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bray harbour 30th april 08

#1 Post by eyesreilly »

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Duration:6.30-9pm

Tide:high

Weather:stiff northerly breeze

Bait:leftover rag and mushy mack

Rigs:3 hook flapper

Results:1 flounder




Report:Went to Bray Harbour to use up bait left over from the weekend. Sea was very choppy with waves washing over the wall on occasion. I set up and cast out into the wind. I was able to shelter behind my car when the big sprays came over the wall but some others who were more exposed had to give up after a while . While baiting up a wave got me good all down one side, a lesson for me to wear waterproofs in future in these conditions :oops: :oops: . I decided to call it a night but luckily there was a flounder on when I reeled in, which saved the blank :lol: :lol: :lol:
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#2 Post by fishface »

how do you do it always managing to save the blank, must be that you said your prayers again, next time bring an orange marker with you [turn it into a plaice] no plans as yet for the weekend to sore after all my dancing on sunday but intend to go somewhere, will be in touch.
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#3 Post by eyesreilly »

fishface wrote:how do you do it always managing to save the blank, must be that you said your prayers again, next time bring an orange marker with you [turn it into a plaice] no plans as yet for the weekend to sore after all my dancing on sunday but intend to go somewhere, will be in touch.
Did a bit of dancing myself when I got that flounder,,,,,caught on your old rod by the way :wink: :roll:
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#4 Post by wayne riley »

ye love dat bray harbour eyes, good not 2 blank.
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#5 Post by RockHunter »

Good on ya for sticking it out. It looks cold - I can image that it was not too comfortable in a cold northerly wind.

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#6 Post by eyesreilly »

RockHunter wrote:Good on ya for sticking it out. It looks cold - I can image that it was not too comfortable in a cold northerly wind.

Well done on the flounder at the end

Thanks Rockhunter, theres a bit of a low wall there and I had the car to lean on but it was uncomfortable :roll: . The thoughts of the blank kept me there. I've a bit of a distance to travel so I tend to stick it out a bit longer than is good for me :cry: Sure what else would I be doing :roll: (watching Man Utd beat Barcelona :lol: :lol: )
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#7 Post by roger de dodger »

that flounder would have made a good bait cut in half and put on a 5/0 hook :twisted: and lobbed out off the big harbour wall :idea: :wink:
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#8 Post by eyesreilly »

roger de dodger wrote:that flounder would have made a good bait cut in half and put on a 5/0 hook :twisted: and lobbed out off the big harbour wall :idea: :wink:
Hadnt the heart Roger :roll: , after all , he did save the blank :wink: , I put him inside the Harbour and watched him swim away :lol: . Besides I couldnt take much more myself, waited hours to catch him :oops: .
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#9 Post by shamoo0804 »

Welldone eyes :wink:

U should never be blanking at Bray Harbour no matter how bad the old mack is or the weather for that matter, but nice to see a flounder rather than the endless whiting and dabs that place throws up, is that a new species for you :?: 8)

I know what you mean about the trip down there (I travel from Blanch myself)and feeling like ya gotta stay a while to make it worthwhile.

:idea: Oh BTW its recommended to have the waterproofs in the car just in case, them waves dont half crash over the pier wall there :wink:

I though in your first picture they must have been huge scissors :roll: , but nice to see the pic with your hand put a bit of perspective on the size of the fish :D

Good luck over the weekend....An extra day of work...,Whoopie :lol:
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