The silver fellas are back in town, East Cork 21 Mar 2011

People: Me

Duration: 6pm till 10.30pm

Tide: HW at 6.30ish

Weather: mild, overcast, slight onshore breeze

Bait: Lug and peeler

Rigs: 2 hook flapper and pennel pulley

Results: 1 coalie, 1 flounder, 2 bass




Report:
Finished exams today so decided I was due a treat so hit the beach with high hopes. Conditions looked decent enough, first time in a while my hands didn't get cold after the first hour. Fishing away for 3 hours with only a small flounder and coalie too show for it. Was thinking of calling it a day but I decided to finish off the few lug I had left as I didn't fancy bringing them home. Litterly packed them on the hook to use them up for my last cast.

I threw that rod out and started to reel in the other to bait up for last cast and to my surprise a fish started kicking when I got it in close, I didn't even see a tap or feel him on until he was about 15 feet in front of me, up came a chunky 42cm bass . I was delighted. My first bass of 2011 and only my secound ever (and biggest). Decided to bait that rod up again and of course as i'm about to put it on the tripod after casting the other one got a knock. Seemed more like the cod bites i'm used to but lifted into it, it was definitely on but I knew by the way it was fighting it wasn't a cod. Got it in and sure enough it was another bass, a bit chunkier and a 46cm PB. Chuffed..

Stayed on for another half hour before packing up, happy days!

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Well done tony two fine bass .they look to have a few net marks on them

Well done tomgrey, 2 fine silver lads there

Well done you've been after bass for a while Gives me good hope for tomorrow night

well done ,nice Bass

Well done Still waiting on my first bass

Well done tony two fine Bass .they look to have a few net marks on them

i agree with you there.well done tom

delighted for you t beauties must get in touch soon if your up for a cast!will be away until the end of the month though.
tightlines
ferg

nice fishing tom fine bass cant wait till they hit poolbeg again

very well done,congrads on first bass of the year,that one allways first on wish list

Well done, more to come hopefully

Well done on your first bass of 2011

I decided to finish off the few lug I had left as I didn't fancy bringing them home. Litterly packed them on the hook to use them up for my last cast.

I am a great believer in large baits for bass. Forget the size 1 three hook flappers, three or four nine inch long, thick juicy lug or a full razor on a 4/0 or 6/0 pennel pulley is my preferred way to go.

Well done tony two fine Bass .they look to have a few net marks on them

Well done tony two fine Bass .they look to have a few net marks on them

i agree with you there.well done tom

Yeah the 46cm on in the first pic actually had a 2 holes in the opposite side of him one you could have stuck the tip of your thumb into, the other was smaller and not as deep. I thought maybe an otter or seal or something had grabbed hold of him. They weren't that fresh if I was to guess i'd say they were on him a week or so. Maybe your right lads you'd have more experience than me.

Well done tomgrey, 2 fine silver lads there

Cheers conger!

Well done you've been after Bass for a while Gives me good hope for tomorrow night

I have indeed, a few missed takes and a few blanks too. Good luck anyway!

well done ,nice Bass

thanks seaotter a while coming.

Well done Still waiting on my first Bass

I only got my first last year, a little schoolie on a lure, exciting stuff, will be doing more spinning and plugging soon. Keep cracking away though and with luck you should have one.

Well done tony two fine Bass .they look to have a few net marks on them

I don't see any net marks - just a bit of scale damage near the tail. If they were net marked there would be a lot more damage further forward on the fish, particularly around the gills and dorsal fin. Unless the fish swam backwards into a net!

Well done tony two fine Bass .they look to have a few net marks on them

I don't see any net marks - just a bit of scale damage near the tail. If they were net marked there would be a lot more damage further forward on the fish, particularly around the gills and dorsal fin. Unless the fish swam backwards into a net!

maybe i hope your right a lot of bass in that area have marks like that.look again at the belly on the fish on the bottom picture it looks a bit strange to me

delighted for you t beauties must get in touch soon if your up for a cast!will be away until the end of the month though.
tightlines
ferg

Cheers fishy, whenever you get back giz a shout.

nice fishing tom fine Bass cant wait till they hit poolbeg again

Never had one on the home turf, might give it a go this summer when I visit.

very well done,congrads on first Bass of the year,that one allways first on wish list

I've been trying for the last few weeks so hopefully I will get a few more on my wish list. Still plenty of species i've yet to catch.

Well done, more to come hopefully

Fingers crossed, one around the 5 pound mark would be very nice by the end of the year. I'll keep at it...

Well done on your first Bass of 2011

I decided to finish off the few lug I had left as I didn't fancy bringing them home. Litterly packed them on the hook to use them up for my last cast.

I am a great believer in large baits for Bass. Forget the size 1 three hook flappers, three or four nine inch long, thick juicy lug or a full razor on a 4/0 or 6/0 pennel pulley is my preferred way to go.

right you are frank, I usually throw out a pretty big bait on a pennel pulley, usually a big razor, or two small ones, or a whole peeler and have a two hook rig out with 2/0 hooks with lug if I have em. Must try them on the pennel as both bass fell to the lug and I wasn't getting anything on the crab and razor. I think lug worms work better on that beach anyway. Cheers for the tip.

Must try them on the pennel as both Bass fell to the lug and I wasn't getting anything on the crab and razor. I think lug worms work better on that beach anyway.

I was fishing Sunday night and had 3 bass on lug, I had razor on the second rod and didn't have a tap on it, apart from a coalfish. Normally I find razor a good bait but with the weak surf at the moment it looks like the bass are just feeding on lug. I think it was probably the same beach you were fishing - I find that crab doesn't work too well there, lug always outfishes it.

Nice Bass Tom keep them comming

well done mate and i agree for big hook with big bait gives us bigger bass

I was fishing Sunday night and had 3 Bass on lug, I had razor on the second rod and didn't have a tap on it, apart from a coalfish. Normally I find razor a good bait but with the weak surf at the moment it looks like the Bass are just feeding on lug..... I find that crab doesn't work too well there, lug always outfishes it

My thoughts exactly, I'm gonna spend that extra bit of time tomorrow digging some extra lug. Get a few to really pack on and see how that goes for me. Cheers!