Wicklow Rock mark

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#1 Post by **Eoghan** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 1:55 pm

People : Me, Bro in law, nephew
Time 11am to 2 pm (Hungover, couldnt get up earlier)
Bait : Crab, Lug, Rag, Sandeel
Result : 2 bass, 1 pollock, 2 dogs and a small hound. (And bad sunburn)

Visited my usual Wicklow mark yesterday. Didnt disappoint. Water was cloudy and had no takes on any lures. Moved to a single hook setup and a large crab placed onto a sandy patch in between rocks. Missed a fish on my first cast and think it was a pollock as it was a tentative take. Third cast was more definite and has a bass of about 2Ib.
My brother in law in the meantime had two dogs out further and a small smooth hound, both to sandeel. I had another bass about 15 mins later and then just before we left I had a small pollock.

Its about the 8th time to fish it this year and I have only blanked once at it for bass, bass arent very big this year so far. Had a few 5Ib bass off it last year. Early days. Will try to post more but dont get time in work.

Kerry in September is looming.......im drooling already.

#2 Post by **roger de dodger** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:12 pm

nice job at least some one found the bass :D

#3 Post by **MAC** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:36 am

Nice one Eoghan. Do you use a running ledger and grip leads when fishing the crab like that? I am heading to waterford in a couple of weeks for a weekends fishing and I think I will be bringing a few peelers incase the plugging is slow.

Kev

#4 Post by **Eoghan** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 5:30 pm

No I used a 3oz bomb weight with the hook about 2 foot up from that on a small snood. Figured it would keep the hook up from the snags. Still lost once trace.

Well worth having bait a a back up. I never usually use bait and prefer to plug but with cloudy water like that it was pointless.