People:me
Duration:2 hours (11.30 to 13.30)
Tide:HW @ 10.30
Weather: fine and dry
Bait: frozen black lug
Rigs: 1 up / 1 down
Results: 1 bass @ 5lbs
Catch and Release:: No
Report: With the permission of my fishing officer :D, managed to get out for a quick couple of hours today. (cheers love :D )
With time not being on my side and the tide falling fast I headed to the far side of clonea (had intended on trying ballyquin).
Set up just below the steps and brought out my xmas presents of a 525 mag and a shakespeare hurricane rod.
With very little wind and good surf combined with the sun you could have mistaken it for a summers day.
Looking good for me I thought :?
Baited up and let fly- stood back and waited....
Endured the usual comments from the people on the beach (managed to keep my cool and reply with a nod and a forced smile :roll: :roll: )
Any bites?? :evil:
What are you fishin for?? :evil: :evil:
Would you catch fish there?? :evil: :evil: :evil:
What bait are you using?? :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
You should be using peeler crab - its the only thing to use :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
Anyway back to the report...
First cast resulted in loads of little knocks which dissapeared every time I went to put my hand on the rod. Reeled in and baited up again. Cast out again (backed off a bit on the magnets and almost got myself a fine birdie :cry: ) - Put them suckers back on full straight away :roll: .
Had myself a smoke while checking out the various stuff washed up on the rocks (car baby seat/full front end of a honda). Went back beside the rod and within a couple of minutes I got a huge hit. The tip of the rod amost bent over to touch itself (well not quite but almost :lol: :lol: ).
Picked it up and reeled in straight away.
Something heavy there I thought to myself. 8)
Not being used to the reel I was concentrating on line lay and had my head down watching it. As my leader came on the spool I looked up and to my surprise I had a good sized fish on the end of my line.
Jeez, i thought to myself - thats a big coalie :oops: :oops: .
Had another look and to my surprise and delight it was a bass :shock: :shock: :shock: on my hook.
Man was I ecstatic - I hadn't caught a bass in clonea with over three months or more.
Got it in and had a good look at him. This guy had been in the wars :cry: .
He ?? had loads of fresh little bite marks on one side with a big cut on the other side. Something had a good go at him :cry: .
Decided to keep him for the table because of this.
Baited up again and sent it out (full magnets this time :roll: )
Again got loads of small knocks which came to nothing. Continued on for another hour or so but nothing was interested. :(
With the expiry time on my permission slip fast approaching I packed up and headed home. (best not to piss off the permissions officer :lol: :lol: )
Weighed him at home and he was just touching on 5 lbs - my biggest bass so far - ( not the 10lber I am dreaming off but we are getting closer 8) )
Hope to get out again on Friday morning for another few hours
John.
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