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#1 Post by Stan »

People: Me & 2 nephews Leon (7) & Keelan (6)

Duration: 2 hours each day

Tide: 5ish & 6 ish

Weather:Sunny with strong E wind

Bait:Lugs on Sat and Razor on Sun

Rigs: 2 up

Results: Sat 1 founder & Sun 1 bass




Report: Down in Ardmore on weekend with the outlaws joining us. Lean & Keelan were dying to go fishing. Digging lug on Sat provided great entertainment.

We went to a local beach with a bit of shelter and set up the rods. I was not expecting any result and so brought the football and frisbee. Not a good idea as they wrecked me. After about an hour we saw one rod give a rattle and Leon wound in a lovely flounder.... his 1st beach caught fish. We then missed a bass and had a few small bites ( probably small flats).



Next morning the lads were up early & jumping around to go fishing. It was raining and I didn't feel like digging bait. Of course it stopped after an hour and they were pleading again to go out. Razors were pulled out of the freezer and we set off to another beach. The surf was picture perfect but I wasn't sure the razors would work. I also had the wrong size hooks on the traces, too small for razors. The two rods were set up. Two other anglers joined us with fresh lugs and crab. We didn't stand a chance. Suddenly the 2 rods buckled one after the other. I missed the 1st bass but hooked the 2nd. The lads were running around in the surf at this stage. As the bass passed between the 2 of them they chased it up the beach. They had caught a bass!!!
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2 more savage bites were missed.

2 very happy young anglers returned home ready for battle another day.
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#2 Post by Bass 3rd »

Well done , nice fish. With the right hook size you'd probably have a bass on either hand :D
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#3 Post by declan65 »

Nice one Stan 8) 8) , bound to bump into ye soon.
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#4 Post by fishy1987 »

:P well done to the pair of ye lovley looking flounder and a fine bass. :D
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#5 Post by saving private brian »

i know that bay i think ,,,well done all the same
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#6 Post by Stan »

Thanks lads. Looks like the 2 nephews will become avid anglers
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#7 Post by davetilly »

Good man Dan 2 new anglers of the future .
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#8 Post by Stan »

The will be buying bait from you in the future Dave!!! Razors from Dublin bay.
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#9 Post by nicefish »

Nice one on the Bass, the first photo is brilliant.
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#10 Post by RockHunter »

Looks like the nephews enjoyed themselves - anglers for life now!!
I recognize those beaches - must give the one in the first photo a go soon, havn't fished there since 2009.
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#11 Post by Conger »

Fine Bass Stan, well done
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#12 Post by eyesreilly »

Well done Stan , great for the lads to get a bass like that :wink:
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