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e-mail 29/12/08
Since
my last update , Christmas has come and gone and it has to be said that a
lack of regular income has hit me hard. And I haven't being getting out as much
as I want to. However St Stephens day was the exception when Geordie myself Joe
and Jordan Muire fished the third annual running of the carp cup at Green park
in Youghal. For those who don't remember it, the carp cup is a trophy that was
brought by Geordie a number of years ago for no better reason than he liked the
look of it and it was cheap. It isn't even a cup but a likeness of a common carp
on a stand. Why we should fish for it and the dubious honour of having it in the
house for a year I don't know. All I do know is that its turned into a bit of a
Christmas ritual and a good bit of fun.
Jordan Muire was the current holder and had
his name engraved on the base for good measure, it was down to Geordie and
myself to bring it back to Cork. Fishing the last two hours of the coming and
two of the going tide and with an assortment of fresh lug rag and crab we were
hoping to catch despite the biting easterly wind.
Below left: First blood and ten points to me when I brought in this sizable
flounder. We were fishing ten points for fish over 25cm and two points for small
fish which was handy for me as I caught a whiting and this small bass next.
Press to 2008 Masters
This put me 14 pts ahead and with no won
else in the fish I thought it about time for some good natured banter. As always
this was my downfall as no sooner had I mocked Joe he landed a lovely 40cm
flounder and Jordan had a small whiting.
Below: Joe with his flounder. As darkness descended and with time running out we
started getting the tell tale manic bites of coal fish, both myself and Geordie
dropped fish and we were down to the last but one cast when Jordan picked two
more whiting, Geordie got a coalie to size and Joe had a coalie to size giving
him first place with twenty points. So the Carp cup remains in the Muire
household for another year perhaps that will give Joe enough time to repair it
as he dropped it during the competition breaking off the tail. That's all for
now, except to wish you all a happy new years fishing. See ya on the
beach!..............Chris. |
