clare dragoon, carrigaholt, 3/5/12

[jw]

People: luke jw

Duration: 0700-1100

Tide: low water

Weather: flatter than a witches tit on the beaufort scale

Bait: rag, crab

Rigs: one hook

Results: mackerel, pollack, coalie, ballans

Report: there is a solitary basking shark still hanging around loop head, we caught a few nice ballans, mackerel
are scare enough but with a bit of patience we got enough for the frying pan

[jw]

wrasse

[smiliejp]

there fine big wrasse lads

[CEng]

Some nice Ballans there - do you think the Lumi lead makes a difference?

[jw]

it seems to do, i actually went to astronomical expense and got a fluid bed and luminous powder coat,
after a few seconds bouncing of the reefs it still chips off , i guess the lead is so soft and deforms under it

[cachalot]

Chipping is a common problem, I now obtain my luminous leads from Moonfleet Angling who seal there leads in a clear russber solution. Magic

[CEng]

Is the powder expensive? Is is necessary to have the Fluid bed yoke? I thought it would be possible to complete the process in a conventional oven. I'd say they'd be good for the likes of Ling.