Bass and baits

[Gabbey11]

Alrite so I need to target a bass at some stage this year, depending on the weekend I may go a drive.
Anyone know of a general area either donegal or further round the coast from there.
Ive heard of a few places but only have the day so cant go any further south.
Also rag or crab? Ive heard both work, if this all goes to pot im going for a ray or two.
Any advice would be v helpfull
cheers
(ps think the ban is lifted this weekend or Im going ray hunting anyway )

[Al and Jordan]

for a better chance of bass you would be better heading south instead of north man, through dublin or towards wicklow. but if your after ray why not head up to leenan in donegal this weekend as there is a site meet. you'll get to meet a load of the lads off the forum and you could pick a few brains regarding marks and species. i've always found this to be the way to go when searching fish out. at the end of the day we are all here to help eachother out. and i find that meeting other anglers face to face reaps better rewards than someone being bothered to write a load of stuff out in a message

[Gabbey11]

Actually that was where I was planning to go, what days it on?
where only going on Sunday or maybe saturday night and staying over.
Also its more the drive for 1 days fishing i dont think im interested in going all the way down to wicklow altho Ill maybe map it and see the difference in time.
Cheers for the info

Actually according to route planner not a huge difference in times, well see what baits we have and maybe organise around that

[Al and Jordan]

hi gabbey, not sure what the meet time is at on saturday. we'll be heading up from north belfast before noon and are planning to set up camp and fish through to sunday afternoon. loads of great marks to fish up there with different venues offering flats, rays, pollock wrasse and conger .
as for the drive it's almost the same with the motorway to wicklow. we can leave the house in belfast and be fishing within 2 hours . wee buns man

[round_ourway]

100% what al says.

[Gabbey11]

This has turned from 2 of us in my clio to four haha
well be leaving comber/donaghadee around 4:30ish and just fishing overnight then leaving sunday afternoon.
Meeting tonight to decide on where were going, Im all ready to go for either apart from needing another few rigs <<< as always

This will be a test on the new reel

[Al and Jordan]

where did you decide on going to then man?

[Gabbey11]

were going to go leenan as far as Im aware on saturday through to sunday, dont know how my clio is goin to take 4 guys and all the gear but well manage.
Got myself well kitted and for the first time got myself some braid, that stuff is crazy thin haha
just to make another few rigs and then im ready to go

[Al and Jordan]

good stuff man, we'll see you up there. should be good craic

[bingham]

were going to go leenan as far as Im aware on saturday through to sunday, dont know how my clio is goin to take 4 guys and all the gear but well manage.
Got myself well kitted and for the first time got myself some braid, that stuff is crazy thin haha
just to make another few rigs and then im ready to go

good luck gabbey,i can just about get me,drew and our gear into mine but then we do carry a lot of gear with us

[bingham]

good stuff man, we'll see you up there. should be good craic

il not be making it,cant get the time off work think were heading out wednesday if you fancy joining us??