PB Greystones

[Creep]

People:Canning the Cannon & Creep

Duration: 7pm-4am

Tide:low high low

Weather: Grand, bit cold later

Bait: everything

Rigs: 4/0 pennel ->16's flappers

Results:PB 3 BEARD ROCKLING, whiting, pouting, 5 Beard, Dogfish




Report:
Greystones 22/1/2012

Well still having the fishin bug from Youghal, and a load of bait still left over, another bait using session was on the cards, a quick phone around to see who was up for it and Canning and myself made plans to hit the Pier in Greystones (I was armed with a litter bag this time ) Arrived out and the place looks great but couldn’t help notice the broken lights… I’d love to find the person that did that and break their lights for them!!
Anyways place was clean, and we set up, met Wayne from the site and his son, (whom by the way out fishes his dad all the time I’m reliable informed!!) (Howya mate) They managed a cracker of an edible crab!! Which will find its way into a nice pot of boiling water!

So we started fishin and I think every 5 Beard Rockling on the Eastern Sea Board managed to find my hooks!! Everyone else was landing a variety of species but me!! Just 5 Bearded Rockling!! There was even a single nice codling caught by some kids we met out there… Nice one lads!!

Canning kicked off with whiting, 3 beard rockling (which I was after to break this spell of 5 beards!) Pouting, and The Great Spotted Whiting!! (I let him explain!!)

So havin bait left over from the Youghal trip and under orders not to bring it home (Mrs. -> “freezer is full of bait!”) I sent out a 4/0 pennel in the hope crabs would do me the honour of cleaning the hooks for me, then went back to the other rods (sent out the bass rod with the smallest hooks I have ever used) and tiny bits of lug. Not thinking anything of the rod with the pennel I was kept busy with the other two rods until Canning shouted over KEV.. Your pennel!??! Looked up and damn the Shakespeare rod had found something to take a 4/0 pennel?!? Was wreckin my head on what it could be ..a decent codling..conger..good size doggie, Bull Huss!?!? Then the line started to play, it was fighting back!??! Taking line off the reel.. ( I never set my drag too tight just in case) ok .. I thought.. I’ll have this and gently played it in Canning Was Shouting Its A Notter, Its an Notter.. which I thought he was saying OTTER!!! First though was How the hell am I going to get an OTTER off a Pennel !?!? Then this creature came over the wall …..A Personal Best which I must say has made my Night! 3 Bear Rockling!! I was looking for a 3 Beard But this was A Beauty!! 40cm!!! and A quick photo and off he went again who knows next time he might be 50cm
Then shortly after that more rockling were to be had but what made me happy again was my last casts I came in with 2 pouting!! More off the list!!
Forgot to mention Cannings dogfish which we didnt get a photo of but it was a cracker of a doggy!!

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Dang, Nice fishing, And considering u put in a 9hr session, U deserve the rewards, Well done on the PB

All the best SQ............

kev thats a fine rockling well done i makes up for not geting a cod in youghal

Absolute belter, congratulations!!!

Nice fishing lads,thats a beaut of a 3 beard Kevin Sorry I couldnt make it last night, I was going to but a workmate had a minor accident and I had to run some errands for him, Catch you guys next time 7pm-4am ,,,,,and I thought Al was the Marathon man Seems to be some nice 3 beards on that mark ,,,,,,, once again that one's a beauty

STONKA !

Super fish, well done

Thats a smashing rockling well done

Fair play Kev and Bren.... Thats some nice 3 beard there well done on the PB m8..... Maybe we get out during the week.... back injury permitting.. Will give you a buz..

that's a nice rockling Kev, congrats on your PB, nice session altogether lads, well done

Thanks All, Its gonna be bloody hard to beat that next year!! This year I just promised myself to up the game, and next year I was going to go for speciemens and PBs!! But when this beauty came in!! I think I'll make this year to go after Pbs!! Rather then worry about next year!
I never mentioned a Big thank You to Canning who helped with the rockling up and over the wall and took the photo!! Thank mate!
@ Dave -no Probs!
@ Grady -we've gotta go after your turbot mate!!
@ Mitch -Thanks!
@Conger- Thanks!
@ Rodger- I had a shower!!!
@Eyesreilly- No worrries when your free we'll hook up!
@Dave316 -Thanks!
@Tightlines-Youghal will produce a cod for me yet!! Its just biding its time!!
@SirSquiglum-Thats the first word that went through my head when i saw the rod nod!! "DANG" WTF?!?!

congrads with the PB 3 beardy kevin
that's one well fed porky rockling

Nice 3 beard

That's a fine rockling

Lovely 3-beardy

super pb creep, ye dont have to tell every1 dj out fishes me lol. defo hook up some time with the little 1s.

Thats a fine rockling well done
i would love to know why it was getting called a n/otter

super pb creep, ye dont have to tell every1 dj out fishes me lol. defo hook up some time with the little 1s.

Hehehe My son out fishes me!! and soon my daughter will as well!!

Thats a fine rockling well done
i would love to know why it was getting called a n/otter

Thanks John, As far as i know it was an auld slang for a codling (and in the dark the first thing we saw when it broke the surface was a gapping mouth which looked like a codling) canning would probably know more about it then I do though..