Ukulele band try the fishing on Cork Harbour

Richie Ryan had a booking with a difference recently. The guide takes up the story.

In 2016 Gilbert’s Lane, a  group in from Cobh , decided to organise a Ukulele Festival in the town. The connection here is that both my wife and sister in law are members of this particular group. I know I’m biased, but they are really good and great craic too! This year “Nico and the Kapiolani Boyz “ decided to return to Cobh having enjoyed the festival so much the first time round. I was tasked with taking them for a quick fishing trip on Cork Harbour before they flew back to France. I had met the group before and really enjoyed their music and their company.

How do you catch a fish for guys who’ve barely  held a rod before ? I decided to troll for a while with 2 anglers sharing the rods on each track. A few hits at the lure but no fish. Time was short and I wasn’t able to travel too far as a result. I then resorted to casting and letting them retrieve but that didn’t work either. Things were not going well. The bonus was that the day was beautiful and I could see the group were really enjoying the scenery. An hour had passed and we hadn’t landed a fish yet. Jigging a soft plastic on the bottom was next. It’s hard to get the knack of making the lure dance and look natural on the seabed. I could see fish on the sounder at the bottom and I dropped a Black Minnow to them. Two flicks of my wrist and a pollack saved the day. The “Boyz” were seriously impressed, but it is simply down to technique, it takes a while to master though. A deadly way to catch fish , particularly bass , if you can get the right rhythm going – pardon the pun “Boyz“

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