Malahide 09/09/09 - My First ever Bass

[paul mason]

14"?????? ........no wonder it didnt put up much of a scrap........ YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED,and no ignorance is no excuse.

Give the lad a break

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[dfella25]

Big well done one your fish pal. It's nice to see that some bass are still in Malahide and fair play for going back to try. It must have felt good to have gone with your instincts and it worked out. It just goes to show what putting in the hours does and you have a sweet dinner as a result! I like most others am truly delighted for you.

[Paul B]

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[clownfish]

Fine looking fish can,t wait to catch my own first Bass too, which i will eat and obviously within the legal requirements.Hope its as tasty as it looks S.B.
And to the critics of this catch, everybodys entitled to an opinion of course,but theres no need to shoot from the lip .You should have asked questions 1st or even commented to a mod to investigate instead of marginising yourselves from us decent folk who are only here to learn and develope our Angling skills.

And as a wise man once said

SUSPICION HAUNTS THE GUILTY MIND

[rustyhookthomas]

nice fish, i kept one a week ago and got a similar snide remark!
well done nice report,put a 40cm mark on the end of your rod and you
will then know for sure

[croppyboy]

well done mate lovely fish well over the limit . dont listen to anyone else i hope the oversized perch tasted well i cant wait till i catch a leagal size bass then the cat will get a feed
i keep on saying it i think it is time to ban lads who insult people on this site just because the kill a fcuking fish . i practice c&r 90% of the time but if i do want a fish for someone elses table noone else has the right to put me down because of it . this is why i dont realy put up shore reports anymore . sorry for the rant but this is really starting to piss me off
fintan

[captain AHAB]

That fish is well above the minimum size limit so no need to either explain or apologise Swords!
Wedone on the capture and I hope it's the first of many for ya!

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[dfella25]

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[Danshane]

Measured the chopping board and it's just over 15" and the fishes mouth and tail both protuded past the ends so the fish was 16". I can post a picture of chopping board and tape measure if you like.

I take your point though even if it was made abruptly.

PS I checked back and it was also you who gave out about BREEDING SIZE bass being taking. And has ben in my mind for weeks too.

[doggie3131]

let me see, 16", thats just over 40CM! thats a KEEPER!! well done lad hope it was tasty,and always remember there is a lot of us that keep the occasional fish.keep it up, and may you catch many more bass!whither you keep them or not!!

[MICK R]

nice fish hope it taste nicer than the muffin and can of coke

hope to get out myself on fri and sat to rodgerstown and laytown

[ian 123]

Well done man, thats a fine bass

[beebub2]

Fair play on getting your first bass mate. Good for you.

14"?????? ........no wonder it didnt put up much of a scrap........ YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED,and no ignorance is no excuse.

[brianbru]

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nice to get your first in Dublin

very tasty enjoy it

[cretekos]

[quote="SwordsBeginner"]Measured the chopping board and it's just over 15" and the fishes mouth and tail both protuded past the ends so the fish was 16". I can post a picture of chopping board and tape measure if you like.

Now put that in capitals and red colour and rub it in their faces mate .
Dont take any s@*t off them.
Hope it taste as nice as is look and when i get my first one i will make sure i take pictures of the cat eating the bones.....

[Tanglerat]

So, it's been established the fish was likely a keeper. Good, glad that's cleared up. Congrats to SwordsBeginner on your first ever Bass.

Now, the rest of yiz - and I mean all of yiz that posted on here that kept the pot stirred: No more of these antics please. Look down therein the bottom right corner of each post, see the wee red exclaimation mark?

!

Well, use that to report offensive posts to the mods.

And then let the mods do their thing.

[stevecrow74]

things done.. nice bass.. i still remember my first .. you kinda get a bug after catching it too..

may there be many more to come

[eric]

That fish is well above the minimum size limit so no need to either explain or apologise Swords!
Wedone on the capture and I hope it's the first of many for ya!

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