Duration: 3 days
Tide: yip. but low tides
Weather: great
Bait: mack
Rigs: all
Report:
I had a mate coming back home to the UK from Zambia for a month and I talked him into coming over for some bass fishing on the south coast; I wanted to try and get my first one. He was well up for it but, true to form, he was more interested in targeting blue shark... to add to his long list of big species..


Day 1 Targeting Blue Shark
I put an advert up in the forum here to see if anyone was interested in joining us for the shark fishing and was pleased to hear that simplywabs and his son would be joining us for the day



It was a slow long day before any action happened but in the afternoon we were all soon to jump from our slumber when my mate exclaimed “theres a shark!”



All-in-all a great day despite myself and simplywabs not getting a fish


Thanks to Jim Lenihan for all his hard work and expertise, he really did put the effort in. A great skipper that I would thoroughly recommend.
(btw, also, at the end of the day when we got back on shore we actually tried for bass off a rock mark well into dark. There was a fish caught about 5lb but not by myself or my mate..)
Day 2 Species Hunt
Just myself, my mate, and a guide this day. We hired a boat for the day and headed out in high hopes after hearing and being promised the world of how a lot of decent fish could/would be caught.....


Day 3 Bass Hunt
My initial plan was to try and get wind of a few decent marks from the shore and to spend the day travelling around and working them. However, we were staying at the Commodore Hotel in Cobh and we got an offer from Pat to head out with him on his boat for the day in and around Cork Harbour. Pat is a renowned bass fisherman along the Cork coast with many years of experience and success!!.. - were weren’t going to let this opportunity slip past!...


It was another sunny day, if a little breezy, but with the occasional heavy downpour. Pat took charge and we tried a number of marks. I was the first into a fish!!











What a fantastic day. Thanks again Pat.
We had a great three days. All credit to all the lads down there that helped us make it so successful and memorable. Seriously, very decent men, all fanatical about their fishing and all who couldn’t have done more for us

Brilliant stuff. I hope to get back sooner rather than later.
All fish returned in one piece
Photos below...