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The Anglers Rest - A plaice :-) for fishy tales - it was HOW big !!

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  • #202
    coolwings
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,455 Mod ✭✭✭✭coolwings


    davidk11811 wrote: »
    That's interesting, but I just duct-taped it back together and its quite stable. Would it hold a fish though...

    Did you break it just above the handle?


  • #203
    davidk11811
    Closed Accounts Posts: 477 ✭✭davidk11811


    No a bit above halfway. Congrats on mod...


  • #204
    coolwings
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,455 Mod ✭✭✭✭coolwings


    davidk11811 wrote: »
    No a bit above halfway. Congrats on mod...

    Thanks David.

    Generally, the nearer to the top, the less load there is on it. (Thats why it's thinner there) So you want to re-join the two halves, without making a rigid unbending place, because the rod would break at the edge of the unbent section later. Picture an archer's bow bent to send the arrow. Now picture the same bow with a 6" piece of copper pipe slid on before bending it, and what will happen when the load it applied by pulling on the string.
    So the usual way is to glue a thin piece of fishing rod inside, to reinforce, with half inside each side of the break. It's a flexible join. Every tackle shop has assorted tips broken and set aside to insert into repairs.


  • #205
    davidk11811
    Closed Accounts Posts: 477 ✭✭davidk11811


    Yeah, that's exactly what I did, I fitted them into each other then taped them.


  • #206
    SeaFields
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,551 ✭✭✭SeaFields


    for the first time today i got a chance to fish from a beach kayak, something ive been meaning to get around to all summer. I previously tried fly fishing from it but retreated to shore in a few minutes with my tail between my legs - disaster! but prob just a matter of practice.

    Today tho I used the butt section of my spinning rod and geared up with some mackerel feathers. Paddled out a couple of hundred yards and started jigging. Got a fair few mackerel in no time. There was something exciting about it.

    Would recommend it to anyone :)


  • #207
    jake99
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    jake99 here is there any good places to go fishing with my son before he goes back to school in dublin or just out side , looking for names of places and if u can camp as well as fish going mad to get out ,. thanks jake 99


  • #208
    TimMac
    Registered Users Posts: 405 ✭✭TimMac


    Whats the stability like in one of those yokes?
    was thinking of getting one or one of those basstender boats.
    SeaFields wrote: »
    for the first time today i got a chance to fish from a beach kayak, something ive been meaning to get around to all summer. I previously tried fly fishing from it but retreated to shore in a few minutes with my tail between my legs - disaster! but prob just a matter of practice.

    Today tho I used the butt section of my spinning rod and geared up with some mackerel feathers. Paddled out a couple of hundred yards and started jigging. Got a fair few mackerel in no time. There was something exciting about it.

    Would recommend it to anyone :)


  • #209
    SeaFields
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,551 ✭✭✭SeaFields


    TimMac wrote: »
    Whats the stability like in one of those yokes?
    was thinking of getting one or one of those basstender boats.

    Seems grand but i have no frame of reference. It was bought for a bit of messing about at the beach but i just decided to try dropping a set of feathers over the side once out deep. Did it again today and got 2 dozen mackerel. Its funny when you have three on at a time they tow the kayak along!

    I would venture out too far in it in anything other than a slight ripple tho.


  • #210
    TimMac
    Registered Users Posts: 405 ✭✭TimMac


    Ya anything bigger took those feathers it could be a submarine


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  • #211
    ironbluedun
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    TimMac wrote: »
    Whats the stability like in one of those yokes?
    was thinking of getting one or one of those basstender boats.

    Have a look at this review from Irish angler magazine, i dont have one but i think they look ok for calm water, i would not be mad about using them on big windy lakes or slightly choppy seas.

    http://www.irishangler.ie/Reviews/page_13/article_13/


  • #212
    DConway
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    Have a look at this fish/shark~!
    :P
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQKk99I3wTQ&feature=player_embedded


  • #213
    SeaFields
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,551 ✭✭✭SeaFields


    Since its into the closing stages of the trout and salmon season has anyone got any big trips coming up?

    I'm going out on Lough Currane in Waterville either this week or next. Going to try and plan the session right so that the weather is on my side. Have been unlucky with conditions out there most trips.


  • #214
    davidk11811
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    SeaFields wrote: »
    Since its into the closing stages of the trout and salmon season has anyone got any big trips coming up?

    I'm going out on Lough Currane in Waterville either this week or next. Going to try and plan the session right so that the weather is on my side. Have been unlucky with conditions out there most trips.
    I'm going to O Flynn for the last time til next season for my last chance to catch a trout on the fly, anyone have any tips on what flies to use on O Flynn this month, wets or drys.


  • #215
    davidk11811
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    A close to one pound trout I caught on the worm in Castlecoote, River Suck. If only he was on the fly... :(


  • #216
    Rycn
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    davidk11811 wrote: »
    A close to one pound trout I caught on the worm in Castlecoote, River Suck. If only he was on the fly... :(
    You should have been using the fly then! Keep at it man, none of that worm shite :)


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  • #217
    coolwings
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    Well done!
    Keep it up David. They get bigger and the gaps between them get shorter!


  • #218
    davidk11811
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    Rycn wrote: »
    You should have been using the fly then! Keep at it man, none of that worm shite :)
    It's certainly not the spot for the fly to be honest with you. I've tried the fly there a few times and there'd be very few rising, the second I thrown in a worm, trout is on. I've been there on days when it hasn't rained in a week and it's covered in flys and they will always go for a worm. It just suits that river.


  • #219
    thehamo
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    Was down taking a walk by the canal earlier today, just outside of dublin. Was very heartened to see a good bit of fish life around the place. I was even lucky enough to see a HUGE pike taking a roach or a rudd right in front of my eyes! Just a shame I didnt have my rod with me! There was two lads fishing further up and I was going to tell them what I had seen, but then I heard them talking in a non Irish accent shall we say... so I decided to keep it to my self!:P


  • #220
    Kells...
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    Good on you not to tell them Ive never seen a pike eat something


  • #221
    FullOf..IT
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    thehamo wrote: »
    but then I heard them talking in a non Irish accent shall we say... so I decided to keep it to my self!:P

    Yeah thats what happens when ya leave Dublin


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  • #222
    Rycn
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    FullOf..IT wrote: »
    Yeah thats what happens when ya leave Dublin
    No way? Oh wait...


  • #223
    Kells...
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    Got new flyline its called precision trout weight forward gonna try it out tommorow


  • #224
    SeaFields
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    /off topic

    I was supposed to be going fishing today BUT instead I'm putting the feet up and watching "the sunday game live" and "the sunday game" as I was in Croke park and didnt see it. Go on the rebels :D

    /on topic

    Tight lines everyone :D


  • #225
    larrythelookout
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  • #226
    aidanf
    Registered Users Posts: 129 ✭✭aidanf


    I have a problem that's similar to the OP. I started fly-fishing back in July. I've been out 6 or 7 times since then, all on small trout lakes in the NW, but I still haven't managed to catch a trout. I'd really like to catch one before the season ends so I'm hoping to get one or two more trips in before then.

    What kind of weather conditions should I be looking out for when planning a trip? I'm thinking of heading out this week. I've heard that the water is really high in the lake I'm heading to at the moment. Forecast for tomorrow is for light breeze, mix of sunshine and heavy showers. Later in the week is forecast for stronger winds.


  • #227
    TimMac
    Registered Users Posts: 405 ✭✭TimMac


    Caught a Salmon yesterday spinning on a size 5 copper mepps, he put up a great fight took me all over the place was a good 5 minutes before he gave up. as usual had no net so had to lift him out. Id say he was about 7/8 pounds but looking at his back had been in the river a long time.
    Didnt look very tasty so he was put back :D


  • #228
    Rycn
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    TimMac wrote: »
    Caught a yesterday spinning on a size 5 copper mepps, he put up a great fight took me all over the place was a good 5 minutes before he gave up. as usual had no net so had to lift him out. Id say he was about 7/8 pounds but looking at his back had been in the river a long time.
    Didnt look very tasty so he was put back :D
    Caught a what? I presume it was a pike? Good job :)


  • #229
    TimMac
    Registered Users Posts: 405 ✭✭TimMac


    No a Salmon RYCN, still no water there but they are up the river waiting for the next flood.


  • #230
    Rycn
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    TimMac wrote: »
    No a Salmon RYCN, still no water there but they are up the river waiting for the next flood.
    Oh sorry man :o

    Nice catch :), what was wrong with his back?


  • #231
    TimMac
    Registered Users Posts: 405 ✭✭TimMac


    Nothing she was all black on her back and down his sides a bit from rubbing off the bank. Id say she was in the river a while, wouldnt taste great, plus she was a hen so I threw here back.
    cheers


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  • #232
    SeaFields
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    Here's another survey for ye.
    Coastwatch Europe seeks volunteers for 'eco-audit'

    MEMBERS OF the public are being urged to volunteer for the first survey of Europe’s coastlines since 2005, starting in Ireland next weekend.

    The first such “eco-audit” took place in 1987, in collaboration with The Irish Times.

    “We are looking for volunteers who would take on a survey unit – that is 500m of shore – and walk it once at low tide with a questionnaire and notes in their hand to record their findings”, said Coastwatch Europe co-ordinator Karin Dubsky.

    The survey of the shore is to run this autumn across Europe, with as much as possible of Ireland’s coastline being surveyed from October 1st to 14th.

    “Obviously, the more people who participate, the more we will be able to cover,” Ms Dubsky said.

    “If they are interested, we also have some water quality survey kits for nitrates and extra questions on biodiversity, thanks to a grant from the Department of the Environment. We’re also looking for dumps, illegal wetland damage and water pollution....

    Link here with details of the survey form. If anyone was looking for something to do and felt like highlight pollution in their local angling spot it could be worth doing.


  • #233
    Daroxtar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,350 ✭✭✭Daroxtar


    Made my weekly trip to Maynooth Fishery today and caught 8 lovely trout, best was a beaut of 21 inches and fat as a pig. I lost another 3 in weed and snatched at about half a dozen. Usually I'm quite content to catch 2 or 3 fish but I'm well chuffed with today :) (sorry for bragging :o)


  • #234
    TimMac
    Registered Users Posts: 405 ✭✭TimMac


    Well done man what did you catch them on?
    Daroxtar wrote: »
    Made my weekly trip to Maynooth Fishery today and caught 8 lovely trout, best was a beaut of 21 inches and fat as a pig. I lost another 3 in weed and snatched at about half a dozen. Usually I'm quite content to catch 2 or 3 fish but I'm well chuffed with today :) (sorry for bragging :o)


  • #235
    Daroxtar
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    Got the majority of them on a Black Zonker until it got snapped off in the weeds and then got the rest on an olive Montana type nymph. The fish were feeding on some really small midge things but i couldn't get them to look at any of the buzzers or dry flies i put out at first. Soon as i changed to the bigger pattern - Bam :)


  • #236
    Kells...
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    The two lads out in maynooth are sound arent they Darren and Mick


  • #237
    Daroxtar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,350 ✭✭✭Daroxtar


    Ya, they're really sound. I only started going there a few months back and they've been very friendly


  • #238
    SeaFields
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    Just a quick question for ye. With all this snow there is loads of ads for various attachments for footwear to stop the slipping. Such as these. It occurred to me they could be a handy thing in the bag for the summer when the river gets particularly slippery from summer weed if you dont have studs on the waders. Would they work?! :confused:


  • #239
    SeaFields
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    Fastest caught first salmon ever they think....linky


  • #240
    Doc Farrell
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    looks like Liam Neeson is as cool as he appears. i'm looking forward to watching this programme whenever it's finished.

    http://www.midcurrent.com/news/2011/01/fly-fishing-people-liam-neeson-1.html

    my favourite fishing programme still has to be 'Rod and Line' with Sir Michael Hordern. nice and old fashioned. must have watched the entire series 10 times now.


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  • #241
    SeaFields
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    Did anyone venture out on the 15th or yesterday?!


  • #242
    TimMac
    Registered Users Posts: 405 ✭✭TimMac


    Ya went out for an hour in the evening when it dried up, nothing doing the flood in the river was too heavy & water was too dirty.
    still though nice to get a bit of practice in! :D
    How about yourself?


  • #243
    SeaFields
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    I havent yet. Used to make a point of getting out for an hour around the 15th just for an hour. An expression of freedom if you will! Just head to a local river or stream and go for a cast. Might get out on Sunday for an hour when herself needs to go back to bed with a hangover ;)

    Actually found a little stream down in Kerry last week when I was down with herself. Looks like it might produce something, some nice pools away from the road. Always nice to fish where no one fishes and where you havent fished before.


  • #244
    Daroxtar
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    Head melted from looking at all the fly fishing tackle on EBay. Hours and hours of life lost staring at a screen, salivating. Jesus i need a few days off and a bit of fishing.


  • #245
    SeaFields
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    Saw this posted in the bargain alerts forum. Might be handy as a spare pair.

    And Happy St. Patricks day. The unofficial start of the trout season for many of ye. Tight lines.


  • #246
    Doc Farrell
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    i'm probably going to check these out. I got a couple of pairs from Aldi and they were brilliant.
    however,
    Polaroids start at 20 euro in chemists and they tend to be just that little bit better.
    the daughter in Rory's fishing shop in Temple Bar has a big cardboard box full of sunglasses that are polarized. they start at 20 euro also and they are well named brands. at least she had them last year.


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  • #247
    stevenmu
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    The aldi pairs are very good, I've got them a few times.

    My partner got me these and they're fantastic, really handy to be able to click them on and off as needed and they're almost un-looseable :)


  • #248
    bayliner
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    TimMac wrote: »
    Ya went out for an hour in the evening when it dried up, nothing doing the flood in the river was too heavy & water was too dirty.
    still though nice to get a bit of practice in! :D
    How about yourself?
    i thought rivers werent open till the 1st of march???


  • #249
    TimMac
    Registered Users Posts: 405 ✭✭TimMac


    our river opened on the 15th of February Bayliner
    bayliner wrote: »
    i thought rivers werent open till the 1st of march???


  • #250
    Doc Farrell
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    stevenmu wrote: »
    The aldi pairs are very good, I've got them a few times.

    My partner got me these and they're fantastic, really handy to be able to click them on and off as needed and they're almost un-looseable :)

    i liked the look of these so i did a little googling and it turns out that the young woman who was distributing these died recently, she was only 28. very sad.


  • #251
    Doc Farrell
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    finally got out for my first day of fishing and found myself to be very rusty and bad habity. but after an hour or so i started to get myself together and got a few bites with a nice gold head nymph fly recommended in southside angling. was really enjoying myself although not good enough to actually catch a fish! then i left it impaled in a branch on the far side of the river and with the sun going down the fat lady started to sing.

    next week i'm going to climb the tree and get that sweet fly back. the branch overhangs a nice little pool. what's the worse that could happen..?

    i did go away with a bag full of rubbish that i collected on the way back to the car, including a bag of fish guts left after an angling competition on st. patrick's day. very classy.

    there's a nice unused road that connects the little river to the local village and what did i find but a half dozen big black bags bursting out with rubbish. these aren't 'johnny foreigners' who are leaving all this crap around the place but our very own skanger banger drivers who make the laneways a menace to drive down.

    i took down the reg of a particular blacked-out-windowed banger that almost caused a nasty accident today. in fact i actually caught up with the skanger at the lights and what did he have in the back seat but a small child and no child seat.

    there's only one answer to all these problems and its not education. it's on the spot fines and/or criminal prosecutions. i'll rant no further.

    i have access to a database which gives me the owners' address for any car reg. i fantasized about delivering all the garbage i collect and shoving it up the exhaust pipes but to be honest i think i'll just let them get on with destroying their own children's lives and focus on getting that goldhead fly back.


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