Wexford weekend away.. 26/27 - 6- 10

People:myself and herself

Duration:weekend

Tide:there was one.. just about though

Weather:sat: clear and calm(ish) sun: clear but windy

Bait:lug rag crab lures

Rigs:various

Results: herself: starry & common smut, flounder... myself: starry & common smut, dab and bass




Report:
weekend started of with a quick servicing to the car which ended up being two new wheels and re-alignment of front tyres, so what was going to be an early start to the south ended up being a late start to the east, and a quick call was made to ensure fresh bait would be waiting there when we arrived

made it in good time and picked up bait and headed south for a little drive to a mark that was supposed to
produce late evening bass on lure, but alas they never showed up, so a change of tactics saw us bottom fishing.. fishing was quiet with only a flounder to herself and after a quick debate and re-assessment we changed venue to the north of where we were...
arrived at the mark and have never seen so many people at this mark ever!!tried to get a good spot to park the car ended up in the front going into a ditch and the car nicely balancing on its chassis so a quick chat to a few lads around saw 3 of us literally lift the front of the car back onto the grass..
unloaded al the gear to find she had lost the car keys and after 20 mins searching every bag and the car they appeared in her jacket pocket
so finally after walking up the each to get away from the masses we set up... and with a full moon to light up the sky rods were cast and the tent was erected (no jokes you guys )
soon after her spinning rod which was set with a 3 hook flapper started to bounce.. first smoothie for her.. and sudden realisation that she is out fishing me, but one of my objects was achieved, to get her to catch a smoothie , what was funy was when gave her the fish for a quick pic and told her to put it back she began to run to the water just as the wave was ebbing, and the next wave got her, completely soaked from the knees down quick change of clothes and soon after her rod bounced again.. another smoothie, then it went quiet for a while so off to sleep she went as i kept at it for an hour or so longer.. thankfully just as i was about to call it a night myself my rod twitched.. woohoo.. never been so happy to see a fish.. a nice little smoothie.. with that it was time to hit the hay.. or in my case the air bed somehow managed to just avoid the rain shower that stayed for most of the night..
missed first light but soon had rods back in the water by 7am, and got a nice dab straight up.. ad about an hour later managed to even the score with another smoothie.. time to break camp which took a couple of hours between showers, but finally headed to gory for brekkie..
the second session was going to be a little pier but when we got there it was full of people trying to fish so we went a little further to a mark which i knew might throw up a fish or two..
after a nice climb down sand and over a few rocks spinners were donned and casts were made.. i had a few fish follow but no hook up, herself lost my dexters wedge (thankfully it was one i found) so she gave up and took in the sun instead.. i kept at it and noticed that there were a few fish right under where i was standing, but they weren't interested in anything i submitted to them.. so on with a rag worm on a single hook no weight or anything and dropped it close.. after a couple of quick jerks the rod doubled over and the drag began to give.. a nice little fighter and it took a while to find some where i could land the fish safely, after a quick hop down onto low rocks and grab an back up before the wave came it was time for evidence and pics to follow

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great bass.i looks like the camera is not big enough to get those smothies in lol.well done

great stuff with the bass on lure-especially when the water does not seem to be a very clear at the moment

Well done to the two of you, sounded like an eventful weekend. Congrats to herself for getting her first smoothie (although that is debatable whether it's her first as she has caught you already and we all know what a smoothie you can be )
That's a fine bass you got Steve, cool

Nice way to spend a weekend but without the car giving you grief. Very nice bass. Well done you two.

what a weekend steve the start of that report started like all too many of my own . but good to see you salvaged the day and both got a few fish the bass is a cracker man

cracker of a weekend steve, and finishing it off with a nice bass too
nice report and pic's, well done to yous both

well spend weekend great fishing well done to both of you good job

i think i know where you tried to park nice report steve your very romantic at heart still even at your age,very sweet

were you fishing down in donaghmore ???

were you fishing down in donaghmore ???

aye.. and only got a flounder to show for it!!

o ye i think i saw you down there on saturday night just down from the car park we were on the middle of the beach not much just a few flats, a small smoothie or two, a dog, and a three pound bass between all of us!! very pooor fishing

haha the spider crabs got a big feast though on the bait and on our hooks!!!!

we were the ones set nearest the car park just as it was getting dark, decided to change venue before it got too dark, even though the full moon helped, had a feeling the fishing was going to be quiet.. surprised it was fairly quiet at next mark, but at least herself got a few fish..

Nice Bass well done

thanks all, just want to get her a bass before doggie3131 gets one

Well done Steve and Herself,,,,,nice report, lovely bass and nice to get the target species

nice going mate, good of you to research all these marks for me, planning around August sometime. and after reading the report you have no right to complain about the way i drive again

thanks all, just want to get her a Bass before doggie3131 gets one

That'll not be too hard.... (I'm dead when Noel sees this)

well done steve nice weekend

great stuff with the Bass on lure-especially when the water does not seem to be a very clear at the moment

think he said he got it on straight rag?

nice fishing