First session in Ireland - Portrush way 22 Sept

I'm finally and thanks to those that made a few suggestions a couple of months back. Couldn't resist a look at the north coast to start with, fantastic place to be. After a bit of a drive and managing to find a few lug I ended up near Portrush and couldn't resist the place.

Must have got set up about 730 in constant rain, which seems about normal round here. One in close and one a fair distance. All quiet for the first hour or two and then a few whiting showed up. Great, I can get them 3 a chuck back home! Then I had a little twitch on the close rod, which I left. Seconds later the 'twitch' tried to pull the rod into the water. The culprit fought much better than a bass about 3.5lb but I'm not complaining, lovely fish it was and with the sea fairly calm I could watch her dart off after a touch of dentistry.

Nothing else of note in the night, packed up about 1100 having had 4 or 5 whiting, a small flounder, 2doggies and the bass. All in all can't complain fir a first session here. Think I'm going to have fun!

Happy days mate, with the bass.

fantastic news on the bass. . .gives me a better confidence in them now than what i did have. . .fingers crossed i might get one or 2 myself

nice one fair play on bass and other spesies

well done with that catch. sound like you had fun.

the bass like to be caught close in! good job!

excellent result bootster some of lads have been fishing those beaches for years and still never been fortunate enough to get a bass. so really well done man what an introduction to what northern ireland has to offer anglers hope it's the first of many for you man

Great result for your first Irish session. The first of many many more hopefully. Well done.

well done. we are trying white park bay on saturday for those siler monsters

Thanks everyone. Great to get out and even nicer to get a few. Had a little gander around Donegal yesterday and I'll be spending some time there too I think. Thus afternoon it's Down to try and find a few marks there.