TRAMORE AREA,19/10/07.BIG BIG BASS

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#21 Post by **James Barry** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:56 pm

Very nice fish tbag fair play!! looks like tramore is good at the mo.... :D happy days, hoping to get out next sunday fishing the front strand,, hv 2 make up for the disappointment of woodstown today :roll:

#22 Post by **rapala** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 9:19 am

Adam S wrote:nice fish tbag well done. is the fish in the pic hanging on a weight hook in the gills?

if it is you might find its better for the fish not to do that. its been shown in pike and i would guess is the same for bass that all that weight hanging on a very thin hook can cause damage to the gill rakers and the operculum, the gill cover, and could reduce chances of survival.

you would be better off holding it horizontallywith teo hands, or horizontally or vertically with one hand in the gill (but not between the rakers) and the other supporting the belly

if you get the hang of where to hold it you will be safe from the sharp gill covers, and it will be better for the fish.

good catch well done

A good tip is to pack one of them heavier-duty plastic bags you get from the Spar, the ones with the handles. They fold away to nothing and weigh nothing, and are very good to put the fish in to weigh it...takes all the strain off the fish.
Also doubles up as a fishbag if you have to, or decide to take one for the pot.

#23 Post by **pete** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:58 am

Tbag is the new Cortaz :!: :lol: Absoulute cracker of a fish

#24 Post by **round_ourway** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 2:39 pm

LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT MOFO, well done lads on releasing it, fair play

#25 Post by **coaster** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 2:52 pm

Nice fishing lads.
Fair play for posting it on here.

#26 Post by **tbag** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 3:41 pm

barry-woodstown?4 hours and not even a bite,i was cracking up,it was very peggey.will hit the front strand tomorrow nite i think,nice tide there next few days.

#27 Post by **marno** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:52 am

roger de dodger wrote:i dont see the facination of claiming a specimum once you get a picture ,a bit of paper will never put that smile back on your face like a picture on the mantle piece 8) (so debrock tells me :wink: )

I feel the same except I keep forgetting my camera so I have nothing for this year except my word :? I did have a wobble when the fishing shop guy told me the Wrasse I threw back was the Irish record, that I would have claimed.....I cheered up when I looked it up and was about 7oz out, but then I lost my 'I threw back a record Wrasse' story.