north clare, 2/8/08

People:me rolly

Duration: 2.5 hrs

Tide: ebb

Weather: overcast stiff enough s/w wind

Bait: -

Rigs: plugs

Results: 2 bass

Report: headed out to this spot i love to fish but have had poor results really - listened to too many stories about it at this stage - but last night it came good

rolly was very pessimistic - with small pup seals about a half dozen knocking round the place

the intention was to have the bait rods out also but the large tide moved to quickly to keep them going

rolly was messing with a bait rod when i had a huge splash right in front of me about 5 metres

there is life i thought! and theyre not afraid of the seals!

got the first lad after about 20 mins of spinning on a bottom spinner - about 1.5lb

happy out a bass close to home - albeit a schoolie

kept working along the channel and another take much bigger about 5lb but the drag was way to low - tried to fix it in fight but the devil threw the lure

kept at it and then again hooked up about 45mins later about 3lbs - great fight on a terribly light rod - as i got him in close his weight broke the tip - but luckily he didnt manage to jump off

rolly took pics but it could be a while to get them up

started to rain - and then made the hour walk back to the car in the dark

smiling like a chesire cat still

3rd rod down this season - happy days all the same

rolly had a bigger one splash right beside his but no hook ups - he was using a bass buster mainly kicking on the surface - not letting it dive too much

i think mine being a low traveller was better for the bass being coy of the seals knocking round nearer the surface

its great when a plan comes together 8)

nice to see you got a few bass ,it's worth the long walk to some of these places , its shame you lost the bigger fish but at least you landed a couple .

fair play to you brian, persistence pays off in the end, i know exactly what you mean when you say you fish a spot because it just such a nice area to fish regardless of catch..

all i can say is you have put the hours in and its finally starting to pay off.. well done that man :D ( i'd buy you a pint, but i have a gig tonight :wink: )

Good stuff Brian.

Now you got the 1st one, the 2nd/3rd didnt take too long did they :D

Bad luck onn the rod....you got any left now :roll:

Nice to see you putting a bit of thought into your tactics....and it paying dividends :wink:

Nice one Brian you were bang on with your prediction welldone made the walk back a lot easier I bet :) shame I had to pull out of the trip haven't been fishing for 7 days now starting to get withdrawl symptoms!!

a brand new excuse to buy a new rod. glad to hear your persistence paid off well done lad

thanks all for the replies - as you say great excuse to buy a new spinning rod

:lol:

pics, better late than never!

first lad





second





the lure