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minty
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looking for my first bass

#1 Post by minty »

i need a bit of help in the Bass department lads..........i'm hoping to head out and target bass this weekend :D :D , was thinking of Laytown area as i dont think there is much hope of me getting any up this neck of the woods :cry: :cry: .if anyone can give me any advice i would be very grateful, not even sure if i will be heading in the right direction.............
any other areas that i should try that would be within a few hours drive??????? what tides/times and what baits would be best?
many thanks lads
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Re: looking for my first Bass

#2 Post by MC »

would love to help you but i never had any luck with bass in NI, but i hear they get caught on downhill beach sometimes
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#3 Post by KERRY1 »

minty wrote:i need a bit of help in the Bass department lads..........i'm hoping to head out and target Bass this weekend :D :D , was thinking of Laytown area as i dont think there is much hope of me getting any up this neck of the woods :cry: :cry: .if anyone can give me any advice i would be very grateful, not even sure if i will be heading in the right direction.............
any other areas that i should try that would be within a few hours drive??????? what tides/times and what baits would be best?
many thanks lads


Minty, I have sent you a PM.
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#4 Post by crazyfish1983 »

Welcome to my world Minty. I have chased the little beggars for 5 years now and never got a sniff of one. They have to be the most aggrivating fish.

I hear tell of benone and downhill throwong them up. But it is always the same old story.... "you should have been here last nite"....
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Re: looking for my first Bass

#5 Post by minty »

thanks for the PM's and replies lads got some helpfull hints and tips, checked out the tides up north for saturday and they seem pretty late for a low tide and have to work part of this weekend so i'm heading for cushendun beach and will maybe try further north next weekend in my hunt for a bass..............
:D :D :D
some times catching crabs is a good thing.........or is it...........?

09 so far--codling coalies plaice flounder turbot 3&5 bearded rockling doggies whitting shanny and a [color=#FF0000]5lb [/color]huss thornback ray squid starfish mackeral pollack corkwing wrasse ballan wrasse [color=#FF0000]5lb 6oz [/color]conger
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Re: looking for my first Bass

#6 Post by KERRY1 »

minty wrote:thanks for the PM's and replies lads got some helpfull hints and tips, checked out the tides up north for saturday and they seem pretty late for a low tide and have to work part of this weekend so i'm heading for cushendun beach and will maybe try further north next weekend in my hunt for a Bass..............
:D :D :D


Good luck :wink:

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#7 Post by round_ourway »

good luck mate. hope ya get one
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