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Wexford Bass

#1 Post by Hagar the Horrible »

Me:

2.5 hrs:

Full Tide 2:30am:

Fresh North Easterly:

Peeler Crab:

3/0 Pennell Pulleys:

1 Nice Bass:




Headed out a tad reluctantly into a fairly blowey night, a real fresh NE wind blowing. Got to the beach and it wasn't as rough as I feared, but there was a nice surf piling in all the same. Got the bait in the water at 10:15pm and settled in for the night. Not a single bite until 11:40pm whan I got a big bang, picked the rod up and hit it the 2nd time. Tightened into him and all I could do at first was keep the tension on the line as I couldn't reel him in. After a little bit I started to retrieve and he came in OK until he got into the shallows and started to go balistic, but after a short struggle he was beached. Lovely fish, no scales with me so I don't know what weight he was but he measured 64 cm in length with a girth of 36cm. A fine plump fella. Anyone venture a guess as to weight?
Fished on for another hour but nothing else stirring, not that I minded too much :D :
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Re: Wexford Bass

#2 Post by Tanglerat »

Lovely fish. i don't have my BASS tape handy, but i'd call it about 7 to 8 lbs. Say 7.5.
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#3 Post by Big Bass »

Nice bass,what bait were you using? looks to be 7lb plus.good stuff :)
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#4 Post by razor2 »

Nice bass :D
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#5 Post by roger de dodger »

nothing horrible about that hagar :lol: 8)
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#6 Post by eyesreilly »

Nice bass Hagar,well done,,,,,,,,,,,,,i caught one that was 65cms and weighed just over 6lbs but yours looks fatter so id say its seven alright :wink:
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Re: Wexford Bass

#7 Post by Al and Jordan »

cracking fish man :shock: well done 8)
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#8 Post by Thresher56 »

Beautiful Bass Hagar. Fair play to ya!
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#9 Post by Bassmania »

NIce one Hagar - Definitely a 7- 8 pounder
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#10 Post by Pat »

According to the BASS tape, 64cms would be 6lbs.
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#11 Post by Dave »

Super fish there Hagar, well done. :D
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#12 Post by RockHunter »

Nice bass - probably less than 7 lb, maybe 6.5 lb as it looks a bit plumper than an avarage fish of that size. I had one of 70 cm the other night which was 7 lb. It looked reasonably well fed although not fat - typical for this time of year.
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#13 Post by gorilla33 »

cracking fish where did ya get him and what bait flood or ebb tide
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#14 Post by gorilla33 »

sorry didn't see ya posted bait and tide
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#15 Post by stefwest »

well done hagar thats a lovely bass nice to see
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#16 Post by JOHN1 »

cracking fish hagar 8) well done :wink:
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#17 Post by dfella25 »

Nice fish man well worth the wait!
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#18 Post by junior conger »

nice fish well done :D
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#19 Post by carpets »

Lovely bass there bring em on
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Re: Wexford Bass

#20 Post by Hagar the Horrible »

thanks for all the comments lads. Twas a lovely fish alright and my own PB.
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