Greystones pier, Co Wicklow, 27/1/2012
Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:40 pm
People: Two kids (Rory (7) and Eimear(6 and first time out)) and I
Duration: 17:00 - 1930
Tide: rising to full
Weather: cold and breezey
Bait: lug
Rigs: 2 & 3 hook flappers
Results:
2 Pollock, 1 Whiting, 1 Wrasse, 1 Three Beard Rockling (all less than 20 cm) two really happy kids
Report:
Drabbed the kids from afterschool and headed for Greystones with the intention of getting started in daylight and continuing until it got a little bit dark, kids has their head torches packed!
Dropped into John in Gotcha, he sorted me out with a rod of my own (13" beach caster), a rod for Eimear (Jarvis Walker 6") and various bitts and bobs, he also setup everything with two excited kids running riot in the shop and me asking lots of probably quite idiotic questions!
I took Wayne's advice and got a baiting needle - made things much easier with the kids, we just used lug.
Rory's first fish ever was a Pollack swiftly followed by another, just as Eimear was starting to think that she wasn't going to catch anything she caught her first ever fish a little whiting (that may have been a pollack!), you may have heard her high pitched squeals of "Dad I caught a fish, i caught a real fish and its wriggling"
A fantastic evening out - thanks guys!
Duration: 17:00 - 1930
Tide: rising to full
Weather: cold and breezey
Bait: lug
Rigs: 2 & 3 hook flappers
Results:
2 Pollock, 1 Whiting, 1 Wrasse, 1 Three Beard Rockling (all less than 20 cm) two really happy kids
Report:
Drabbed the kids from afterschool and headed for Greystones with the intention of getting started in daylight and continuing until it got a little bit dark, kids has their head torches packed!
Dropped into John in Gotcha, he sorted me out with a rod of my own (13" beach caster), a rod for Eimear (Jarvis Walker 6") and various bitts and bobs, he also setup everything with two excited kids running riot in the shop and me asking lots of probably quite idiotic questions!
I took Wayne's advice and got a baiting needle - made things much easier with the kids, we just used lug.
Rory's first fish ever was a Pollack swiftly followed by another, just as Eimear was starting to think that she wasn't going to catch anything she caught her first ever fish a little whiting (that may have been a pollack!), you may have heard her high pitched squeals of "Dad I caught a fish, i caught a real fish and its wriggling"
A fantastic evening out - thanks guys!
Re: Greystones pier, Co Wicklow, 27/1/2012
Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:48 pm
great to get the kids out in the fresh air and getting a few fish! i hate that wall for some reason every time i set up on it the wind picks up and attempts to blow my gear off the wall 
the place is good for kids and always has a few fish especialy at dusk and into darkness 
Re: Greystones pier, Co Wicklow, 27/1/2012
Sat Jan 28, 2012 12:02 am
well done on geting few fish with kids
perhaps it's a good sport event for them
perhaps it's a good sport event for them
Re: Greystones pier, Co Wicklow, 27/1/2012
Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:06 am
Ahh Sweet Well done!!!
Re: Greystones pier, Co Wicklow, 27/1/2012
Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:01 am
I was there on tuesday and all i caught was a crab 
Re: Greystones pier, Co Wicklow, 27/1/2012
Sat Jan 28, 2012 7:42 pm
Came in to shop behind you and yes two excited kids having fun. There is no such thing as a idiotic question if you dont know the answer .Nice to see the kids caught a few fish.
Re: Greystones pier, Co Wicklow, 27/1/2012
Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:29 pm
fair play on the fish, had my kids out there last week and they loved it too.
really safe place to fish, kids have a ball, you get out fishing for a few hours and ya get a few brownie points from missus
everyones a winner
really safe place to fish, kids have a ball, you get out fishing for a few hours and ya get a few brownie points from missus
everyones a winner