East Cork Beach - 16th August 2008

[RockHunter]

People: Me

Duration: 4.00 - 8.00 pm

Tide: HW at 6.15 pm

Weather: Glorious sunny afternoon, light southerly wind

Bait: rag, razor, mackerel, sandeel

Rigs: 3/0 pennel, 1/0 pennel, two hook flapper (size 3/0), three hook flapper (size 1)

Results: 1 bass, 1 flounder




Report: Having heard severe weather warning on the radio earlier in the morning I was hesistant about going out at all. There was a bit of rain around lunch time. But the afternoon seem OK - got to the beach - blue sky out to sea with just a few clouds :shock: :shock: In fact it was sunny all day - maybe there was ten minutes when the sun was behind a cloud.

There was a good surf rolling in and the beach was almost weed free.

I set up two rods with rag and razor and cast out. After about 3/4 of an hour I put the size 1 three hook flapper on a shorter rod and cast in into the suds hoping for flounder. About 30 minutes later there was a strong knock on the shorter rod - I had a bite - it was putting up a bit of a fight - I was thinking big flounder - but then got a pleasent surprise as I hauled a bass out of the surf :lol: :lol: :lol: It was 51 cm and weighed just over 3 lbs. Taken on rag.

Later there was a small tap on the same rod - I started to retrieve and thought it was a missed bite but at the end of the trace was a tiny flounder - about the smallest I have ever caught, less than 20 cm.

There were no more bites after that. The other two rods were untouched.

But I was happy - that was my first bass since the end of the ban - I was almost ready to give up on that beach, it was good in April but since then all I had managed to catch there had been dogfish and the odd flounder.

And it turned out to be a glorious day not what I was expecting at all.

[thelegend]

lovely healthy lookin bass rockhunter well done , i have caught many flounder smaller than that so be chuffed , you headin for the big pollack anytime soon :?:

[RockHunter]

Thanks Legend,
It is a nice looking bass alright.

If the weather is anyway decent I might head over to Beara next weekend for a pollock/wrasse session but if it is like this weekend I may stick hunting bass on the Cork beaches.

[eyesreilly]

Nice fishing Rockhunter, terrific looking bass there :lol: , did my fishing thursday and friday cos of the bad weather expected on the weekend but it hasnt been too bad after all :shock: . Now i'm sorry i didnt get out today :cry: Well done again.

[RockHunter]

Thanks again Dave,

The weather on Saturday was surprisingly good considering the rest of the country was suffering a deluge.

Unfortuately it was our turn yesterday - rained all day. I did get out for a short session but just got a dogfish - although I gave up after a couple of hours - well before high tide - the weather was just too grim :evil: :evil: