My First Bass and more.... wexford trip

[fagan]

People:Me and The Bro



Duration:3 days, evening tides duration 2 hours either side of tides



Tide:both



Weather:sunny but cold south western



Bait: crab and lug



Rigs:3/0 pennel pullys



Results: my first bass plus my bros first and 1 more, 3 bass, 5 flounder, 8 dabs 7 dogs, 1 specimen plaice of three pound, 1 4lb sea trout that got away.








Report



The fishing was pretty bleak up on the north coast so me and the bro got a few days of work and headed down to the south east coast on a bass hunt for our first 2 bass. plus any other speicies that comes along .



I got some info earlier last week on were to get bait and I went to joe in courttown he directed me to joe in wexford south east baits who was very informative on marks and bait rigs and tides so a big thanks to them 2 guys cause without them I prob would of been lost. first mark we arrived evening time and the tide was pushing in it was turning dusk so I tried lure fishing for bass with my lure rod 12 lb mono and a 15lb fluorocarbon leader a maria angel kiss plug. I had nothing for about 15 mins and was about to quit to start bait fishing when wack I was into a fish to my surprise it was a 4lb sea trout. give a great fight as I took it out of the water I sat it down and shouted to the bro for the camera. lifted it up again and t was coverd in sand so took it to the water to clean it and it broke free and swam before I could snap it. rippen.
later on that night r baits fell to a couple of dabs and the bro reeled in a specimen plaice couldn't believe it it was a pb at 3lb, cracker fish. but sadly no bass shown



2nd mark the wind had picked up and there was a surf building (perfect for bass) so we got set up and chucked the baits out and had a couple of flounders and dogs mostly with a few more dabs it was very windy and then the rain strted so we packed up early. dam u rain and wind I wouls say if we hada stayed id say there would of been a few bass knocking about.



3rd mark we made r way down thinking r chance of a bass is over we were going home after this session and we were so wrong. I baited up with 2 big juicy crab and the bro did also, it wasn't long before the flounder were nibbling with lots of small bites but then my rod went bang bang bang I quickly struck the rod and I was in, I was on edge to say the least my heart thumping thinking this is it reeled it in more and then I see with my polerized glasses a big mouth come up from the water. and to my delight it was a Bass
reeled it on in and it was in my hands. what a feeling it was. nicest fish id ever caught. I shouted and roared. the other anglers across from us prob thought I was mad. it was 4 1/2 lb . then the bro cracked into another 2. it was his first two. we were totally delighted. the amount of years and bait went into catchin this fish all came down to that day we cracked open a beer and celebrated. what a way to end a trip



it was a cracker trip down on the south east coast and I think ill be back to try my hand at a few smoothies.
thanks to south east baits joe and and everyone who give me info before I went down



heres a few pics.

Last edited by fagan on Mon May 06, 2013 10:27 am, edited 1 time in total.

Well done lads, great report and great to see good photos . Nice to get a result after the trip down

Nice session lads

Super trip lads!!

Well done lads

Well done lads.

Good sessions lads,,,whopper Plaice,,well done!

Cracking read. Well done on the bass, and that's a super plaice.

That's some plaice i have not seen one that size in donkeys

super fishing that plaice is unreal!

Brilliant fishing men,well done on the bass thats a trip yous will remember for a while also cracker of a plaice

Well done lads, great report and great to see good photos . Nice to get a result after the trip down

thanks mate was a great trip and hope to be back in the near future

Nice session lads

thanks mate!!!

Super trip lads!!

thanks mate

Well done lads

thanks mate

Well done lads.

thanks mate

Good sessions lads,,,whopper Plaice,,well done!

couldn't believe it myself mate, avent seen a plaice like it. cheers

Cracking read. Well done on the Bass, and that's a super plaice.

cheers mate couldn't believe my eyes when the bro reeled it in.

That's some plaice i have not seen one that size in donkeys

cheers mate

super fishing that plaice is unreal!

thanks mate unreal is right couldn't believe it myself

Brilliant fishing men,well done on the Bass thats a trip yous will remember for a while also cracker of a plaice

cheers john ill remember it the rest of my life, unreal trip and all good sized fish. sure u couldn't ask for more.

cracker of a session lads, delighted ye got your bass and that plaice is a trip back in time , havent seen one like that since the 70s

Fair play lads. Some trip. Never forget the first bass. That is some plaice! Fine flounder there too. Great report too. Gives a bit of hope in light of the poor fishing in recent months.
davy

well done mate, well worth the trip down, one to remember no doubt
congrats on the bass. and a what a hell of a plaice
great report

Some report and fishies well done

great fishing man!!

super stuff mate, bet that blew the cobwebs off from fishing up this way. some belting fish there!!

dave