Ballycastle co.antrim 10th march 06

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#1 Post by **Ronald** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 9:57 am

People:myself,kissmywrasse,marty harrison,pookie,costa,dave

Duration:08.30 - 17.00hrs

Tide:HW 08.00 LW14.00HRS

Weather:NW 18MPH

Bait:Mostly sandeels the odd jelly worm and twin tail

Rigs:Lead heads and spinning sandeels behind 2oz drilled bullets

Results:around 30 pollack to 8lb and a couple of coalies to 1lb

Report:Had arranged to meet pookie and his mates to see if we could get a few fish ,so after arriving a bit later than expected we set up camp in the rocks ,costa had the first couple of fish of 2-3lb then it went pretty quite for a couple of hours ,i then picked up a pollack 3-4lb as the tide slackened shortly followed by 2 good fish hitting the sandeel and taking of into the kelp

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With not much happening in the pookie camp they decided to try the rocks furher along ,they had no sooner left when davy and marty snuck onto their rock for a safer more comfortable footing , Davy quickly hooked his first fish of the day which turned out to be the biggest we,ve landed so far from here at 8lb ,nice fish and it was only 30 feet from the edge !!
from low water the fishing was pretty steady with marty land fish to 6lb and i only managed a best of 5lb .by this stage the sea was building up pretty nasty with the swell starting to run 10feet up the rocks and conditions were getting nasty so we made the long slog home happy but knackered .
Good day out but will have to try harder to travel light so my back wont be as sore this morn .

#2 Post by **Drew** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 10:54 am

You know how to Whet the Appetite Boyo, Looking foreword to the meet even more now!

#3 Post by **pookie5488** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 11:59 am

As always the time and friendly passing on of knowledge with dav,ron and marty was brill. thank you lads.

as for the mark all i can say is 3 camels,2 donkeys and 8 sherpas would have helped. Go light and good footwear. I had half a tackle shop on my back and fell it today.

As for fish i got not a thing but to see such fish as were taken was fun.

And for luck well we move spot kissmywrasse and marty move in and clear up do i need to say more.

again lads thank you for tips and guild to a great spot.

#4 Post by **Davy Murdoch** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 12:20 pm

i`d just like to take a moment to thank pookie and his mates for moving from the rocks to make it possible for me to catch my personal best shore caught pollack of 8lb

(and another fine pollack of 6lb)

we`ll get up again pookie when the weather is`nt against us and should get more fish.

#5 Post by **Marty Harrison** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 9:23 pm

Was a great day alright and seriously sore this morn after the climbing/walking involved, take note not a mark for the faint hearted or unsure footed!! Some great fish had over the course of things, Davys 8lb`r was a superb bit of angling given the enviroment these fish live in and the conditions we where fishing in.

Marty

#6 Post by **pookie5488** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:18 am

always happy to see someone get a great fish, but cant wait untill its mr lol.

sorry to hear you felling it marty but clad its not just me. my back broke will travel alot lighter next time.

#7 Post by **Davy Murdoch** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:06 pm

i was a bit sore myself yesterday but not as sore as the first time we went there.it does get easier,honest

i put the photo of the 8lb`r on my gallery,im really chuffed with it cos thats two trips that i`ve had a personal best.it cant get much better than that