Waterfoot Pier, Co. Antrim, 24/08/08

[dgp140]

People:Me

Duration:8pm-12am

Tide: low Water

Weather:dd Showers/Very Windy

Bait:Rag/Mack
dd
Rigs:2 Hook Flappers

Results:2 Doggies, 3 Flounders, 3 Small Coalies, 1 half eaten Coalie




Report: Managed to sneak away from painting the kitchen for a few hours and decided to give the Pier at Waterfoot a try.
A couple of guys were fishing but things were slow but they had caught a few mackerel earlier.
I cast out and within the first hour had a small coalie and a flounder. By then the wind had started to pick up and was making things a little uncomfortable. The other 2 guys packed up ( thanks for the fresh mack) and I was the only left on the Pier.
Over the next couple of hours I had a couple of nice sized Doggies, 2 more Flounder and a couple more small Coalies.
By about 11.30pm the wind had become very strong and it was becoming harder to stand up straight, I decided to give it one more cast and then go. After about 20 mins I reeled in to find a small Coalie of about 6 inches with the whole middle of it gone. All there was left of it was the head, the area along its back and the tail. Something had clearly taken a liking to it while it was on my hook. Any ideas guys?

[gearoid mc s.]

most likely crabs if it was huss or conger they would eat the lot and maybe even get hooked..

happens alot down here when you hook a whiting or pouting....crabs will mangle it within a few minutes if it isnt bought in...

[round_ourway]

nice session there dave. Unfortunatley I can't make the comp this weekend. I havent been fishing in ages!!!

[dgp140]

Bad luck Steve. Just give me a shout when you want to go out and we will meet up.

[round_ourway]

no sweat dave, will do. good luck in the comp tomorrow