Bass Shankill 8/4/O9

People:Me

Duration:8pm-11pm

Tide: High at 11pm ish

Weather:SE breeze nice.

Bait:Razor

Rigs:Pulley, 1 hook flapper

Results:Bass 3 kilo 62cm




Report:Went for a stroll this afternoon and sussed out a few spots along the beach at low water that might be fishable. Headed back down that evening about 8pm. I had a bit of razor in the freezer and took that with me. Tide, weather and moon all looked good. Nothing for the first few hours as soon as it got dark had a slack line bite missed it. Next cast about 1Opm the rod doubled in the stand struck into what felt like a nice fish, a short time later after a great scrap landed a nice bass that weighed in at 3 kilo 62cm nicest fish i've had in a while now.
Had a decent rockling after that aswell. Finished up around 11 as it was starting to freshen and the tide was pushing on. Delighted with the bass i knew that spot could produce decent fish.He's still swimming around there aswell. Took a few photos with the phone but there not great now.

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Fair play to you its lovely to here of another big spanning fish going back to feed and spawn on our shores

Crackin job man,lovely to release such a beautiful fish.

Great result thats a smashing Bass well done

well done, great to see these fish about and then even greater to see them returned!
you are a great angler that will catch fish for many years!

Lovely fish Cormac, well done Nice bit of detective work earlier in the day

that's a stonking fish mate well done

lovely fish mate well done you can head there next year and catch a load of her babies

Cheers for the comments lads it's nice to know fish like that can be still caught around Dublin, it was a great scrap and little bit of planning payed off, fish this size are generally not good eating, considering the age and the fact its possibly spawning personally i found it hard to justify keeping it,so i let her go. Its nice to know there's a few like that still swimming around there.

good fish and great when a plan comes together after giving the spot a look early on - well done

well done mate.

cracking fish fair play on the C+R GREAT STUFF

well done nice fish i would have eaten it ,will be down shankill tonight for me supper

,will be down shankill tonight for me supper

the chipper beside byrnes pub is not bad

graces garden over the pub is good if you like things a little spicy

the kebabs are humungus outa that chipper nothing like ones dinner dripping off ones elbows will post a pic tomorrow

the kebabs are humungus outa that chipper nothing like ones dinner dripping off ones elbows will post a pic tomorrow

looking forward to the pictures its at least 5 years since i seen a doner kebab
you never now you might see me out there aswell

breif encounters in dun laoghaire done the best kebab in dublin that was around 20 years ago never had one out of a chipper it just dont seem right.

nice fishy well done

Thanks again lads for the comments..Yes i was tempted he would have been nice with a big bag of chips from bernardos alright lads in fairness

nice fish great to see them up that way this early

Well done lad, great fishinig - you've got me thinking of hoppin'
in the car tomorrow, Easter Saturday , as I'm just down the road in Bray.
Surprised at the size of bass at Shankill - usually only at White Rock, Killiney
Lovely fishing again.
Aidan

well done mate thats a smashin fish.