Son of the Beach, Co Down, 07/03/12
Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:05 pm
People: Just me
Duration: 1430 - 1630
Tide: Dropping
Weather: Sun, Rain, Wind, Hail, Wind, Rain, Sun, Rain, Sun, Sun, Sun, Rain, Hail, Sun.
Bait: Mackeral Strip
Rigs: 1up1down, 2up1down
Results:
One wee flounder to save the blank...
Report:
With a free afternoon in store I headed over to Trap and Tackle for a packet of mackeral fillets, then after lunch I headed to the mark.
The conditions that greeted me were very different to what I'd experienced here before, chocolate brown water, strewn with kelp stems, spelled disaster from the outset but decided since the water was slightly coloured maybe the bright sunshine wouldn't put the fish off as much, not that it was much of an issue as 20 minutes later there was some horizontal hailstones!
Battling the conditions for the entire session it wasn't until the last 1/2 hr of the session that finally there was some action as I saw the tip of the conoflex pull round, finally a blank saving fish, left it a minute just to be sure it was on, and right enough, the bottom snood soon broke surface with a 20cm Flounder on... Phew!
Fished on for another bit and had one more positive bite, which I was overkeen with and duly missed.
Not a bad way to spend your day off mind...
Duration: 1430 - 1630
Tide: Dropping
Weather: Sun, Rain, Wind, Hail, Wind, Rain, Sun, Rain, Sun, Sun, Sun, Rain, Hail, Sun.
Bait: Mackeral Strip
Rigs: 1up1down, 2up1down
Results:
One wee flounder to save the blank...
Report:
With a free afternoon in store I headed over to Trap and Tackle for a packet of mackeral fillets, then after lunch I headed to the mark.
The conditions that greeted me were very different to what I'd experienced here before, chocolate brown water, strewn with kelp stems, spelled disaster from the outset but decided since the water was slightly coloured maybe the bright sunshine wouldn't put the fish off as much, not that it was much of an issue as 20 minutes later there was some horizontal hailstones!
Battling the conditions for the entire session it wasn't until the last 1/2 hr of the session that finally there was some action as I saw the tip of the conoflex pull round, finally a blank saving fish, left it a minute just to be sure it was on, and right enough, the bottom snood soon broke surface with a 20cm Flounder on... Phew!
Fished on for another bit and had one more positive bite, which I was overkeen with and duly missed.
Not a bad way to spend your day off mind...
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Re: Son of the Beach, Co Down, 07/03/12
Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:29 pm
nice reel and fish 
Re: Son of the Beach, Co Down, 07/03/12
Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:07 pm
Fair play Drew for sticking it out in that weather but we all do it and congrats on saving the blank
Re: Son of the Beach, Co Down, 07/03/12
Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:09 am
one fish is better than no fish drew but the fishing should start picking up soon (lets hope 
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Re: Son of the Beach, Co Down, 07/03/12
Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:22 am
Well done man, slower than usual. I love the way you put a pic of the reel just to make me jealous 
Re: Son of the Beach, Co Down, 07/03/12
Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:23 am
Great pics well done
Re: Son of the Beach, Co Down, 07/03/12
Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:16 am
you should put up a pic of your monster sea scorpion
Re: Son of the Beach, Co Down, 07/03/12
Thu Mar 08, 2012 10:13 am
yngkmd wrote:you should put up a pic of your monster sea scorpion
Erm.... lol
Re: Son of the Beach, Co Down, 07/03/12
Thu Mar 08, 2012 10:44 am
you did well enough to get anything during the day down there man 
beats the hell outta blanking
beats the hell outta blanking
Re: Son of the Beach, Co Down, 07/03/12
Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:07 pm
Terrible Line-lay on that reel lol