Sea Bass Flyfishing, Kerry 11.10.2010

Old Shore Reports are moved here for Public Viewing

Moderators: donal domeney, saltydog

Message
Author
User avatar
tommy e
SAI Lug Worm
Posts: 43
Joined: Tue Jan 12, 2010 8:49 pm
Favourite Rod: CD BlueRapid 2,7 -35g.
Favourite Reel: Stella
Favourite Fish: Bass
Location: Kerry
Been thanked: 5 times

Sea Bass Flyfishing, Kerry 11.10.2010

#1 Post by tommy e »

Incredible session, great weather. My first bass on a fly!
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Sea Bass:
2010 - 298
2011 - 300
2012 - 311
2013 - 191
2014 - 4

My Blog:
http://basshunting.blogspot.com/
eric
SAI Megalodon!
Posts: 3902
Joined: Sat Oct 08, 2005 5:42 pm
Favourite Rod: one with eyes and reel seat
Favourite Reel: one which contains line
Favourite Fish: the ones which swim
Has thanked: 11 times
Been thanked: 10 times

Re: Sea Bass Flyfishing, Kerry 11.10.2010

#2 Post by eric »

amazing pictures mate 8) first one is top notch. what is it with bass anglers and good photography skills?
species for 2009 (42)
species for 2010 (27)
species for 2011 (12)
species for 2012 (8)
[i][b][color=#0000BF] best advice for catching species is girls dont like fishing and its hard to catch fish when you sell all your gear'[/color][/b][/i]
User avatar
junior conger
SAI Sea Dog!
Posts: 835
Joined: Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:48 pm
Favourite Rod: shakespeare k2 red metal twin tip o
Favourite Reel: shimano 800 navi xsb
Favourite Fish: conger eel or cod
Location: cork
Has thanked: 27 times
Been thanked: 6 times

Re: Sea Bass Flyfishing, Kerry 11.10.2010

#3 Post by junior conger »

clasy pictures 8)
species 2010:20
wishlist:
cod over 5lbs!
a new match rod!!(accomplised k2 red metal!)

west cork and district sac
best fish 2010: 25lb conger eel

SPECIES 2011:= 2 species of rockling, colaie,codling whiting,pollock,gurnanrd,throback ray,grey gurnard
best fish 11 7 pound thornback ray
mitch
SAI Sea Dog!
Posts: 952
Joined: Wed May 13, 2009 5:48 pm
Favourite Rod: Conoflex
Favourite Reel: Ambassador 6500ct rocket
Favourite Fish: Bass
Location: Co. Wicklow
Has thanked: 161 times
Been thanked: 37 times

Re: Sea Bass Flyfishing, Kerry 11.10.2010

#4 Post by mitch »

congrats mate thats a fine bass :D
that first photo is a cracker well done : :D
gerryl
SAI Hammerhead
Posts: 259
Joined: Wed May 05, 2010 12:42 am
Has thanked: 1 time
Been thanked: 36 times

Re: Sea Bass Flyfishing, Kerry 11.10.2010

#5 Post by gerryl »

crackin lookin bass...well done
User avatar
evan699
SAI Sea Dog!
Posts: 601
Joined: Tue May 12, 2009 4:11 pm
Favourite Rod: Greys grx-s
Favourite Reel: Daiwa 7ht mag
Favourite Fish: Wrasse
Location: cork city
Has thanked: 15 times
Been thanked: 19 times

Re: Sea Bass Flyfishing, Kerry 11.10.2010

#6 Post by evan699 »

Must of been a good scrap cause the bass looks knackered in the first photo. Well done. Lovely fish and a bonus that it's on the fly :)
Species 2014: whiting, coalie, pouting, codling, pollack, ballan wrasse, dab, poor cod, mackerel, grey gurnard, conger, ling, cuckoo wrasse, launce, common skate, bass, scad, garfish, blue shark

Species 2015: Ballan wrasse, poor cod, pollack, ling, flounder, turbot, mackerel, whiting, lsd, dab, grey gurnard, pouting, cuckoo wrasse, cod
User avatar
Al
SAI Megalodon!
Posts: 2376
Joined: Tue Feb 21, 2006 2:04 am
Favourite Rod: GB3 LITE
Location: Dublin
Has thanked: 160 times
Been thanked: 55 times

Re: Sea Bass Flyfishing, Kerry 11.10.2010

#7 Post by Al »

Nice 8)
User avatar
birdseye
SAI Bait Ball
Posts: 127
Joined: Fri Nov 28, 2008 12:23 pm
Favourite Rod: Penn power stick
Favourite Reel: Penn 4.0
Favourite Fish: Haddock
Location: North West Coast
Has thanked: 25 times
Been thanked: 5 times

Re: Sea Bass Flyfishing, Kerry 11.10.2010

#8 Post by birdseye »

Super photos and bass 8)
Well done.
Specimens come and go but the passion is for ever.
User avatar
saving private brian
SAI Megalodon!
Posts: 2178
Joined: Tue Feb 16, 2010 1:33 pm
Favourite Rod: abu
Favourite Reel: slosh 30
Favourite Fish: any
Location: mayo
Has thanked: 6 times
Been thanked: 79 times

Re: Sea Bass Flyfishing, Kerry 11.10.2010

#9 Post by saving private brian »

good pics come from good snappers lol.well done tommy
nicefish
SAI Megalodon!
Posts: 1155
Joined: Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:58 pm
Has thanked: 235 times
Been thanked: 92 times

Re: Sea Bass Flyfishing, Kerry 11.10.2010

#10 Post by nicefish »

Some fine Bass there I'd say they put up a great scrap on the fly.
The best things in life aren't things.
Nite Owl
SAI Bait Ball
Posts: 86
Joined: Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:52 pm
Has thanked: 1 time

Re: Sea Bass Flyfishing, Kerry 11.10.2010

#11 Post by Nite Owl »

Great stuff Tommy. Have you dumped the new lure rod already? I might have a buyer :wink:
User avatar
declan65
SAI Sea Dog!
Posts: 434
Joined: Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:47 am
Favourite Rod: Red Luck SD
Favourite Reel: Rarenium 4000
Favourite Fish: Bass
Location: Dungarvan, Co. Waterford.
Has thanked: 73 times
Been thanked: 29 times

Re: Sea Bass Flyfishing, Kerry 11.10.2010

#12 Post by declan65 »

Well done, the first photo's a cracker, lovely bass , again well done 8)
Everyone should believe in something; I believe I’ll go fishing.
User avatar
roger de dodger
SAI Megalodon!
Posts: 5651
Joined: Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:15 pm
Favourite Fish: skimmers
Location: bray co.wickla
Has thanked: 191 times
Been thanked: 288 times

Re: Sea Bass Flyfishing, Kerry 11.10.2010

#13 Post by roger de dodger »

i want to go to kerry ,co.kerry that is :lol: as henry would say ausum pictures!!
EAST COAST BAITBUCKET RAIDER,

thornback specialist
User avatar
lucky
SAI Sea Dog!
Posts: 719
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:25 am
Favourite Rod: penn
Favourite Reel: shinomo
Favourite Fish: tope
Location: furbo... co. galway
Been thanked: 11 times

Re: Sea Bass Flyfishing, Kerry 11.10.2010

#14 Post by lucky »

nice one mate
SHORE SPECIES 2012... coalie,

boat species09~~~pollack,cod,haddock,whiting,doggies,bullhuss,tope,john dory,thornebsck,blonde,blue shark,spur dog,wrase,gunnard,pouting,

shore species 2010~~~ dab,flounder,thorneback ray,pollack,plaice,coalies,turbot,wrasse,bull huss, lsd...

boat trips 4 result..pouting,, spurdog.pollack,
shore trips 2010.... 36.....

wish list 2010..sea trout....
User avatar
dunner
SAI Sea Dog!
Posts: 464
Joined: Sun Nov 23, 2008 1:14 pm
Favourite Rod: Fly
Favourite Reel: shimmy
Favourite Fish: Bass
Location: cork
Has thanked: 18 times
Been thanked: 5 times

Re: Sea Bass Flyfishing, Kerry 11.10.2010

#15 Post by dunner »

very nice.... :mrgreen:
The fly rod caught Bass are the best....
But dont do that to your lovely reel!! :shock: :wink:
User avatar
seanie35
SAI Megalodon!
Posts: 2197
Joined: Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:35 pm
Favourite Rod: shimano beastmaster bass rod
Favourite Reel: shimano ultrega
Favourite Fish: anything with a spin
Location: west waterford
Has thanked: 86 times
Been thanked: 85 times

Re: Sea Bass Flyfishing, Kerry 11.10.2010

#16 Post by seanie35 »

class photos well done on your fly bass 8)
Species....good film.....I'll get my coat
User avatar
kaylemf
SAI Hammerhead
Posts: 201
Joined: Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:11 pm
Location: Salthill, Galway

Re: Sea Bass Flyfishing, Kerry 11.10.2010

#17 Post by kaylemf »

super photos, well done looks like a nice fish!
Target Species 2010- 20
Species 2010 - (15) Coalfish, Whiting, 5 Bearded Rockling, Flounder, Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Shore Rockling, Codling, Turbot, Launce, Pollack, Blenny, Conger, Lesser Weaver, Mackerel, Sea Trout,


Species 2011:(11) Turbot, Whiting, Flounder, Coalfish, 5 Bearded Rockling, Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Thornback Ray, Pollack, 3 Bearded Rockling, Spurdog, Mackerel,

[color=#00BF00]Galway Bay SAC[/color]
User avatar
liamemac
SAI Bait Ball
Posts: 124
Joined: Tue Oct 05, 2010 10:39 pm
Favourite Fish: bass/dory
Location: Dublin
Has thanked: 29 times
Been thanked: 11 times

Re: Sea Bass Flyfishing, Kerry 11.10.2010

#18 Post by liamemac »

Sharp pictures mate :shock:
Keepin' it reel

2010: 9 mackerel, 2 pollack, 10 bass, 1 coalie, 1 codling
lampard
SAI Bait Ball
Posts: 96
Joined: Wed Apr 21, 2010 10:00 pm

Re: Sea Bass Flyfishing, Kerry 11.10.2010

#19 Post by lampard »

nice fishing
User avatar
tommy e
SAI Lug Worm
Posts: 43
Joined: Tue Jan 12, 2010 8:49 pm
Favourite Rod: CD BlueRapid 2,7 -35g.
Favourite Reel: Stella
Favourite Fish: Bass
Location: Kerry
Been thanked: 5 times

Re: Sea Bass Flyfishing, Kerry 11.10.2010

#20 Post by tommy e »

Thanks all, I try as I may ;-)
Nite Owl - still I catch on my new lure rod, and now has made him more Twin Power SW, but if you want to handle it at a good price :-)
More photos you can see on my photoblog:

http://basshunting.blogspot.com/
Sea Bass:
2010 - 298
2011 - 300
2012 - 311
2013 - 191
2014 - 4

My Blog:
http://basshunting.blogspot.com/

Return to “Archived Shore Angling Reports”