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Friday, 03 February 2012

Afternoon On The Beach At Cold Knap Barry

3rd February 2012

With Julie on her day off today she signed an afternoon pass for me and within 10 minutes i had the Flask filled and some Squid and Mackerel out of the freezer and by 1.15pm i was unloading the car at Cold Knap Pebbles

AERIAL VIEW OF THE PEBBLES

High water was due at 3.15pm so i would roughly be fishing 2 hours up and 1½ hours down as i need to leave around 5pm.

When i arrived there were already 9 or 10 other anglers fishing with most being up the far end so i settled on a spot about half way along the beach.

I set up 2 rods and the first was rigged with a 1/0 Pennel and bait was a Whole Stuffed Squid ending in a 4oz grip weight.
Rod 2 was baited with mackerel slivers on a 3 hook rig again with 1/0 hooks and a 4oz grip weight.

RODS AWAITING THE ACTION

About ½ hour after i had set up a SEAL popped his head out of the water about 40 ft to my left but before i could grab the camera he was gone so no picture sadly but just so we all know what i Seal looks like here's 1 i found on the net

Now most Sea Anglers would be gutted to see a Seal that close to where they were fish BUT NOT ME as it actually MADE MY DAY

For the rest of the session sat or stood with the camera in hand at the ready in case the seal popped his head back up again but i never saw him again.

So during the rest of the session i took a fair few pictures some of which are below to save you getting bored.

Then it was time to pack up and go home

OOPPSS

Forgot to mention i never had as much as a bite but still went away smiling and happy due to seeing the Seal.

Thats it till the next time

Sunday, 29 January 2012

Bargoed Sea Anglers Match Cardiff Foreshore

29th January 2012

WITH

Today i'm making the poor souls at Bargoed Sea Anglers suffer me again.

This will be my first full year as a member and hopefully in the coming year i will learn a few tricks and just maybe put a fish or 2 on the shore.

TIME WILL TELL

Today we are to meet and book in at 6.45am and the walk off is at 7.00am
(we can start soon as we pick a spot)
and finish at 12.30pm and the venue today is Cardiff Foreshore

AERIAL VIEW OF THE FORESHORE

Tides today are to Cardiff Scale as follows from Easy Tide
Low at 4.07am - 2.2mtr
High at 10.26am - 10.9mtr
Low at 16.26pm - 2.3mtr
High at 22.37pm - 10.6mtr

With the tides as above we would be approximately fishing 3½ hours up and 2 hours down as that's the best state of the tide for fishing here
(according to the lads that know).

With us due to meet at 6.45am i had the car loaded and was on the road to Cardiff just on 6.150am (would have been 6am but with MINUS 3 last night i warmed the car up first)

I think i was last to arrive and soon had the gear unloaded and the winter gear on and with entry paid we were all ready and waiting at the walk off point ready to go 24 fished today.

And it was
STILL DARK

Bang on 7am Mal Hurley (the match sec) called time to walk and everyone piled up the walk way around the factories towards the Foreshore. 5 minutes walking and we were all wandering along the Beach (well if thats what you can call it) it has more resemblance to a demolition site if truth be told as it is strewn with building rubble and is certainly NOT A PICTURESQUE BEECH by any means
(but we are here to fish not sight see)

Seeing as i'm still a Virgin to all this Sea Fishing lark and have no real knowledge of what or where is a good spot i done a bit of scouting yesterday with Liam at Low water to see what the features and bottom was like.
Liam liked a spot between a Tree up the bank and a Big Boulder with a pipe in as it also had a channel about a foot deeper when the tide would be in so i walked to his chosen spot today.

WHERE I SET UP

TO MY LEFT

TO MY RIGHT

Baits for today was Squid and Mackerel and just to be different (as i always am) i'm also trying out some home made mix of mashed Mackerel - Mussels - Limpets and Salmon Oil stuffed in the Squid.

MEDIUM AND SMALL SQUID

From recent reports The Foreshore has been fishing hard with only a few Whiting and the odd small Codling being reported over the past few weeks.
Thats why i thought of using a mashed up mix in the Squid as from what i have found out regards Whiting they respond well to fishy baits and smells.

READ ON AND SEE IF IT WORKED

My first cast was with Mackerel on a single hook and a Small Stuffed Squid on a pennel and this cast was made around 7.30 then i sat back with a cup of coffee and a fag and waited for the tip to bounce and signal some fishy interest in the platter placed before them.

And then i waited some more

About every 20 mins to ½ hour i reeled in and re baited and recast with either Squid and Mackerel or just Mackerel.

And then i waited a bit more.

To save you getting to bored with my waffle here's a few pictures i took whilst WAITING

Just on 11.45 i actually HAD A BITE on a piece of Mackerel and when i lifted the rod i was even more surprised to FEEL A TAP TAP.

I started to bring it in but almost instantly i was snagged and thought well there goes my chance to land a fish.

But with a bit of luck i managed to pull free from the snag (either weed or rock) and wound in the following LITTLE BEAUTY

Okay so it was not the biggest Whiting going BUT IT WAS A FISH even if it did not count seeing as it was under-size at 24cm, (28cm is Minimum Size)

But i was well pleased to at least land a fish.

Then 2 casts later it was time to pack it in and go home.

And to think i'd just got them going lol

As for how everyone else faired it fished very poor to be honest as a total of 5 people took fish to the scales with Top Rod on the day being

Steve Whittle 0.53 kilos
Mal Hurley 0.46 kilos
Gypsy 0.37 kilos
Lyndon 0.26 kilos
Dave Gould 0.16 kilos

I believe a total of 6 or 7 fish were weighed, with a few others also having under sized fish.

As for my day i went away HAPPY to finally have caught a fish from the Shore which is the first for about 30 years.

Next planned trip is again with Bargoed Sea Anglers on the 19th February at Oxwich
(which i'm told is some where down the Gower)
So i might have to take a little wander down there to find it and have a look.

Sunday, 18 December 2011

Bargoed Sea Anglers Xmas Shore Match Penarth

18th December 2011

Well today is a first for me as i'm fishing my first ever Shore Competition with my new local club.

BARGOED SEA ANGLERS

I don't know who should be more worried them for having to suffer

Or me for making an idiot of myself (nothing new there i hear you say).

So read on and see who suffered the most on The South Wales Coast.

Now for those that know me the following will sound very strange but i actually done a little pre match prep during the week for today.

Being new to Sea fishing i thought it only right to tie up some rigs in advance as i know that parts of Penarth to Lavernock Point where we are fishing is rough ground and can eat rigs at a rapid rate although parts are not so rough.

Rig wise i tied up a couple of Pulley Rigs along with a couple of 2 and 3 hook Flappers.

Coming from Coarse Match Fishing i actually find it rather strange how Sea Anglers use so many different types of rigs and to me a lot of them are just like many of the Carp rigs in use today (they look the part but are way over the top) but i'm willing to follow advise and guidance when offered and will no doubt try some of them as i learn more and can fully understand the reasons behind some of them.

I also tied up plenty of Snoods (hook lengths to the coarse anglers reading)
I had a selection of single hook and double (pennels) snoods with a mix of size 1, size 1/0 & size 2/0 hooks (at least i can see to tie them)

So as you can tell a lot more prep went into today than goes into a whole year of coarse matches for me.

So lets get on with today's first ever Sea Match report which also just happens to be The Xmas Match so at least if the fish don't bite (Julie wants fresh fish for Tea) i might end up brining something home with me.

The match today is due to start at 9am and finish at 2pm which means fishing 3 hours before high tide and 2 hours after and we are all to meet up at The RNLI Slip Way at Penarth at 8am to register.

I had the car loaded and the heater running to de-ice it by 6.30am and the Temp gauge read PLUS 2 but the car was totally iced over.

Soon as i got to the top of the road i was met with a road of total black ice and could not get up the hill so had to make a detour of 3 miles through Aberfan just to get 200 yards from the house.

So a little slower than normal drive was the order of the day due to the conditions.

By 7.30am i was parked up by the RNLI in Penarth looking over the wall across the Channel whilst having a coffee and fag thinking i must be bloody mad being stood here as it's bloody freezing as the car temp gauge was now showing PLUS 1 but it felt a lot warmer to be honest and it's still dark.

A COUPLE OF PICTURES FROM THE WALL

Right towards Lavernock

Left towards the Pier

It was not to long before the rest of the Bargoed Anglers had arrived and once everyone had registered (23 of us in total) then we all made our way to the Slip way.

Now this is where it get a lot different to my normal matches as there is no draw for pegs or even a draw for a walk off like coarse matches instead everyone waits at a set point then a shout goes up of off you go (or what ever) and everyone just goes where they want

UNDER STARTERS ORDERS

AND THEIR OFF

I was in no hurry to set off so let everyone else run off ahead as at least then i would have an excuse if where i ended up never fished as every where else was taken.

I wandered along the beach and settled on a spot on of sand about 300yds to the right of the Slip way where the high cliff wall has a ledge

LOOKING RIGHT FROM WHERE I SAT

LOOKING LEFT FROM WHERE I SAT

CRACKING SUN RISE FROM WHERE I SAT

Now for a bit more Waffle

My set up was as follows:
20lb main line, 50lb leader with a 50lb rig which was a 2 hook flapper with 1/0 hooks on 30lb line, later switched to size 1 hooks on 20lb line.

Only bait i took with me was mackerel as i got a fair few in the freezer (thanks to Asda and their yellow labels)

I guess most will say should use lug worm and rag worm but i'm a tight git and if i can get mackerel for 20p each which gives me a good amount of bait then thats what i'll use.

So this is where i should now write about the fantastic days fishing for everyone with fish climbing up the rods but EVERYONE knows it just dont go like that when i'm about.

EVEN THE SEA CANT COPE WITH

Yep you guessed correct
The Bristol Channel became
THE DEAD SEA

Of the 23 of us that fished only 5 fish were weighed which i believe was a Codling around 2lb, 3 Whiting and a 3 Beared Rockling to 5 separate anglers.

So 18 Blanks were recorded which meant that for the Christmas Prizes we had a draw for prizes.

What started as a Cold Frosty Morning ended up as a great day sat on the beach in sunshine, although as we walked back to the cars it did rain for 5 mins.

FINALLY A FEW MORE PICTURES TO FINISH AS WELL AS A SHORT VIDEO
First time i've used the video on the camera so it's not to good

SHORT VIDEO

Video was taken sat right back against the wall with water lapping at the feet.

Had a good day and enjoyed the company, good set of lads and see you at the next meeting.

Thursday, 15 December 2011

Finally all past trips in 2011 are now entered below albeit just the results without any reports.

Hopefully from now on normal Blogging service will resume.

Next trip is Sunday 18th December and it's my first Shore Fishing Competition with Local Club

Wish them luck !!!

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MALCTHEJINXDOYLE

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Hi i'm Malc Doyle but better known on the fishing scene as THE JINX. Here you will find reports on all my fishing trips be they Good or Bad.

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Monthly Combined Match Weights

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2011 Sea Fishing Round Up
2 Shore Trips
2 BLANKS
Room to improve

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2011 Match Round Up
20 Matches Fished
1490lb 13oz Weighed In
7 x 100lb+ Weights

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2010 Match Round Up
24 Matches Fished
1890lb 8oz Weighed In
7 x 100lb+ Weights 1 x 200lb+ weight

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2009 Match Round Up
22 Matches Fished
1434lb 4oz Weighed In
6 x 100lb+ Weights