dicky mint
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joined me cuz and a couple of pals on their annual new year pilgrimage to balcary. left for wa caravan (which was v nice
) in kipford on fri night, a few beers then bed. weather unfortunately (but typically) took a turn for the worse and we were greeted on sat mornin with 70mph winds and a massive sea
thought it best not to risk the point/flat rock for fear of getting swept to an early grave but managed to wet a line farther round in rascarrel bay. waste of time, sea massive, couldn't hold bottom or even get any gear back luckily, as rocks and gullies showed as the tide receded we recovered a good bit of our gear. lines and leaders were proper wrecked and mangled, wrapped round rocks etc. pulled one of me leaders from around a rocky point in between waves and there was a wee codling on the end of it:exclam: unfortunately that was it for the day. called time about 4 as everyone had been battered by the relentless wind and bruised from head to toe on the slippy rocks. did see a shark/tope fin and tail literally 20 yards out mid afternoon, couldn't believe it
. wondered if it was poorly/dying or just caught up in the storm
anyway, 60 quids worth of bait, 3 blanks (and a codling for me
) ok, 4 blanks, one knacked fugi BNM.. wotsit, cold, wet, bruised, disgruntled, hungry etc it was off to the pub for some top tucker and a few stella's
granted, the fishing was pap, but great weekend with great company all the same. roll on next year
had a couple of hours over low water in cullercoats harbour monday morning to use up a few worms.........got nowt. moral of the story:- divn't travel miles at great expense to do what you can do on ya doorstep for nowt
till next time......
) in kipford on fri night, a few beers then bed. weather unfortunately (but typically) took a turn for the worse and we were greeted on sat mornin with 70mph winds and a massive sea thought it best not to risk the point/flat rock for fear of getting swept to an early grave but managed to wet a line farther round in rascarrel bay. waste of time, sea massive, couldn't hold bottom or even get any gear back luckily, as rocks and gullies showed as the tide receded we recovered a good bit of our gear. lines and leaders were proper wrecked and mangled, wrapped round rocks etc. pulled one of me leaders from around a rocky point in between waves and there was a wee codling on the end of it:exclam: unfortunately that was it for the day. called time about 4 as everyone had been battered by the relentless wind and bruised from head to toe on the slippy rocks. did see a shark/tope fin and tail literally 20 yards out mid afternoon, couldn't believe it. wondered if it was poorly/dying or just caught up in the stormanyway, 60 quids worth of bait, 3 blanks (and a codling for me
) ok, 4 blanks, one knacked fugi BNM.. wotsit, cold, wet, bruised, disgruntled, hungry etc it was off to the pub for some top tucker and a few stella'sgranted, the fishing was pap, but great weekend with great company all the same. roll on next year
had a couple of hours over low water in cullercoats harbour monday morning to use up a few worms.........got nowt. moral of the story:- divn't travel miles at great expense to do what you can do on ya doorstep for nowt
till next time......
