co antrim beach. 9 species and BASS! 27/10/2011

Al I'm starting to think that you are carrying those bass around in the motor in a big tank of water and just whip them out for the odd photo shoot

A big well done

Very well done Al and Jordan. Thanks for putting the report up. A first class result. Really enjoyed the report. I'll hopefully get a go on that mark before long and will report back on the results.

Great stuff!

super lads nice one on the plaice!nice bass there again!some fair going clocking up nine species.excellent read as usual!id give my left arm for a action packed session like that.hopefully when the weather eases and i get a run of luck

all the best
ferg

good fishing. . .well done on the bass lads. . . .

great stuff lads your starting to get a nice run of Bass

cheers man

im jealous, in fact im extra jealous as yesterday i wanted to go there but dad refused and we only got as far tildarg trout fishery...AND I BLANKED!!!!!
good fishing though, even without the Bass it was a good session
given the increase in the weight of the Bass 2 inches makes a lot of difference.......thats what she said
couldnt help it

very good man. it was a spur of the moment session. so don't worry i have'nt forgot about getting you out with us seeing as you only live round the corner from us:wink: but i was just expecting the usual flattie session, not getting into contact with bass!!!

great stuff lads your starting to get a nice run of Bass

SO THATS WHERE ALL THE FISH HAVE GONE WELL DONE

must be the new aftershave the bass are following us

a very well done AL a great report and great fishing by the other man. congrats on the basses and i hope the lines stay tight over the winter.

thanks dan. jordan caught 90% of his fish on that wee tubertini telescopic rod set up you all bought at the angling expo in swords. he had it set up with a 1oz pear shaped lead. so the flounder were able to lift it and zip off up and down the surf. i was laughing at him with his full houses of flounder on it. they gave him a great scrap on such a light set up . could you imagine if he had got a bass on that set up

superb report as ever Al
well done on the Bass, I gave them a few go's this year with no joy
super fishing overall 9 species is great
Cathal

thanks cathal. that was the same as us man. we have gone out to intentionally target bass a few times this year and always come up blank . then we go to an unknown mark or a local one we've fished intensivly over the years and we strike silver go figure

You boys are really pulling them in at the minute, super fishing

cheers man. i'm a firm believer that if you put in the hours you'll reap the rewards

brilliant fishing Al, --- any chance you'd pic up a few of those lottery lucky dips for me too

i'll have to change my surname to hartly's or robinsons at this rate with my recent jammyness

Nice work fellas, especially on the Bass, it's a cracker.

cheers man. and right on our doorstep too!

Excellent report again Al, one of my best sessions this year was on that beach and it was because merv and mike (ye know who im talking about) was on a mark i had planned for and gave me a heads up to try there.. Like i said on another post, the fishing has been so bad on the louth/meath beaches for the last while, i'm gonna start heading north again, great fishing...

cheers man. the antrim coast is fishing really well at the mo. but i always like to maxamize our chances of a good session by trying to get out at the peak of activity going by the sonular theory . that night was one of the highest nights of activity for the whole month. it never hurts to boost your chances for a good session

omg
ive heard of the very odd Bass being caught from there mate but wtf..!
serious session.
i'll be down the mora!!!!
hey. not only 2 Bass but that bigger one is a fine one! great report Al. and good job in puttin them back - IMHO anyways.
and i have never seen the pier fish as well as that either. its another place where its all or nothing (usually nothing. or very little... )
well done lads.
im sure jordon will have his comeback/revenge in due course, soon enough.
nice pics too
cheers

cheers charlie. i've only ever seen 1 bass taken from there and it was 2 years ago. so i know there is always an outside chance of getting 1 if you are really lucky. but 2 was something else. we have fished that beach and harbour pretty hard over the last 3 years so have come to know it pretty well jordan and dawsey have both had sea trout off it too, but i am still waiting on my first from there . just because i have'nt had one, dose'nt mean they are'nt there. i suppose the same goes for the bass. i think we have a lot of success due to the ammount of hours we put in on a session . i have seen lads turn up at a mark and fish beside us for 3 or 4 hours and put up on a report how the mark fished crap for them. but a lot of species of fish are nomadic as you know and you just have to be fortunate enough to be there when the shoal passes by in front of you. now this can be over high water or low depending on the species or even mid tide. so we always try to get in a minimum of 10 hours on a mark over different tide states to maxamize the chances of a good session . and we had the white headlights on again man. did'nt annoy the bass in any way

Well done Al! You're sure getting the Bass now a few times in those northern climes....a great achievement.

cheers pat. excluding those last 2 sessions we've only ever had bass on one occasion in the north before in the last 6 years . so 2 on the trot is something else

some great session there lads, thats realy good load of fish, i bet it was great sport
and seems Bass are looking for you not you for them
well done boys lovely one

cheers grady. i think you could be onto something there

Great session Al, well done to all,, and the Bass - what a bonus.
Good report and photos as usual.
Mick

thanks mick. we might not get too many rays over this part of the world, but the sheer variety of everything else makes up for it

Great report. Cracker Bass.

cheers bazzer

8) nice session lads!

thanks roger

Nice one Lads!!! Here do me a fav get yuor butts down to the Mad Haddocks thing on Halloween ....AND BRING THE FISH WITH YOU!!!

cheers kevin. seeing what i can get rearranged up home here today to try and make it down man. if we are gonna make it i'll drop you a PM mate.

Good session lads!

cheers gareth.

Al I'm starting to think that you are carrying those Bass around in the motor in a big tank of water and just whip them out for the odd photo shoot
A big well done

ahhh shucks tom. you've rumbled us!!! and there was me thinking that towing the 1000 gallon vat of sea water on the big trailer behind us did'nt look conspicuous at all could you tell the bass had a dazed look in their eyes from all the swishing about in the tank
cheers man .

Very well done Al and Jordan. Thanks for putting the report up. A first class result. Really enjoyed the report. I'll hopefully get a go on that mark before long and will report back on the results.
Great stuff!

cheers cathal. hope you have as much luck as ourselves man

:D super lads nice one on the plaice!nice Bass there again!some fair going clocking up nine species.excellent read as usual!id give my left arm for a action packed session like that.hopefully when the weather eases and i get a run of luck
all the best
ferg

thanks ferg. that beach has been good to us over the years man. we've never blanked there which is handy as it's only an hour from home

good fishing. . .well done on the Bass lads. . . .

cheers mate.

Mighty fishing lads & great read AL, the Bass better watch out

well done some nice fish never had much luck of that mark myself!

Nice one Lads!!! Here do me a fav get yuor butts down to the Mad Haddocks thing on Halloween ....AND BRING THE FISH WITH YOU!!!

cheers kevin. seeing what i can get rearranged up home here today to try and make it down man. if we are gonna make it i'll drop you a PM mate.

SWEET!!!!

well done lads yous are having a good run of late long may it continue

Nice fishing guys (even without the bass).

Got a few days off next week. Might try to get a run up that direction.

class al.

Great bit of fishing boys I never in all my time fishing that beach got a bass had the rest of what you got, dabs, coalies, dogies, plaice, cod and even rockling but never a bass, well done and keep up the good work with the pics and great reports Al.

Best regards Wez

im jealous, in fact im extra jealous as yesterday i wanted to go there but dad refused and we only got as far tildarg trout fishery...AND I BLANKED!!!!!

good fishing though, even without the Bass it was a good session

given the increase in the weight of the Bass 2 inches makes a lot of difference.......thats what she said

couldnt help it

No way !!! I was going to go there with my dad too on the same night, how weird. We decided against it as it had been poor for us up that way over recent weeks and decided to stick local just to get out.
Well done again with the Bass Al, and a very nice session on the whole. Nobody will be scoffing at the wildlife information signs in the car park now will they ?

great fish'n and for the bass what a bonus.....

Well done lads, great session. Great to see the Bass there Al..........well done again

Mighty fishing lads & great read AL, the Bass better watch out

thanks brian. i think i've used up all my luck on that last session. i'll probably not see another bass for years now

well done some nice fish never had much luck of that mark myself!

cheers forest. that mark is usually dynamite man . not sure how you had no luck with it. were you on big hooks or was there heavy rainfall the days before you hit it?? we don't bother with that mark during peorids of heavy rain as it kills it off, but any other time it fishes it's socks off man.

Nice one Lads!!! Here do me a fav get yuor butts down to the Mad Haddocks thing on Halloween ....AND BRING THE FISH WITH YOU!!!

cheers kevin. seeing what i can get rearranged up home here today to try and make it down man. if we are gonna make it i'll drop you a PM mate.

SWEET!!!!

sorry we could'nt make it kev, but it looked like you all had a great day despite hard conditions forcing a move

well done lads yous are having a good run of late long may it continue

cheers man. we're still fluking away report to follow

Nice fishing guys (even without the Bass).
Got a few days off next week. Might try to get a run up that direction.

2 up 1 down on size 4 hooks all the way alan. a big bag of worms will have your rod tips nodding away man. enjoy

class al.

ta brian

Great bit of fishing boys I never in all my time fishing that beach got a Bass had the rest of what you got, dabs, coalies, dogies, plaice, cod and even rockling but never a Bass, well done and keep up the good work with the pics and great reports Al.
Best regards Wez

thanks wez. the silver feaals are popping up all round that stretch of coast these last few winters . long may it continue

im jealous, in fact im extra jealous as yesterday i wanted to go there but dad refused and we only got as far tildarg trout fishery...AND I BLANKED!!!!!
good fishing though, even without the Bass it was a good session
given the increase in the weight of the Bass 2 inches makes a lot of difference.......thats what she said
couldnt help it

No way !!! I was going to go there with my dad too on the same night, how weird. We decided against it as it had been poor for us up that way over recent weeks and decided to stick local just to get out.
Well done again with the Bass Al, and a very nice session on the whole. Nobody will be scoffing at the wildlife information signs in the car park now will they ?

aahhh guys, you all slept in a handy tip for increasing your chances for a trip out is to keep an eye on the sonular theory charts and try to plan your trips out around them on nights of high activity works a treat for us

great fish'n and for the Bass what a bonus.....

cheers man. still trying to get over our recent run of luck we must be doing something right

Well done lads, great session. Great to see the Bass there Al..........well done again

thanks fenton. you just never know what that beach will throw up

Very nice

cheers tex

Awesome Al & Jordan, awesome!!!!