North Wexford beach, 2-5-10

People:me, Fishface and Eric

Duration:7-30pm-12pm approx

Tide:rising at first then falling last couple of hours

Weather:bootiful,,,,,,,,

Bait:rag,lug,mack

Rigs:flappers and pulleys

Results:bass, codling,whiting, dabs,flounder, rockling,




Report:Myself and Neil decided to try the North Wexford beaches in the hope of some nice bass .I invited Eric along and picked him up after work and after a short stop to pick up his gear we headed down the N11. We met Fishface at Jack Whites and after he got over the shock of realising he was to fish with a real angler for once he sped off into the distance to claim the hotstot at the beach . We tried to pull a fast one by taking a shortcut but got caught behind a typical Sunday driver who was driving Miss Daisylike in his Mercedes 320 .Fishface was already there when we arrived .We set up and within a short time (first cast )Neil had a good knock on his rod.He was over talking to us and we knew he had a good fish on 'cos he broke into the nearest thing to a run i've seen him do since we've met .Myself and Eric watched on as he clearly had a decent fish on. He landed a nice bass of about 4lbs,,,,,,dont know what that is in gallons,but a nice fish none the less .As usual I pretended to be glad for him but all I could think of at that time was how early on it was, and that i'd have to listen to him bragging on about it for the rest of the night .It wouldnt have been so bad if it was near the end . Anyways a quick pic later the bass was delivered back to Neptune to wash the sand off him,and he swam off back to his silvery self. Then Neil discovered that his mobile phone was missing,and presumed that it had dropped into the briny as he was putting the bass back,,,we had a look around where he was set up but no joy ,,,till I remembered that funny little run he attempted as he raced Miss Daisylike over to grab his rod. We retraced his steps as best we could with me ringing him and Eric listening and bingo ,we found it!!!

It was now time for myself and Eric to land something.Eric was next in with a really good Dab,so I was feeeling the pressure(again as usual ).It didnt help that I was in the middle and had mistakenly brought the Shakespeare Salt bass(11'6'') instead of the Salt Long Surf(14'9''). Eric was in Match mode and was busily preparing baits in between bringing in fish 2 and 3 at a time .Whatever he was doing it was working well and he was landing Dabs,codling, doggies, whiting, rockling all night and he finished up as the clock struck 12 with 20 fish . I was on my 3rd decade of the rosary when I got a good take and lifted into a good bass ,,or so I thought ,,,,,,it turned out to be a double of doggies. I was pleased enough ,,,till Fishface landed another bass ,,,a schoolie.Neil and myself kept each other in sight all night and we ended up with 6 fish each,,,,,,,bass, dabs,rockling and codling for Neil and doggies,rockling,whiting and codling for me. It was Erics turn to hear all the stories tonight and he listened politely till 9-36pm precisely,,,,,,,,,,,then the Petzl Ultra was switched on ,dazzling him in the process.He now feels my pain .We packed up at midnight, as we were almost out of bait and with a long drive home ahead of us. Nice company, nice fishing and nice weather,sure what more could you want.

well done lads sounds like a good session, eyes dont mind that eric fella he was only showing off haha

Well done Niel, that eric lad can only catch tiddlers Nice report eyes good to see the bass getting a bit bigger.

Great report Dave.

Good man Neill that's a belter for Arklow! Great night though lads and nice read Dave

Good session lads & report eyes thats a fine Bass

well done lads, great report again dave

nice one and he didnt even blind it with his headlight before he released it good session lads

well done nice fishing

pleasant evening and fishfaces bass was the star. thanks for the tapered leader too neil.

nice one lads,and dave you KNOW your the best angler there!!

nice bass niel looked like you all had a good night well done

Nice one lads, Dave : amusing report and excellent pics.

Dave, you the rave man.....I know that Eric lad: he's cheeky cockee,but friendly, youngster!
(only havin' the craic Eric!!)
Think I might recognise that beach - think I'll skip by that way this comin' Friday with my bro' for first angling sortie of 2010...'bout time I got outta the garden and house DIY mode!

Looked like an enjoable nights fishing. Well done. Excellent report and some super pics.

Good productive session and detailed report , lets just hope the commercials don't get their way.....

great report dave very funny read

excellent report dave and all hail fishface the bass king . and sure neil would'nt brag about it anyhow that was a fine haul of fish you all had and the 4lb bass must have been the icing on the cake a bit of banter and fish feeding hard. what more could you ask for (i know dave,, a 5lb bass )

Well done Dave, Neil & Eric
Great report & pics Dave. Neil's bass is a cracker! Well done him.

an abundance of fish ,well done lovely bass

Great mix of fish, well done lads.