Bimmer wrote:From recent Shore reports, it appears it is producin alright . The last time fishface put up report ( I think it was on the 15th of Nov. We had been out the night before blanking on Newcastle! Will definately give it a shot. Thanks lads
Ah yeah
,,,give Fishface the credit for my report
,,,he's head is big enough already
Regarding Greystones,,,there's plenty of small fish there , with the possibility of some decent catches too. We had a couple of dozen between us on Sunday night and I had similar numbers on Saturday night. The catch is to cast close enough to the wall to hook the fish loitering about in the rocks/rough ground without getting snagged
. I cast maybe 10 yards (9.144 metres if you're fussy
) out using small hooks,,,size 2 or 4, on a 2 hook flapper, 2 or 3 oz weight, and let the rig settle itself.If you twitch it too much it'll get snagged
. Don't worry if you go through a quiet spell,,,,fishing is like that,,,it's as if someone turns a switch on and off,,,it goes through phases and if you're there long enough you'll get them. The Pollock, pouting and codling will hammer the bait and hook themselves but the rockling and Scorpion fish will do their best to snag you in the crevices. A bit further out in the mouth of the Harbour you'll find Dabs. I make my own rigs,,, and plenty of them,, and expect to lose a few every time,,,,in fact it's a bonus if I come home with all the rigs I left home with. Tell the lads not to be downhearted if they lose a few, that's all part of the game, sure even expert's like Fishface (you know,,,,the lad that writes all those great reports featuring himself
) lose rigs,,,and even rods and tripods on occasion
. Mackeral is a must here at this time of the year, either as a tipping bait with lug, or on it's own. You have to catch now with all that advice,,I must read it myself before I head back there. Best of luck,,,,,now I'm off to read one of Fishface's reports
Species '20 (14) 5 Beard Rockling, Shore Rockling, Codling, Whiting, Pollock, Coalfish, Pouting, Corkwing Wrasse ,Ballan Wrasse, Poor Cod, Dab ,Smoothhound,Flounder, Thornback Ray
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I have brought them out 5 or 6 times now...some 'interesting sights to watch them tinkering with new gear in the dark 
However.... I just haven't been able to put them on tha fish 
. I know, I know, sometimes they there, sometimes they not.... bin up and down the East coast without much sucess. I'm heading out again on Thursday night. I tryin my best to keep their interest up, ya know yourself...but if I can't get them something..I might end up on the end of someone's hook myself 
