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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, 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
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Day 68…. Crepuscular creeping to no avail..
Blanked…again Once again I feel that early morning accomplished glow. Last nights tackle is cleaned and hook lengths replaced. I have mopped and brought the bins in. I even jet washed the big bin because it smelt like someone had … Continue reading
Day 66….Reintroduction of humanisation..
In other words no fishing to write about again today.. I still have a couple of dozen frozen peeler crabs I picked up click and collect from Rhondda tackle so under cover of darkness I plan to hit my local beach … Continue reading
Forty days and forty nights…
Just to prove that I do smile (externally) sometimes. Forty days and forty nights but an ark would not save us at the moment, oh wait that was rain and I live high up in the foot of the mountains … Continue reading
Day 37…. don’t let us out too quickly
Being a Friday I made the weekly pilgrimage to my local supermarket, Tescos yesterday and it was chaos. There were the social distancing measures put in to place. Tape on the floor at two metre intervals, staged entry to stop … Continue reading
Day 26… Better than X-Box ?
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Day 22… Now, rain?
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it – George Santayana. Late September 1918 an American city relaxed it’s ‘Lockdown‘ from Spanish Flue to hold a parade to boost the war effort. 200000 people were said to … Continue reading
Day 21… three weeks in already
So successful was I at the domestic chores yesterday I am being allowed to repeat the process today. Herself is working from home first thing so I am chef, waiter and general muse. Traffic is increasing in volume and I … Continue reading
Day 20….. How are you coping?
With first and second breakfast completed there is only early lunch left to punctuate the morning. Neither of the meals were memorable and the girl child said I needed to up my game for early lunch as I have taught … Continue reading
Day 19… Back to work then is it??
Awake at 6.30am, my body has not yet adjusted to the life of lockdown and still runs on BWT (british work time) I laid in bed listening to the birds and the traffic, which although reduced is still louder than … Continue reading
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