Killiney Sat 10 May

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#1 Post by **Scamper** » Sun May 11, 2008 4:56 pm

People:2

Duration:6pm-10pm

Tide:High 4pm I think

Weather:Warm and foggy

Bait:Ragworm

Rigs:3 hook size4 flapper, 2 hook size1 clipped

Results:eel, 2 wrasse, bass, crab.

Report: Went to dalkey first looking for a few mackerel. Only got 2 but another angler kindly gave us the last of his ragworm so decided to give killiney a go. Eel was gut hooked by feathers on first cast. Then a small wrasse (my first) on the rag. A while later another this one much bigger (about 2lbs roughly). Then on the very last cast with the rest of the rag packed on the hooks I got my very first bass (about 18 inches or so- no measuring tape). At first i thought it was just a dogfish. Couldn't believe it when it broke the surface :D What a feeling. Unfortunately no camera :cry:

#2 Post by **wayne riley** » Sun May 11, 2008 7:15 pm

well done on ur 1st bass

#3 Post by **roger de dodger** » Sun May 11, 2008 9:47 pm

no camera ! sinful absolutly bleedin sinful ,well done on your bass it didnt have eric written on it did it :?:

#4 Post by **Scamper** » Sun May 11, 2008 10:13 pm

I know, I'm raging i didnt have the camera :x Also have to get a tripod. Missed three or four other strong bites because it took me so long to get the rod out of the waste pipe :oops: Anyone got any opinions on the veals tripods?

#5 Post by **Figs** » Mon May 12, 2008 9:33 am

I've an Ian Golds tripod and I find it excellent, its got great resistance to corrosion, well worth the money.

#6 Post by **eric** » Mon May 12, 2008 9:43 am

roger de dodger wrote:no camera ! sinful absolutly bleedin sinful ,well done on your bass it didnt have eric written on it did it :?:

i got one yesterday on a kilty at whiterock,22cm :roll: 8)

#7 Post by **eyesreilly** » Mon May 12, 2008 5:12 pm

Well done Scamper :lol: , pity about the camera, I forgot mine on Sat but was lucky that one of the lads had one to take a pic of my first Bass (still delighted :roll: :P ).

#8 Post by **Scamper** » Mon May 12, 2008 11:51 pm

eyesreilly wrote:Well done Scamper :lol: , pity about the camera, I forgot mine on Sat but was lucky that one of the lads had one to take a pic of my first Bass (still delighted :roll: :P ).

You caught a very nice one too. Congrats. :D With a bit of luck the weather will be like this after 15 June.

#9 Post by **round_ourway** » Tue May 13, 2008 10:13 am

well done on your first bass fella :D

#10 Post by **roger de dodger** » Tue May 13, 2008 9:47 pm

if you want to hook up more bass HOLD your rod you will miss more bites if you use a rod stand ,thats why bass rods are smaller and lighter than beachcasters :D

#11 Post by **roger de dodger** » Tue May 13, 2008 9:49 pm

if you want to hook up more bass HOLD your rod you will miss more bites if you use a rod stand ,thats why bass rods are smaller and lighter than beachcasters :D a bass can swim at 16 feet per second how fast can you grab your rod :oops:

#12 Post by **Scamper** » Thu May 15, 2008 1:42 pm

roger de dodger wrote:if you want to hook up more bass HOLD your rod you will miss more bites if you use a rod stand ,thats why bass rods are smaller and lighter than beachcasters :D a bass can swim at 16 feet per second how fast can you grab your rod :oops:

Thats a good point. Will have to get a nice light rod anyway. Arms were aching from using my 15 foot beachcaster for feathering :cry:

#13 Post by **marno** » Thu May 15, 2008 3:33 pm

roger de dodger wrote:no camera ! sinful absolutly bleedin sinful ,well done on your bass it didnt have eric written on it did it :?:

If he had a camera he never would have caught the Bass.......fish know these things :wink: