West Coast Bass 15.07.09

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West Coast Bass 15.07.09

#1 Post by saltydog »

People: baitdigger & myself

Duration: 18:30-00:00

Tide: HT @ 23:00ish

Weather: Wind form the West force 3-4 odd shower

Bait: Lug and Razor

Rigs: various

Results: Bass




Report: Met baitdigger at the mark in West Clare and got set up. There was weed in the water in close it seemed to be just hanging in the first shelf of surf and we only picked it up on the retrieve which wasn't too bad the baits were holding so we were in with a chance. The wind pushing in from the West was kicking up a nice bit of surf and it looked very "Bassy".... nothing was doing for hours which left us scratching our heads as with the surf coming in there should've been Bass showing we were thinking.... as darkness fell and the tide approached full baitdigger spotted a bang on one of my rods just as well i was too busy yapping.... ran over and sure enough i'd a slack liner picked it up reeled in and a little schoolie was landed quick pic the off he popped.... not too long after baitdigger had a good rattle but no hook up then a few mins later another good rattle this time there was fish on and another schoolie came in quick pic and he went back to join his pals.... we both missed another few bites which on another day would've resulted in 4 Bass each buts thats fishing...we were happy to have acquired the target species even if they were little uns but the mark is capable of very big fish on its day...
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Shore Species 2011 (31) Ballan Wrasse, Bass, Bullhuss, Coalfish, Cod, Conger, Corkwing Wrasse, Cuckoo Ray, Dab, Dogfish, Five Bearded Rockling, Flounder, Goldsinny Wrasse, Long Spined Sea Scorpion, Mackerel, Plaice, Pollack, Poor Cod, Pouting, Rock Goby, Shanny, Shore Rockling, Short Spined Sea Scorpion, Thornback Ray, Three Bearded Rockling, Tompot Blenny, Tope, Tub Gurnard, Turbot, Undulate Ray, Whiting

Shore Species 2010 (26) - Bass, Black Goby, Bull Huss, Coalfish, Cod, Dab, Dogfish, Five Bearded Rockling, Flounder, Grey Gurnard, Lesser Weaver, Mackerel, Mullet, Plaice, Pollack, Poor cod, Pouting, Rock Goby, Shore Rockling, Silver eel, Starry Smooth Hound, Thornback Ray, Tope, Tub Gurnard, Turbot, Whiting

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Re: West Coast Bass 15.07.09

#2 Post by boyler »

Well done on the Bass,Its 1 of the fish i will be targeting later in the year hopefully.:)

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Re: West Coast Bass 15.07.09

#3 Post by red »

fair play for stickin it out lads with some reward at the end.
a small fish is better than a big blank anyday :lol: :lol:
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Re: West Coast Bass 15.07.09

#4 Post by RockHunter »

Well done on getting the bass.
That damn weed seems to be everywhere at the moment - I had a look at a good bass mark yesterday evening but it was unfishable. I tried a bit of surface plugging from the rocks close to the beach but after 20 minutes lost the plug :twisted: :twisted:
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Re: West Coast Bass 15.07.09

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Re: West Coast Bass 15.07.09

#6 Post by kstaff »

Connor the council will need a court order to get you removed from the beaches lately! Fair play for the effort you're putting in.
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Re: West Coast Bass 15.07.09

#7 Post by round_ourway »

Conor your killing me here. I wish I got out half as much as you!! your putting in the hours and getting all the results. well done sir, another good report.
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Re: West Coast Bass 15.07.09

#8 Post by KERRY1 »

Well done on catching your Bass.
It's been May since I fished for them and it won't be until September again when I go to Co.Kerry that I get another go at them.
Great to see that you are getting rewarded for all the time and effort you are putting in.
Don't you look happy in the photo :lol: and why not?
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#9 Post by Tony Fella »

Nice bass there leave some fish for us would ya :wink:
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Re: West Coast Bass 15.07.09

#10 Post by baitdigger »

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That black reflective tape is here http://www.mightybright.co.uk/index.html
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Re: West Coast Bass 15.07.09

#11 Post by tight lines »

well done lads
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Re: West Coast Bass 15.07.09

#12 Post by corbyeire »

did they take razor with lug or just on their own?
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Re: West Coast Bass 15.07.09

#13 Post by saltydog »

kstaff wrote:Connor the council will need a court order to get you removed from the beaches lately! Fair play for the effort you're putting in.


Ssshh don't tell the council.... dogs are banned from the beaches in Clare i had to launch a covert operation to go undetected ;)

Thorniefish wrote:Conor your killing me here. I wish I got out half as much as you!! your putting in the hours and getting all the results. well done sir, another good report.


Cheers they made us work hard for them last night...at the minute it's a case of don't think just go fishing...

KERRY1 wrote:Well done on catching your Bass.
It's been May since I fished for them and it won't be until September again when I go to Co.Kerry that I get another go at them.
Great to see that you are getting rewarded for all the time and effort you are putting in.
Don't you look happy in the photo :lol: and why not?


Thanks you should give alandjordan a shout they'd Bass up that direction last year... and you could always take a spin down to the beaches around Meath a few cropping up there too...

Tony Fella wrote:Nice Bass there leave some fish for us would ya :wink:


Cheers Tony your getting plenty in yourself ;)

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Cheers Neil like the way it doesn't take the look of the rods original finish 8)

tight lines wrote:well done lads


Thanks :)

corbyeire wrote:did they take razor with lug or just on their own?


My one was on Lug Neils was on Razor ;)
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#14 Post by eyesreilly »

Well done Lads, Conor you look a lot happier than baitdigger :lol: :lol:
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Re: West Coast Bass 15.07.09

#15 Post by Conger »

Well done on the bass lads, hopefully be out that direction soon,
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Re: West Coast Bass 15.07.09

#16 Post by nige »

kstaff wrote:Connor the council will need a court order to get you removed from the beaches lately! Fair play for the effort you're putting in.


dont think the court order would even work :) nice fishing lads.
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Re: West Coast Bass 15.07.09

#17 Post by roger de dodger »

eyesreilly wrote:Well done Lads, Conor you look a lot happier than baitdigger :lol: :lol:

note the way baitdigger is holding his bass very hard to smile when you have spikes in you mitts :lol:
well done boys no matter what eric says bass are still 8)
took another look its that lighthouse he has on his heed makin him frown :lol: :lol: :lol:
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roger de dodger wrote:
eyesreilly wrote:Well done Lads, Conor you look a lot happier than baitdigger :lol: :lol:

note the way baitdigger is holding his Bass very hard to smile when you have spikes in you mitts :lol:
well done boys no matter what eric says Bass are still 8)
took another look its that lighthouse he has on his heed makin him frown :lol: :lol: :lol:



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Re: West Coast Bass 15.07.09

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Conger wrote:Well done on the Bass lads, hopefully be out that direction soon,



You have had better Bass in this area lately,, if it doesnt rain Saturday AM should be really special. Where did you get the painted? send me a pm with a rough guide?
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Re: West Coast Bass 15.07.09

#20 Post by brian perry »

well done lads,

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