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jw · #1 Post by jw » Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:05 pm

This thread is to collect the names of Club Members for a reef fishing boat trip the
day after the Cashen Estuary, Ballybunion shore competition. The idea
is to come across on the car ferry and be ready for a boat trip the
next morning. The boat booked is the Clare Dragoon. I'm starting the
thread early so I can book a second boat if needed. To organise it
fairly I'll pm you looking for a 50 euro deposit to reserve a place on
the trip.

Report from last year is at

http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... hp?t=11448

Bill Ryan is a shore fishing guide from the area
http://www.chillwithbill.com/ and also
http://www.shannon-fishery-board.ie/gui ... n_2007.htm
Bill has 51 Irish Specimen Fish Awards, you might have seen him on
Wild Fishing with Henry Gilbey.

He has offered to sponsor a specimen competition on the day with a
prize of a guided shore trip. For the specimen competition the points
for each fish are a percentage of the speciment weight, so an 11 pound
pollack would be 11x100/12=92 points, the best three species to count,
one fish per species.

#2 Post by jd » Wed Jan 09, 2008 12:25 am

#3 Post by jd » Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:45 pm

We have a sponsor-see above!

#4 Post by **blaker** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:42 am

If this goes ahead I'd take a spot

#5 Post by **Ferg** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:21 pm

HiJw
Sounds like a good idea.Just talked to Marco, count him in aswell so thats two more. talk to you
Ferg

jw · #6 Post by jw » Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:33 am

we have definately in

jw jd ferg

marco are you coming? blaker is out i think

so that leaves 3 more spaces if anyone interested in a boat trip?

#7 Post by **slowarm** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:55 pm

Hi John,

Will take one of those places. Will send deposit tomorrow.

Steve

jw · #8 Post by jw » Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:15 pm

ok steve dont worry about the deposit

we have 5 definates now

jd jw ferg marco steve,

still one more place

jw · #9 Post by jw » Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:51 pm

directions

to get to carrigaholt from ennis follow directions for kilrush, then kilkee, then carrigaholt.

drive straight through the village up a hill past a church. The next left leads
down to the castle and the pier where the boat departs. to get to b&b don't
take this left, instead keep going a few hundred yards, right at b&B sign
another few hundred yards, right at b&B sign, you will see a large Dark red building.

in the morning just retrace your steps and take a right down to the castle just before the village. fairly small place you won't get too lost

jw · #10 Post by jw » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:15 am

there are plenty of mackerel about no need to bring frozen; also shoals of herring

have to wait and see what the weather will do now

#11 Post by **slowarm** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:20 am

jw wrote:have to wait and see what the weather will do now

At the moment it's looking like force 5 dropping to 4 in the pm. and coming from the southwest - light showers.

Any idea on when Luke will make a call on this?

jw · #12 Post by jw » Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:46 am

its hard to call it this far out as the forecast changes regularly; i would
guess 48 hours in advance we might have a fairly definate yes or no

#13 Post by jd » Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:56 am

BTW kev is a maybe for this too.

jw · #14 Post by jw » Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:18 am

just phoned skipper of boat and it looks like the weather will be ok for reef fishing sunday.

at last a boat trip!

jw · #15 Post by jw » Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:24 am

meet on pier at 8:30 for 9:00 departure

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