REBEL COUNTY SAC fished their third match of 2025 on the weekend in Cobh. Shane Olden experiences…
The third comp of the brand new yr and the REBEL’S ventured to COBH. It turned out to be a nice day with no rain and a lightweight to reasonable wind. COBH was as soon as once more form to the REBEL COUNTY SEA ANGLERS and a whole lot of fish had been produced with at the least the equal to be caught in undersize fish.
Although a number of membership members had been struck with the flu and others couldn’t make it we nonetheless managed an keen end up of 25 members. The fishing began off nice with Vlad getting in on the fish right away with a brace of flounder. He was adopted on my own with a pair of whiting and all fish making the minimal measurement of 18cm. George O’Hara was subsequent with a whiting adopted by extra lads throughout the road. Baits had been solely touching the underside and bites had been available right away. As the thrill and the match mans gallop could possibly be seen throughout the road it was wanting good for a aggressive and fruitful match.
Whiting had been coming in a single’s and two’s although most had been beneath sized fish. Sadly the wind veered from a southerly to an easterly very quickly and damped the fish exercise. Fish went few and much between with a whole lot of fruitless bites because the fish stopped committing themselves totally to the REBEL anglers baits. Bob Godfrey determined to alter techniques and chase conger eel. Together with his first forged he dropped one on the best way in. Subsequent forged, and with extra willpower this conger was by no means getting away and managed to get him up the wall and a counting fish on his card. Subsequent on the conger was RAD with a pleasant strap so as to add to the dogfish from his earlier forged. An additional try for RAD on the conger resulted in a a lot greater eel nicely over a meter lengthy however at a guess as his line snapped attempting to deliver him up the wall!
Heads down and onerous at it had been the opposite competitiors as there have been nonetheless fish coming in alongside the road of anglers however once more most had been undersize. Because the seemingly higher part within the center began to quieten down the lads on the far finish from peg 12 to 25 opened up and the higher exercise for the remainder of the day was for them.
The juveniles on that finish as nicely had been beginning to produce with Callum Looney, Adam Leary and Eoin Murphy battling it out.
The seniors had been ploughing away additionally with the conger fetish catching onto some anglers. John McSweeny was on his second conger, Colin Dineen had a strap conger and Jeffrey olden misplaced 2 on the best way in. Again to the whiting and the odd dab for the lads because the battles continued. A pleasant robust chew for myself produced a double shot of whiting with one of many whiting close to halved from a conger which gave the stronger indication on the rod.
On the busier finish it was taking off at good tempo for NOAH TAHRAN, KIERAN RYAN, JACOB MURPHY, SEAN O’SULLIVAN and JOHN MC SWEENY for prime spot on the day.
On the lighter facet of issues our Dublin angler CHRIS GREENE received a shock go to from an otter that was solely to pleased to take the bits of fish being provided by the lads.
Because the match was coming to an finish the lads had been solely to pleased to get out of the bitter easterly wind after a tough slog with the odd tea and low to maintain them heat. 10 minutes to go and scores had been excessive contemplating the easterly wind with some lads excessive within the teenagers depend. Loads had both facet of 10 fish and all anglers taking fish on the day. The ultimate whistle was blown and it was time to down instruments.
THE RESULT SENIOR’S TOP 10 :
1ST PLACE NOAH TAHRAN 18 FISH 475 factors
2ND PLACE KIERAN RYAN 17FISH 455 POINTS
3RD PLACE SEAN O SULLIVAN 17FISH 431 POINTS
4TH PLACE JACOB MURPHY 14 FISH 403 POINTS
5TH PLACE JOHN MCSWEENY 12FISH 359 POINTS
6TH PLACE VLAD 11 FISH 310 POINTS
7TH PLACE JOHN O MAHONY 10 FISH 260 POINTS
8TH PLACE COLIN DINEEN 9 FISH 276 POINTS
9TH PLACE GEORGE O HARA 10 FISH 260 POINTS
10TH PLACE JIM COTTER 8 FISH 227 POINTsS
JUVENILE SECTION :
1ST PLACE CALLUM LOONEY 9 FISH 259 factors
2ND PLACE ADAM O LEARY 4 fish 107 factors
FISH COUNT THE SIZE :
WHITING 158
DAB 8
CONGER EEL 7
FLOUNDER 2
DOGFISH 2
THORNBACK RAY 1
ROCKKING 1
BAITS USED ON THE DAY: SANDEEL , MACKEREL , HERRING , BLUEY , FRESH BLACK LUG , RAZOR CLAM , CRAB , AND KING RAG.
The tip of one other nicely ran comp and nearer to dwelling for lots of the REBEL’S. Loads was realized by the lads newer to match fishing and so they can’t wait to place the brand new techniques to make use of on their subsequent competitors.
Our subsequent competitors is on the entrance strand in Youghal and we hope to deliver you one other fruitful report.
As soon as once more we’re all the time taking names of people that want to be part of our membership although our record is rising significantly.
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