BRAY HARBOUR, 19-01-08

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#1 Post by **eyesreilly** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:25 pm

People:me

Duration:7.30am-11.30am

Tide:high at 8.30am

Weather:mild, flat calm

Bait:mack, squid

Rigs:2 and 3 hook flappers

Results:13 whiting/ 1 lsd

Report:decided to try bray harbour this morning as the weather looked good. Bait was mackerel and squid. Couldnt get any lug till after 10am and actually collected it on my way home

Squid was from a tackle shop and in my opinion didnt compare with squid from the chinese emporium (bigger, more white flesh and easier to work with). Had the place to myself till the walkers arrived at first light. Got fishing straight away with no delays due to my new way of storing rigs ( foam tubing, thanks john 1

). Got bites straight away and as usual was going from one rod to another .This time I didnt strike straight away and the result was plenty of whiting. I even had a double take of whiting. Lots of crabs also. At 10.10 am I had a good tug which turned out to be a doggie of over 50 cms (is this big?). I enjoyed the mornings fishing and went home happy, maybe i'll try the lug tonight (if i can stay awake, i was up early, my eyes will look like these

)
Dave

Doobie · #2 Post by **Doobie** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:46 pm

hello eyesreilly.
would you be so kind as to share your technique on
storing rigs in more detail.

thanks... Doobie.

#3 Post by **eyesreilly** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 9:54 pm

Problem was that I was getting into knots everytime I took the traces out of the wallet. Friendly angler s( thanks John1 and Harry) gave me some advice. Get some foam tubing ( example: lagging for copper pipe), cut into say 6 inch pieces, then wrap the trace around it sticking hooks into the foam, unwinds effortlessly.....no more birdsnests

#4 Post by **JOHN1** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:49 pm

good man Dave.

the dog is kind of average

you can tank harry for that tip don't use it myself

i just manage to dump everything in the box and worry about it next time

it can work with the rigs you have just used.
if you put the foam in rig wallet pouches it would be too bulky.

a little tip what i do is get some telephone cable cut into 2in pieces and after you tie your new traces coil them around your hand and then wrap the wire around the trace to stop it unraveling then you can keep 2or3 traces in a single pouch hope this helps

just back from Newcastle myself plagued with pin whiting i also had dab/dog/5beard rockling/ flounder.

#5 Post by **eyesreilly** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:34 am

thanks John ,will try that. Got some tubing from work and it worked a treat. I see what you mean about bulkiness but at least I can now use all the traces I make

. Will try the telephone wire tip also

What was the weather like in Newcastle and where did you set up? I was hoping for a dab in Bray, cute little buggers

#6 Post by **JOHN1** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:29 am

we go down to the right about 300 yards there is an old ruin just climb over the rocks its a bit tricky some big holes between the rocks if you go down into one it could be your last trip

i think you would be safer with company going this route

so be careful a big tide or an onshore wind could also make it unfishable here but you could just fish from the steps on to the beach on the left side of level crossing with similar results

biggest dab was 28cm.

Doobie · #7 Post by **Doobie** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:49 pm

thanks a lot.ill give that a bash,anything to avoid nests.

#8 Post by **fishermannum1** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:45 pm

JOHN1 wrote:
a little tip what i do is get some telephone cable cut into 2in pieces and after you tie your new traces coil them around your hand and then wrap the wire around the trace to stop it unraveling then you can keep 2or3 traces in a single pouch hope this helps

nice one john 1, that wee tip will be used by me from now on

jes!! learning something new every day

#9 Post by **JOHN1** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 6:51 pm

no problem f m num1.

ive been doing this for donkeys years and it works a treat

#10 Post by **fishermannum1** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 6:59 pm

JOHN 1 i have always used the foam tubeing, but find that it takes up a lot of room in the box. but your tip with the wire is spot on..THANKS MATE..

Doobie · #11 Post by **Doobie** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:30 pm

thanks!

no pics, never brought the camera.next time

hope to get back
down there soon at nightfall.

#12 Post by **JOHN1** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:50 pm

hi doobie
i think you might be trying to reply to two different topics

Doobie · #13 Post by **Doobie** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:51 pm

thanks john.

kayman · #14 Post by **kayman** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:20 pm

How far wer u casting?

#15 Post by **eyesreilly** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:58 pm

I used 2 rods, the beachcaster for distance(only joking

, I can only cast about 70,80 yds

), and a spinning rod which i cast about 30 ,40 yds out. The fish were mostly caught on the spinning rod, but maybe thats because i could detect the bites easier. Beachcaster is more awkward on the pier and is left on the tripod. As it got light i noticed the brown Dargle water coming out of the mouth of the harbour, maybe someone could shed light on what effect this has on the fishing

kayman · #16 Post by **kayman** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:57 pm

de brown water is fresh

so wen if it goes in front of you

you have 2 cast past it

#17 Post by **eyesreilly** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 6:15 pm

kayman wrote:de brown water is fresh so wen if it goes in front of you you have 2 cast past it

Got the doggie in it though at the mouth of the harbour