Last night

She Saaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiddddddd

Im a happy boy today!

Who: Myself
Location: South east ireland
Time: 12am - 4am
Bait: Rag
Rigs: Pennels - on 6/o
Tide: High around 12
Wind: not too bad
Species: Bass Bass Bass Bass Bass Bass Bass

On a whim I decided to get some bait and head to a mark I had heard of. Not a great week in work so I was a bit fed up and headed off - pre ordered bait and collected.

I decided to stop at a local pier and crab bash for some extra flavour before high tide - the mark fishes down so I was in no hurry - arrived at 11 and collected about 10 crabs. One thing I noticed as I floated a self assembled cage thingy on some rocks was after a while I saw some MONSTEROUS crabs approach - although I didnt get any, these were HUGE. Maybe 3 feet across toe to toe.

Speaking to some nice youngsters heading down the pier for the shift, they said the place was covered in spider crabs - Is this unusual? They said a storm and unusual wind directions had brought them in. Either way the pot fishers in the area will be well sorted for claws.

So I head to my mark for about 12:30 - set up rod one and put out to my left. Set up rod 2 and put to the right.

Rod one goes just as I launch the 2nd. Bass on - Nice run, good scrap - fish landed. bout 4lbs lovely fish.
Reload
Rod one again - Same as before.
Reload
Rod one - Better fish, less of a fight, but still very happy - It's only about 1:15am
Reload
Rod one - Cracking bang off the rod, good thumping, strong surges, best fish of the night - Maybe 6lb?? But you know yourself, it was probably 5 - but could have been 6!!!
Reload
Rod one - Tripod goes over - rod heads for the waves, I thought this is it!! But realised I didnt set my drag - 4.5 lber
Reload
Rod one - Good bang - 4.5 not much effort after the initial thump
Reload
Rod one - Slow bend in the rod at first, im sure its weed, bit of a spring back - im not sure what to do now, I wait, nothing. Reel in to reset and get an indication - wait, and, wait, and, wait.... We are off again - 5lb's

I have never caught more than one bass on any given night apart from a schoolie mixed with a larger one. I was OVER THE MOON with my night - from 12:30 to 3am this went on.

I may have just hit the right spot with my first rod as my second got nothing except a miss, but it did go. I missed another 3 on the 1st rod. It really is true that 99% of the fish are in 1% of the water apparently!!!

Fished on from 3 - 4 and didnt even get a nibble - I wasnt complaining. Think I woke half the fishing world up with constant pics and " bet you wish you came now" messages!!

Drove home as the sun rose with a happy feeling you only get from nights like that - got in, had a beer and hit the hay and dreamt of fishing that mark for the rest of my days!!!!!!

Excellent. Well done!

Wow, that's the kind of session everyone dreams of. Well done.

Bumper session, great stuff! Where are the pics[WHITE SMILING FACE]

Great fishing ardinn, really makes me want to hit a beach now, that's some result!

Yeah, those are the sessions that keeps us plodding through the blanks and the scratching sessions.

Well done sounds like a busy session

Very nice, I'm jealous!! It's great when you just hit the right place at the right time, well done.

nice bass well done

Thats some fishing man. Fair play.

Well done man, can't beat a night like that

Brilliant, the perfect red letter day!
Fantastic stamp of fish too. Wow
A few pics would nice