Ocean to City race.

Got my Time off the Ocean to City site... 3:33min.. i guess not bad or a first over 15 miles!!! ( I am chuffed!)












































Well it was a great day on the water, and the weather was very good.The only problem was a stiff breeze from the north in our face for most of the race, but we got there in the end.
I think i came in around 3.5 hours, but i will find out later in the week.
And if i am going to do it again... i will do it in a sit inside touring kayak!
They burned me up!!!!!
(actually there was a RTM Tempo kayak which was VERY fast!)
Ah...... now .....back to the fishing........

Sat 4th June.

Well......next Sat. is the big day, and the weather has changed.... the forcast is good!!!
Must eat loads of steak and spuds now to build up the strength.......

A week......

It's only a week away....................

Paddle plan

Season closed, so what to do?
A paddle will clear the cobwebs... about 3 hours in total and the paddle back was hard due to the wind in my face...
Foud a crackin mullet mark though.... will post some vid later....
So i think a try with the "Poo" fly may be in order... remember it???

Bass ban...

BASS BAS IN FORCE FROM TONIGHT MIDNIGHT..STOP.
NO BASS FISHING FOR ONE MONTH ..STOP.
SEASON RE-OPENS ON JUNE 16TH 00:01am HOURS ..STOP.

for future reference...

I got this paddle in a couple of weeks ago... the long paddles are for a reason.....

Rain rain go away................

This is the dry moment.....before the rain...


If there is one thing we do well in Ireland...... its rain.....

Fitness paddle with a fishy twist....

I wanted a good long paddle, so i set out from Aghada Pier and headed for Roche's point.
A soft lure was also deployed... why waste an opportunity??
Well, there were no hits on the way out, but the water was unreal, so calm!!
I met a harbour and Grey seal on the way too, and as i neared the point i saw something unreal.... some type of dolphin/porpoise (not sure) breaching the surface in the distance... there was a pod of them there having a great time.
Too far away for my mobile to capture though...
Out i went outside the harbour for a peep... and the reason the pod was there became obvious....Mack's breaking in there thousands right under the lighthouse...
I trolled my eel type lure through the breaks and hoping to catch a Bass under the onslaught, but i only connected with a good size mack which i shook off the single hook.
Easterly breeze not helping with the Bass????
Now i could only stay for 10/ 15 minutes because the sun was now dipping and the long paddle back was yet to come...
I left the pier at 6-30 pm and left the point at 8-33 pm and touched down again at 10-10 pm... arms were tired and legs and bum numb.....
A great night on the water....
Some proper Kayak fishing needed soon!!! The pollack are waiting(i hope)....