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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 34… the trophy shot
In my quest for why people go fishing not a single person answered for the Trophy Shot and yet we all luvs a photo, even the less aesthetically pleasing of us because we are not the focus but the frame. … Continue reading
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 5… Where can I catch Tope?
Of all the fish I have caught and written about shore Tope generate the most interest. Once you hook one you know why. Other than skate in the Scottish Isle Tope are amongst the largest shore fish we can hope … Continue reading
Shall we take the kids to the……..
I didn’t wait for the sentence to be finished before I was loading the car with rods, seatbox and bucket of Thursdays mackerel …. oh and the odd bucket and spade. Barely enough room for the children after the picnic … Continue reading
Shouldn’t you be gone?……….
Being a Saturday and I needed some fresh bait I set the alarm for stupid o’clock, but then woke up twenty minutes earlier than I had planned to and headed off for the open coast. It is light enough here … Continue reading
Joe gets his…….
When I left home just after six this morning the sun was shining and a beautiful windless day was breaking over North Clare. During the short drive something happened, the wind picked up. The cloud blocked out the sun and … Continue reading
You win some….you lose some.
Mixed sessions recently, between standing in the howling rain in North Clare and sitting in silence on the Shannon. Saturday evening I met up with Andy and Jim from Dover SAA. We had decided on a mark not far from … Continue reading
Joe’s Tope mark..really?
After some good catches of small Tope over the previous weeks competitions Joe decided he wanted t to try out a well-known mackerel mark where Tope have been known to be hooked. Let me say it wasn’t my idea and … Continue reading
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