wiclow beach 29th March

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#1 Post by **derek yeates** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:50 am

People me and a mate

Duration:11am- 5pm

Tide:doest make much difference here

Weather:better than i thought it would be

Bait:plain lug

Rigs:3 hook flapper home made(1st one

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Results:BASS Plaice (I think) rockling

Report:

was meant to go to galway for the comp but the broter couldnt travel and i didnt fancy 8 hours in the car up and back so change of plans and headed to small beach in wicklow

spent the first hour in the car looking at the rain

finaly got the shelter up during a dry patch first cast out then scurry back under the shelter

peeked out to see tap tap then another tap tap then bang rod bends
next thing I see the flash of silver Oh s*** its a bass then it dissapears in the surf crap is it gone ............... no its still there

wahooo first bass of 2008

didnt care about the weather after that couple of plaice I think and a rockling.My mate blanked

cant wait to get out again now

#2 Post by **derek yeates** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:55 am

the surf

#3 Post by **fishermannum1** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:06 am

nice one derek,

dont think your other catch is a plaice, it looks more like a flounder..but i could be wrong,...well done.

#4 Post by **JOHN1** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:13 pm

fair play to you derek.

the flat is a flounder

well done.

#5 Post by **derek yeates** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:52 pm

my fish identification skills are crap especially with the flats

#6 Post by **round_ourway** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:36 pm

well done derek cracking catch fella. bet ur well happy

#7 Post by **wayne riley** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:51 pm

well done derek, nice bass 1st of many

#8 Post by **fishface** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:27 pm

nice one well done you crafty devil, you did not say which beach me thinks it brittas

#9 Post by **keith** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:54 pm

Well done Derek nice Bass

#10 Post by **eric** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:09 pm

spent three weeks now searching for a bass around wicklow

,well done dereck, and nice flounder too,couldn't get one of those either

hope to see you at the next comp

#11 Post by **derek yeates** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:10 pm

thanks lads
not brittas
same beach as my aviator

#12 Post by **wayne riley** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:27 pm

i think i no dat beach, mite c ye der over the summer

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