East coast bass! 29-06-09

[spindlefist]

People:me

Duration:2pm- 5pm

Tide:fishing mud to almost high

Weather: beautiful, calm, damn humid

Bait:mackeral, rag, lug

Rigs:pulley,

Results:Bass x 1

report:
So i was out to prove it to myself that there are indeed bass around north dublin, set off bout 10am , got bait together.. Nothing fights better than a northside ragworm! meanest rag i've ever met, one even pulled a knife on me!
anyway, setup, all in front was mud, with the exception of the small channel.. But the mullet had already started to move in so I figured I attempt bubble float/size 8/ maddies to get the early ones, as this has worked in the past. no joy though, damn crabs kept violating the worms as soon as they hiut the water.
Just after 4pm I put on the biggest rag I'd dug, mean sonofabitch, wooden leg and eye patch kinda worm.. cast it bout 70yards, into the far channel. 2 mins soak and suddenly rod was hopping. i was confused as I think I didn;t really expect to get bites in teh beamin sunlight there, but low and behold, north dublin bass. 3Lb 4 oz, approx. 53cm. not a monster, but a nice fish all the same.
only had him outta the water for a min or two, but would not resusitate, so i reluctantly brougth it home for the plate. Stomach was full of small hardback crabs, a thought for next time perhaps.

tight lines

daire

[brows79]

nice fish,time to stock up on crabs i think,cant believe you got it in dublin,he musta got lost

[brows79]

nice fish,time to stock up on crabs i think,cant believe you got it in dublin,he musta got lost

[spindlefist]

2nd bass i've seen there in 2 days, the other was a 5lber that terrified the lads that caught it, managed to cut all three of them up in 30 secs.. hahah

[seanie35]

well done lad its a mean feat getting an afternoon dublin bass

[shamoo0804]

Great to see a few more being caught around that neck of the woods, handy spot there with the worm digging and all

[spindlefist]

what worm diggin?


i had to hike to the back of howth head or something believable like that.. m

[shamoo0804]

Yeh, I hear the bailey light house is the new brayhead

[dfella25]

Oi! Slagging off the northside. Let me know when your over here next. I'll rob your gear

Nice fish man well done on getting it. Only problem withthatspot ispassers by want a chat

[Eoghan]

Fair play for trying to put it back anyway.

I once fished with a gilly in Kerry and he caught a 7Ib on a plug.
The plan was to keep one fish that day as the host was going to cook it for us.

To cut a long story shot the Bass had about 14 hard back crabs in its stomach.
All at different states of digestion, so clearly the bass had been feeding for some time on the hardies.

For a long time I have wanted to float a hard backed crab over a shallow reef.
Attach the crab to the underneath of some foam or similar and tie the hook on with thread if poss.
The live crab in this way would surely attract attention.

[kenf41]

nice catch daire
much better than i did . dont think june was for me
near 10 before i unlocked my keys and finally got to drive home
the wife had a head like those knife weilding rag after bringing me the spare key

[shamoo0804]

the wife had a head like those knife weilding rag after bringing me the spare key

Atleast you had a spare key at home

[kenf41]

but she then reminded me im in aa ( forgot as ive never used them and ive paid it for years)

[saltydog]

Congrats Dáire nice Bass

[tight lines]

well done

[gfkelly1969]

well done daire great looking bass