cork

People:myself and friday

Duration:a few hours

Tide:rising

Weather:cold and colder

Bait:lug, rag, mussel, mackeral, razor, prawn and some weird things from the freezer

Rigs:3 hookers

Results:as follows...





Report:

got some good news last week so off to the beach to celebrate had no reel-seats for the big rods so decided on the quivertips pairing them up with some fixed spools and braid for a bit of fun. picked a spot out of the wind and set up camp. i was a little optimistic so i broke out the size 8's instead of the 10's a fish of any description would be an achievement with a returning flounder a gift from heaven! fished one rod close 20/30yards into the shallows and one about 60/70yards.
the first hour there was a lot of this



just as it started to get boring the inside rod buckled over!!! what?! a bite!!!! it went again so wound down into it. it felt alright
of course the second rod decided to start doing the hoola while i was struggling to get the first one in



a coalie on prawn and a flounder on mackeral just off 39cm.

got back out and hit another coalie instantly on maddies and mackeral then all went quiet.

an hour passed with nothing happening decided to cast down along the shore to see if it would make a difference. had a big chunk of mackeral on the bottom hook- used to get me some decent flounders on the east coast in spring. i leaned down to bait another trace and straight away a good solid pull down on the rod i had just cast. left it out until i had another trace baited. hard to ignore the bites on braid... it does make things more exciting. got it in and took another decent flounder on the mackeral chunk.



decided on one more cast to the same spot and hit a coalie fairly quick again on mackeral.



headed off after that. had 3 coalies to 27cm and 2 flounders in the highs 30's. straight mackeral took both flounders and one of the coalies with prawn and maddies taking the 2 orther coalies. lug mussel and razor never got a nibble. enjoyable session and the same fish on the heavier gear would not have been half as much fun. the small hooks saw every fish swim off strong too which is always nice

Well done lads,,,,,,,nice flounders ,,,,,size 8's it is next time so ,,,,,but how do you get a big chunk of bait on a small hook

Lovely Flounders lads,,well done,,

few nice plump flounder nice work boy!did friday blank

Nicee flounder man gud to c a few fish being caught.

The flea rides again black Beatty

Very nice flounder and how big was the chunk of mach on a size 8 hook fair play on all the fish.

wow mark a report - whats the world coming to!

must get a blast of 8s and 10s - thats what ive been doing wrong all along

good to see someone catch

Fair play maggie man, mackerel fleas for the bride to be!

wow mark a report - whats the world coming to!

havent had the fishing bug for a while. i often read the reports and never put anything up myself- its too much like listening to the sound of your own voice

Welldone lads and fair play for putting up a great report and the photos,some nice flounder there.

John Ainsworth

Galway

Maggie dear tell us more about those weird things from the freezer?
Nice to see a few fish too

Some nice fish there. well done.