting, and 5 Breaded Rockling
Report:
Well it started off the normal way, bait sourced by the Bait Master …. Tightlines (thanks mate!) and Sparkey+1 coming over to the house loading up the car..Weather was sunny and clear. So feelings were high……UNTIL..Sparkey mentioned my recent runs of blanks YES I blanked off a boat!! So a trip to Arklow was on the cards.. on the way out the banter was great as is the norm now
Arrived out Tightlines didn’t waste anytime…pulled out the gear from the back of the car and RAN down the beach like a man possessed…set out the gear and got busy straightening out lines, meanwhile Sparkey and myself got busy putting the fishin gear on.. strolled down and set up, as I looked over Tightlines was busy haulin in a nice Coalie ..Hmm thoughts of decent fish came flashing to mind but after several retrieves and all the bait stripped I was looking to consol myself with another blank, so we decided to move to the harbour..Once again like an Olympic athlete Tightlines took off down the pier this time followed closely by Sparkey, I decided to stroll down
Tightlines was again into the fish BUT followed by me and Sparkey with a whiting and a dab… YES Blank saved, my catch was whiting, then Dab, Whiting, double shot 5 bearded rockling and whiting, dab, and double shot whiting, But Sparkey did the best with only 6 fish he managed a nice doggie and the dabs, whilst Tightlines and myself were on 14 each all small except a few nice dabs until the last cast double shot of whiting which put me in the lead for once! Interestingly enough as we were fishin the Harbour wall, we watched a lads throw out a net, to be honest it looked oddly enough like a long tennis court net, (anyone lost a tennis court net lately, its in Arklow Harbour with floats attached) and another fella seemed to be shooting gulls with a low calibre gun though I couldn’t see clearly, everytime a gull went near the edge of the net “BANG” and they’d all fly off again, and this fella who seemed to know them said they were after herring that school around the outside harbour wall,.. now all the time I spent in Arklow I’ve never caught a herring but then again I wasn’t after them so I’d be interested in hear about herring…. (the last time the three of us headed out I was informed of a 6’ bass that was caught recently, (yet again another beach walker) Tightlines estimated the beasts weight which Im sure he’ll inform you of
) I love listening to tales of fishing when I’m fishin..in fact its got me thinking of writing a book Later the 3 stooges got together and started to haul in this net, and as they did I made sure to shine my head lamp in their direction but couldn’t see any fish, anybody interested in having a look they kicked off around 5pm and finished just before 9pm
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Re: Arklow and surrounds :D
Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:12 pm
some more pics of a very enjoyable day
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Re: Arklow and surrounds :D
Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:21 pm
nice one well deserved after your poor luck of late sounded like a good session lovley dabs aswell
ferg
sounded like a good session lovley dabs aswell ferg
Re: Arklow and surrounds :D
Sat Nov 12, 2011 9:12 am
Nice report creep. Did you forget your hermit crab that you caught on the boat? 
Re: Arklow and surrounds :D
Sat Nov 12, 2011 10:08 am
@ Rory...PSML!! Well it was the biggest hermit crab I've caught to date!! used him as bait and still nothin on that boat! and they went out the following day and hooked in to loads?!?!?! Grrrr!! and the next time I went out still blanked PSml but thats fishin for ya,,, was chuffed to see a few fish this session! was beginning to wonder what they looked like!
@ fishy1987 Thanks mate got a head down your way one of these days, sounds like you boys are havin to much fun down there!!
Tightlines........what was the weight of that 6' bass??
used him as bait and still nothin on that boat! and they went out the following day and hooked in to loads?!?!?! Grrrr!! and the next time I went out still blanked PSml but thats fishin for ya,,, was chuffed to see a few fish this session! was beginning to wonder what they looked like!@ fishy1987 Thanks mate got a head down your way one of these days, sounds like you boys are havin to much fun down there!!
Tightlines........what was the weight of that 6' bass??
Re: Arklow and surrounds :D
Sat Nov 12, 2011 12:48 pm
Kev mate think you forgot to tell us why we moved to the harbor from the beach........ Well your the only one that I know of that didnt blank... Cataching a TREE.... and then sitting on your fishbox looking so pi$$ed off with a blank on your mind ) Think next fundraiser you dress up as TARZAN..... oh yea can I have my rool of leader back......
Told you in the car on the way down while having the crack that you have to confront your phobia of blanking even Alan mentioned that to you while we were on the harbor and the two of us were in stitches looking at your face....
Great day was had by all with plenty of fish caught and lots of baiting up to be done..... Do you remember the bit of bait elastic i showed you well that was a few peller before the whiting got to it.....
The weather was on our side and by the way did you look up the wicklow people to see if the pic of two mad anglers fishing of the peir in the heart of the storm last thuresday week..... wonder who that was
Alan thanks very much for the lug ( and the soup and flask ) and yea guess your right dont think the back be up to diggin anymore.....
Nice pics lads well here to the next one maybe on Monday.....
Tightlines
Dave
Told you in the car on the way down while having the crack that you have to confront your phobia of blanking even Alan mentioned that to you while we were on the harbor and the two of us were in stitches looking at your face....
Great day was had by all with plenty of fish caught and lots of baiting up to be done..... Do you remember the bit of bait elastic i showed you well that was a few peller before the whiting got to it.....
The weather was on our side and by the way did you look up the wicklow people to see if the pic of two mad anglers fishing of the peir in the heart of the storm last thuresday week..... wonder who that was
Alan thanks very much for the lug ( and the soup and flask ) and yea guess your right dont think the back be up to diggin anymore.....
Nice pics lads well here to the next one maybe on Monday.....
Tightlines
Dave
Re: Arklow and surrounds :D
Sat Nov 12, 2011 12:58 pm
nice one lads. plenty of fish in the end 
Re: Arklow and surrounds :D
Sat Nov 12, 2011 5:36 pm
Creep wrote:
Tightlines........what was the weight of that 6' Bass??
6ft bass = 125lb 3oz
Re: Arklow and surrounds :D
Sat Nov 12, 2011 7:14 pm
@Sparkey..If I had landed that tree I would have counted it as a non blank the same as i did when I landed 14lbs of weed off Greystones!! :D but to drag a damn tree all the way into the surf and lose it in the surf well thats just down right heart breaking stuff!! and on top of it i lost a bloody good flounder trace 
and I hate the thoughts of a shockleader floating around the Irish Sea, lost it because I never checked the knot soundness, lesson learnt
Gonna get that tree in next time!!
125lbs 3oz bass PSML!!!! Feck!!! how old would something like that have to be??? I'd say it would qualify for a bus pass anyway!!
:D but to drag a damn tree all the way into the surf and lose it in the surf well thats just down right heart breaking stuff!! and on top of it i lost a bloody good flounder trace and I hate the thoughts of a shockleader floating around the Irish Sea, lost it because I never checked the knot soundness, lesson learnt Gonna get that tree in next time!!
125lbs 3oz bass PSML!!!!
Feck!!! how old would something like that have to be??? I'd say it would qualify for a bus pass anyway!!
Re: Arklow and surrounds :D
Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:19 am
Great goiing Kev...........lovey pics
And by the way, just caught up with posts on Bank Hol Temple St
event, on return from Sligo - WELL DONE MAN and to all concerned.
It can only get bigger and better in 2012
And by the way, just caught up with posts on Bank Hol Temple St
event, on return from Sligo - WELL DONE MAN and to all concerned.
It can only get bigger and better in 2012
Re: Arklow and surrounds :D
Tue Nov 15, 2011 4:06 pm
Loved your outfit ..retro 1970 zombie disco freak!! Here aidain we have to get out soon I'll ring you and we'll all hook up! PM with days your free
Here aidain we have to get out soon I'll ring you and we'll all hook up! PM with days your free