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Welcome to the wanderings and ramblings of Baitdigger where I try to share experiences and photographs of my continuing sea angling journey around the coastline of County Clare and South Wales
From tope and huss on the heavy gear in the North of the county, rays from the Shannon, conger and wrasse from the rocks and more recently lure fishing from the much under-rated and unexplored Clare coastline. Read my weekly whines about the lack of mackerel and the twelve months of mild winter that make up Ireland’s weather. Read updates bemoaning crowded beaches, uncontrolled children and unruly dogs in South Wales and my search for fish in one of Britain’s truly stunning coastlines.
Born in England I moved to Ireland’s West Coast to take care of my parents and  fell in love with the wildness of the Burren and it’s miles of unspoilt coastline.
I started fishing with my father over fifty years ago but I am a firm believer that everyone has something to teach me especially in the steep learning curve of modern lure fishing for bass.My camera has become an essential part of my fishing gear and I am just has happy taking snaps as catching fish. It started with a panasonic lumix dmc, Â which was covered in mackerel scales and wrapped in a tea towel, it has gone through several Nikon regenerations and I am currently using a D750 but it is still covered in fish scales and wrapped in a teatowel
All opinions are my own arising from what has or hasn’t worked for me. Any criticism of tackle brands are just as I find them and I leave you to decide for yourselves what suits your needs and as ever I value comments both positive and negative.
And finally many of my posts may be tinged with a touch of tongue in cheek so please accept them in the spirit they were written.
Neil
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Day 82…June 16th
What next? After years of Brexit related anxiety, for and against, dividing the country into camps of remainers and leaver it took a virus to wipe it off the news. No longer will we have to worry about Brexit destroying … Continue reading
Day 74… Or there about..
“I have been careless, and so have been thwarted by luck and chance, those wreckers of all but the best laid plans.” ~ J. K. Rowling Surprised? I am not. I did go to work, twice and very briefly. There … Continue reading
Day 64… as clear as mud.
So is the five mile travelling limit restricted to visiting friends? have they moved the sea closer? Covert missions it is then until this thing has gone dormant for I fear it will not go away, just hide and … Continue reading
Day 61…an error in my thinking
Or I won’t be doing that again…….. In an attempt at compliancy and really just to have a look at the geographically closest salt water to me I set out this morning for the Mouth of the Neath River. There … Continue reading
Day 56…. Out
No archived image today. No tales of nocturnal children and their endless demands. No medical madness. I packed the gear and headed off towards Sully for a low water mark and a crack at the Blondes. I probably got there … Continue reading
Day 55… Business as usual?
Three in the afternoon and the Girl child tells me that she has to go see the Witch, to take bread and milk because the old girl can’t get out. I asked her if she needed money and she said … Continue reading
Day 32…. Reels, rigs and home schooling
Like many people on lockdown with the kids at home I have become referee, chef, barber, stylist, cleaner, rugby coach and now teacher. We are off to a flying start on the home schooling but it tends to be a … Continue reading
Day 31…… Stingray
After averting a chicken based disaster caused by rushing to put up yesterday’s images I thought I should allow a little more time today and maybe even come up with a few words. I can now sum human kind up … Continue reading
Day 25… Fish on ?
My house is silent for a while. Herself dressed me this morning as with 90% of mornings. Not in a controlling or physical way, it is much more subtle and coercive in manner. Whatever she wants me to wear she … Continue reading
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