Dungarvan 06/10/2012

[Ric0shay]

People:Me ,Kev and the ol'fella

Duration:10hrs

Tide:filling to filling

Weather:Beautiful

Bait:mackerel,lug,crab and plastics

Rigs:

Results:mackeral,coal fish,pouting,dogs,cuckoo wrasse,ling,conger

Report:We decided to take advantage of the break in the weather and head out early Saturday morning.We were heading out the harbor at six,stopped for some bait on the way and were fishing for seven.Nothing much going on for the first 2-3 hrs until the bottom chum started working.Fishing was thick and fast after that with pouting,wrasse,coals and dogs making up the majority of the catch.

After some grub and a change of location again the fishing slowed with nothing been taken on anything other then half and whole macks.As the chum started to work the conger and big ling started to show up with 5 conger up to 25lbs and the same with the ling.

At four if what time to make our way home and just off the head we stopped to try for a few ballan.As with earlier nothing was taking the smaller baits so time to head off.A turn of the key and went to put her in gear and nothing........oh no.
We knew the weather for forecasted to change that evening and for some reason there wasn't one other boat out all day.We tried for an hour to find out why the gearbox had lost hydraulic pressure and wont engage but could find nothing.

If was time to get a tow from the RNLI.Made the call and the lads were with us within 10 minutes and towed us in.
I'm amazed at the speed they were with us and cant thank them enough for their help for keeping a great day out just that.

[The Austrian]

lovely report man, the conger is a cracker Yous had a narrow escape there, proves again how lucky we are to have the RNLI services, worthy every bit of our support

[twinkle]

great report and well done rnli .did you find out what the problem was??

[Ric0shay]

Cheers lads.No idea what the problem is of yet .We're just waiting for the weather to clear to have a good look at her.The gearbox wouldn't engage and the clock was reading no pressure but we couldn't find a leak and they was no trace of oil anywhere.

[Stan]

Yep RNLI is a wonderful service . They saved my boat in Youghal last year when it broke its moorings and headed up the Blackwater . We should all make sure to contribute a few bob to them during the year.

[lucky13]

lovely conger ricoshay...good fishing..never tried the chum meself must give it a go...

[Ric0shay]

Cheers lucky .We had a small mincer on the boat with us and every half and hour or so we would pick a few macks and send them down the anchor rope in an onion bag.I forgot to bring it up a few feet the second time and when I went back to the bag something had tore it apart.It worked a treat.To the point that nothing was taking until it was down.

[lucky13]

Cheers lucky .We had a small mincer on the boat with us and every half and hour or so we would pick a few macks and send them down the anchor rope in an onion bag.I forgot to bring it up a few feet the second time and when I went back to the bag something had tore it apart.It worked a treat.To the point that nothing was taking until it was down.

that sounds deadly man...next time am out will be definatly trying it...now to find a small mincer!!!
will let ya kno how it goes...
good stuff lad

[lucky13]

We should all make sure to contribute a few bob to them during the year.

for sure...+1

[joyster]

great report on a good days fishing . as a member of a lifeboat crew in the west its great to see someone calling the lifeboat out before the situation becomes too serious... well done!!!!