co, wicklow strand

People:shamoo0804,corbyeire,myself,dbrock and croppyboy

Duration:8-12

Tide: flooding

Weather:rough south easterly

Bait:crab and rag

Rigs:two hook flappers, size 4/0's

Results:6 bass to around 6lb




Report: with work commitments in the way the open was out of the question however i would not let it ruin my weekend fishing, originally intending to hit bray head to investigate if hounds, ray and huss could be gotten off it, we decided it would best be avoided due to adverse weather conditions. steep climbs down rock and grassy ledges in the wet and wind with beta boxes and rod bags didn't seem to be the best option, plus the swell didn't look inviting as it crashed on the rocks. a cod session seemed to be in order however it was not winter yet, though seemed like it in the outside, a few recalculations later and we where off to a mark i found a few months ago for bass. when we arrived a lovely surf was rolling in, screaming bass and flats. crabs peeled and whipped onto inviting sakuma 4/0's just inside the bar was the order of the day for me, the two other lads did the same but also had another rod out for flats.Brian's first cast with his new rod landed the first bass of the day and his first ever, around 35cm, dennis and fintan where fishing another mark nearby with one bass to show and a whole lot of weed, one call and they where up to us, first cast for fintan saw a nice bite but with the fish failed to hook up, soon afterward dennis brought the second bass in , 5lbs on the dot, a few more fish followed thanks to dennis with a little help from fintan :wink: it was clear the bass where coming form a deeper channel way to the left of me so being the young cheeky b****d i am i parked my gear right next to dennis and sure enough got my first bass of the day, around 3 and a half pounds, decided to take it home as it was deeply hooked. first one ive ever knocked on the head so im interested to see how they taste. the two lads left after cleaning the place out so i moved back up to my original spot, on the way up brian had just lost a smaller fish in the surf and on the next cast got slack lined. fishing over it wasnt a bad night at all, still bemused on how few flats there on that beach, 1 turbot in 6 sessions :shock: the lads have a few pics, so theyl post them up later

Earlier in the day, I was lamenting the fact I couldn't fish the Open myself. As time passed and the weather turned bad, I was happy to be indoors. If the weather in the East was anything like it was in the West (thunderstorms, galeforce winds, torrential rain) all I can say is fair play to ye for venturing out, and catching fish!

Well done :wink: .

(Can't wait to see how the Open went...)

nice one lads at least you found a spot with no weed and BASS 8) sounds like a good smoothy hunt to me :lol:

couldn get to the open myself,,, with a boat comp been on today,,,WHICH WAS CANCLED AT LAST MIN,,,even though myself an eric made it to dun laoighaire to get the boat of, the marina,, to start to head out then got the phonecall it was cancled,,, took nearly 15 mins to get the boat back into berth,, the wind was unreal,,, any way rant over,,,

last night was good with the few bass showing up,, thanks fintan for bringing in one for me :lol: :wink:

also kept one bass for the table will enjoy it tonight,,,
this was the best way to christen the new HSM from tom
Cheers Tom,,, Best rod ive ever used

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good to catch the bass and finally get the monkey off me back

can go down to clare fishing now and just see what turns up

lovely location - was screaming flats in the shallower section - very strange how they were all quiet - rag completely untouched for the night - as were the sandeels

pity mark not getting a fish after all his efforts - but i suppose he has had a great run of fish over the last 2 months - he was due a blank!!! :lol:

i was trying to impress on him that this was west coast bass fishing he was experiencing :P

good to put a few faces to names and to christen the new rod in style

pity about the dropped fish - ill put it down to sand in my eye (mainly reel!!! :lol: )

Well done Brian, on your first ever Bass, I'm chuffed to bits for you.....

.....and equally dissapointed I didnt get one myself with all the time I've put in this week, ah well thats the way it goes.

Good fishing from the other lads aswell.

A definate suprise there was not flatties around :?

My Bass hunt contiues............

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This thread should be deleted by a moderator....I'm sick of seeing pictures of Dennis Brock with Bass....last night on my mobile and now on the forum.....will you ever give me peace man!!!!

Serious lads! some good fishing, glad you broke your duck Brian :)

Tom.

thanks tom - and thanks for the pic mark

well done on your first bass brian 8) you will never forget your first one!! six bass in four hours, good fishing lads well done 8)

Nice fishing there guys well done. Suprised that there is no flatties there really.

nice fish 8) conditions look perfect.

Great photies, makes me want to go fishing..........

couldnt make open due to other things so met up with denis for a smut session but ended up targeting bass


fished first mark looked realy good till the weed came in then we packed up and went over to eric

had a few good bites but couldnt hook them then rod went ape sh*t realed in a lovely bass about 4lbs only thing it was on denises trace :( :(

Well done lads! Great session! Im still waiting on my first bass, so im jealous of Brian! But I know mine is coming soon!

Nice :D Fair play lads a better return than the last time we were there, I'm suprised by the lack of flats too on that beach but i suppose the bass will have to do :lol:

Nice one corby.. them bass are an addictive fish to catch ..
you need to get yourself a good sized smoothie while your fishin the east coast :wink:

That was a good bass well done Brian Once you catch one it builds the confidence.

id say a smootie is only a matter of time - mind you ive caught them before so no panic

tope from the shore now thats the next target :lol:

tope from the shore now thats the next target Laughing

You've got the rod for the job now Brian :wink:

maybe - probably not for those 40 kilo ones Centuryman was pulling out last year :lol: