Garryvoe 09/12/18

Location : Garryvoe
Date: 09/12/18 - 10/12/18
Time: 23:00 -5:00
Tide: LW 01:01 0.6m HW 06:56- 3.9m
Water 2-3 ft Surf ,
Weather: clear skies
Wind: 6km/h west south west
Rigs 3/0 penn pully, 2up 1 down
Bait: mackerel, sandeel , wraps ,lug ,crab, mussles, squid

Fish:
81cm Bass on sandeel
56cm Cod on Lug/Crab cocktail,
1 whiting on mackerel ,
1 coalie on sandeel,
1 conger on squid/mussle cocktail
1 dogfish on crab

First cast resulted in the Bass . Delighted . First specimen. Was a slow night but didnt disappoint. Most of the fish were around low water.

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Very nice mate well done indeed. Both fish look well fed.

class fishing

Two fine fish, well done. Interesting to see 6 different species on 5 different baits/cocktails.

Nice fishing any painted showing on it?

Munster open shore fished there on the 29th of Dec, 4 painted ray caught the longest 71cm, I had one the night before 78cm

Two fine fish, well done. Interesting to see 6 different species on 5 different baits/cocktails.

I found it more frustrating, the plan was to narrow down what was working but couldnt do that unfortunately

there is no way in hell i would be frustrated with that session - what a result!

That is an exceptional fish. For context, it would easily have won any year of the Irish Bass Festival.
Couple of general wonderings:

1)Are length based claims allowed for bass? I know they do them for a few types of shark, but I would have thought it to be irresponsible not to have it for bass, given that killing them is off the table for much of the year.
2)What are the current regs on bass is it back to strictly C&R ? I know from October to the end of 2018 you were allowed one fish over 42 cm
3)In your opinions, was this bass late to leave? The condition of this fish indicates that it's pre-spawn. After a very mild winter so far, I wonder have sea temperatures stayed high, thus keeping fish inshore for longer?

Crackin fish James!

That is an exceptional fish. For context, it would easily have won any year of the Irish Bass Festival.
Couple of general wonderings:

1)Are length based claims allowed for bass? I know they do them for a few types of shark, but I would have thought it to be irresponsible not to have it for bass, given that killing them is off the table for much of the year.
2)What are the current regs on bass is it back to strictly C&R ? I know from October to the end of 2018 you were allowed one fish over 42 cm
3)In your opinions, was this bass late to leave? The condition of this fish indicates that it's pre-spawn. After a very mild winter so far, I wonder have sea temperatures stayed high, thus keeping fish inshore for longer?

1 yes bass can be length based for specimen claims.

2 I believe jps just cleared that up with a recebt post, bass are now only a c&r fisheries, not that it affected me. I always use c&r for all my bass.

3 I genuinely have no idea. Hard one to tell for myself, maybe sometime with a lot more knowledge of bass could some a light.

there is no way in hell i would be frustrated with that session - what a result!

Was more talking about the narrowing down the baits to what worked haha. But ya it was a great session

Crackin fish James!

Thanks Charlie

Two fine fish, well done. Interesting to see 6 different species on 5 different baits/cocktails.

I found it more frustrating, the plan was to narrow down what was working but couldnt do that unfortunately

I think they all worked!

Two fine fish, well done. Interesting to see 6 different species on 5 different baits/cocktails.

I found it more frustrating, the plan was to narrow down what was working but couldnt do that unfortunately

I think they all worked!

But which one worked better haha . Crab seem to be top at the moment from other sessions.

Where on garryvoe did you fish?? Left or right of the car park??

Fished left the car park