POSTPONED: specimen whitefish trip Union Hall fri 31th July

there only 5 inches long i was talking to someone who was out on this boat there 2-3 weeks ago he said they tryed every colour shad he said the orange ones worked the best or anything with some orange on them............

thanks tony

id be intersted in it if a seat comes up just give me a shout. cheers

can we squeeze in 1 more jw ??

thanks tony bud,btw what size shad do i need or just a few different 1s?

Get some 5 inch shads. Go for some bright and some blue / green (Mackerel) types.
Try a pack or two of smaller one's just in case the fish are not taking the bigger ones or if you can't get out to the further wrecks.

30lb Flurocarbon is plenty for shading. Buy 15inch Mustad wire Booms.

Kev

thanks for all the help and suggestions guys,very much appriciated

was talking to the skipper colin barnes and the forecast looks like a strong southerly breeze
and a lumpy swell out there so most probably looks like this trip will have to be rescheduled.

If the forecast suddenly changes and the day looks fishable he will get back to us, but this
does not look likely.

the only positive thing i can think of is nobody else is taking the fish off those wrecks either
so will keep an eye on the ten day forecast and make a new booking if there's a sign of it settling...

Just had a little look this morning myself. Looks like the whole week and most if the weekend is a right off.

Kev

Thats fine john No worries just put me down for the next booking

Thanks T.

no problem John, suits me fine actually, because it gives me the chance to get my Discovery sorted properly, which broke down with a disintegrated drive shaft coupling Saturday evening just after leaving Killybegs, on my way back from the Boat Masters. Pure luck I managed to get the drive shaft out with the help of a local who charged me 100 yoyos for the favour and I trundled back the 200 miles on the front wheels with the differential lock engaged. One of the advantages of a 4WD I suppose . Many thanks to Marco who stopped by and kindly invited me to stay overnight in case I won't get back on track, sound man , really enjoyed the company and the coffee . Arrived in Tipp then around midnight, mad traffic but at least I got home safe. Interesting though, the coupling was just after being replaced as requested at the last NCT and was only about a month old .
Please pencil me in then for the rescheduled trip John, thanks.

ok martyn, first dibs on the rescheduled trip to those who have posted here

when i lived in SA i owned a landrover for 5 days, bloody thing went on fire
and nearly burned the house down where i lived, japanese all the way for me after that

if it needs to be rescheduled put my name down again. Looks like a weekend in Cork anyway,...

John,
If a seat comes free on the re-scheduled date I'd be interested.

Hi John,
Can you please put my name down for the next trip.
rederic

Hey Guys,
isn't it too early to cancel trip due to the weather on more than 72 hours before trip?
I'm watching weather in unionhall and it was looking terrible all right. But forecast started inproving a little bit since yesterday night. So I guess we should wait till Wednesday at least before cancelling.

yeah maybe wait a little bit,tho i am sure the skipper knows what hes doing,mark me down for the reschulded trip as well

Not too early for a 30 mile out trip Tommy, I'm sure JW is only trying to let guys know early as it's the BH weekend. I think even if it calms a little, the sea will have a huge lump on it after the very strong winds. Thursday looks like a maybe day for the area, but even then it would be iffy. I'm sure if it gets better quickly, the place will still be there. I wouldn't be surprised if Colin has had to cancel a weeks worth of bookings

just to clarify what i posted above, the weather looks in a very unsettled pattern but if it
changes and settles enough to make it possible to fish we will still go.

i will recheck with colin 48 hours before the date

if it is cancelled put me down for the next trip

Just checked two of the weather sites id trust most,one gives 24 knots southerly at 10 Am,the other predicts 30 Mph so It looks like JW is just giving people notice that the trip is more than likely not going to happen, which is unfortunate, but the weathers been manky for over a month now.Id still be interested in a rescheduled trip if the weather improves.