Wickow Bass - the one that didnt get away

People: Me, Steve R

Duration: 3 hours

Tide: Low

Weather: warm and breezy

Bait: Every lure under the sun

Rigs: NA

Results: 1 x powerful little bass




Report:

So we headed out to the new mark in Wicklow for a second time. Low water was 6pm, and the plan was to get there after work for about the 6.30 mark.Spring tides but the low pressure was a potential session spoiler. Sometimes we can look at too many parameters when we fish. I was going even if It was snowing last night. The mark looked great again. I went to the same spot I hooked one a few weeks back. Nice run from the big tide. Around 2 hours into The flood we noticed some sea trout jumping. A few seals showed up too and the water looked like something was going on. Kinda hard to describe. Ye just knew fish were there.
We saw a few fish swirl on the surface, then a few large trout jumped. I switched to a sea trout type lure and had a rattle at distance. Typical trout type Hit. A few more casts and bringing the lure in through one of the gullies…BANG. Fish on. No mistake I knew immediately what it was. A couple of runs and efforts To get to the kelp later I landed a nice schoolie. Punching above his weight. About a pound and a half but some fight off him. My mate Steve said the rod was bouncing
All over the place. Managed to get this guy safely landed and a quick pic before releasing. Steve then had a bass follow right to his feet before shooting off. A couple more nocks at distance then it all went quiet and the seals moved on. I had a few small Pollock dart at the lure every now and then but they were small. We fished til about 10 and reluctantly called it a day. If I didn’t have work today and Had to drive home I would have plugged well into darkness. That mark definitely holds bigger bass.
Walking back long the rocks the moon was up and there was a nice Rolling swell coming in. Torture..! Delighted though, 2 visits and 2 bass. Im going to be all over this mark from now until November.

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Lovely clean fish Eoghan..... Nice to see a few bass being taken closer to home

nice 1 .

Nice bass!!! Well done

Well done. Maria Lurcir? 25gr, in Blue?

It's nice when a plan comes together,good report well done

Well done Eoghan

Well done. Maria Lurcir? 25gr, in Blue?

I'll give ye a point for that, its the yellow one. I have both but have had more success on the yellow.

Gimme to code man, need the code! BBH? GCOH?
Did you feel the need to replace the trebles?

Gimme to code man, need the code! BBH? GCOH?
Did you feel the need to replace the trebles?

Ha ha BBH

No I left em. Nice n small for trout, no probs with quality that I can see.
The bass put em through their paces last night.

That's great, I got a couple of BBH stashed away

Nice Bass Eoghan..

Nice bass good report

well done

Tnks all, a few too many schoolies lately for my liking. Its about time I had to struggle holding one up..! Im overdue one.