Waterfoot beach & Pier 31/10/2012

[Monty156a]

People: Me and my fishing bro Nial

Location: Waterfoot beach and Pier

Date: 31st October 2012

Tide: Filling 'til Full

Weather: Cold but dry. Light westerly winds

Beach/Rocks: Beach & Pier

Baits: Rag & Mack

Rigs: Flapper & Pully

Species caught: Flounder & Pin Whiting

Report:
Decided to give Waterfoot beach a shot as i'd heard it had fished well as a match venue last weekend. Arrived at 7 o'clock and baited up a pulley rig and a clipped down flapper rig. Whilst I was chatting to another angler my flapper rig give some sharp tugs and I reeled in a reasonably plump flounder

This unfortunately was to be the highlight of the evening. As the beach had slowed in bites (crabs were playing a blinder) and the tide was filling right up to the dunes we decamped and headed for the trusty pier where surprise surprise there was absolutely noone there

We set up as per usual and watched what looked like Cushendall staging a surprise artillery attack on Waterfoot. (where do people get all these fireworks ) We then commenced battle as our evening turned into a 'b movie' called "Attack of the Pin Whiting)

Every bait we put in was taken by whiting, I was even live baiting them and getting more. Couldnt count the numbers, it was a massacre How does a fish that small get a 4/0 hook in its mouth By midnight we had not a pick of bait left and retreated to he comparitive safety of McDonalds in Ballymena I got some curious looks, presumably folks trying to guess what I was dressed up as. Bob the builder perhaps or a cast member from Wicked Tuna (I was wearing a pair of Red Dungarees from the Flotation suit )

Anyway, not a bad evening. Didn't blank and I survived the battle of Waterfoot

Monty

Last edited by Monty156a on Fri Nov 02, 2012 7:48 pm, edited 1 time in total.

ive had the tinyest of turbot and flounders on 4-6/0 hooks,,,its just a bigger feed to them lol,,,was out myself for a few hours last nite and couldnt get away from them pin coalies,,,

Beat the blank in style anyway lovley flattie great read
tightlines
fergal

Sounds like the piranha are back in style up in Waterfoot Fair play on getting out, nice report too.

Nice report, its amazing sometimes how we can be satisfied with quiet sessions and other times be dissapointed with busy sessions well done

Thanks for the feedback fellas I'm a winter angler at heart, never happier when a sharp wind is cutting the cheeks of you and when you have a shore mark all to yourself

Here's hoping for some good fishing over the coming months

Monty

Atleast u got sum fish monty im heading up that way next weekend cushendall cushendun. I havent been out since september so going tp give it a go. Do u know were i could cast a bait? Im not fimiliar of the marks that way.

Cheers fagan.

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Atleast u got sum fish monty im heading up that way next weekend cushendall cushendun.

PM sent big lad, best of luck
Monty