3 Blanks on the bounce....

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3 Blanks on the bounce....

#1 Post by simplywabs »

Last 3 outings has been terrible and not good at all. Me and a few lads went out and blanked in 3 different occasions on different marks... Not a good sign... Marks are all in Clare... I am getting ready to make a good report after every session. Unfortunately there is nothing to report but bad experience... Last Saturday's session would be the last for this year for Clare and we would be trying other marks... this is becoming frustrating.

Any mark suggestion to boost the morale back up???

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[b][color=#4000BF]'2011 Species: Bass, Mackerel, Coal Fish, Whiting, Dab, Pollock, Silver eel, Sandeel, pouting, Strap Conger, LSD, Bull Huss, Weever Fish, Plaice, Tub Gurnard, Cod [/color][/b]: Current count (16) Season target (15) WooHoo Target hit for the season... more to come...

[b][color=#4000BF]'2012 Species: Coal Fish, Whiting, Cod, Mackerel, Bass, Pollock [/color][/b]: Current count (6) Season target (18)
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Re: 3 Blanks on the bounce....

#2 Post by eoghanb »

Go mackie bashing or a stocked trout lake
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#3 Post by simplywabs »

Hahaha... in one of those sessions we dropped by one of the Mack bashing sites for 2 hours... "Mack Bashing mark 2 hours with 4 anglers and BLANK"

:evil: :evil: :evil:
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[b][color=#4000BF]'2011 Species: Bass, Mackerel, Coal Fish, Whiting, Dab, Pollock, Silver eel, Sandeel, pouting, Strap Conger, LSD, Bull Huss, Weever Fish, Plaice, Tub Gurnard, Cod [/color][/b]: Current count (16) Season target (15) WooHoo Target hit for the season... more to come...

[b][color=#4000BF]'2012 Species: Coal Fish, Whiting, Cod, Mackerel, Bass, Pollock [/color][/b]: Current count (6) Season target (18)
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#4 Post by spindlefist »

take up golf.
2016: dogfish, pollack,

2015: whiting, coalfish, turbot, pollack, ballan wrasse, conger, thornback, short spined sea scorpion , common blenny ,

2014 : dogfish, garfish, launce, common blenny, cuckoo wrasse, flounder, pollack, thornback ray,

2013 species:(15) Whiting, Dogfish, Three Bearded Rockling, bull huss, poor cod,turbot, flounder,pollack, spotted ray, thornback ray, launce, corkwing wrasse, long spined sea scorpion, common blenny,mackerel,

2012 species: Thornback, bull huss, Dogfish, pollack, Mackerel, bass, flounder, turbot, conger,




Species 09:(23) Conger, Whiting, Bass, flounder, Dogfish, dab, corkwing wrasse, pollack, bull huss(8lb 10oz~PB) , thornback ray(8lb~PB), dragonet, ballan wrasse, Blenny, Mackeral,long spined sea scorpion,pouting, coalfish, launce, codling, poor cod, starry smoothhound, 5 bearded rockling, shore rockling..
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#5 Post by Preston »

I know how ye feel I've had a shockin year so far only a handfull of fish since i started back in June after been out of action for 14 months.
2013 species : coalies,flounder(pb),whiting,dogfish,5 beard rockling
2012 species : cod,whiting,coalies;flounder,5 beard rockling,bass,dogfish,dab
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#6 Post by donal domeney »

Come South lad and thin out the cod down here. I want to go after the big ones :lol: :lol:
Specimen Fish 2024: Shore Rockling (3) 36cm, 34cm, 31cm; Thick Lipped Mullet (2) 58cm, 57cm; Smooth Hound (1) 109cm; Sting Ray (1)125cm; Ballan Wrasse (1) 48cm ; Corkwing Wrasse (1) 24.8cm. Golden Grey Mullet (2) 43cm, 1.8lb; 40.6cm, 1.55lb;
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#7 Post by alby »

donal domeney wrote:Come South lad and thin out the cod down here. I want to go after the big ones :lol: :lol:
Brilliant :lol:
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#8 Post by Al and Jordan »

hard luck man, but stick at it. a lot of the beaches will be switching on now for flatties and stuff. hard to go wrong with 3 hook flappers on size 2 hooks and worm baits :wink: . at least you and the kids will beat the blank :P
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#9 Post by flyno »

Hard luck mate, its the same here on some of the louth beaches, even my wee lass now laughs at me when i come home and comes in with her plastic rod and plastic fish saying "look daddy, even i can catch a fish" :roll:
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#10 Post by Creep »

flyno wrote:Hard luck mate, its the same here on some of the louth beaches, even my wee lass now laughs at me when i come home and comes in with her plastic rod and plastic fish saying "look daddy, even i can catch a fish"
Nothin more heart breaking after standing for hours on the beach and the kids out fish you at home.....(know that feelin Flyno!!!!) When does the Dingle Oceanworld Aquarium open, I wonder if they mind a couple of lads popping down with rods :lol: "Wheres your smoothhound tanks...please?"
list 2013 (10) Ballan Wrasse, (17) Smooth Hounds (6lb, 2oz, best so far this year), (47) LSD, (2) shore Rockling, (1) Long spine scorpion, (9) flounder, (8) Dab (2)Bass (3) Mackerel (2) lance (2) Plaice (2) Pollock (1) whiting

List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet

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#11 Post by antokildare »

early october can be very quiet on a lot of beaches.theres a lot more anglers than you blankin and not posting.fishing should pick up with winter species moving in,keep the faith 8)
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#12 Post by Greenthumb »

Try Wexford . I fish 2-3 times a week and I havnt blanked in about two and a half months.
I do 80% night fishing.
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#13 Post by corbyeire »

east coast or south coast of wexford?
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#14 Post by Greenthumb »

Mainly east coast I've only been fishing south Wexford 3 times in last couple of months.

I think either is good though. I know a few lads in Wexford town who seem to always catch a few when they fish. The last bass I got was south Wexford.
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