Surprise at Duncannon Pier 25-3-16

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Teegerstk
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Surprise at Duncannon Pier 25-3-16

#1 Post by Teegerstk »

Who: Me and brother
Where: Railings along Duncannon Pier
Tide: HW @ 6:44PM
Duration: 2.5 hrs
Weather: Cloudy with strong wind
Tackle: 1 & 2 hook flappers, and a 2/0 hook tied to main line (caught most fish, no leads)
Bait: Frozen Lug
Results: 1 rockling, 1 whiting, 3 coley and a plump 29cm dab

My little brother has caught the fishing bug so we popped down to Duncannon for a few hours. I have an 8ft rod for him but he prefers to use a €1.99 1.25m rod he got from Mr Price along with a €5.99 reel. I thought he was crazy but I let him off. I threw out my bait as far as I could (not very far) and since he has a weak rod he just tied on a 2/0 hook to his main line; no leads, and popped on a lugworm, no bait elastic :roll:
I got a pin whiting after a few minutes and I hear a little yelp of joy behind me.
This little lad with his Mr Price tackle brings in his first fish of the night, a rockling. These are followed by 3 coleys of a smallish sized, keep in mind he was popping his hook over the railing! He was so happy :lol:

I got a big whack on my rod and reeled in a plump 29cm dab who put up a great fight. Very happy with my brother, he has beginner's luck :roll:

Nice session, was great to get out, very windy :?
2019 species: codling, whiting, flounder, dab, dogfish, spurdog, sole, smooth hound, bass
2020 species: codling, dab, whiting, flounder, dogfish, turbot, smooth hound, bass
2021 species: flounder, black goby, dogfish, smooth hound
2022 species: dogfish, smooth hound
2023 species: flounder
2024 species: dab, smooth hound, flounder, bass
Entries now open for the Henry's Tackle Shop All Ireland Shore Smooth Hound Championships on July 18h hosted by Sea Angling Ireland SAC
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Re: Surprise at Duncannon Pier 25-3-16

#2 Post by shortcircuit »

Just goes to show- the fish don't mind what rod you're using !
Teegerstk
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Re: Surprise at Duncannon Pier 25-3-16

#3 Post by Teegerstk »

shortcircuit wrote:Just goes to show- the fish don't mind what rod you're using !

Yeah, what really surprised me was that there was no lead on the line, just a hook. He's dying to go down there again :roll:
2019 species: codling, whiting, flounder, dab, dogfish, spurdog, sole, smooth hound, bass
2020 species: codling, dab, whiting, flounder, dogfish, turbot, smooth hound, bass
2021 species: flounder, black goby, dogfish, smooth hound
2022 species: dogfish, smooth hound
2023 species: flounder
2024 species: dab, smooth hound, flounder, bass

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