Wrasse hunt, Sligo rock marks, Monday 14th Oct 2013
Tue Oct 15, 2013 1:26 pm
People:Me
Duration:5 hrs
Tide:3hrs flood, 2 hrs ebb
Weather:Warm, sunny, slight northerly breeze.
Bait:Rag, lug, mackerel.
Rigs:Single and 3 hook flappers
Results:20 ballan wrasse, 1 corkwing, 1 dab, couple of small coalfish and pollack.
Report:
I still had some lug and Chuckaroo gave me the rag left from yesterday’s fishing trip so I went out again after a few wrasse and whatever else might care to show up. Instead of sand I opted for rock and I have to say my leg muscles were still burning after the 167 steps of yesterday (John Buchan with your mere 39 steps.....eat your heart out). So the first mark involving a considerable hike across a beach and up through some fairly steep sand dunes took its toll. After 2 hours and not so much as a chewed worm, I found it difficult to work up the energy to try somewhere else. But I was glad I did. The second mark produced bites from the start; I didn’t even get the line tightened up after casting before I felt the first bite. A couple of small ballans around the 1lb mark got the blank out of the way. I was getting bites almost every cast but after missing quite a few and reeling in a partly straightened hook, I began to think that the light wire Aberdeen wasn’t up to the job. A switch to a heavier wire hook made the difference; the lighter one was bending out of the fish rather than snags. A few small coalfish turned up from time to time, the same size as the ones that were pestering me the last time I tried for wrasse but this time the wrasse were getting to the baits first. A couple of fish around the 2lb mark began to show and then around the turn of the tide 2 fish, both 3lb 2oz, turned up. They were identical weights but two different fish as the first had a sizeable chunk missing from the tail fin. At one point I took a short break for coffee and set up another rod to fish at distance over the sand. It produced only one bite which I saw while having the cuppa. Giving it a short time to develop I then reeled in a good dab, 34cm and just over the 13oz mark. Back to the wrasse and a couple more 1-2lb’ers were added to the tally and a single corkwing for variety. By now the tide was well on the ebb as was the supply of lug and rag so with 20 ballans to 3lb 2oz, 1 corkwing, several small coalfish and pollack and a fine dab, I called it a day.
Duration:5 hrs
Tide:3hrs flood, 2 hrs ebb
Weather:Warm, sunny, slight northerly breeze.
Bait:Rag, lug, mackerel.
Rigs:Single and 3 hook flappers
Results:20 ballan wrasse, 1 corkwing, 1 dab, couple of small coalfish and pollack.
Report:
I still had some lug and Chuckaroo gave me the rag left from yesterday’s fishing trip so I went out again after a few wrasse and whatever else might care to show up. Instead of sand I opted for rock and I have to say my leg muscles were still burning after the 167 steps of yesterday (John Buchan with your mere 39 steps.....eat your heart out). So the first mark involving a considerable hike across a beach and up through some fairly steep sand dunes took its toll. After 2 hours and not so much as a chewed worm, I found it difficult to work up the energy to try somewhere else. But I was glad I did. The second mark produced bites from the start; I didn’t even get the line tightened up after casting before I felt the first bite. A couple of small ballans around the 1lb mark got the blank out of the way. I was getting bites almost every cast but after missing quite a few and reeling in a partly straightened hook, I began to think that the light wire Aberdeen wasn’t up to the job. A switch to a heavier wire hook made the difference; the lighter one was bending out of the fish rather than snags. A few small coalfish turned up from time to time, the same size as the ones that were pestering me the last time I tried for wrasse but this time the wrasse were getting to the baits first. A couple of fish around the 2lb mark began to show and then around the turn of the tide 2 fish, both 3lb 2oz, turned up. They were identical weights but two different fish as the first had a sizeable chunk missing from the tail fin. At one point I took a short break for coffee and set up another rod to fish at distance over the sand. It produced only one bite which I saw while having the cuppa. Giving it a short time to develop I then reeled in a good dab, 34cm and just over the 13oz mark. Back to the wrasse and a couple more 1-2lb’ers were added to the tally and a single corkwing for variety. By now the tide was well on the ebb as was the supply of lug and rag so with 20 ballans to 3lb 2oz, 1 corkwing, several small coalfish and pollack and a fine dab, I called it a day.
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Re: Wrasse hunt, Sligo rock marks, Monday 14th Oct 2013
Tue Oct 15, 2013 1:37 pm
well done jw some great fishing there and a hell of a nice dab.
Re: Wrasse hunt, Sligo rock marks, Monday 14th Oct 2013
Tue Oct 15, 2013 5:17 pm
lovely busy session, and great report and pics, well done!
Re: Wrasse hunt, Sligo rock marks, Monday 14th Oct 2013
Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:42 pm
Well done JW bet your glad now that you changed marks.... thats some dab....
Re: Wrasse hunt, Sligo rock marks, Monday 14th Oct 2013
Tue Oct 15, 2013 11:16 pm
you faired rightly JW. Those are crackin wrasse, lovely looking fish! and a fair dab too
nice1. good report
nice1. good report
Re: Wrasse hunt, Sligo rock marks, Monday 14th Oct 2013
Fri Oct 18, 2013 4:05 pm
That's a great Dab & Wrasse , I have to get out for cast soon before there gone off shore!!
Re: Wrasse hunt, Sligo rock marks, Monday 14th Oct 2013
Fri Oct 18, 2013 5:03 pm
some nice fish there.
do you mind if i ask you - is that a tape measure on your rod?
dave
do you mind if i ask you - is that a tape measure on your rod?
dave
Re: Wrasse hunt, Sligo rock marks, Monday 14th Oct 2013
Fri Oct 18, 2013 6:30 pm
Great session. great report. Nice one 
Re: Wrasse hunt, Sligo rock marks, Monday 14th Oct 2013
Sat Oct 19, 2013 1:42 pm
Some fine fish on them fotos,,well done.
Re: Wrasse hunt, Sligo rock marks, Monday 14th Oct 2013
Sat Oct 19, 2013 7:36 pm
weedave wrote:some nice fish there.
do you mind if i ask you - is that a tape measure on your rod?
dave
Thanks weedave and yes it is a tape measure on the rod. I obtained self adhesive tape in metric and inches as detailed in this post which I put up some time ago in Tips and Tricks for Anglers. viewtopic.php?f=6&t=40740
Don't leave it too late or you won't get any shore caught tuna!FisherKing wrote:That's a great Dab & Wrasse , I have to get out for cast soon before there gone off shore!!
sparkey+1 wrote:Well done JW bet your glad now that you changed marks.... thats some dab....
Thanks sparkey+1, I was very tempted to succumb to laziness and just head home. That's the best dab I've had from that spot.