Duration: 5pm-9.30pm
Tide: lw 5pm hw 11pm
Weather: gale force winds and driving rain
Bait: razor, squid, rag, lug, mack and sand eels
Rigs: 3 hook flappers
Results: 5 rockling and a pouting
Report: some of the lads from my club gave me their left over bait at the comp at the weekend as they would normally have just chucked it into the sea at the end. but there's a bit of a running joke where the lads said " we'll give it to you as we know you'll be back out in the next few days again"
and how right they were 
so armed with all my little bags and packets of donations i headed to donaghadee the first chance i got 
it was blowing a gale, but undaunted i headed out anyway. i was just hoping the rain would hold off for a bit, but no such luck 
. i arrived and got set up just as the first downpour began. it was tough going with the wind blowing straight out to sea causing my line to bow and uprooting the lead 
. so a quick re-rig was in order and i changed over to the reel with the 12lb line to try to reduce the wind resistance and a 6oz gripper to hold the bait static. now the bait was where i wanted it but the rain was coming down hard and felt like hail, not what you would call comfortable fishing 
even the usual dog walkers were giving the harbour a miss. but i stuck it out in the vain hope it would ease off for a bit. but it was'nt gonna happen. trying to see bites was outta the question so i just kept reeling in every 20 mins or so with the odd fish attached. i gave up around 9.30 when the wind changed direction and started to blow the rain straight into my face, but at least i got a few fish and saved the blank. i only got a few pics, as digital cameras and rain don't make the greatest mix, but it beats sitting in the house 
but fair play on sticking it out and catching! 
