Clare 08.08.09 Galway Bay Bass 09.08.09

People: vinnycorrigan and myself on the 8th / baitdigger and myself joined later by corbyeire and nthclare on the 9th

Duration: 16:30-21:00 on the 8th 18:45-22:15 on the 9th

Tide: HT @ 19:40 on the 8th HT @ 20:10 on the 9th

Weather: suntan stuff on the 8th high stool stuff on the 9th

Bait: Lures

Rigs: Lures

Results: 1 Pollack 1 Bass




Report:

Saturday 8th Aug: Picked up Vinny and headed for Clare to try for Bass on lures. Conditions looked perfect Westerly wind and an incoming tide. We covered about a mile of coastline from rocks to beach to more rocks and another beach we tried everything in the bag but nothing was doing vinny managed to pull one out landing small Pollack nothing for me....

Sunday 9th Aug: Met baitdigger who was at a mark fishing for mullet he had plenty showing but none taking We headed off together in the one car (to avoid be followed) for another mark to try for Bass on lures. Arrived at the mark and made the 45 minute hike to the fishing grounds... as soon as we started to fish baitdigger spotted a sea trout jumping about 150yrds out looked a fine fish. We were fishing about an hour or so when we were joined by nthclare and corbyeire... we fished it hard through torrential driving rain and strong winds with nothing happening... just as the light was going and with the tide ebbing I made my way for a channel with some fast water flowing through it to see if any Bass might be lurking had about 3 casts then bang got nailed on the retrieve Bass on after a bit of trashing on the surface i waded backwards to beach him... had no scales but i'd put him between 4lb / 4.5lb quick photo and then held him in the water for a min to recover and off he went... we all fished the channel for another 15mins but the light was almost gone and with the tide rapidly retreating and the rain and wind getting even worse (if that was possible) we made the 45 minute trek back to the cars... we stopped off at a nearby pub to warm up and talk about fishing

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well done for persevering in such terrible conditions! great fish Conor

nice fish connor well done

Well done Conor, well worth the 45 min hike

Well done Conor the perserverance paid off,and fair play for sticking out the weather.Thats a fine looking Bass

Paddy

nice one conor she's a beaut i'll bet it made up for the blank the day before well done man

Its just not fair the only Bass I get comes in a tin with a big red trangle on it
Nice session

jesus conor, just one fish you must be losing your touch nice bass!!hard luck to the other lads.

Good bass
Yesterday was a grim day for fishing alright, I am still trying to dry out

great to see the fish in the end after all the weather - was just like the night before the fish showing up at the death

second night in a row blanking at that spot after showing it to 5 more people now - thing the karma police would have sorted me out

Cheers lads was nice to see another mark in the Bay producing Bass thats 7 different marks around the Bay that have thrown up Bass should save on some Deisel so...

Cracking spot that Brian will give it another go when your back across your definatly due one now

well done

well done conor lovely bass