1st time sea fishing in ireland

Good morning to you all,as my title suggest's i am having my first trip to fethard on sea at the begining of august,it was suggested that i put a post on this site as some of you may be able to help.i would like to know what sort of baits i would need,can i dig my own if so where,any shore marks that i might try.I would like to catch ray, wrasse, bass, I know i am asking a lot from you to part with your knowledge and special places, if you could help that would be great. All marks via pms will kept in the strictest confidence".
Thank you.

Hi thunderchild, welcome to SAI.

That's not my area so I can't offer any advice. But it might help those who can if you let them know how experienced you are at sea angling, what kind of tackle/rigs/baits you know best.

hi mate dont know about digging worms around there best to bring some with you there are some good marks around sandeel bay is good for flats and bass and the chance of the odd ray also the hook is great for pollock and wrass and plenty of mack august is prime time down there so you should have some good results best of luck and tight lines

i have moderate experience have been fishing on and off for some years my tackle consist of a pair of greys syntra,diawa millionair turbo hope this will help thanks stu

come on lads, we keep banging on about the whole tourism side of angling and how Ireland needs this kind of money coming in, a fella asks about a spot he is going to visit and is going to spend his hard earned money in the local area and he gets one reply with info

sandeel bay is a good spot for plugging for bass but at that time of the year the beach will be full of swimmers so id suggest an early start. best fished from the bottom of the tide up. theres also flats and the odd ray but a evening session into darkness would be best. sandeel and rag would be the best baits. hookhead fishes well for pollock,wrasse,dogs,the odd ray and some big rockling. crab,rag sandeel and mackeral are the best baits. the wrasse are literally under your feet and will be taken on rag with crab taking the bigger fish. ive seen 4lb plus wrasse taken here. a 60 yard plus cast will put you onto clean ground were dogs and the odd ray will be taken. a sandeel on a light spinning rod is a great way to fish for the pollock. im not to familiar with bait collecting in that area but nationwide baits offer excellent bait and their address can be found on this site. hope this helps and tight lines.

thank you red for geeing up some of your fellow anglers, i didnt like to be pushey, thanks also to millman for his help and advise which will be used to great advantage.I must also say that i have recieved pm from 2 other people. thanks to those who have helped.
cheers stu.

good evening, i have found out that i am staying right on the shore of bannow bay can anyone give some info on this piece of shore.
thanks stuart