Greystones :D 19/2/12

People:Dodger, Fishface, Eyesreilly, little ol me

Duration:8pm rising..me beyond into the late wee hours of the fall ..

Tide:Rising and beyond

Weather: not bad little cold wind picked up a little later

Bait:eyesreilly mysterous mack, lug, sandeels, everything really

Rigs: not allowed say the dodger was hiding his away!! mine were flappers and I did throw out a 3/0 pennel

Results: Codling pollock whitting rockling (Pouting or poorcod) this one is close to tell, Scorpion fish




Report:
Well as always after a big day out theres always bait left (was in Wicklow with a meet-up on Saturday, whitting and dogfish were the order of the day, there.. along with some fine crabs that I cant wait till they peel!!) , so the question was where to go , a quick call to the Dodger set my mind in place to head to Greystones Harbour, noticed the lights on the pier are GONE now altogether which is a sad state of affairs.. New pier looking run down already! Anyways met The famous Fishface (rather heard him singing songs, he was in fine voice..next time I’m taking the guitar to back him!!) the illustrious Eyesreilly.. and needs to say the Artful Dodger was between them just in case they started throwing stones again!!! If anyone notices the far pier wall (the one that is closed) is a little closer now its all due to Fishface.. not being content on fishing into or around the harbour, he casted the over the other side of the pier … on his retrieve he got snagged a few times and all of us on the pier could fell the ground shake as Fishface pulled the other pier wall ever closer!!
As for fishing…. same old same old, whitting, 5 beard rockling ever present, I hooked into a small codling, long spine scorpion fish, Pouting, and Pollock along with whitting and rockling, a slow night but none the less entertaining, with the biggest belt of the rod coming from the Dodger, I was busy talking (as normal) had my back to the rods, heard my bells and theres the Dodger acting like Quasimodo.. “the Bells the Bells!!”
The last cast of the pennel rig I threw out got into something huge,,, what it was I dont know as I lost it at the base of the wall, I was there by myself trying to haul it up the wall when it snagged very quickly on the lower rocks and the weight left the line (i've hauled in a lobster before and it felt like that, plus the snood was mashed in one place and there was no evidence of weed on the line, a further little tell tell was the weight and the flickering going on the rod tip as it was being hauled in felt like something trying to swim backwards but with a LOT of dead weight on (arms were sore afterwards)

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Nice fishing Creep, doing more than me the weekend, had an awful day on sunday, didnt even get the rods off the roof rack, LONG STORY!!

Thats a poor Cod i think from the picture:

Rule being: POORER ANAL FIN - Poor Cod!! Starts just behind the first Dorsal fin! And poutings anal fin starts in line with the first dorsal fin!

All the best SQ.....

Nice meeting you again Kevin, I would've liked to have stayed a bit longer, but I had to pick up my lovely lady . Fair play to us all I say , out catching fish while the ordinary folk all thought it was freezing out there ,,,,,,,It's a good spot but i'm getting too lazy there so i'm going to Wicklow next time . I'd say it's a pouting. Just by chance I managed to capture your positive identification of your long spined sea scorpion by Roger,,,,,,it's a moment i'm sure you'll treasure forever . I also caught the one sided tussle between the boxer dog and the crab,,,,which kind of made up for me missing the documentary about the Bare-Knuckle boxing on TV3 .
Little known fact: Fishface was a boy soprano This would explain his hauntingly beautiful voice,,,,,,,,,,,,,,it haunted me all night

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Nice meeting you again Kevin, I would've liked to have stayed a bit longer, but I had to pick up my lovely lady . Fair play to us all I say , out catching fish while the ordinary folk all thought it was freezing out there ,,,,,,,It's a good spot but i'm getting too lazy there so i'm going to Wicklow next time . I'd say it's a pouting. Just by chance I managed to capture your positive identification of your long spined sea scorpion by Roger,,,,,,it's a moment i'm sure you'll treasure forever . I also caught the one sided tussle between the boxer dog and the crab,,,,which kind of made up for me missing the documentary about the Bare-Knuckle boxing on TV3 .
Little known fact: Fishface was a boy soprano This would explain his hauntingly beautiful voice,,,,,,,,,,,,,,it haunted me all night

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That is Brillant!! Well done Dave!! (couldnt stop laughin!!)

yeah that pouting/ poorcod, I've compared it to Donals old post regarding this matter and I cant figure it, its the position the photo was taken at! (note to self take photo straight down on subject matter!! ) I'd be inclined on pouting just as we know there are so many about there I'll have a look again at other photos i took and see if they are any better

nice variety of fish ther lads,,,,well done,nice fishing

Nice fishing Creep, doing more than me the weekend, had an awful day on sunday, didnt even get the rods off the roof rack, LONG STORY!!

Thats a poor Cod i think from the picture:

Rule being: POORER ANAL FIN - Poor Cod!! Starts just behind the first Dorsal fin! And poutings anal fin starts in line with the first dorsal fin!

All the best SQ.....

Thanks Sq,
Donal corrected me on this before and I didnt have the good camera with me and in the photo below I know one is pouting (to be honest Id like the other to be a poor cod just another tick of the list !! )

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looks like pouting to me sounds like u all had a good night well done

Its always fun fishin with these lads!! they are just mad!!

i can still hear that bell ringing in my ears

The bare knuckle programme was on rte you can watch it on rte player was a good watch.

the dog /crab bare nose fighting had us all in a kink the crab gave her nose a few good tweeks before she realized it could fight back

well done lads nice to see you all got fish and glad to see that all the left over bait was used kev i am i 2 minds weather to go fishing 2moro night i still have 20 crab and a load of razor just need to go digging

great session there lads, well done

Well done! Was up there on sat for first high tide but was a blank. I did however catch a dogfish/bullhuss egg when I reeled in some weed

It's a Taco. That's pouting in French

It's a Taco. That's pouting in French

brilliant - the German translation for pouting is 'french cod'

Taco it is

Just grateful it wasnt a Paco... (is that right?) the testicle eating fish!! mind you it would be funny seeing how fast the swimmers would be in Greystones!! We'd have olympic medal winners then!

Taco it is

Just grateful it wasnt a Paco... (is that right?) the testicle eating fish!! mind you it would be funny seeing how fast the swimmers would be in Greystones!! We'd have olympic medal winners then!

Hi Creep, I know I'm a bit late getting in on the act but these photos might help distinguish pouting from poorcod. The poor cod is not as deep in the body, usually more metallic in appearance and has a reputation for leaving your hands covered in scales.

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Great read Creep, sounds like some craic was had by all i have the same problem here with the pal playing the bells of the angelus off my bells every session we head on still won't go without them