Was out earlier this week as I wrangled a day off... unfortunately the big freeze was still upon us. No matter - out on the kayak for midday on L. Corrib with two kms. worth of paddling before I started casting. Was toasty enough but the hands were getting pretty stiff. More runny noses than stiff c0cks as they say!

By 2 O'clock the sleet set in and the air temp got pretty frosty. Still had a nice jack pike close to 8 pounds. By this time I knew it was getting cold as the snake rings on my 10 wt started to ice up. Only thing to do, was to have lunch at 2pm and slurp down a flask of coffee. At this stage air temperature was a reel problem for casting, so did the first thing that came to mind p*ssed on the snake rings of my rod!

Felt like your man Bear Grylls, but as you know he drinks his body fluids.
Still... gave me a little more time to fling my rat sized flies and landed another pike of around 10 pounds, before the hands packed it in and it was time for home. Anyone else braving the big freeze for the love of the game?

Nice mate ... well done


Wilkie

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Thanks mate... time to pack it in me thinks and put on my Aran Island Sweater on for christmas and hibernate with a wee toddy!

Nice lookin fish there,well done

Fk me your one ugly ****

Nice wee report there mate

Yes I been out the last 2 days but all my lakes are frozen solid so been to the river , blanked both days but no worries .

I will fish right through as long as the roads allow and I can find some ice free water . Rather be out blanking with a slight chance of a fish than sat indoors with FA chance of a fish

Cheers

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Fair play to you Joey for getting out in that weather , you are a scary looking fecker though

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Brave bunny, think I would use a bigger boat, one with some sort of shelter, especially on a vast water like Corrib in the winter! Each to his/her own, maybe I,am getting to be to much of a southern softie!
peter

As a Southern softy I think fishing in such conditions, in a kayak, is really impressive. I'm out tomorrow doing some fluff chucking for pike but the temperature down here is a balmy 7 degrees!

I'm impressed - In that weather mine would have long have ceased swinging never mind being capable of aimed at something like a ring.

Call me a pussy but I bought that de-icer paste that Loon makes.

Might want to have that lower left molar checked though .....

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By 2 O'clock the sleet set in and the air temp got pretty frosty. Still had a nice jack pike close to 8 pounds. By this time I knew it was getting cold as the snake rings on my 10 wt started to ice up. Only thing to do, was to have lunch at 2pm and slurp down a flask of coffee. At this stage air temperature was a reel problem for casting, so did the first thing that came to mind p*ssed on the snake rings of my rod!



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thats a lot of p1ss in the bottom of ya kayak

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