My so called Wicklow bass session last night

A little beach/rock mark in Wicklow.
Perfect conditions, 2-3 ft waves rolling in. Clear water. Tide rising for the last 3 hours. Had peeler crab, mussel and mackerel.

Fished two rods. One at 20-30 yards with a single 6/0 heavily baited.
One at no more than 10-15 feet with two snoods with 2/0 hooks and a plain bomb weight.

Was sure I was going to get a bass, never gets to look better.

Results :
7 flounder and Dab. Damn pesky flounders. Largest approx 1Ib and smallest about the size of a hand.
What a waste of bait...!

Interestingly as the tide drew close to high water the feeding stopped.
This coincided with a strong run that picked up ona beach that normally has no run at all.

A little beach/rock mark in Wicklow.
Perfect conditions, 2-3 ft waves rolling in. Clear water. Tide rising for the last 3 hours. Had peeler crab, mussel and mackerel.

Fished two rods. One at 20-30 yards with a single 6/0 heavily baited.
One at no more than 10-15 feet with two snoods with 2/0 hooks and a plain bomb weight.

Was sure I was going to get a bass, never gets to look better.

Results :
7 flounder and Dab. Damn pesky flounders. Largest approx 1Ib and smallest about the size of a hand.
What a waste of bait...!

Interestingly as the tide drew close to high water the feeding stopped.
This coincided with a strong run that picked up ona beach that normally has no run at all.

you could of blanked be thankfull of flounders and dab's :roll:

What can I say dude, im a Bass snob. If its not a bass its just getting in the way..!

What can I say dude, im a Bass snob. If its not a bass its just getting in the way..!

some of us or not fortunate to live anywhere near bass....notice my location :? :? ........you SNOB :lol:

To be fair its hard work in Dublin/Wicklow too. Allot of work required for little reward sometimes.
U need to be from Wexford to Kerry for most of the best bass fishing but I dont envy you at all. Must be tough up there.

I just got into Bass fishing when I was 11 and it has just stuck.

Sorry to say I looked at the rain last night and chickened out.

Weather and tides look ideal for some 6am plugging as the sun comes up. Maybe Friday ...

Yeah, im gona be up v early on Saturday morning for a plugging session in one of my wicklow marks. Should be close to low water or on the last of the drop.