Waterford - 20th December 2008

People: Me and Marlinman

Duration: 7.30 pm - 12.30 am

Tide: HW at 11.50 pm

Weather: Strong westerly wind, cold, dry

Bait: Black lug, razor

Rigs: 3/0 pennel pulleys

Results: Me: 1 bass; Marlinman: 2 bass, 1 coalfish




Report: Bit of a delay in posting this report due to work/Christmas etc. We arrived at the Co. Waterford beach and set up about mid-way along the beach. There was a good moderate surf but unfortunately there was a strong cross wind that made bite detection difficult. It was quite for the first couple of hours. Marlinman was the first to catch - he got a fine looking bass, he thought it was about 3 lb - but it looked bigger than that to me - I would have put it at 4 or 4.5 lb (maybe because I wasn't catching anything his just looked bigger ). Unfortunately I didn't get a photo of it. From what I remember I think it was a slackline bite - and had come in very close to the shore before he connected with it.

However, about 30 or 40 minutes later I noticed a small twitch on the tip of one of my rods - I picked it up and waited. I could feel gentle tugs on the line but left the line hang a little slack until I felt a good solid bite and then struck hooking into a fish that was putting up a good struggle. It was a 47 cm bass saved from a blank.

Marlinman got a smaller bass later - I think he said it was about 2 lb.
He also got a plump coalfish - we didn't measure it but I would say it was about 35-37 cm.

We also had a few slackliners but failed to connect.

We had hoped for a few more bites close to high tide but it got quite for about the last hour. The bass had moved on. But I was happy enough to get one bass and it was great to go fishing with Marlinman.

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well done to ye both, 3 bass just before Christmas is good going. Think I fished same beach last note for an hour and not a tap.

Well done Frank,nice fish,

Cheers for putting up the report Frank,glad we got a few but as you said the cross wind made things very akward,just back from visiting the inlaws in kerry so hopefully will get out soon,will be in contact in the next few days to catch up.
Tight lines

Thanks guys,

just back from visiting the inlaws in kerry so hopefully will get out soon,will be in contact in the next few days to catch up

Give me a shout if you want to head out - hopefully those east winds will ease off.