cunnigar beach waterford

People:3

Duration:17.00/20.30

Tide:H.W. 19.00

Weather:calm/sunny/light variable wind

Bait:lugs/home made spinners

Rigs:simple

Results: me.;about 30 bass/best 3lb/1 G,H,S,B, 1.5LB
TOMMY; bass?
mark 0.........
Report:took 12 bass on lugs+bream got the rest on home made spinners had 11 in as many casts outher anglers spinning with shop bought bars/spoons/K.K.s/ cought only 3 bass
huge shole of sandeels+sprats came in around H.W followed by thousands of bass what a sight?
tom got one on fly about 2 lb
iam going bream fishing in 2 hours time fed up of bass.
my thunder has been stolen i must redeam it
art.//////

just curious about these home made spinners?how did u make them,im presuming u used stainless,r something shiny anyways,but do they "waggle"in the water like a german sprat or anything??any tips r information would be greatly appreciated.

just curious about these home made spinners?how did u make them,im presuming u used stainless,r something shiny anyways,but do they "waggle"in the water like a german sprat or anything??any tips r information would be greatly appreciated.

hi T.J.
trade secrets
if u want to catch bass use flying Cs better than any other lure inc.plugs
copper/dark red day when sunny clam No 3
silver black evening/low light
other colours work sometimes
out fishes the likes of G. sprats/kilty Ks./redgills/ect.
they are also fairly cheap u can get 10 for about 20 euro they last for ages they make most other lures seem useless and very exp.
they have got what it takes to get the bass going flash/wiggle and vibration they can be worked fast or slow deep or shallow
ask any salmon fisher how good they are.
Art/
cannot tell about the home made ones. only to say they are better......

After all these reports I just had to check out Cunnigar Beach !
Got up early last Weds 17th and headed off. Arrived at 10 am - tide fully out.
Nice day for fishing though, overcast, warm and an offshore breeze.
Parked in the car park, planned on a walkabout to get my bearings, just took a spinning rod and a few lures and walked to the very end of the spit (about 25 minutes). Turned right at the end of the spit and walked along the shore - casting as I went. Lots of little mullet chasing sprats - a little further along I could see nice sized silvery things in the water - hhmmm - bass !
Put on my super duper bass bullet - looks great, casts better, caught nothing .
Changed to an old Abu Koster 40g (silver spoon type lure) and BANG - straight away I caught a 2 pounder at about 60 yds out. Caught 3 more around 2 pound each over the next hour - all 50 to 70 yds from the shore. They give a great fight on light tackle - I was using a Daiwa 11' spinning rod, a Penn Prion 7400 spinning reel and 12 lb line - great sport. They really hit the spinner hard - all four of them had all 3 hooks in their mouth - luckily the hook was easy enough to remove with doing any obvious damage - all fish returned safely.
Back to the car at 1 pm for a sambo and cup of tea.
Went ground fishing with rag for the afternoon - just by the wooden stakes back along the beach - blanked, nothing for the rest of the day.
Now I know these were just schooling bass and 2 pounds is quite small but they were my first bass, well pleased I was !

Best Regards

Aidan

After all these reports I just had to check out Cunnigar Beach !
Got up early last Weds 17th and headed off. Arrived at 10 am - tide fully out.
Nice day for fishing though, overcast, warm and an offshore breeze.
Parked in the car park, planned on a walkabout to get my bearings, just took a spinning rod and a few lures and walked to the very end of the spit (about 25 minutes). Turned right at the end of the spit and walked along the shore - casting as I went. Lots of little mullet chasing sprats - a little further along I could see nice sized silvery things in the water - hhmmm - bass !
Put on my super duper bass bullet - looks great, casts better, caught nothing .
Changed to an old Abu Koster 40g (silver spoon type lure) and BANG - straight away I caught a 2 pounder at about 60 yds out. Caught 3 more around 2 pound each over the next hour - all 50 to 70 yds from the shore. They give a great fight on light tackle - I was using a Daiwa 11' spinning rod, a Penn Prion 7400 spinning reel and 12 lb line - great sport. They really hit the spinner hard - all four of them had all 3 hooks in their mouth - luckily the hook was easy enough to remove with doing any obvious damage - all fish returned safely.
Back to the car at 1 pm for a sambo and cup of tea.
Went ground fishing with rag for the afternoon - just by the wooden stakes back along the beach - blanked, nothing for the rest of the day.
Now I know these were just schooling bass and 2 pounds is quite small but they were my first bass, well pleased I was !

Best Regards

Aidan

hi aldo
good to hear u cought your first bass
next time u go there u could try copper/red no 3 flying c
was out this evening got 20+ schoolies in 1 hour fish almost every cast
the guy with me got one about 12LB***** lovely fish he had never fished before in his lifedident even know wath it was thats fishing/
the bigger tides are better over 3.9 meter
BAITFISHING
go down past sand hill300/400 meters see the weeds 30/40 meters out cast beond them and retreveuntil bait is just at the outside of weeds
lug is very good never had any rags but i think theyed work ok
its also a hot spot for the bream bring spinning rod and spin while u bait fish hope u catch a bag full
Art//

Thanks for that Art - you can't beat local knowledge.
It's a bit of a donkey trot for me to get there - 3.5 hours there and 3.5 hours home again, but I plan to get a day in September there.
I'll definitely get some flying C's - tell me, do you dig the lug right there on the beach ?
I spotted that rocky/weedy area when the tide was out - will setup there next time.

A 12 pounder would make my year, but still, I'm just as happy once I'm out and about with a rod in my hand !

Off up the east coast this Saturday for a recce - Co Meath and Louth.

Kind regards

Aidan

Thanks for that Art - you can't beat local knowledge.
It's a bit of a donkey trot for me to get there - 3.5 hours there and 3.5 hours home again, but I plan to get a day in September there.
I'll definitely get some flying C's - tell me, do you dig the lug right there on the beach ?
I spotted that rocky/weedy area when the tide was out - will setup there next time.

A 12 pounder would make my year, but still, I'm just as happy once I'm out and about with a rod in my hand !

Off up the east coast this Saturday for a recce - Co Meath and Louth.

Kind regards

Aidan

u can dig them 1 at a time look for the cast then the blow hole dig between both usualy get them on the second dig
art/