clonakilty bass mark, 4th july 2007

[lumpy]

People:me

Duration:2000-2130

Tide:hw 2100

Weather:cloudy, looked as if it would rain, wind had died to a f 3 w/nw.. was f6/7 w all day

Bait:fly

Results:1 1/2 lb bass

Catch and Release: Yes



Report:

after digging lug all day for the weekend and the wind had finally died i decided to try my favourite bass mark.on arrival the sea was flat calm but very cloudy,not ideal.as i wouldnt be able to get out till the weekend i soldiered on. after about 10 casts with a white and olive hollow fleye i had a savage take, the rod hooped over and a bass of a pound and a half took off in the other direction. after about 3 mins i had him in the shallows where i was able to get a pic and slip him back with the minimum of fuss...hadnt a follow or a strike after but who could complian

p.s. changed pic as i relized i posted the wrong one off my phone

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Last edited by lumpy on Wed Jul 04, 2007 11:32 pm, edited 1 time in total.

fair play to you lumpy.

its great when a plan comes together :lol:

target a species :wink:
catch a species :lol:
good result a bass is a bass even if was only 1.5lb.

at least you new you were BASS fishing.

tighter lines next time. :D

cheers john, being honest ive always prefered flyfishing ofr pollack but just seem to have got bitten by the bass bug this year

neil

:oops: :oops: :oops: Note to self MUST get into this Fly Fishing.

Sounds like you had fun.

Cheers Danny

Hi there, great fish!

Do you mind me asking..what size hook? Have started to tie my own stuff but am suffering from the paranoia of hook size?! :oops:
Any help would be much appreciated as so far all i have been able to catch SWFF is pollack and tiny ones at that!

Cheers again!

Good to see your still catching them Neil :D You did well with the water being cloudy mind.

size 1/0 mustad c 70, bass have fairly big mouths and will take this size quite easily. i'll use anything up to a size 3/0 depending on pattern.

ya pete their still around in numbers.the amout of bird activity was unreal, seemed to be diving everywhere..long may it last