Greystones Harbour-11/08

People:Me and Ritchie

Duration:0800 hrs - 1300 hrs

Tide:In coming

Weather:Raining

Bait:Plug,softies and spinner.

Rigs:

Results:A few launce, a few pollack,coalfish,a mackerel and a bass.

Catch and Release:: Keep the mac.



Report:Tag a long with Ritchie this morning headed to Greystones Harbour.Its actually my first time here.Nice and beautiful place.As usual....a lots of rubbish left by angler.Got nothing on the first place south of the harbor.Moved to the rocky part towards the south beach....both of us start getting strike by launce,coalie and pollack.Got a mac on pencil bait......as Ritchie un hooking another pollack....I walk the dog the pencil....on the pause....i can see a black shadow moving from bellow and just pluck the pencil down.....i am using a small pencil bait.....one take ...one strike and a mighty fight....last time i wish for a bigger bass to take my lure far from shore.....my dream come true...verry good fight on light gear,i can feel every kick of its tail...strip the line a few times before landed.....after a few pic....it was released un harm.The fish approximately 20 inch in length.Thanx again to Ritchie for inviting me to fish with him.
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Up close and personal....
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The lure.....Duel Aile Magnet 90mm 10g (middle)
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sweet 8) 8) 8)

Good session and the Bass made it even better, Joe got his first Irish Bass a few weeks ago and now this one today!! 8) ,good to see the fish swim off to fight another day,hopefully next time he's a bit bigger he'll be on my Toby!!

Alamak! Your getting some good fishing in now!! Nice fish you got youself there - and good show on the release.

All the best,

Ian

Nice fish, well done man!!.....is that a left handed Abu Revo reel your using Joe ?

Tom.

nice result rapalajoe.

good report as well. fair play on the C+ R well done.

Looks like a chunky bass too. Heavy for it's 20 inches??

Thanks guys.....

Tom,
The reel is Daiwa Alpha 103L, wanna get my self a Revo STX recently,but turn off when know that they dont have a lefty for hi-speed(7.1:1),end up with Daiwa TD Advantage HSTA.Btw revo is a good reel....Hi drag capacity too....max 24 lbs for a small reel...

Teacher,
The length of the fish is not exact,just an estimation comparing the length of my rods and the fish length....so i not dare to estimate the weight of the fish...Ritchie say that its around 5 lb.....

Excellent fishing rapalajoe.
John D.